INDIAN CULTURE QUIZ
- Apart from India, in which of the following two countries, Tamil is an official language?
Ans.Sri Lanka and Singapore
- Historic Chandragiri Fort is located in which of the following states?
Ana. Andhra Pradesh
- Sabarimala is located in which of the following states?
Ans. Kerala
- The famous “Ganga Sagar Mela”, an annual fair is held in which state of India?
Ans. West Bengal
- Ramman is a religious festival and ritual theatre of ____?
Ans. Uttarkhand
- The famous Nabakalebara festival belongs to which of the following states?
Ans. Odisha
- Which among the following temples of India is known as Black Pagoda?
Ans. Sun Temple, Konark
- The Kala Ghoda Arts Festival is associated with which one of the following cities?
Ans. Mumbai
- Hanukkh, the festival of light is associated with which one of the following religions?
Ans. Jewish
- Who among the following was known as Bengal’s Greata Garbo?
Ans. Suchitra Sen
- Thaipusam festival is celebrated by which of the following communities?
Ans. Tamil
- The Flamingo Festival is celebrated in__?
Ans. Andhra Pradesh
- The Sangai Festival is organized in __:
Ans. Manipur
- The annual “Royal Kathina Ceremony” is associated with which of the following religions? [A]Jainism [B]Buddhism [C]Parsi [D]Sikhism
Ans. Buddhism - Who among the following invented Zero?
Ans.An unknown Indian
- Who among the following established the Ved Samaj in Madras in 1864?
Ans. Keshub Chander Sen
- Who among the following preached the doctrine of “One religion, one caste and one God for mankind“?
Ans. Sri Narayan Guru
- The author of Tabqat-i-Akbari was___?
Ans. Khwaja Nizamuddin Ahmad
- Which among the following scholars in the Mughal Court alleged that Akbar was an enemy of Islam?
Ans. Badauni
- Which of the following musical instruments is / are composite or Indo-Islamic in origin ? 1. Sitar 2. Shehnai 3. Tabla 4. Sarangi Choose the correct option from the codes given below:
Ans.1, 3 & 4 Only
- The Varkari sect in Maharashtra was founded by __?
Ans. Dhynaeshwar
- A devotional saint and a cobbler by profession was ___?
Ans. Raidas
- God knows man’s virtues and inquires not his caste; in the next world there is no caste. This teaching is of __?
Ans. Guru Nanak
- The features of Indian art, that were adopted in the construction of the Mosques in India were: 1. Turned Lotus 2. Kalash on the domes 3. Ornamentation Choose the correct option from the codes given below:
Ans. 1, 2 & 3
- Who among the following Arab scholars studied Sanskrit and astronomy for a decade at Varanasi ?
Ans. Alberuni
- Which of these books is / are works by Amir Khusrau? 1. Qiran-u-Sadain 2. Tahqiq-i-Hind 3. Miftah-ul-Futuh 4. Nur-i-Sipihar Choose the correct option from the codes given below:
Ans. Only 1, 3 & 4
- Which among the following was the work of Sultan Feroz Shah Tughlaq?
Ans. Fautuhat-i-Ferozshahi
- Who among the following is the author of Kitab-ur-Rehla?
Ans. Ibn-i-Batuta
- Which among the following is known as the earliest example of Panchayatana style of temple?
Ans. Dashavatara temple- Deogarh
- Which among the following is the hallmark feature of the Dravida style of temple architecture?
Ans. Vimana
- Which among the following is / are works of Kalidasa? 1. Ritusamhara 2. Meghaduta 3. Dasakumarcharita 4. Kumarashambhava Choose the correct option from the codes given below:
Ans.Only 1, 2 & 4
- Which among the following is the most famous Bronze Image of Chola Period?
Ans. Nataraja
- Which among the following ancient authors has complained of the drain of gold to India (due to trade hegemony of ancient India)?
Ans. Pliny
- The Pagodas at Mahabalipuram had been constructed by ___?
Ans. Pallavas
- In Pali texts, who among the following is referred to as Nigantha Nataputta?
Ans.Mahavira
- Which among the following is a Tamil grammatical treatise ?
Ans. Tolkappiam
- Veda which is partly in prose and partly in verses is ___ ?
Ans. Yajurveda
- In which century, the Rajatarangini of Kalhana was composed?
Ans.The twelfth century
- Who among the following authors is known for his satires exposing the evils of contemporary society ? [A] Ksemendra [B] Pravarsena [C] Sriharsa [D] Visakhadutta
Ans. Ksemendra - Vallabhi era is identical with which of the following era?
Ans. The Gupta era
- According to the beliefs of the Pasupata sect, Siva is the lord of Pasu. Pasu here refers to __?
Ans. Jiva
- In which among the following sacrifices, the sacrificial materials used was sura in Vedic Era?
Ans. Sautramani
- In the Rigvedic Dasrajan Yudha (Battle of Ten Kings) the Bharatas emerged winner at the bank of __?
Ans. The Parushni River
- Which among the following Hindu Painters was sent by Jahangir to portrait Shah Abbas-I of Persia ?
Ans. Bishan Das
- Arrange the following Chisti Saints in correct chronological order: 1. Sheikh Nizamuddin Aulia 2. Syed Muhammad Gesudaraz 3. Baba Farid Ganjshakar 4. Sheikh Nasiruddin Chirage-Delhi Select the correct answer from the code given below. Codes :
Ans. 3, 1, 4, 2
- Sayana, an important commentator on Vedas was associated with which among the following empires?
Ans. Vijayanagar Empire
- Which among the following temples does not belong to the Chola Empire?
Ans. Kailashanatha
- One of the incarnations of Vishnu is represented in art as raising the Earth from the Ocean. Identify Him from the given options:
Ans. Varaha
- In context with the Mahayana Buddhism faith, the future Buddha is ___?
Ans. Maitreya
- Santhara is a religious ritual related to ___?
Ans. Jain
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