More Questions on Indian Culture
- Q. As per the 2011 census which of the following states of India has the highest literacy rate?
A)Tripura
B)Kerala
C)Goa
D)Himachal Pradesh
Answer: Kerala
- Q. The capital cities of Indus Valley Civilization were:
A)Kalibangan
B)Harappa and Mohenjodaro
C)Banawali
D)Lothal
Answer: Harappa and Mohenjodaro
- 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. The Dharm Chakra Pravatan mentioned in the Buddihst test is:
A)Birth of Buddha
B)Nirvana
C)The first sermon delivered by Buddha at Sarnath
D)None of these
Answer: The first sermon delivered by Buddha at Sarnath
- Q. Who wrote the play Mudrarakshasa ?
A)Banbhat
B)Vishakha Dutta
C)Tunbhadra
D)None of Above
Answer: Vishakha Dutta
- Q. When did Mahmud of Ghazni attack last on India?
A)1127 A.D.
B)1020 A.D.
C)1227 A.D.
D)1027 A.D.
Answer: 1027 A.D.
- Q. Who among the following is regarded as War-God in Rigveda?
A)Indra
B)Agni
C)Surya
D)Varuna
Answer: Indra
- 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. Balance of payment includes:
A)Only trade
B)Only Visible
C)The Visible and Invisible
D)Visible, invisible trade and debts
Answer: Visible, invisible trade and debts
- Q. The first notable Paramara ruler in medieval period of India was:
A)Bhoja I
B)Sindhuraja
C)Vakpati Munja
D)Sindhuraja
Answer: Vakpati Munja
- Q. Ahar culture, Kayatha culture, Malwa culture, Savalda culture, Jorwe culture, Prabhas culture, Rangpur culture are all :
A)Palaeolithic cultures
B)Mesolithic cultures
C)The Chalcolithic cultures of Ancient India
D)None of these
Answer: The Chalcolithic cultures of Ancient India
- Q. Vedic Literature includes:
A)The Brahmanas
B)The Vedas
C)The Aranyakas
D)The Upanishads.
Answer: E
- Q. The founder of Sikh religion Guru Nanak Dev was born in:
A)The year 1470
B)The year 1469
C)The year 1480
D)The year 1467
Answer: The year 1469
- Q. Lothal, Sutkagendor, Allahdino, Balakot and Kuntasi were the port cities of:
A)Eastern Civilization
B)Greek Civilization
C)Indus Valley Civilization
D)None of Above
Answer: Indus Valley Civilization
- Q. Who built Jama Masjid at Delhi?
A)Jahangir
B)Akbar
C)Shahjahan
D)Aurangzeb
Answer: Shahjahan
- Q. The Vijayanagar Empire in the south came into existence in :
A)A. D. 1336
B)A. D. 1236
C)A. D. 1136
D)A. D. 1390
Answer: A. D. 1336
- Q. Anektavada is a core a theory and Philosophy of which religion?
A)Jainism
B)Budhism
C)Islam
D)Hinduism
Answer: Jainism
- Q. Of the ancient six philosophical systems of ancient India, which is the oldest one?
A)Vedanta
B)Yoga
C)Nyaya
D)Samkhya
Answer: Samkhya
- 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. Akbar the great Mughal Emperor proclaimed a new religion Din-e-Ilahi in:
A)1575
B)1565
C)1581
D)1583
Answer: 1581
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