Indian Culture - General Knowledge Questions and Answers Set 4
- The ratio of width of our National flag to its length is
Ans: 2:3
- Rabindranath Tagore's 'Jana Gana Mana' has been adopted as India's National Anthem. How many stanzas of the said song were adopted?
Ans: Only the first stanza
- The Rath Yatra at Puri is celebrated in honour of which Hindu deity
Ans: Jaganath
- The book of Parsis is
Ans: Zend Avesta
- Which of the following dances is a solo dance?
Ans: Ottan Thullal
- The National Anthem was first sung in the year
Ans: 1911
- Thillana is a format of
Ans: Baharatanatyam
- 'Madhubani', a style of folk paintings, is popular in which of the following states in India?
Ans: Bihar
- 'Natya - Shastra' the main source of India's classical dances was written by
Ans: Bharat Muni
- Kathak is a classical dance of
Ans: North India
- The head quarters of Sahitya Akademi is at
Ans: New Delhi
- The dance encouraged and performance from the temple of Tanjore was
Ans: Bharatanatyam
- The last Mahakumbh of the 20th century was held at
Ans: Haridwar
- The National Song of India was composed by
Ans: Bankim Chandra Chatterji
- Who composed the famous song 'Sare Jahan SeAchha'?
Ans: Mohammad Iqbal
- In which estivals are boat races a special feature?
Ans: Onam
- Kalchakra ceremony is associated with which of the following ceremonies?
Ans: Buddhism
- The practice of military governorship was first introduced in India by the –
Ans: Greeks
- Who put up the most stiff resistance against the British in India?
Ans: The Marathas
- Which amidst the following sites/monuments is not on the UNESCO’s list of World Cultural Heritages
Ans: Tirupati-Thirumala Temples
- The ancient Indian play Mudrarakshasa of Visakhadutt has its subject on
Ans: The court intrigues at the time of Chandragupta Maurya
- Which place is famous for Chikankari work, which is a traditional art of embroidery?
Ans: Lucknow
- The Raga which is sung early in the morning is
Ans: 92nd Todi
- Whichdynasties was ruling over North India at the time of Alexander's invasion ?
Ans: Nanda
- Mohiniattam dance from developed originally in which state?
Ans: Kerala
- Garba is associated with which state?
Ans: Gujarat
- Who among the following streamlined the Maratha administration after Sambhaji?
Ans: Raja Ram
- Who defeated whom in the second Battle of Tarain (1192 A.D)?
Ans: Mohammed Ghauri defeated Prithviraj
- Who issued a token currency in copper coins between A.D 1329 and 1330?
Ans: Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
- Which one of the following Muslim rulers was hailed as the 'jagdamba' by his Muslim subjects because of this belief in secularism?
Ans: Ibrahim Adil Shah
- Mansabdari system was introduced in Mughal administration by -
Ans: Akbar
- 'Dandia' is a popular dance of
Ans: Gujarat
- 'Chauth' was
Ans: Land tax levied by Shivaji on neighboring states
- Thillana is a format of
Ans: Bharatanatyam
- The Indus Valley Houses were built of -
Ans: Bricks
- The words 'Satyameva Jayate' inscribed below the base plate of the emblem of India are taken from
Ans: Mundak Upanishad
- The paintings in the Ajanta and Ellora caves are indicative of the development of art under the -
Ans: Chalukyas
- Mohiniattam dance from developed originally in
Ans: Kerala
- Tansen, a great musician of his time, was in the court of –
Ans: Akbar
- Gujarat folk dance?
Ans: Garba
- The Court language of the Mughals was –
Ans: Persian
- Which Academy is responsible for fostering the development of dance, drama and music in India
Ans: Sangeet Academy
- Who was sent to foreign countires by Asoka to preach Buddhism?
Ans: Sanghamitra
- Who Hindu religious teacher was called to the Ibadat Khana of Emperor Akbar?
Ans: Purushottama
- Gautam Buddha was born in –
Ans: Lumbini
- 'Natya - Shastra' the main source of India's classical dances was written by
Ans: Bharat Muni
- The Indus valley people were familiar with the use of –
Ans: Tin, Lead and copper
- The founder of the pala dynasty of Bengal was –
Ans: Gopala
- The words 'Satyameva Jayate' inscribed below the base plate of the emblem of India are taken from –
Ans: Mundak Upanishad
- Musical instrument 'sitar' is the combination of –
Ans: Veena and Piano
- For first time the Department of Public works was established by
Ans: Firoz shah Tughlaq
- Losoong is a festival which is celebrated in –
Ans: Sikkim
- 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
- Father of Muslim Renaissance in Bengal
Ans: Nawab Abdul Latif Khan
- One religion, one caste and one God for mankind
Ans: Sri Narayan Guru
- The Varkari sect in Maharashtra was founded by
Ans: Dhynaeshwar
- 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 author of Kitab-ur-Rehla?
Ans: Ibn-i-Batuta
- ______ is the hallmark feature of the Dravida style of temple architecture?
Ans: Vimana
- The first Indian poetic work in English?
Ans: Kashi Prasad Ghosh
- Santhara is a religious ritual related to ___?
Ans: Jain
- The birth place of Guru Nanak
Ans: Nankana Sahib
- Famous sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya settled in Delhi during the times of __:
Ans: Akbar
- Where is the Tagore Centre for the Study of Culture and Civilization ?
Ans: Simla
- Rajgir Mahotsav is celebrated in _
Ans: Bihar
- Hornbill Festival is celebrated in which state of India?
Ans: Nagaland
- In Indian musical terminology, what is the feminine of Raga?
Ans: Ragini
- What term is used for initiation into Sikhism?
Ans: Pahul
- What name was given to the city of Yathrib by Prophet Mohammed?
Ans: Medina
- What is the interval between two 'Maha Kumbh' melas at the same place?
Ans: 12 Years
- Who founded 'Yoga Shastra' the school of Hindu philosophy
Ans: Patanjali
- The Meenakshi temple at Madurai is the monument of
Ans: Pandyas
- Tirupati temple of Lord Venkateswara is situated in which state
Ans: Andhra Pradesh
- Bhagavata Mela is a folk dance of
Ans: Andhra Pradesh
- Which is the fist takie film
Ans: The Jazz Singer in 1927
- Who is known as Barefoot Painter
Ans: M.F. Hussain
- Who is considered as the father of Jainism
Ans: Mahavira
- The oldest Veda is
Ans: Rig veda
- Ramakrishna Mission was established by
Ans: Swamy Vivekananda
- The Simhastha Kumbh Mela was held at
Ans: Nasik
- Keleucharan Mahapatra was an exponent in
Ans: Odissi
- Sattriya is a classical dance form of which State?
Ans: Assam
- Which is the folk dance of Andhra Pradesh?
Ans: Kolattam
- Who had introduced Police system in India?
Ans: Lord Cornwallis
- Which of the raga is not composed by Tansen?
Ans: Deepak Raga
- Badaam Halwa is a popular __________ dish
Ans: Mugulai
- Which imaginary place is used in R.K. Narayan’s stories?
Ans: Malgudi
- Which novel Rabindra Nath Tagore won the Noble Prize for?
Ans: Gitanjali
- Who has written famous novel ‘Devdas’?
Ans: Saratchandra Chattopadhyay
- ‘Panchatantra’ is originally written by _____________.
Ans: Vishnu Sharma
- Which Veda Sanskrit literature has begun from?
Ans: Rigveda
- The universities of Calcutta, Madras and Bombay were founded in the year—
Ans: 1857
- The local name of Mohanjodaro is—
Ans: Mound of the Dead
- The first railway line in India was opened in the year—
Ans: 1853
- Shivaji died in the year—
Ans: 1680
- In which century did the famous Chinese pilgrim Fahien visit India ?
Ans: 5th century A.D.
- Who was the Hindu king shown playing veena on the ancient-coins ?
Ans: Samudra Gupta
- Mahabalipuram was established by the—
Ans: Pallavas
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