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

Correct Answer

Achaemenid Persians

More Questions on Indian Culture

  • Q. Dadra and Nagar Haveli was liberated from Portuguese rule in :
    A)1947
    B)1935
    C)1950
    D)1954
    Answer: 1954
  • 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 author of Tarikh-i-Mubaraks Shahi is :
    A)Mir Muhammad Amin alias Saadat Khan
    B)Abu Bakr Shah
    C)Qutbuddin Aibak
    D)Yahya Sirhindi
    Answer: Yahya Sirhindi
  • 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
  • Q. Tipu Sultan was the Sultan (ruler) of Mysore from:
    A)1782 to 1799
    B)1782 to 1805
    C)1772 to 1799
    D)1782 to 1790
    Answer: 1782 to 1799
  • Q. Asoka’s inscriptions have been found at Maski, Yerragudi and Chitaldurga, These are in
    A)Karnataka
    B)Kerala
    C)Tamilnadu
    D)Maharastra
    Answer: Karnataka
  • Q. Ibn-e-Batuta was a traveler from :
    A)Japan
    B)China
    C)Morocco
    D)Portugal
    Answer: Morocco
  • Q. Dhamma as propounded by Ashoka the great is not a religion but:
    A)Message of religion
    B)A moral Law, a Common Code of Conduct or an Ethical Order.
    C)Unavoidable Order of king
    D)None of Above
    Answer: A moral Law, a Common Code of Conduct or an Ethical Order.
  • 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. In 1492, the Spanish navigator who set out on his voyage to discover India but instead landed on the soil of America was :
    A)Vasco Da Gama
    B)Christopher Columbus
    C)James Cook
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Christopher Columbus
  • Q. The founder of the philosophy of Vedanta/Uttara-Mimansa was:
    A)Badarayana
    B)Narayana
    C)Aryabhat
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Badarayana
  • Q. Khajuraho temples were built by:
    A)The Chandellas
    B)The Panchalas
    C)The Haryanks
    D)Nandas
    Answer: The Chandellas
  • Q. Khan Abdul Ghaffar was the founder of:
    A)Khudai Khidmatgar Organisation
    B)Samaj Khidmatgar Organisation
    C)Dharm Khidmatgar Organisation
    D)Islam Khidmatgar Organisation
    Answer: Khudai Khidmatgar Organisation
  • Q. The words ‘Satyameva Jayate’ inscribed below the base plate of the emblem of India are taken from
    A)Satpath Brahmana
    B)Rigveda
    C)Mundak Upanishad
    D)Ramayana
    Answer: Mundak Upanishad
  • Q. Vedic Literature includes:
    A)The Brahmanas
    B)The Vedas
    C)The Aranyakas
    D)The Upanishads.
    Answer: E
  • 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. As per the 2011 census which of the following states of India has the highest literacy rate?
    A)Tripura
    B)Kerala
    C)Goa
    D)Himachal Pradesh
    Answer: Kerala
  • Q. Originally the followers of Mahavira were designated as:
    A)Sugranthas
    B)Nirgranthas.
    C)Yogaranthas
    D)None of these
    Answer: Nirgranthas.
  • Q. The Chalukyas or Solankis ruled over Gujrat for almost three and a half centuries between:
    A)The year 990-1300 A. D.
    B)The year 900-1300 A. D.
    C)The year 1000-1300 A. D.
    D)The year 950-1300 A. D.
    Answer: The year 950-1300 A. D.
  • Q. The unit of measurement of land in Maratha domination was:
    A)Kanwa
    B)Bigha
    C)Ropani
    D)Kathi
    Answer: Kathi

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