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INDIAN CULTURE- PAGE 6​

INDIAN CULTURE MCQs

1. Meghavarman the ruler of Sri Lanka sent a cultural mission to which of the following Gupta rulers?
(A) Chandragupta I
(B) Samudragupta
(C) Chandragupta II
(D) Skandagupta
Ans: B
 
2. Krishnalila scences are depicted in the temple of
(A) Deogarh
(B) Nachna Kuthara
(C) Khoh
(D) Sanchi
Ans: A
 
3. Arrange the following temples in Chronological order:
i. Shore temple at Mahabalipuram
ii. Kailasanatha temple at Kanchipuram
iii. Brihadesvara temple at Tanjavur
iv. Minakshi temple at Madurai
Select your answer from the codes given below:
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii iii iv i
(C) iii iv i ii
(D) iv iii ii i
Ans: A
 
4. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List – I (Sun Temples)                                                            List – II (States)
a. Modhera Sun temple                                                           1. Orissa
b. Konark Sun Temple                                                            2. Madhya Pradesh
c. Martand Sun Temple                                                           3. Gujarat
d. Chitragupta temple Khajuraho                                           4. Kashmir
Codes:
a          b          c          d
(A)       3          1          4          2
(B)       2          3          1          4
(C)       3          4          1          2
(D)       1          2          3          4
Ans: A
 
5. An early Muslim invader who adopted Sanskrit legend on his coins was
(A) Mahmud of Ghazni
(B) Muhammad bin Qasim
(C) Muhammad Ghori
(D) None of the above
Ans: A​

6. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
List – I (Name of Palaces)                                                      List – II ( Built by)
a. Qasr-i Safed                                                                        1. Qutubuddin Aibek
b. Kushk-i Lal                                                                         2. Ghyasuddin Balban
c. Kushk-i Sabz                                                                       3. Jalaluddin Firoz Khalji
d. Qasr-i Hazar Sutun                                                          4. Alauddin Khalji
Codes:
a          b          c          d
(A)       1          2          3          4
(B)       2          3          1          4
(C)       4          3          2          1
(D)       1          2          4          3
Ans: A
 
7. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Bhakti movement tended to diminish the strong prejudice against women.
Reason (R): The Bhakti saints believed that devotion to God was more important in life than being a householder.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (R) is true, but (A) is false.
Ans: C
 
8. In Indian sufi literature the term Zikr stands for
(A) Repentance
(B) Renunciation
(C) Remembrance of God
(D) Satisfaction with whatever is ordained by God
Ans: C
 
9. Jahaz Mahal was constructed at:
(A) Jaunpur
(B) Mandu
(C) Pandua
(D) Ahmedabad
Ans: A
 
10. On 28th January 1519, Babur married Mubarrak Begum, a daughter of Malik Shah Mansoor, the chief of the Yusuf Zais with a view to:
(A) show his might to Yusuf Zai’s
(B) suppress the Yusuf Zai’s
(C) conciliate ‘the Yusuf Zai horde’
(D) create terror in the Yusuf Zai horde
Ans: C
 
11. Which of the following was not constructed at Fatehpur Sikri?
(A) Panch Mahal
(B) Jodha Bai’s Palace
(C) Jahangiri Mahal
(D) Khwab Gah
Ans: C
 
12. Dastan-i-Masih or Miratul Quds is a
(A) Persian translation of a work in Portuguese based on the Gospels.
(B) Persian translation of a work on European Renaissance art.
(C) A manuscript containing numerous copies of Christian pictures by artist Keshavdas.
(D) English translation of Bible written in Portuguese by Father Jerome Xavier on Akbar’s order.
Ans: A
 
13. Which Mughal painter supervised the work of illustration of the first four volumes of the Hamzanama?
(A) Mir Mansur
(B) Mir Saiyyad Ali
(C) Abdus Samad
(D) Mukhlis
Ans: B
 
14. In Hindustan tester of food is called Chashnigir while Babur called him
(A) Bakāwal
(B) Āftābgir
(C) Amir i dād
(D) Amir i tarab
Ans: A
 
15. Sawai Jai Singh built his last observatory at
(A) Delhi
(B) Ujjain
(C) Mathura
(D) Banaras
Ans: C
 
16. The Asiatic Society of Bengal was started by
(A) Henry Vivian Derozio
(B) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(C) William Jones
(D) Lord Cornwallis
Ans: C
 
17. The Fort William College was established by
(A) Warrren Hastings
(B) Lord Ripon
(C) Lord William Bentinck
(D) Lord Wellesley
Ans: D
 
18. ‘Palempore’ was the famous textile variety that was exported from
(A) Gujarat
(B) Bengal
(C) Coromandel Coast
(D) Malabar Coast
Ans: C
 
19. ‘The Lottery Committee’ of 1817 was associated with the town planning of
(A) Pondicherry
(B) Calcutta
(C) Bombay
(D) Madras
Ans: B
 
20. Which of the following is not true about the Arya Samaj?
(A) The Vedas are infallible.
(B) The marriageable age of the boys and girls should be 25 and 16 respectively.
(C) It encouraged the female education.
(D) The recognition of interreligious marriages.
Ans: D
 
21. Arrange the following in chronological order and select the correct answer using the code given below:
i. The Universities Act
ii. The Hunter Commission
iii. The Wood’s Despatch
iv. The Sandler Commission
Codes:
(A) i iii iv ii
(B) ii i iii iv
(C) iii ii i iv
(D) iv i iii ii
Ans: C
 
22. The Age of Consent Bill of 1891 sought to push the age of consummation of marriage for women
(A) from 8 to 10 years
(B) from 10 to 12 years
(C) from 12 to 14 years
(D) from 16 to 18 years
Ans: B
 
23. Who was the leader of ‘No-Tax Campaign’ of the peasants organised in 1928?
(A) S.A. Dange
(B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(C) Baba Ramchandra
(D) Subhash Chandra Bose
Ans: C
 
24. Match the following names with the specific movements:
List – I                                                                        List – II
a. Swami Sahajanand Saraswati                                 1. Bardoli Satyagraha of 1928
b. Vallabhbhai Patel                                                    2. Ezhavas of Kerala
c. Sasipada Bannerjee                                                 3. Bhumihar Brahman Sabha of Bihar
d. Nanu Asan                                                              4. Jute Mill Workers of Baranagar
Codes:
a          b          c          d
(A)       3          2          1          4
(B)       3          1          4          2
(C)       2          3          4          1
(D)       1          4          3          2
Ans: B
 
25. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Modern Indian nationalism arose to meet the challenge of foreign domination.
Reason (R): Because the British rule had become the major barrier to India’s development.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
Codes:
(A) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Ans: D

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