More Questions on Indian Culture
- Q. Dandia’ is a popular dance of
A)Gujarat
B)Punjab
C)Tamil Nadu
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Gujarat
- Q. The Second Anglo- Maysore War took place between :
A)1680-84 A.D.
B)1780-84 A.D.
C)1580-84 A.D.
D)1880-84 A.D.
Answer: 1780-84 A.D.
- Q. In which of the following festivals are boat races a special feature?
A)Rongali Bihu
B)Onam
C)Navratri
D)Pongal
Answer: Onam
- Q. The name of which Indian classical dance style, originated in North India, literally means STORY TELLER?
A)Kuchipudi
B)Odissi
C)Kathak
D)Bharatnatyam
Answer: Kathak
- Q. Who attained Kaivalya (i.e., the supreme knowledge and final deliverance from the bonds of pleasure and pain) at the age of 42 ?
A)Aristhanemia
B)Rishabhanath
C)Parsva Natha
D)Vardhamana Mahavira
Answer: Vardhamana Mahavira
- Q. The largest Indian site of Indus Valley Civilization was:
A)Kalibangan
B)Lothal
C)Banawali
D)Dholavira
Answer: Dholavira
- 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. The biography of Harshvardhan-Harsh-Charita was written by :
A)Yogeswar Dutta
B)Harshvardhan
C)Abul Fazal
D)Banabhatta
Answer: Banabhatta
- Q. In which province of undivided India was a referendum held to ascertain whether it should join Pakistan or not?
A)North West Frontier province
B)Ceded and Conquered Provinces
C)Sind
D)Punjab
Answer: North West Frontier province
- Q. The Brahmanas, the Arayakas and the Upanishads are attached to one or the other of :
A)The Ramayana
B)The four Vedas.
C)The Mahabharata
D)The Purans
Answer: The four Vedas.
- Q. The author of the famous play Mrichchakatika (मृच्छकटिकम्) considered one of the best plays of ancient India is:
A)Charudatta
B)Samsthanaka
C)Vasantasena
D)Sudraka
Answer: Sudraka
- Q. The person who established the state of Awadh is :
A)Mir Muhammad Amin alias Saadat Khan
B)Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf-Jah
C)Osman Ali Khan
D)Qamaruddin Khan
Answer: Mir Muhammad Amin alias Saadat Khan
- 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. The Sikh Khalsa was formed to instill a strong martial spirit in the Sikhs by:
A)Guru Hari Krishan
B)Guru Arjan
C)Guru Amar Das
D)Guru Gobind Singh
Answer: Guru Gobind Singh
- Q. Who built Jama Masjid at Delhi?
A)Jahangir
B)Akbar
C)Shahjahan
D)Aurangzeb
Answer: Shahjahan
- Q. Mughal emperor Akbar the great established Manasab system in the year:
A)AD 1555
B)AD 1550
C)AD 1560
D)AD 1575
Answer: E
- Q. The four important dynasties that stand out prominently in the sixth century B.C. are :
A)The Haryankas, the Guptas, the Pauravas and Pradyotas.
B)The Guptas, the Ikshvakus, the Pauravas and the Mauryas.
C)The Haryankas, the Ikshvakus, the Pauravas and the Mauryas.
D)The Haryankas, the Ikshvakus, the Pauravas and Pradyotas.
Answer: The Haryankas, the Ikshvakus, the Pauravas and Pradyotas.
- Q. Which river is most described in the Rig-Veda?
A)Sindhu River
B)Ganga River
C)Yamuna River
D)Sarswati River
Answer: Sindhu River
- 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. In Rig Vedic period, the basis of both social and political organization was :
A)The Smriti
B)The Samaj
C)The Sabha
D)The Kula (Family)
Answer: The Kula (Family)
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