More Questions on Indian Culture
- 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. The last Trithankara in Jain tradition is:
A)Aristhanemia
B)Rishabhanath
C)
D)Ajitnath
Answer: Vardhamana Mahavira
- Q. Who were called Barids in medieval period?
A)Jamindaars
B)The spy reporters
C)
D)Paidal Sainik
Answer: The spy reporters
- Q. Among the four Vedas, which one is a collection of spells and charms?
A)The Atharvaveda
B)The Sama Veda
C)
D)The Yajur Veda
Answer: The Atharvaveda
- 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. 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. Which is the first Export Processing Zone declared as Free Trade Zone in India?
A)Kandla
B)Santacruz.
C)
D)Falta
Answer: Kandla
- Q. In 1724 the state of Hyderabad was founded by :
A)Azim Jah Bahadur
B)Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf-Jah
C)
D)Qamaruddin Khan
Answer: Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf-Jah
- Q. During the Sultanate period the highest category of peasants were:
A)Khud-kasht
B)The Khots and Muqaddams.
C)
D)Muzarian
Answer: The Khots and Muqaddams.
- Q. In Rig Vedic period, the basis of both social and political organization was :
A)The Smriti
B)The Samaj
C)
D)The Kula (Family)
Answer: The Kula (Family)
- Q. Who founded the Servants of India Society in 1905?
A)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
B)J. Joshi
C)
D)Lala Lazpat Rai
Answer: Gopal Krishna Gokhale
- Q. The writer of Kitab-Ur-Rahela is :
A)Ibne-Batuta
B)Alberuni
C)
D)I - Tsing
Answer: Ibne-Batuta
- Q. Mahabhasya has been written by:
A)Patanjali
B)Pāṇini
C)
D)None of these
Answer: Patanjali
- Q. The founder of the Karkota dynasty in Kashmir was:
A)Durlabahaka
B)Lalitaditya Muktapida
C)
D)None of Above
Answer: Durlabhvardhana
- Q. In which of the Vedas have magical charm and spells been described?
A)Sama Veda
B)Rig Veda
C)
D)Yajur Veda
Answer: Atharva Veda
- Q. Akbar the great Mughal Emperor proclaimed a new religion Din-e-Ilahi in:
A)1575
B)1565
C)
D)1583
Answer: 1581
- Q. Which of the following places is famous for Chikankari work, which is a traditional art of embroidery?
A)Hyderabad
B)Lucknow
C)
D)Mysore
Answer: Lucknow
- Q. Who wrote the book The Wonder that was India?
A)Jawahar Lal Neharu
B)J. Joshi
C)
D)A. L. Bansal
Answer: A. L. Bansal
- Q. Where did the Tebhaga peasant Movement occur in 1946?
A)Bengal
B)Odisha
C)
D)Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Bengal
- Q. The relics of Indus Valley (Harappa) civilization were first noticed in:
A)Lothal
B)Mohenjodaro
C)
D)Kalibagan
Answer: Harappa
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