More Questions on Indian Culture
- Q. Which Governor General is remembered for the annulment of the partition of Bengal?
A)Willium Bentick
B)Lord Hardinge
C)Warren Hastings
D)Lord Curzon
Answer: Lord Hardinge
- Q. Thillana is a format of
A)Odissi
B)Kuchipudi
C)Baharatanatyam
D)Kathak
Answer: Baharatanatyam
- Q. The Khajuraho temples were built under:
A)Pauravas Kings
B)Chandela Kings
C)Ikshvakus Kings
D)Haryanka Kings
Answer: Chandela Kings
- Q. The Rath Yatra at Puri is celebrated in honour of which Hindu deity
A)Jaganath
B)Ram
C)Shiva
D)Vishnu
Answer: Jaganath
- Q. Which of the following places is famous for Chikankari work, which is a traditional art of embroidery?
A)Hyderabad
B)Lucknow
C)Jaipur
D)Mysore
Answer: Lucknow
- 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 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 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. The two popular assemblies which seem to have formed an essential feature of the government during the Age of Rig Veda are:
A)Sabha and Samiti
B)Arayans and Kalash
C)Kul and Kalash
D)Arayans and Samiti
Answer: Sabha and Samiti
- Q. Akbarnama and Ain-e-Akbari have been written by :
A)Akber
B)Abul Fazal
C)Rahim
D)Niggar Khan
Answer: Abul Fazal
- Q. The major towns namely Fatehabad, Hissar, Firozpur, Jaunpur and Firozabad were founded by :
A)Raziyat ud din Sultana
B)Firoz Shah Tughlaq
C)Qutbuddin Aibak
D)Aram Shah
Answer: Firoz Shah Tughlaq
- Q. Kalchakra ceremony is associated with which of the following ceremonies?
A)Buddhism
B)Hinduism
C)Jainism
D)Islam
Answer: Buddhism
- Q. During the Vedic period the grains were collectively called:
A)Yuva and Dhanya
B)Yuva and Ann
C)Ann and Dhan
D)Dhan and Dhanya
Answer: Yuva and Dhanya
- Q. Which ruler of Sultanate period was also known as lakh bakhsh (giver of lakhs) ?
A)Nasir ud din Mahmud
B)Aram Shah
C)Ala ud din Masud
D)Qutb- ub-din-Aibak
Answer: Qutb- ub-din-Aibak
- 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)The year 1802
D)The year 1834
Answer: The year 1602
- Q. Among the four Vedas, which one is a collection of spells and charms?
A)The Atharvaveda
B)The Sama Veda
C)The Rig Veda
D)The Yajur Veda
Answer: The Atharvaveda
- Q. The biography of Harshvardhan-Harsh-Charita was written by :
A)Yogeswar Dutta
B)Harshvardhan
C)Abul Fazal
D)Banabhatta
Answer: Banabhatta
- Q. Vedangas (Limbs of Vedas) are :
A)Vyakarna (grammar) and Nirukta (etymology)
B)Siksha (phonetics) and Kalpa (rituals)
C)Chhanda (metrics) and Jyotisha (astronomy)
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- 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. Vedic literature Comprises literary productions namely
A)The Brahamans
B)The Samhitas of Vedas
C)The Aranyakas
D)The Upanishads
Answer: E
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