More Questions on Indian Culture
- Q. The Buddihst sources like Mahavamsa and Dipavamsa describes Chandragupta Maurya as a scion of :
A)Haryankas
B)Sakyas
C)Puravas
D)Pandyut
Answer: Sakyas
- Q. Anektavada is a core a theory and Philosophy of which religion?
A)Jainism
B)Budhism
C)Islam
D)Hinduism
Answer: Jainism
- Q. Which Sufi order (Silsila) laid great stress on practicing mystic music ?
A)Sangit Order
B)Maulana Order
C)Manu Order
D)Chisti Order
Answer: Chisti Order
- Q. The Indus Valley (Harappan) civilization covered an area of :
A)About 12,50,000 sq km.
B)About 8,50,000 sq km.
C)About 9,50,000 sq km.
D)About 10,50,000 sq km.
Answer: About 12,50,000 sq km.
- Q. Kathak is a classical dance of
A)Tamilnadu
B)North India
C)Manipur
D)Kerala
Answer: North India
- Q. During the Sultanate period the highest category of peasants were:
A)Khud-kasht
B)The Khots and Muqaddams.
C)Pahi-kasht
D)Muzarian
Answer: The Khots and Muqaddams.
- Q. The National Song of India was composed by
A)Bankim Chandra Chatterji
B)Rabindranath Tagore
C)Iqbal
D)Jai Shankar Prasad
Answer: Bankim Chandra Chatterji
- Q. Alam Khan, one of those who invited Babur to invade India was an uncle of:
A)Ibrahim Lodhi
B)Genghis Khan
C)Mirzā Muḥammad Haydar
D)Chagatai Khan
Answer: Ibrahim Lodhi
- Q. Between 1749-1754, an important war fought between the forces of the British and the French is known as :
A)The first Carnatic War
B)Third battale of panipat
C)The second Carnatic War
D)Battle of Baxur
Answer: The second Carnatic War
- Q. The famous Dasrajan war (the battle of ten kings) was mutual struggle of Aryans, fought on the bank of:
A)Sindhu
B)Chenab
C)Purushani (Ravi)
D)None of these
Answer: Purushani (Ravi)
- Q. The last ruler of Tughlaq dynasty was:
A)Nasir Uddin Mahmood
B)Alam Shah
C)Firoz Shah Tuglaq
D)Mahmood Shah
Answer: Nasir Uddin Mahmood
- Q. The three dynasties which ruled over Vijayanagar were:
A)The Saluva, Tuluva and Satwahan
B)The Saluva, Haryak and Aravidu
C)The Satwahan, Haryak and Aravidu
D)The Saluva, Tuluva and Aravidu
Answer: The Saluva, Tuluva and Aravidu
- Q. Khan Abdul Ghaffar was the founder of:
A)Khudai Khidmatgar Organisation
B)Samaj Khidmatgar Organisation
C)Dharm Khidmatgar Organisation
D)Islam Khidmatgar Organisation
Answer: Khudai Khidmatgar Organisation
- Q. The founder of Sikh religion Guru Nanak Dev was born in:
A)The year 1470
B)The year 1469
C)The year 1480
D)The year 1467
Answer: The year 1469
- Q. The ratio of width of our National flag to its length is
A)2:3
B)3:5
C)2:4
D)3:4
Answer: 2:3
- Q. In the context of the Indian freedom struggle October 16, 1905 is well known for which event?
A)Mahatma Gandhi back to India
B)Home Rule Launched
C)Formation of Young India
D)Partition of Bengal
Answer: Partition of Bengal
- Q. The Loyal Mohammadans of India was the newspaper brought out by :
A)Azim Jah Bahadur
B)Sayyid Ahmad Khan
C)Aram Shah
D)Azaam Khan
Answer: Sayyid Ahmad Khan
- Q. The Brahmanas, the Arayakas and the Upanishads are attached to one or the other of :
A)The Ramayana
B)The four Vedas.
C)The Mahabharata
D)The Purans
Answer: The four Vedas.
- Q. Vedic literature Comprises literary productions namely
A)The Brahamans
B)The Samhitas of Vedas
C)The Aranyakas
D)The Upanishads
Answer: E
- Q. The Dutch East India Company was formed by merging several small companies of Holland in :
A)The year 1602
B)The year 1702
C)The year 1802
D)The year 1834
Answer: The year 1602
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