More Questions on Indian Culture
- Q. Vedic Literature includes:
A)The Brahmanas
B)The Vedas
C)
D)The Upanishads.
Answer: E
- Q. Who were called Barids in medieval period?
A)Jamindaars
B)The spy reporters
C)
D)Paidal Sainik
Answer: The spy reporters
- Q. Where did the Tebhaga peasant Movement occur in 1946?
A)Bengal
B)Odisha
C)
D)Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Bengal
- Q. Dandia’ is a popular dance of
A)Gujarat
B)Punjab
C)
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Gujarat
- Q. The Dharm Chakra Pravatan mentioned in the Buddihst test is:
A)Birth of Buddha
B)Nirvana
C)
D)None of these
Answer: The first sermon delivered by Buddha at Sarnath
- Q. The apex body in Indian Money market is:
A)Reserve Bank of India
B)Imperial Bank
C)
D)United bank Of India
Answer: Reserve Bank of India
- 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)
D)None of Above
Answer: A moral Law, a Common Code of Conduct or an Ethical Order.
- Q. Mahismati on the river Narmada was the earliest seat of power of:
A)The Kalachuris
B)The Abhira
C)
D)None of these
Answer: The Kalachuris
- 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)
D)The year 1834
Answer: The year 1602
- Q. Lothal, Sutkagendor, Allahdino, Balakot and Kuntasi were the port cities of:
A)Eastern Civilization
B)Greek Civilization
C)
D)None of Above
Answer: Indus Valley Civilization
- Q. Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb died in:
A)1720 A.D.
B)1743 A.D.
C)
D)1727 A.D.
Answer: 1707 A.D.
- Q. Which of the following dances is a solo dance?
A)Kuchipudi
B)Ottan Thullal
C)
D)Odissi
Answer: Ottan Thullal
- Q. In 1699, Guru Gobind Singh, one of the prominent gurus and tenth guru of Sikhs established:
A)The Sangam
B)The Gurudwara
C)
D)None of these
Answer: The Khalsa
- Q. Who died at Pawapuri in 468 B.C. at the age of seventy two?
A)Chaitnya
B)Gautam Buddha
C)
D)Rishabhdev
Answer: Mahavira Jain
- Q. The Brahmanas, the Arayakas and the Upanishads are attached to one or the other of :
A)The Ramayana
B)The four Vedas.
C)
D)The Purans
Answer: The four Vedas.
- Q. The name of which Indian classical dance style, originated in North India, literally means STORY TELLER?
A)Kuchipudi
B)Odissi
C)
D)Bharatnatyam
Answer: Kathak
- Q. The words ‘Satyameva Jayate’ inscribed below the base plate of the emblem of India are taken from
A)Satpath Brahmana
B)Rigveda
C)
D)Ramayana
Answer: Mundak Upanishad
- Q. In Rig Vedic period, the basis of both social and political organization was :
A)The Smriti
B)The Samaj
C)
D)The Kula (Family)
Answer: The Kula (Family)
- Q. Sher Shah Suri emerged the new ruler of India after defeating Humayun in:
A)1540
B)1450
C)
D)1650
Answer: 1540
- Q. Asoka’s inscriptions have been found at Maski, Yerragudi and Chitaldurga, These are in
A)Karnataka
B)Kerala
C)
D)Maharastra
Answer: Karnataka
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