Indian Culture

Q. The single biggest item of import to the Vijaynagar empire was:

A
Rice
B
Gold
C
Horses
D
Wheat

Correct Answer

Horses

More Questions on Indian Culture

  • Q. Rabindranath Tagore’s ‘Jana Gana Mana’ has been adopted as India’s National Anthem. How many stanzas of the said song were adopted?
    A)The whole song
    B)Only the first stanza
    C)Third and Fourth stanza
    D)First and Second stanza
    Answer: Only the first stanza
  • 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. The oldest among the spoken literary languages of South India is:
    A)Malayalam
    B)Kannada
    C)Telugu
    D)Tamil Language
    Answer: Tamil Language
  • Q. The Founder of Sunga dynasty was:
    A)Agnimitra
    B)Pushyamitra Sunga
    C)Pulindaka
    D)Vajramitra
    Answer: Pushyamitra Sunga
  • Q. The roads of cities in the Indus Valley Civilization generally divided the city into :
    A)Circular Blocks
    B)Rectangular Blocks
    C)Triangular Blocks
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Rectangular Blocks
  • 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. Thillana is a format of
    A)Odissi
    B)Kuchipudi
    C)Baharatanatyam
    D)Kathak
    Answer: Baharatanatyam
  • Q. The writer of Kitab-Ur-Rahela is :
    A)Ibne-Batuta
    B)Alberuni
    C)Fa-Hien, Huin-Tsang
    D)I - Tsing
    Answer: Ibne-Batuta
  • 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. The unit of measurement of land in Maratha domination was:
    A)Kanwa
    B)Bigha
    C)Ropani
    D)Kathi
    Answer: Kathi
  • Q. Who was the commander of revolt of 1857 in Rohilkhand?
    A)Luxmi Bai
    B)Ahmadullah
    C)Kuwar Singh
    D)Bhadur Shah Jafar
    Answer: Ahmadullah
  • Q. Annie Besant arrived in India in:
    A)1885
    B)1878
    C)1893
    D)1900
    Answer: 1893
  • 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. In 1724 the state of Hyderabad was founded by :
    A)Azim Jah Bahadur
    B)Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf-Jah
    C)Osman Ali Khan
    D)Qamaruddin Khan
    Answer: Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf-Jah
  • Q. Mahatma Gandhi laid down four preconditions for a Satyagrahi (Passive Resistor) to fulfill – namely :
    A)Observe perfect Chastity, Gain Money, Follow truth and Cultivated Fearlessness.
    B)Observe perfect Chastity, Adopt Poverty, Follow truth and Cultivated Fearlessness.
    C)Observe perfect Chastity, Adopt Poverty, Follow truth and Cultivated Power.
    D)Observe perfect Chastity, Gain Money, Follow truth and Cultivated Power.
    Answer: Observe perfect Chastity, Adopt Poverty, Follow truth and Cultivated Fearlessness.
  • Q. The Satnami sect in India was founded in:
    A)The year 1600
    B)The year 1457
    C)The year 1557
    D)The year 1657
    Answer: The year 1657
  • 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. Who was the revolutionary leader to kill General O. Dyer responsible for Jallianwala Bagh tragedy?
    A)Raj Guru
    B)Bhagat Singh
    C)Udham Singh
    D)Sukhdev
    Answer: Udham Singh
  • 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
  • Q. The rise of two independent states in the South namely The Vijyanagar (A. D. 1336) and Bahamani (A. D. 1347) witnessed by:
    A)Qutbuddin Aibak
    B)Firoz Shah Tughluq
    C)Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
    D)Raziyat ud din Sultana
    Answer: Muhammad Bin Tughlaq

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