Indian Culture

Q. Who were called Barids in medieval period?

A
Jamindaars
B
The spy reporters
C
D
Paidal Sainik

Correct Answer

The spy reporters

More Questions on Indian Culture

  • Q. Kathakali’ is a folk dance prevalent in which state?
    A)Orissa
    B)Karnataka
    C)
    D)Manipur
    Answer: Kerala
  • Q. According to Ramayana, who was Bharat’s wife?
    A)Urmila
    B)Sita
    C)
    D)Shuthukeert
    Answer: Mandavi
  • Q. Akbarnama and Ain-e-Akbari have been written by :
    A)Akber
    B)Abul Fazal
    C)
    D)Niggar Khan
    Answer: Abul Fazal
  • Q. Which Mughal ruler did away the Jaziya tax ?
    A)Jahndar Shah
    B)Firoz Shah Tughluq
    C)
    D)Azim-us-Shan
    Answer: E
  • Q. The largest Indian site of Indus Valley Civilization was:
    A)Kalibangan
    B)Lothal
    C)
    D)Dholavira
    Answer: Dholavira
  • Q. Who wrote the play Mudrarakshasa ?
    A)Banbhat
    B)Vishakha Dutta
    C)
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Vishakha Dutta
  • Q. The Ryatwari Settlement was primarily introduced by the British Government in ?
    A)Jhansi
    B)Calcutta
    C)
    D)Madras and Bombay
    Answer: Madras and Bombay
  • Q. Where did the Tebhaga peasant Movement occur in 1946?
    A)Bengal
    B)Odisha
    C)
    D)Uttar Pradesh
    Answer: Bengal
  • Q. Who was the revolutionary leader to kill General O. Dyer responsible for Jallianwala Bagh tragedy?
    A)Raj Guru
    B)Bhagat Singh
    C)
    D)Sukhdev
    Answer: Udham Singh
  • Q. Kathak is a classical dance of
    A)Tamilnadu
    B)North India
    C)
    D)Kerala
    Answer: North India
  • Q. Mahatma Gandhi laid down four preconditions for a Satyagrahi (Passive Resistor) to fulfill – namely :
    A)Observe perfect Chastity, Gain Money, Follow truth and Cultivated Fearlessness.
    B)Observe perfect Chastity, Adopt Poverty, Follow truth and Cultivated Fearlessness.
    C)
    D)Observe perfect Chastity, Gain Money, Follow truth and Cultivated Power.
    Answer: Observe perfect Chastity, Adopt Poverty, Follow truth and Cultivated Fearlessness.
  • Q. Who founded Ramkrishna Mission in 1896?
    A)Swami Vivekananda
    B)Ram Kisna Paramhans
    C)
    D)Devendra Nath Tagore
    Answer: Swami Vivekananda
  • Q. “Milind Panho” explaining the Buddhist doctrines in the form of a dialogue between Milind and his teacher Nagsena (the great Buddhist philosopher ) is in :
    A)Pali Language
    B)Sanskrit
    C)
    D)Santhali
    Answer: Pali Language
  • Q. Which of the battles was fought between the Marathas on the one side and the forces of Ahmed Shah Abdali on the other?
    A)Second Battle of Panipat, 1556
    B)First Battle of Panipat, 1526
    C)
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Third Battle of Panipat 1761
  • 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. In which of the following festivals are boat races a special feature?
    A)Rongali Bihu
    B)Onam
    C)
    D)Pongal
    Answer: Onam
  • 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 author of Tarikh-i-Mubaraks Shahi is :
    A)Mir Muhammad Amin alias Saadat Khan
    B)Abu Bakr Shah
    C)
    D)Yahya Sirhindi
    Answer: Yahya Sirhindi
  • Q. The author of the famous play Mrichchakatika (मृच्छकटिकम्) considered one of the best plays of ancient India is:
    A)Charudatta
    B)Samsthanaka
    C)
    D)Sudraka
    Answer: Sudraka
  • Q. The extent of the Harappa civilization in the north was up to:
    A)Punjab
    B)Manda (Akhnoor district of Jammu and Kashmir)
    C)
    D)Haryana
    Answer: Manda (Akhnoor district of Jammu and Kashmir)

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