Indian Culture MCQs
1. 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
2. “Shesher Kabita” is the renowned work of which among the following legends?
[A] Rabindranath Tagore[B] Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay
[C] Narendranath Mitra
[D] Dinabandhu Mitra
3. Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Ether (sky) these are the panchtatvas (5 elements) and when they combine they give rise to new objects. This is a principle of which of the Vedic philosophies?
[A] Sankhya[B] Yoga
[C] Vaisheshika
[D] Advita
4. What is the title of the first chapter of the Muslim holy book, the Qur’an?
[A] Al-Adiyat[B] Al-Fatiha
[C] Al-Hijr
[D] Al-Fath
5. Which state of India is associated with the Folk Dance Teratali?
[A] Haryana[B] Rajasthan
[C] Punjab
[D] Gujarat
6. Which period is regarded as the Golden age of Telugu literature?
[A] Satavahana rule[B] Eastern Chalukyan rule
[C] Vijayanagara rule
[D] Kakatiya rule
7. Which of the following instruments is also known as the “King of Percussion”?
[A] Mridangam[B] Pakhawaj
[C] Ghatam
[D] Dholak
8. Which of the following temples is named after the craftsman who built it?
[A] Lepakshi Temple, Andhra Pradesh[B] Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangapatna, Karnataka
[C] Ramappa Temple, Telangana
[D] Mukteshwar Temple, Odisha
9. Which of the following annual fairs of Rajasthan is famous for its camel trading event?
[A] Pushkar Mela[B] Kumbha Mela
[C] Sonepur Mela
[D] Suraj Kund Mela
10. The Muslims march seven times round the Kaaba as a path of their Haj pilgrimage. At which of the following places they march?
[A] Riyadh[B] Mecca
[C] Rabat
[D] Jeddah
11. Rouff is a folk dance. It has its origin in which of the following states?
[A] Himachal Pradesh[B] Assam
[C] Mizoram
[D] Kashmir
12. Who established four ‘Maths’ in four corners of India?
[A] Shankaracharya[B] Bhaskara
[C] Ramanujacharya
[D] None of these
13. Which of the following presents the most significant features of Indus Valley Civilization?
[A] Buildings with perfect arches[B] Use of burnt mud bricks
[C] Use of sun-dried mud bricks
[D] None of these
14. Who among the following wrote the National Anthem?
[A] Rabindranath Tagore[B] Bankim Chandra Chatterji
[C] Mohammed Iqbal
[D] None of the above
15. The primitive tribes of Andaman are descendants of which of the following cultures?
[A] Negroids[B] Australoids
[C] Mongoloids
[D] Caucasoids
16. Who among the following Sufi saints maintained that devotional music was one way of coming close to God?
[A] Muin-ud-din Chishti[B] Baba Farid
[C] Saiyid Muhammad Gesudaraz
[D] Shah Alam Bukhari
17. Which of the following was the 23rd trithankar?
[A] Abinandan Nath[B] Suvidhinatha
[C] Arishtnemi
[D] Parshavanath
18. Which of the following schools of Hindu philosophy asserts that Moksha is gained through right knowledge?
[A] Yoga[B] Samkhya
[C] Mimansa
[D] Nyaya
19. Nyaya school’s epistemology accepts four out of how many Pramanas as reliable means of gaining knowledge?
[A] Seven pramanas[B] Six pramanas
[C] Eight pramanas
[D] Nine pramanas
20. Who is credited as the compiler of the Puranas?
[A] Adi Shankaracharya[B] Vyasa
[C] Valmiki
[D] Bhatta Kumarila
21. A semi-circular structure with a dome shape roof erected over the sacred relics of Buddha is known as which of the followings?
[A] Stupas[B] Edicts
[C] Pillars
[D] Monoliths
22. Which tribe of Pakistan performs a traditional dance form called ‘Waziri Dance’?
[A] Sindhi[B] Baloch
[C] Pashtun
[D] Brahuis
23. Bihu is a folk dance of which state?
[A] Assam[B] Odisha
[C] Uttarakhand
[D] Maharashtra
24. Where is Phad Chitra famous?
[A] Rajasthan[B] Odisha
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Gujarat
25. Kalamejuthu painting is famous in which region?
[A] Karnataka[B] Kerela
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Goa
26. The figures of animals are seen on the top of whose pillar?
[A] Ashoka’s Pillar[B] Irani Pillar
[C] Gupta’s Pillar
[D] None of these
27. By cutting the Barabar and Nagarjuna hills, Ashoka and his son Dasharatha built caves for the abode of the sadhus of which sect?
[A] Jainism[B] Aajivaka
[C] Buddhism
[D] Hinduism
28. The idea of the double dome was established by ___
[A] Tughlaq Dynasty[B] Lodi Dynasty
[C] Khilji Dynasty
[D] Sayyaid Dynasty
29. Mughal architecture is a mixture of which two architectures?
[A] Indian and Mongolian[B] Persian and Mongolian
[C] Indian and Persian
[D] Afghan and Persian
30. The Pinjore Garden of Panchkula is an example of which architecture?
[A] Sikh architecture[B] Mughal architecture
[C] Rajput architecture
[D] Lodi architecture
31. Which temple is an example of the Dravidian style?
[A] Ranganatha Temple (Srirangam, Tamil Nadu)[B] Meenakshi Temple (Madurai)
[C] Rameshwaram Temple
[D] All of the above
32. By which Mughal ruler was the Buland Darwaza built?
[A] Humanyun[B] Babur
[C] Akbar
[D] Aurangzeb
33. Which monument was built by Sultan Ahmad Shah I?
[A] Nila Gumbad[B] Rumi Darwaza
[C] Bidar Fort
[D] Gol Gumbaz
34. Which is the classical dance of Kerala?
[A] Kolattam[B] Mahasu
[C] Mohiniyatam
[D] Kuchipudi
35. Dandiya Raas, Garba, Raas Garba are famous songs of which state?
[A] Gujarat[B] Rajasthan
[C] Uttarakhand
[D] Manipur
36. In which temple Ambubachi Mela is held?
[A] Vaishno Devi Temple[B] Kamakhya Temple
[C] Lingaraja Temple
[D] Konark temple
37. Indian People’s Theatre Association is formed by which party?
[A] Congress party[B] Communist party
[C] Socialist party
[D] Nationalist party
38. What is meant by Kathia?
[A] Metallica instrument[B] String instrument
[C] Wooden instrument
[D] Mouth organ instrument
39. Which of the following is the folk theatre of Madhya Pradesh?
[A] Yakshagana[B] Maach
[C] Ojapali
[D] Ramman
40. In which of the following state Putul Nachh is not famous?
[A] Kerala[B] Bengal
[C] Odisha
[D] Assam
41. Chepa Pulusu is the famous food of which state?
[A] Karnataka[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Kerala
42. Dharwad Peda is an Indian sweet unique to the state of __
[A] Tamil Nadu[B] Andhra Pradesh
[C] Karnataka
[D] Kerala
43. Dastar is also known by __
[A] Lungi[B] Gamcha
[C] Pagri
[D] Dhoti
44. Who wrote the famous play Heer Ranjha?
[A] Baba Farid[B] Bulley Shah
[C] Waris Shah
[D] Vir Singh
45. Who is known as the father of modern Hindu literature?
[A] Bhartendu Harishchandra[B] Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
[C] Harivansha Rai Bachhan
[D] Rabindranath Tagore
46. Lakshminath Bezbarua was an __ poet,
[A] Bengali[B] Assamese
[C] Oriya
[D] Bihari
47. In which language did Kalhana write Rajatarangini?
[A] Sanskrit[B] Prakrit
[C] Pali
[D] Magadhi
48. What is the dimension (width : length) of the national flag of India?
[A] 2:3[B] 3:4
[C] 1:3
[D] 1:2
49. Who composed the National song of India?
[A] Rabindranath Tagore[B] Satyajit Ray
[C] Shri Auribindo Ghosh
[D] Bankim Chandra Chatterji
50. Which of the following instruments is used while performing Dhrupad?
[A] Tabla[B] Pakhawaj
[C] Harmonium
[D] Sitar