Indian Culture

Q. Who founded the Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association?

A
Annie Besant
B
Mahatma Gandhi
C
D
None of these

Correct Answer

Mahatma Gandhi

More Questions on Indian Culture

  • Q. As the evidence from Koldhiwa in the Belan Velly shows rice seems to have been domesticated in India by about :
    A)5500 B.C
    B)5000 B.C
    C)
    D)7000 B.C
    Answer: 7000 B.C
  • Q. Kathakali’ is a folk dance prevalent in which state?
    A)Orissa
    B)Karnataka
    C)
    D)Manipur
    Answer: Kerala
  • Q. According to Max Muller, Aryans migrated to India from :
    A)Central Asia
    B)South Asia
    C)
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Central Asia
  • Q. Which Sultan of Delhi established a separate agriculture department which planned rotation of crops?
    A)Qutbuddin Aibak
    B)Mohammad Bin Tuglaq
    C)
    D)None of these
    Answer: Mohammad Bin Tuglaq
  • Q. The Buddihst sources like Mahavamsa and Dipavamsa describes Chandragupta Maurya as a scion of :
    A)Haryankas
    B)Sakyas
    C)
    D)Pandyut
    Answer: Sakyas
  • Q. Mohiniattam dance form developed originally in which state?
    A)Orissa
    B)Tamil Nadu
    C)
    D)Karnataka
    Answer: Kerala
  • 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)
    D)Arsha
    Answer: Niyoga
  • Q. Mahabhasya has been written by:
    A)Patanjali
    B)Pāṇini
    C)
    D)None of these
    Answer: Patanjali
  • Q. The Founder of Sunga dynasty was:
    A)Agnimitra
    B)Pushyamitra Sunga
    C)
    D)Vajramitra
    Answer: Pushyamitra Sunga
  • 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)
    D)Kannauj
    Answer: Kannauj
  • Q. Who was the first of decipher the inscriptions of Ashoka and the Brahmi script?
    A)V. Smith
    B)James Princep
    C)
    D)None of these
    Answer: James Princep
  • Q. During the Age of Rig Veda, the grains are collectively called:
    A)Anaaj and Dhanya
    B)Yava and Anaaj
    C)
    D)Yava and Dhanya
    Answer: Yava and Dhanya
  • Q. Which Delhi Sultan styled himself Sikandare-Sani (the second Alexander) ?
    A)Qutbuddin Aibak
    B)Firoz Shah Tughluq
    C)
    D)Alauddin Khilji
    Answer: Alauddin Khilji
  • Q. Mahismati on the river Narmada was the earliest seat of power of:
    A)The Kalachuris
    B)The Abhira
    C)
    D)None of these
    Answer: The Kalachuris
  • Q. The famous book of Huin-Tsang which forms an invaluable source to ancient Indian history is :
    A)Hi-Nu-Si
    B)Si-Yu-Ki
    C)
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Si-Yu-Ki
  • Q. The ratio of width of our National flag to its length is
    A)2:3
    B)3:5
    C)
    D)3:4
    Answer: 2:3
  • Q. Who among the following is regarded as War-God in Rigveda?
    A)Indra
    B)Agni
    C)
    D)Varuna
    Answer: Indra
  • 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)
    D)None of Above
    Answer: A code for moral and virtuous life
  • Q. The most distinguishing feature of various Chalcolithic Cultures in ancient period is their :
    A)Seal
    B)Black Polished Ware
    C)
    D)Painted Pottery
    Answer: Painted Pottery
  • Q. Who died at Pawapuri in 468 B.C. at the age of seventy two?
    A)Chaitnya
    B)Gautam Buddha
    C)
    D)Rishabhdev
    Answer: Mahavira Jain

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