Q. Who composed the famous song ‘Sare Jahan Se Achha’?

Correct Answer

Mohammad Iqbal

More Questions on Indian Culture

  • 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. According to Ramayana, who was Bharat’s wife?
    A)Urmila
    B)Sita
    C)Mandavi
    D)Shuthukeert
    Answer: Mandavi
  • Q. When Alexander the great invaded India, the dynasty which was ruling over entire north India was :
    A)Maurya Dynasty
    B)Gupta Dynasty
    C)Sakya Dynasty
    D)Nanda Dynasty
    Answer: Nanda Dynasty
  • Q. Swami Vivekananda was born :
    A)On January 12, 1863 in Calcutta.
    B)On January 2, 1863 in Calcutta.
    C)On January 18, 1863 in Calcutta.
    D)On January 28, 1863 in Calcutta.
    Answer: On January 12, 1863 in Calcutta.
  • Q. Which Sikh Guru constituted Khalsa and introduced a new baptism ceremony requiring every Sikh to observe the five K’s “Kesh , Kirpan, Kachha, Kanghi and Kara”?
    A)Guru Hari Krishan
    B)Guru Govind Singh
    C)Guru Amar Das
    D)Guru Tegbhadur
    Answer: Guru Govind Singh
  • Q. Under Harshvardhan in the seventh century A. D. the centre of political gravity in north India shifted from Magadh to:
    A)Vajji
    B)Kashi
    C)Mal
    D)Kannauj
    Answer: Kannauj
  • Q. Mahabhasya – an outstanding work in the fields of grammar – is a composition by:
    A)Ghosha
    B)Ashwins
    C)Kakshivat
    D)Patanjali
    Answer: Patanjali
  • Q. Mahmud Ghazni invaded Gujatat and ravaged the temple of Somnath during the reign of:
    A)Harihara
    B)Varaha
    C)Bhima 1
    D)Narasimha
    Answer: Bhima 1
  • 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. The Dutch established their earliest factory at:
    A)Chennai
    B)Surat
    C)Hydrabad
    D)Kolkata
    Answer: Surat
  • 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. Who is known as Siladitya ?
    A)Samundragupta
    B)Chandragupta I
    C)Harshavardhana
    D)Ashoka
    Answer: Harshavardhana
  • Q. Mahabhasya has been written by:
    A)Patanjali
    B)Pāṇini
    C)Kātyayana
    D)None of these
    Answer: Patanjali
  • Q. Who said “God knows man’s virtues and inquires not his caste, in the next world there is no caste?”
    A)Guru Hari Krishan
    B)Mahatma Gandhi
    C)Kabir
    D)Rabindranath Tagore
    Answer: Kabir
  • Q. Who was the founder of independent kingdom of Gujatat?
    A)Zafar Khan
    B)Muhammad Shah I
    C)Ahmad Shah I
    D)Mahmud Begada
    Answer: Zafar Khan
  • Q. Which of the following Academies is responsible for fostering the development of dance, drama and music in India?
    A)Sangeet Academy
    B)National School of Drama
    C)Sahitya Academy
    D)Lalit Kala Academy
    Answer: Sangeet Academy
  • 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. Who founded the Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association?
    A)Annie Besant
    B)Mahatma Gandhi
    C)Ajay Kumar Tyagi
    D)None of these
    Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
  • Q. The single biggest item of import to the Vijaynagar empire was:
    A)Rice
    B)Gold
    C)Horses
    D)Wheat
    Answer: Horses
  • Q. The three great Chinese pilgrims who visited India in search of knowledge, manuscripts and relics between the fifth and seventh centuries A. D. are:
    A)Fa-Hien, Huin-Tsang, and Meghasthanise
    B)Meghasthanise, Huin-Tsang, and I-Tsing
    C)Fa-Hien, Huin-Tsang, and I-Tsing
    D)Fa-Hien, Meghasthanise, and I-Tsing
    Answer: Fa-Hien, Huin-Tsang, and I-Tsing

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