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This section includes 291 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Indian Culture knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 201. |
The famous Nabakalebara festival belongs to which of the following states? |
| A. | Rajasthan |
| B. | Odisha |
| C. | Bihar |
| D. | Assam |
| Answer» C. Bihar | |
| 202. |
Ramman is a religious festival and ritual theatre of ____? |
| A. | Uttarkhand |
| B. | Uttar Pradesh |
| C. | West Bengal |
| D. | Madhya Pradesh |
| Answer» B. Uttar Pradesh | |
| 203. |
The famous Ganga Sagar Mela , an annual fair is held in which state of India? |
| A. | Bihar |
| B. | Uttar Pradesh |
| C. | Jharkhand |
| D. | West Bengal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 204. |
Apart from India, in which of the following two countries, Tamil is an official language? |
| A. | Mauritius and Malaysia |
| B. | Malaysia and Indonesia |
| C. | Sri Lanka and Mauritius |
| D. | Sri Lanka and Singapore |
| Answer» E. | |
| 205. |
Sabarimala is located in which of the following states? |
| A. | Kerala |
| B. | Andhra Pradesh |
| C. | Tamil Nadu |
| D. | Odisha |
| Answer» B. Andhra Pradesh | |
| 206. |
Indian singers and dancers are traditional participants at Sharq Taronalari film festival which is held biennially in _________? |
| A. | Bukhara |
| B. | Samarkand |
| C. | Astana |
| D. | Bishkek |
| Answer» C. Astana | |
| 207. |
Who among the following has written Bharat Durdasha ? |
| A. | Maithili Sharan Gupt |
| B. | Munshi Prem Chand |
| C. | Swami Sahajanand Saraswati |
| D. | Bharatendu Harishchandra |
| Answer» E. | |
| 208. |
Jagdish Khebudkar was a renowned poet and lyricist of which among the following languages? |
| A. | Marathi |
| B. | Konkani |
| C. | Kanada |
| D. | Gujarathi |
| Answer» B. Konkani | |
| 209. |
Who among the following established the Ved Samaj in Madras in 1864? |
| A. | Keshabchandra Sen |
| B. | Lokhitwadi |
| C. | Shibnath Shastri |
| D. | Debendranath Tagore |
| Answer» B. Lokhitwadi | |
| 210. |
Who among the following preached the doctrine of One religion, one caste and one God for mankind ? |
| A. | Jyotiba Phule |
| B. | Vivekananda |
| C. | Sri Narayan Guru |
| D. | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar |
| Answer» D. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar | |
| 211. |
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: |
| A. | 1 & 2 Only |
| B. | 1, 3 & 4 Only |
| C. | 1, 2 & 3 Only |
| D. | 1, 2, 3 & 4 |
| Answer» C. 1, 2 & 3 Only | |
| 212. |
Who among the following invented Zero? |
| A. | Aryabhatta |
| B. | Varahamihira |
| C. | Bhaskara I |
| D. | An unknown Indian |
| Answer» E. | |
| 213. |
The Sangai Festival is organized in __: |
| A. | Assam |
| B. | Manipur |
| C. | Bihar |
| D. | Nagaland |
| Answer» C. Bihar | |
| 214. |
The annual Royal Kathina Ceremony is associated with which of the following religions? |
| A. | Jainism |
| B. | Buddhim |
| C. | Parsi |
| D. | Sikhism |
| Answer» C. Parsi | |
| 215. |
The Flamingo Festival is celebrated in__? |
| A. | Andhra Pradesh |
| B. | Karnataka |
| C. | Kerala |
| D. | Bihar |
| Answer» B. Karnataka | |
| 216. |
God knows man s virtues and inquires not his caste; in the next world there is no caste. This teaching is of __? |
| A. | Kabir |
| B. | Guru Nanak |
| C. | Chaitanya |
| D. | Ramananda |
| Answer» C. Chaitanya | |
| 217. |
Hanukkh, the festival of light is associated with which one of the following religions? |
| A. | Hindu |
| B. | Jewish |
| C. | Muslim |
| D. | Christian |
| Answer» C. Muslim | |
| 218. |
Who among the following was known as Bengal s Greata Garbo? |
| A. | Suchitra Sen |
| B. | Amaravati |
| C. | Kanan Devi |
| D. | Bharathi Shirodkor |
| Answer» B. Amaravati | |
| 219. |
Thaipusam festival is celebrated by which of the following communities? |
| A. | Tamil |
| B. | Telugu |
| C. | Marathi |
| D. | Malayalam |
| Answer» B. Telugu | |
| 220. |
Who among the following is the author of Kitab-ur-Rehla? |
| A. | Maulana Sharafuddin Ali Yazid |
| B. | Amir Timur |
| C. | Ibn-i-Batuta |
| D. | Khwaja Abdullah Malik Isami |
| Answer» D. Khwaja Abdullah Malik Isami | |
| 221. |
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: |
| A. | Only 1, 2 & 3 |
| B. | Only 1, 3 & 4 |
| C. | Only 1 & 3 |
| D. | 1, 2, 3 & 4 |
| Answer» C. Only 1 & 3 | |
| 222. |
Which among the following was the work of Sultan Feroz Shah Tughlaq? |
| A. | Fautuhat-i-Ferozshahi |
| B. | Fatawa-i-Jahandari |
| C. | Tarikh-i-Ferozshahi |
| D. | Tughlaqnama |
| Answer» B. Fatawa-i-Jahandari | |
| 223. |
Who among the following Arab scholars studied Sanskrit and astronomy for a decade at Varanasi ? |
| A. | Alberuni |
| B. | Amir Khusrau |
| C. | Al bidari |
| D. | Al Masher |
| Answer» B. Amir Khusrau | |
| 224. |
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: |
| A. | Only 1 & 2 |
| B. | Only 2 & 3 |
| C. | Only 1 & 3 |
| D. | 1, 2 & 3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 225. |
A devotional saint and a cobbler by profession was ___? |
| A. | Tulsidas |
| B. | Surdas |
| C. | Raidas |
| D. | Malukdas |
| Answer» D. Malukdas | |
| 226. |
The Varkari sect in Maharashtra was founded by __? |
| A. | Tukaram |
| B. | Namdev |
| C. | Visoba Khechar |
| D. | Dhyaneshwar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 227. |
Who among the following authors is known for his satires exposing the evils of contemporary society ? |
| A. | Ksemendra |
| B. | Pravarsena |
| C. | Sriharsa |
| D. | Visakhadutta |
| Answer» B. Pravarsena | |
| 228. |
Vallabhi era is identical with which of the following era? |
| A. | The Vikrama era |
| B. | The Gupta era |
| C. | The Harsha era |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. The Harsha era | |
| 229. |
Veda which is partly in prose and partly in verses is ___ ? |
| A. | Rigveda |
| B. | Samaveda |
| C. | Yajurveda |
| D. | Atharvaveda |
| Answer» D. Atharvaveda | |
| 230. |
Which among the following is a Tamil grammatical treatise ? |
| A. | Pattupattu |
| B. | Ettutogai |
| C. | Silappadikaram |
| D. | Tolkappiam |
| Answer» E. | |
| 231. |
In which century, the Rajatarangini of Kalhana was composed? |
| A. | 10th |
| B. | 11th |
| C. | 12th |
| D. | 13th |
| Answer» D. 13th | |
| 232. |
In Pali texts, who among the following is referred to as Nigantha Nataputta? |
| A. | Gautam Buddha |
| B. | Mahavira |
| C. | Parshvanatha |
| D. | Rishabha |
| Answer» C. Parshvanatha | |
| 233. |
The Pagodas at Mahabalipuram had been constructed by ___? |
| A. | Cholas |
| B. | Chalukyas of Kalyani |
| C. | Pallavas |
| D. | Pandyas |
| Answer» D. Pandyas | |
| 234. |
Which among the following ancient authors has complained of the drain of gold to India (due to trade hegemony of ancient India)? |
| A. | Ptolemy |
| B. | Nero |
| C. | Strabo |
| D. | Pliny |
| Answer» E. | |
| 235. |
Which among the following is the most famous Bronze Image of Chola Period? |
| A. | Murugan |
| B. | Nataraja |
| C. | Venkateshwar |
| D. | Vishunu |
| Answer» C. Venkateshwar | |
| 236. |
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: |
| A. | Only 1 & 2 |
| B. | Only 2, 3 &4 |
| C. | Only 1, 2 & 4 |
| D. | 1, 2, 3 & 4 |
| Answer» D. 1, 2, 3 & 4 | |
| 237. |
Sayana, an important commentator on Vedas was associated with which among the following empires? |
| A. | Chola Empire |
| B. | Vijayanagar Empire |
| C. | Hoyasala Empire |
| D. | Bahmani Empire |
| Answer» C. Hoyasala Empire | |
| 238. |
Which among the following Hindu Painters was sent by Jahangir to portrait Shah Abbas-I of Persia ? |
| A. | Basawan |
| B. | Bishan Das |
| C. | Dasarath |
| D. | Manohar |
| Answer» C. Dasarath | |
| 239. |
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 : |
| A. | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| B. | 4, 3, 2, 1 |
| C. | 1, 3, 4, 2 |
| D. | 3, 1, 4, 2 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 240. |
In the Rigvedic Dasrajan Yudha (Battle of Ten Kings) the Bharatas emerged winner at the bank of __? |
| A. | The Indus River |
| B. | The Saraswati River |
| C. | The Sutlej River |
| D. | The Parushni River |
| Answer» E. | |
| 241. |
In which among the following sacrifices, the sacrificial materials used was sura in Vedic Era? |
| A. | Agnistoma |
| B. | Rajasuya |
| C. | Sautramani |
| D. | Vajapeya |
| Answer» D. Vajapeya | |
| 242. |
According to the beliefs of the Pasupata sect, Siva is the lord of Pasu. Pasu here refers to __? |
| A. | Lion |
| B. | Bull |
| C. | Parvati |
| D. | Jiva |
| Answer» E. | |
| 243. |
Elephanta Caves are predominantly attributed to which Hindu God? |
| A. | Lord Shiva |
| B. | Lord Hanuman |
| C. | Lord Indra |
| D. | Lord Brahma |
| Answer» B. Lord Hanuman | |
| 244. |
Which among the following Kings built the Kailashnath Temple of Ellora ? |
| A. | Rashtrakuta king Krishna I |
| B. | Narasimhavarman II |
| C. | Rashtrakuta king Krishna II |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Narasimhavarman II | |
| 245. |
Which of the following was the birth place of Guru Nanak ? |
| A. | Shakargarh |
| B. | Sultanpur |
| C. | Nankana Sahib |
| D. | Shahkot |
| Answer» D. Shahkot | |
| 246. |
Famous sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya settled in Delhi during the times of __: |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Shahjahan |
| D. | Aurangjeb |
| Answer» B. Jahangir | |
| 247. |
Who among the following started Ganapati Festival in 1893 and thereby gave it national character? |
| A. | Ganesh Damodar Savarkar |
| B. | Nana Patil |
| C. | Lok manya Tilak |
| D. | Vinoba Bhave |
| Answer» D. Vinoba Bhave | |
| 248. |
The leaning temple of Huma is dedicated to which Hindu god? |
| A. | Shiva |
| B. | Rama |
| C. | Hanuman |
| D. | Krishna |
| Answer» B. Rama | |
| 249. |
Who among the following got the Mahabharata translated into Persian and named it as Razmnameh ? |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Aurangzeb |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Jahangir | |
| 250. |
The festival Baisakhi or Vaisakhi is commemorates which among the following important event of Sikh History? |
| A. | Establishment of Akal Takht |
| B. | Establishment of Khalasa Panth |
| C. | Establishment of Guru Granth Sahib as permanent guru of Sikhs |
| D. | Foundation of Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) in Amritsar |
| Answer» C. Establishment of Guru Granth Sahib as permanent guru of Sikhs | |