More Questions on Indian Culture
- Q. The apex body in Indian Money market is:
A)Reserve Bank of India
B)Imperial Bank
C)Union Bank Of India
D)United bank Of India
Answer: Reserve Bank of India
- Q. The six famous Smiritis are :
A)Kapil Smriti, Yajnvalkya Smriti, Narad Smriti, Parashara Smriti, Brihaspati Smiriti Katyayana Smriti
B)Manu Smriti, Yajnvalkya Smriti, Ram Smriti, Parashara Smriti, Brihaspati Smiriti Katyayana Smriti
C)Manu Smriti, Yajnvalkya Smriti, Narad Smriti, Parashara Smriti, Brihaspati Smiriti Katyayana Smriti
D)Manu Smriti, Yajnvalkya Smriti, Narayan Smriti, Parashara Smriti, Brihaspati Smiriti Katyayana Smrit
Answer: Manu Smriti, Yajnvalkya Smriti, Narad Smriti, Parashara Smriti, Brihaspati Smiriti Katyayana Smriti
- Q. Where has the Great Bath been excavated?
A)Kalibangan
B)Harappa
C)Mohenjodaro
D)None of Above
Answer: Mohenjodaro
- Q. The famous resolution on Non-Cooperation was adopted at a special session (September 1920) held at:
A)Bombay
B)Lahore
C)Pune
D)Calcutta
Answer: Calcutta
- Q. The National Anthem was first sung in the year
A)1913
B)1911
C)1936
D)1935
Answer: 1911
- Q. Which river is most described in the Rig-Veda?
A)Sindhu River
B)Ganga River
C)Yamuna River
D)Sarswati River
Answer: Sindhu River
- Q. During the Indian Freedom Struggle why did Rowlatt Act passed in 1919 arouse popular indignation?
A)To Kill the Punjab the protest movement.
B)To Kill Home Rule Movement
C)It authorized the government to imprison people without trial
D)None of these
Answer: It authorized the government to imprison people without trial
- Q. Mahabhasya – an outstanding work in the fields of grammar – is a composition by:
A)Ghosha
B)Ashwins
C)Kakshivat
D)Patanjali
Answer: Patanjali
- Q. In which of the Vedas have magical charm and spells been described?
A)Sama Veda
B)Rig Veda
C)Atharva Veda
D)Yajur Veda
Answer: Atharva Veda
- Q. The Indian ruler who spoke directly to the people through his inscriptions was :
A)Chandragupt Maurya
B)Asoka the Great
C)Samundra Gupta
D)Akbar
Answer: Asoka the Great
- Q. Which is the first Export Processing Zone declared as Free Trade Zone in India?
A)Kandla
B)Santacruz.
C)Noida
D)Falta
Answer: Kandla
- Q. The person who established the state of Awadh is :
A)Mir Muhammad Amin alias Saadat Khan
B)Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf-Jah
C)Osman Ali Khan
D)Qamaruddin Khan
Answer: Mir Muhammad Amin alias Saadat Khan
- Q. Mohiniattam dance form developed originally in which state?
A)Orissa
B)Tamil Nadu
C)Kerala
D)Karnataka
Answer: Kerala
- Q. The dance encouraged and performance from the temple of Tanjore was
A)Odissi
B)Kathakali
C)Kathak
D)Bharatanatyam
Answer: Bharatanatyam
- Q. The Puranas define the term Bharatavarsha as the country marked by seven main chains of mountains viz.:
A)Mahendra, Malaya, Nashukha, Suktimat, Riksha, Vindhya and Pariyatra
B)Mahendra, Malaya, Sabhya, Suktimat, Riksha, Vindhya and Pariyatra
C)Mahendra, Malaya, Sabhya, Suktimat, Amalya, Vindhya and Pariyatra
D)Mahendra, Haruna, Sabhya, Suktimat, Riksha, Vindhya and Pariyatra
Answer: Mahendra, Malaya, Sabhya, Suktimat, Riksha, Vindhya and Pariyatra
- Q. Vedic Literature includes:
A)The Brahmanas
B)The Vedas
C)The Aranyakas
D)The Upanishads.
Answer: E
- Q. Madhubani’, a style of folk paintings, is popular in which of the following states in India?
A)Rajasthan
B)Uttar Pradesh
C)Madhya Pradesh
D)Bihar
Answer: Bihar
- Q. The largest Indian site of Indus Valley Civilization was:
A)Kalibangan
B)Lothal
C)Banawali
D)Dholavira
Answer: Dholavira
- Q. Anektavada is a core a theory and Philosophy of which religion?
A)Jainism
B)Budhism
C)Islam
D)Hinduism
Answer: Jainism
- Q. In which year were Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev hanged?
A)In the year 1925
B)In the year 1931
C)In the year 1913
D)In the year 1905
Answer: In the year 1931
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