Indian Culture

Q. Who first applied the name India to the region watered by the Sindhu ?

A
Portuguese
B
British
C
D
Achaemenid Persians

Correct Answer

Achaemenid Persians

More Questions on Indian Culture

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    C)
    D)S.R. Rao
    Answer: Y. D. Sharma
  • Q. The person who established the state of Awadh is :
    A)Mir Muhammad Amin alias Saadat Khan
    B)Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf-Jah
    C)
    D)Qamaruddin Khan
    Answer: Mir Muhammad Amin alias Saadat Khan
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    A)Shahan-e-Rajukas
    B)Shahan-e-Sahi
    C)
    D)Diwan-e-Amir-Kohi
    Answer: Shahan-e-Mandi
  • Q. Who founded the Haryanka dynasty in Magadha ?
    A)Ajatashatru
    B)Udayabhadra
    C)
    D)None of Above
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  • Q. The founder of the Karkota dynasty in Kashmir was:
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    B)Lalitaditya Muktapida
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    D)None of Above
    Answer: Durlabhvardhana
  • Q. Which ruler of Sultanate period was also known as lakh bakhsh (giver of lakhs) ?
    A)Nasir ud din Mahmud
    B)Aram Shah
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    D)Qutb- ub-din-Aibak
    Answer: Qutb- ub-din-Aibak
  • Q. The two independent states which emerged in the south during Muhammad Bin Tuglaq’s reign (1325-51) were:
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    B)The Vijayanagar and Bahamani
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    D)The Mysore Kingdom and The Vijayanagar
    Answer: The Vijayanagar and Bahamani
  • Q. Rabindranath Tagore’s ‘Jana Gana Mana’ has been adopted as India’s National Anthem. How many stanzas of the said song were adopted?
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    B)The Abhira
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  • Q. Dandia’ is a popular dance of
    A)Gujarat
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  • Q. The Arab scholar/astronomer who studied Sanskrit and Astronomy for a decade at Varanasi?
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  • Q. The last ruler of Tughlaq dynasty was:
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    B)Alam Shah
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  • Q. The last Trithankara in Jain tradition is:
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    B)Rishabhanath
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  • Q. Who said “God knows man’s virtues and inquires not his caste, in the next world there is no caste?”
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  • Q. Among the four Vedas, which one is a collection of spells and charms?
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