Indian Culture

Q. Who wrote the book The Wonder that was India?

A
Jawahar Lal Neharu
B
J. Joshi
C
D
A. L. Bansal

Correct Answer

A. L. Bansal

More Questions on Indian Culture

  • Q. The relics of Indus Valley (Harappa) civilization were first noticed in:
    A)Lothal
    B)Mohenjodaro
    C)
    D)Kalibagan
    Answer: Harappa
  • Q. Ibn-e-Batuta was a traveler from :
    A)Japan
    B)China
    C)
    D)Portugal
    Answer: Morocco
  • Q. The major towns namely Fatehabad, Hissar, Firozpur, Jaunpur and Firozabad were founded by :
    A)Raziyat ud din Sultana
    B)Firoz Shah Tughlaq
    C)
    D)Aram Shah
    Answer: Firoz Shah Tughlaq
  • Q. The eastern most outpost of Indus Valley Civilization (Alamgirpur) was excavated by :
    A)B.B. Lai
    B)J. Joshi
    C)
    D)S.R. Rao
    Answer: Y. D. Sharma
  • Q. Who wrote the book ‘Early History of India’ in 1904?
    A)Rakhal Das Bannerjee
    B)V.A. Smith.
    C)
    D)None of these
    Answer: V.A. Smith.
  • Q. The six famous Smiritis are :
    A)Kapil Smriti, Yajnvalkya Smriti, Narad Smriti, Parashara Smriti, Brihaspati Smiriti Katyayana Smriti
    B)Manu Smriti, Yajnvalkya Smriti, Ram Smriti, Parashara Smriti, Brihaspati Smiriti Katyayana Smriti
    C)
    D)Manu Smriti, Yajnvalkya Smriti, Narayan Smriti, Parashara Smriti, Brihaspati Smiriti Katyayana Smrit
    Answer: Manu Smriti, Yajnvalkya Smriti, Narad Smriti, Parashara Smriti, Brihaspati Smiriti Katyayana Smriti
  • Q. Dharmakaya, Nirmanakaya and Sambhogakaya are:
    A)Jainism Concept
    B)Buddhist Concepts.
    C)
    D)Sikhism Concept
    Answer: Buddhist Concepts.
  • Q. The most important Bahamani ruler was:
    A)Mujahid Shah Bahmani
    B)Firoz Shah Bahamani
    C)
    D)Mahmood Shah Bahmani I
    Answer: Firoz Shah Bahamani
  • Q. In 1699, Guru Gobind Singh, one of the prominent gurus and tenth guru of Sikhs established:
    A)The Sangam
    B)The Gurudwara
    C)
    D)None of these
    Answer: The Khalsa
  • Q. Where has the Great Bath been excavated?
    A)Kalibangan
    B)Harappa
    C)
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Mohenjodaro
  • Q. Which period is referred as the Classical Age or Golden Age of Ancient India?
    A)Maurya Period
    B)Gupta Period
    C)
    D)Sakya Period
    Answer: Gupta Period
  • Q. Akbarnama and Ain-e-Akbari have been written by :
    A)Akber
    B)Abul Fazal
    C)
    D)Niggar Khan
    Answer: Abul Fazal
  • 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. The Dutch East India Company was formed by merging several small companies of Holland in :
    A)The year 1602
    B)The year 1702
    C)
    D)The year 1834
    Answer: The year 1602
  • Q. Between 1749-1754, an important war fought between the forces of the British and the French is known as :
    A)The first Carnatic War
    B)Third battale of panipat
    C)
    D)Battle of Baxur
    Answer: The second Carnatic War
  • 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. Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah founded the state of Hyderabad in:
    A)1624
    B)1524
    C)
    D)1824
    Answer: 1724
  • Q. The roads of cities in the Indus Valley Civilization generally divided the city into :
    A)Circular Blocks
    B)Rectangular Blocks
    C)
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Rectangular Blocks
  • 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. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq is credited with the foundation of the third city of Delhi known as:
    A)Firozabad
    B)Farukkhabad
    C)
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Tughlaqabad

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