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

Correct Answer

A. L. Bansal

More Questions on Indian Culture

  • Q. The Asiatic Society of Bengal was set up in 1784 in Calcutta by:
    A)Sir Robert Chambers
    B)Charles Wilkins
    C)Alexander Hamilton
    D)Sir William Jones
    Answer: Sir William Jones
  • Q. The most important republican state during the period of Buddha were :
    A)The Vajjis
    B)The Panchalas
    C)The Kashis
    D)The Magadhas
    Answer: The Vajjis
  • Q. The Indian ruler who spoke directly to the people through his inscriptions was :
    A)Chandragupt Maurya
    B)Asoka the Great
    C)Samundra Gupta
    D)Akbar
    Answer: Asoka the Great
  • Q. Who was the in charge of Alauddin Khilji’s market control system ?
    A)Shahan-e-Rajukas
    B)Shahan-e-Sahi
    C)Shahan-e-Mandi
    D)Diwan-e-Amir-Kohi
    Answer: Shahan-e-Mandi
  • Q. The major towns namely Fatehabad, Hissar, Firozpur, Jaunpur and Firozabad were founded by :
    A)Raziyat ud din Sultana
    B)Firoz Shah Tughlaq
    C)Qutbuddin Aibak
    D)Aram Shah
    Answer: Firoz Shah Tughlaq
  • Q. The Puranas define the term Bharatavarsha as the country marked by seven main chains of mountains viz.:
    A)Mahendra, Malaya, Nashukha, Suktimat, Riksha, Vindhya and Pariyatra
    B)Mahendra, Malaya, Sabhya, Suktimat, Riksha, Vindhya and Pariyatra
    C)Mahendra, Malaya, Sabhya, Suktimat, Amalya, Vindhya and Pariyatra
    D)Mahendra, Haruna, Sabhya, Suktimat, Riksha, Vindhya and Pariyatra
    Answer: Mahendra, Malaya, Sabhya, Suktimat, Riksha, Vindhya and Pariyatra
  • Q. In which of the following festivals are boat races a special feature?
    A)Rongali Bihu
    B)Onam
    C)Navratri
    D)Pongal
    Answer: Onam
  • Q. Which of the following Academies is responsible for fostering the development of dance, drama and music in India?
    A)Sangeet Academy
    B)National School of Drama
    C)Sahitya Academy
    D)Lalit Kala Academy
    Answer: Sangeet Academy
  • Q. The famous resolution on Non-Cooperation was adopted at a special session (September 1920) held at:
    A)Bombay
    B)Lahore
    C)Pune
    D)Calcutta
    Answer: Calcutta
  • Q. During the Sultanate period the highest category of peasants were:
    A)Khud-kasht
    B)The Khots and Muqaddams.
    C)Pahi-kasht
    D)Muzarian
    Answer: The Khots and Muqaddams.
  • Q. Dharmakaya, Nirmanakaya and Sambhogakaya are:
    A)Jainism Concept
    B)Buddhist Concepts.
    C)Hinduism Concept
    D)Sikhism Concept
    Answer: Buddhist Concepts.
  • Q. Which Delhi Sultan styled himself Sikandare-Sani (the second Alexander) ?
    A)Qutbuddin Aibak
    B)Firoz Shah Tughluq
    C)Aram Shah
    D)Alauddin Khilji
    Answer: Alauddin Khilji
  • Q. Which Sultan of Delhi established a separate agriculture department which planned rotation of crops?
    A)Qutbuddin Aibak
    B)Mohammad Bin Tuglaq
    C)Firoz Shah Tuglaq
    D)None of these
    Answer: Mohammad Bin Tuglaq
  • Q. The last ruler of Tughlaq dynasty was:
    A)Nasir Uddin Mahmood
    B)Alam Shah
    C)Firoz Shah Tuglaq
    D)Mahmood Shah
    Answer: Nasir Uddin Mahmood
  • 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)Daiva
    D)Arsha
    Answer: Niyoga
  • Q. The author of the famous play Mrichchakatika (मृच्छकटिकम्) considered one of the best plays of ancient India is:
    A)Charudatta
    B)Samsthanaka
    C)Vasantasena
    D)Sudraka
    Answer: Sudraka
  • Q. The largest Indian site of Indus Valley Civilization was:
    A)Kalibangan
    B)Lothal
    C)Banawali
    D)Dholavira
    Answer: Dholavira
  • Q. The Founder of Sunga dynasty was:
    A)Agnimitra
    B)Pushyamitra Sunga
    C)Pulindaka
    D)Vajramitra
    Answer: Pushyamitra Sunga
  • Q. Who attained Kaivalya (i.e., the supreme knowledge and final deliverance from the bonds of pleasure and pain) at the age of 42 ?
    A)Aristhanemia
    B)Rishabhanath
    C)Parsva Natha
    D)Vardhamana Mahavira
    Answer: Vardhamana Mahavira
  • Q. The dance encouraged and performance from the temple of Tanjore was
    A)Odissi
    B)Kathakali
    C)Kathak
    D)Bharatanatyam
    Answer: Bharatanatyam

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