More Questions on Indian Culture
- Q. The Founder of Sunga dynasty was:
A)Agnimitra
B)Pushyamitra Sunga
C)Pulindaka
D)Vajramitra
Answer: Pushyamitra Sunga
- Q. Murshid Quli Khan became the diwan of Bengal in :
A)1600 A.D.
B)1500 A.D.
C)1700 A.D.
D)1800 A.D.
Answer: 1700 A.D.
- Q. In Rig Vedic period, the type of marriage under which a widow could marry the younger brother of her deceased husband was known as:
A)Prajapatya
B)Niyoga
C)Daiva
D)Arsha
Answer: Niyoga
- 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. Khajuraho temples were built by:
A)The Chandellas
B)The Panchalas
C)The Haryanks
D)Nandas
Answer: The Chandellas
- Q. The head quarters of Sahitya Akademi is at
A)Chennai
B)Mumbai
C)New Delhi
D)Kolkata
Answer: New Delhi
- Q. Dadra and Nagar Haveli was liberated from Portuguese rule in :
A)1947
B)1935
C)1950
D)1954
Answer: 1954
- 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. The scared book of Buddhists is?
A)Veda
B)Upanishad
C)Tripitaka
D)Jatakas
Answer: Tripitaka
- 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. During the Age of Rig Veda, the grains are collectively called:
A)Anaaj and Dhanya
B)Yava and Anaaj
C)Ann and Anaaj
D)Yava and Dhanya
Answer: Yava and Dhanya
- Q. “Early History of India” in 1904 was written by :
A)Rakhal Das Bannerjee
B)J. Joshi
C)V. A. Smith
D)None of these
Answer: V. A. Smith
- Q. Dandia’ is a popular dance of
A)Gujarat
B)Punjab
C)Tamil Nadu
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Gujarat
- Q. Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah founded the state of Hyderabad in:
A)1624
B)1524
C)1724
D)1824
Answer: 1724
- Q. The largest Indian site of Indus Valley Civilization was:
A)Kalibangan
B)Lothal
C)Banawali
D)Dholavira
Answer: Dholavira
- Q. Dhamma as propounded by Ashoka the great is not a religion but:
A)Message of religion
B)A moral Law, a Common Code of Conduct or an Ethical Order.
C)Unavoidable Order of king
D)None of Above
Answer: A moral Law, a Common Code of Conduct or an Ethical Order.
- Q. The most distinguishing feature of various Chalcolithic Cultures in ancient period is their :
A)Seal
B)Black Polished Ware
C)Painted Grey Ware
D)Painted Pottery
Answer: Painted Pottery
- Q. Who founded the Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association?
A)Annie Besant
B)Mahatma Gandhi
C)Ajay Kumar Tyagi
D)None of these
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
- 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. Mahabhasya has been written by:
A)Patanjali
B)Pāṇini
C)Kātyayana
D)None of these
Answer: Patanjali
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