More Questions on Indian Culture
- Q. The fundamental principles of Buddha’s teachings are represented by the four Nobel Truths viz. :
A)Sukhkkha, Dukkha Samuddaya, Dukkha Nirodha and Dukkha Nirodh-Gamini-Pratipada.
B)Dukkha, Dukkha Samuddaya, Dukkha Nirodha and Dukkha Nirodh-Gamini-Pratipada.
C)Suukkha, Sukkha Samuddaya, Dukkha Nirodha and Dukkha Nirodh-Gamini-Pratipada.
D)None of Above
Answer: Dukkha, Dukkha Samuddaya, Dukkha Nirodha and Dukkha Nirodh-Gamini-Pratipada.
- Q. When were the High Courts in Calcutta, Madras and Bombay established?
A)In the year 1893
B)In the year 1865
C)In the year 1931
D)In the year 1862
Answer: In the year 1862
- Q. Mahmud Ghazni invaded Gujatat and ravaged the temple of Somnath during the reign of:
A)Harihara
B)Varaha
C)Bhima 1
D)Narasimha
Answer: Bhima 1
- Q. Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah founded the state of Hyderabad in:
A)1624
B)1524
C)1724
D)1824
Answer: 1724
- Q. Dhamma which Ashoka the Great tried to instill as the governing principle and enforced in every sphere of life was :
A)A code for moral and virtuous life
B)A code for Economic and Judiciary
C)A code for religious reforms
D)None of Above
Answer: A code for moral and virtuous life
- Q. Kathak is a classical dance of
A)Tamilnadu
B)North India
C)Manipur
D)Kerala
Answer: North India
- Q. Who was the in charge of Alauddin Khilji’s market control system ?
A)Shahan-e-Rajukas
B)Shahan-e-Sahi
C)Shahan-e-Mandi
D)Diwan-e-Amir-Kohi
Answer: Shahan-e-Mandi
- Q. The Chief of Sukrchakiya Misl (a Sikh confederacy) was :
A)Maharaja Jagjeet Singh
B)Maharaja Ranjit Singh
C)Maharaja Surjeet Singh
D)None of Above
Answer: Maharaja Ranjit Singh
- Q. As the evidence from Koldhiwa in the Belan Velly shows rice seems to have been domesticated in India by about :
A)5500 B.C
B)5000 B.C
C)6000 B.C
D)7000 B.C
Answer: 7000 B.C
- Q. Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb died in:
A)1720 A.D.
B)1743 A.D.
C)1707 A.D.
D)1727 A.D.
Answer: 1707 A.D.
- Q. The department named Diwan-e-Amir-Kohi related to agriculture was established by :
A)Muhammd Bin Tughlaq
B)Firoz Shah Tughluq
C)Akber
D)Allaudin Khilji
Answer: Muhammd Bin Tughlaq
- Q. Who built Jama Masjid at Delhi?
A)Jahangir
B)Akbar
C)Shahjahan
D)Aurangzeb
Answer: Shahjahan
- 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. Dandia’ is a popular dance of
A)Gujarat
B)Punjab
C)Tamil Nadu
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Gujarat
- 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. Tipu Sultan was the Sultan (ruler) of Mysore from:
A)1782 to 1799
B)1782 to 1805
C)1772 to 1799
D)1782 to 1790
Answer: 1782 to 1799
- Q. Annie Besant arrived in India in:
A)1885
B)1878
C)1893
D)1900
Answer: 1893
- Q. The most important republican state during the period of Buddha were :
A)The Vajjis
B)The Panchalas
C)The Kashis
D)The Magadhas
Answer: The Vajjis
- Q. The founder of the philosophy of Vedanta/Uttara-Mimansa was:
A)Badarayana
B)Narayana
C)Aryabhat
D)None of Above
Answer: Badarayana
- Q. Who attained Kaivalya (i.e., the supreme knowledge and final deliverance from the bonds of pleasure and pain) at the age of 42 ?
A)Aristhanemia
B)Rishabhanath
C)Parsva Natha
D)Vardhamana Mahavira
Answer: Vardhamana Mahavira
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