More Questions on Indian Culture
- 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 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. The extent of the Harappa civilization in the north was up to:
A)Punjab
B)Manda (Akhnoor district of Jammu and Kashmir)
C)Uttar Pradesh
D)Haryana
Answer: Manda (Akhnoor district of Jammu and Kashmir)
- Q. Who founded the Servants of India Society in 1905?
A)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
B)J. Joshi
C)Mahtma Gandhi
D)Lala Lazpat Rai
Answer: Gopal Krishna Gokhale
- Q. The Indian ruler who spoke directly to the people through his inscriptions was :
A)Chandragupt Maurya
B)Asoka the Great
C)Samundra Gupta
D)Akbar
Answer: Asoka the Great
- Q. Who is known as Siladitya ?
A)Samundragupta
B)Chandragupta I
C)Harshavardhana
D)Ashoka
Answer: Harshavardhana
- Q. The Founder of Sunga dynasty was:
A)Agnimitra
B)Pushyamitra Sunga
C)Pulindaka
D)Vajramitra
Answer: Pushyamitra Sunga
- Q. Who wrote the book ‘Early History of India’ in 1904?
A)Rakhal Das Bannerjee
B)V.A. Smith.
C)R. K. Mehta
D)None of these
Answer: V.A. Smith.
- 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. Who founded the Haryanka dynasty in Magadha ?
A)Ajatashatru
B)Udayabhadra
C)Bimbisara
D)None of Above
Answer: Bimbisara
- Q. The Sabha and Samiti have been called two daughters of Prajapati in :
A)The Rig Veda
B)The Artharvaveda
C)The Sama Veda
D)The Yajur Veda
Answer: The Artharvaveda
- Q. The last ruler of Tughlaq dynasty was:
A)Nasir Uddin Mahmood
B)Alam Shah
C)Firoz Shah Tuglaq
D)Mahmood Shah
Answer: Nasir Uddin Mahmood
- Q. The two independent states which emerged in the south during Muhammad Bin Tuglaq’s reign (1325-51) were:
A)The Mysore Kingdom and Bahamani
B)The Vijayanagar and Bahamani
C)The Hydrabad Kingdom and Bahamani
D)The Mysore Kingdom and The Vijayanagar
Answer: The Vijayanagar and Bahamani
- 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. 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. “Milind Panho” explaining the Buddhist doctrines in the form of a dialogue between Milind and his teacher Nagsena (the great Buddhist philosopher ) is in :
A)Pali Language
B)Sanskrit
C)Hindi
D)Santhali
Answer: Pali Language
- 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. 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. Dharmakaya, Nirmanakaya and Sambhogakaya are:
A)Jainism Concept
B)Buddhist Concepts.
C)Hinduism Concept
D)Sikhism Concept
Answer: Buddhist Concepts.
- Q. The emergence of two independent state in the south namely the Vijaynagar (A. D. 1336) and Bahamani (A. D. 1347) took place during the reign of:
A)Qutbuddin Aibak
B)Firoz Shah Tughluq
C)Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
D)Alauddin Khilji
Answer: Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
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