Indian Culture Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which Indian Academy is promoting dance, drama and music?
A.Sahitya Academy
B.Lalit Kala Academy
C.National School of Drama
D.Sangeet Academy
2. The word ‘Sathyameva Jayate’ is taken from __________
A.Yajur Veda
B.Atharva Veda
C.Mundaka Upanishad
D.Sam Veda
3. According to the cultural history of India ‘Panchayatan’ is:
A. An assembly of elders of village
B. A religious sect
C. Temple construction style
D. Functionary of an administration
4. Dandia’ is a popular dance of
A.Punjab
B.Gujarat
C.Tamil Nadu
D.Maharashtra
5. Where is Pushkar Fair held?
A.Udaipur
B.Jaisalmer
C.Jodhpur
D.Ajmer
6. Sattriya is a classical dance form of which State?
A. Manipur
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Assam
D. Andhra Pradesh
7. Which of the following folk dance forms is associated with Gujarat?
A.Nautanki
B.Garba
C.Kathakali
D.Bhangra
8. In which of the following styles of dance the story/ theme is always taken from Mahabharata and Ramayana?
A. Bharatanatyam
B. Mohiniattam
C. Odissi
D. Kuchipudi
9. The Rath Yatra at Puri is celebrated in honour of which Hindu deity
A.Ram
B.Jaganath
C.Shiva
D.Vishnu
10. Which one of the following is not a feature of North Indian temple architecture?
A.Sikhara
B.Garbha Griha
C.Gopura
D.Pradakshina
11. Which of the following dances is a solo dance?
A.OttanThullal
B.Kuchipudi
C.Yakshagana
D.Odissi
12. Ramman is a religious festival and ritual theatre of ____?
A. Uttarkhand
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. West Bengal
D. Madhya Pradesh
13. Pungi is a dance form related to the state
A.Punjab
B.Himachal Pradesh
C.Haryana
D.Delhi
14. ___________ is classical dance form of Uttar Pradesh
A. Kathakali
B. Kathak
C. Kuchipudi
D. Mohiniattam
15. Kalchakra ceremony is associated with which of the following ceremonies?
A.Hinduism
B.Buddhism
C.Jainism
D.Islam
16. The famous Nabakalebara festival belongs to which of the following states?
A. Rajasthan
B. Odisha
C. West Bengal
D. Bihar
17. Which of the following places is famous for Chikankari work, which is a traditional art of embroidery?
A.Lucknow
B.Hyderabad
C.Jaipur
D.Mysore
18. Which classical dance form is famous in Tamil Nadu?
A. Kuchipudi
B. Mohiniattam
C. Bharatanatyam
D. Kathakali
19. Historic Chandragiri Fort is located in which of the following states?
A.Andhra Pradesh
B.Karnataka
C.Maharashtra
D.Telangana
20. The Kala Ghoda Arts Festival is associated with which one of the following cities?
A. Kochi
B. Pune
C. Mumbai
D. Mysore
21. The 2016 International Minjar fair has started in which state of India?
A.Maharashtra
B.Bihar
C.Punjab
D.Himachal
22. Which of the following is not a folk dance of Uttar Pradesh?
A. Quawwalis
B. Chhau
C. Birhas
D. Charkulas
23. The famous traditional dance ‘Ruf’ or ‘Rauf’ is associated with ……………… State.
A.Andhra Pradesh
B.Rajasthan
C.Jammu & Kashmir
D.Dadra & Nagar Haveli
24. Who composed the famous song ‘Sare Jahan SeAchha’?
A. Jaidev
B. Mohammad Iqbal
C. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
D. Rabindranath Tagore
25. In India, which festival coincide with the festivals of Songkran in Thailand, Thingyan in Myanmar and Aluth Avurudda in Sri Lanka?
A.Baisakhi
B.Makar Sankranti
C.Guru Poornima
D.Holi
26. Hanukkh, the festival of light is associated with which one of the following religions?
A. Hindu
B. Jewish
C. Jain
D. Christians
27. In which State is the religious festival Ganesh Chaturthi celebrated with gusto?
A.Maharashtra
B.Madhya Pradesh
C.Uttar Pradesh
D.Nagaland
28. The paintings in the Ajanta and Ellora caves are indicative of the development of art under the
A. Pallavas
B. Chalukyas
C. Pandyas
D. Rashtrakutas
29. Which of the following combinations of the States and the festivals mainly celebrated there is not correct?
A.Uttar Pradesh – Krishna Janmashtami
B.Maharashtra – Ganesh Chaturthi
C.Gujarat – Durga Puja
D.Rajasthan – Gangaur
30. Who among the following was known as Bengal’s Greata Garbo?
A. Suchitra Sen
B. Amaravati
C. Kanan Devi
D. Bharathi Shirodkor
31. The Desert Festival, an annual event in Rajasthan that displays local folk arts and culture, aerobatics, camel races, is held at
A.Bikaner
B.Jodhpur
C.Jaisalmer
D.Barmer
32. Which one of the following manuscript is included in the UNESCO’s Memory of World Register?
A. Rig Veda
B. Ramayana
C. Mahabharata
D. None of the above
33. Losing festival is celebrated in which of the following states?
A.Assam
B.Sikkim
C.Bengal
D.Kerala
34. ‘Madhubani’, a style of folk paintings, is popular in which of the following states in India?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Rajasthan
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Bihar
35. The technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid lime plaster is known as –
A.Gouache
B.Cubism
C.Fresco
D.Tempera
36. Where is “Pushkar Fair” held ?
A. Jaipur
B. Udaipur
C. Jodhpur
D. Ajmer
37. In which of the following states is the Hornbill Festival held annually?
A.Sikkim
B.Nagaland
C.Assam
D.Bengal
38. 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
39. Sonepur, the venue of one of the largest cattle fairs is located in which of the following states?
A.Bihar
B.Uttarakand
C.Rajasthan
D.Assam
40. ‘Kuchipudi’ dance originated in
A. Rajasthan
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Karnataka
D. Punjab
41. With which of the following festivals is Jallikattu associated?
A.Vishu
B.Onam
C.Shivarathri
D.Pongal
42. The famous “Ganga Sagar Mela”, an annual fair is held in which state of India?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Bihar
C. Jharkhand
D. West Bengal
43. Which among the following is the folk dance popular during the harvest season in Punjab?
A.Bhangara
B.Kathak
C.Garba
D.Odissi
44. Which one of the following festivals is not celebrated almost simultaneously in the month of January each year?
A.Lohri
B.Gudi Padwa
C.Makar Sankranti
D.Pongal
45. Which of the following literary works belongs to classical Sanskrit literature ?
A.Meghadutam
B.Dhammapada
C.Dighanikaya
D.Vedas
46. Who amongst the following is renowned in the field of painting?
A. Prof. T.N. Krishnan
B. Ram Kinkar
C. Raja Ravi Varma
D. Parveen Sultana
47. Rock cut architecture in Harappan culture context has been found at—
A.Kotdiji
B.Amri
C.Dhaulabira
D.Kalibangan
48. Bhagavata Mela, a folk form of performing arts is native to :
A.Assam
B.Gujarat
C.Karnataka
D.Tamil Nadu
49. Where was first Madarsa set up by the British in India ?
A.Calcutta (Kolkata)
B.Madras (Chennai)
C.Bombay (Mumbai)
D.Delhi
50. Guru Birju Maharaj is a maestro of which of the following Classical dance forms?
A.Kathakali
B.Manipuri
C.Mohiniattam
D.Kathak
51. ‘Bull’ in Buddhism is associated with which event of Buddha’s life ?
A.Birth
B.Great departure
C.Enlightenment
D.Mahaparinirvan
52. Which among the following is a folk dance of India?
A.Kathakali
B.Mohiniattam
C.Garba
D.Manipuri
53. What was the main effect of vedic culture an Indian history ?
A.Solidification of race
B.Progress of Metaphysics
C.Development of Sanskrit
D.None of these
54. Which of the following is a popular folk dance of Maharashtra?
A.Garba
B.Dandiya
C.Tamasha
D.Bhangra
55. In which language was the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita originally written ?
A.Prakrit
B.Apabhramsa
C.Pali
D.Sanskrit
56. The oldest form of composition of the Hindustani vocal music is :
A.Dhrupad
B.Thumri
C.Gazal
D.None of these
57. The Paintings of Ajanta depict stories of the—
A.Mahabharata
B.Panchatantra
C.Jatakas
D.Ramayana
58. Kathak is the principal classical dance of :
A.Southern India
B.Northern India
C.Eastern India
D.Western India
59. Buddha’s preachings were mainly related to—
A.Purity of thought and conduct
B.Belief in one god
C.Practice of rituals
D.Idol worship
60. Mughal painting flourished during the reign of—
A.Shahjahan
B.Akbar
C.Aurangzeb
D.Jahangir
61. The Flamingo Festival is celebrated in__?
A.Kerala
B.Bengal
C.Uttar Pradesh
D.Andhra Pradesh
62. The Sangai Festival is organized in __
A.Manipur
B.Assam
C.Meghalaya
D.Tamil Nadu
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- The ratio of width of our National flag to its length is
Answer: 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?
Answer: Only the first stanza - The Rath Yatra at Puri is celebrated in honour of which Hindu deity
Answer: Jaganath - The book of Parsis is
Answer: Zend Avesta - Which of the following dances is a solo dance?
Answer: Ottan Thullal - The National Anthem was first sung in the year
Answer: 1911 - Thillana is a format of
Answer: Baharatanatyam - ‘Madhubani’, a style of folk paintings, is popular in which of the following states in India?
Answer: Bihar - ‘Natya – Shastra’ the main source of India’s classical dances was written by
Answer: Bharat Muni - Kathak is a classical dance of
Answer: North India - The head quarters of Sahitya Akademi is at
Answer: New Delhi - The dance encouraged and performance from the temple of Tanjore was
Answer: Bharatanatyam - The last Mahakumbh of the 20th century was held at
Answer: Haridwar - The National Song of India was composed by
Answer: Bankim Chandra Chatterji - Who composed the famous song ‘Sare Jahan SeAchha’?
Answer: Mohammad Iqbal - In which estivals are boat races a special feature?
Answer: Onam - Kalchakra ceremony is associated with which of the following ceremonies?
Answer: Buddhism - The practice of military governorship was first introduced in India by the –
Answer: Greeks - Who put up the most stiff resistance against the British in India?
Answer: The Marathas - Which amidst the following sites/monuments is not on the UNESCO’s list of World Cultural Heritages
Answer: Tirupati-Thirumala Temples - The ancient Indian play Mudrarakshasa of Visakhadutt has its subject on
Answer: The court intrigues at the time of Chandragupta Maurya - Which place is famous for Chikankari work, which is a traditional art of embroidery?
Answer: Lucknow - The Raga which is sung early in the morning is
Answer: 92nd Todi - Whichdynasties was ruling over North India at the time of Alexander’s invasion ?
Answer: Nanda - Mohiniattam dance from developed originally in which state?
Answer: Kerala - Garba is associated with which state?
Answer: Gujarat - Who among the following streamlined the Maratha administration after Sambhaji?
Answer: Raja Ram - Who defeated whom in the second Battle of Tarain (1192 A.D)?
Answer: Mohammed Ghauri defeated Prithviraj - Who issued a token currency in copper coins between A.D 1329 and 1330?
Answer: 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?
Answer: Ibrahim Adil Shah - Mansabdari system was introduced in Mughal administration by –
Answer: Akbar - ‘Dandia’ is a popular dance of
Answer: Gujarat - ‘Chauth’ was
Answer: Land tax levied by Shivaji on neighboring states - Thillana is a format of
Answer: Bharatanatyam - The Indus Valley Houses were built of –
Answer: Bricks - The words ‘Satyameva Jayate’ inscribed below the base plate of the emblem of India are taken from
Answer: Mundak Upanishad - The paintings in the Ajanta and Ellora caves are indicative of the development of art under the –
Answer: Chalukyas - Mohiniattam dance from developed originally in
Answer: Kerala - Tansen, a great musician of his time, was in the court of –
Answer: Akbar - Gujarat folk dance?
Answer: Garba - The Court language of the Mughals was –
Answer: Persian - Which Academy is responsible for fostering the development of dance, drama and music in India
Answer: Sangeet Academy - Who was sent to foreign countires by Asoka to preach Buddhism?
Answer: Sanghamitra - Who Hindu religious teacher was called to the Ibadat Khana of Emperor Akbar?
Answer: Purushottama - Gautam Buddha was born in –
Answer: Lumbini - ‘Natya – Shastra’ the main source of India’s classical dances was written by
Answer: Bharat Muni - The Indus valley people were familiar with the use of –
Answer: Tin, Lead and copper - The founder of the pala dynasty of Bengal was –
Answer: Gopala - The words ‘Satyameva Jayate’ inscribed below the base plate of the emblem of India are taken from –
Answer: Mundak Upanishad - Musical instrument ‘sitar’ is the combination of –
Answer: Veena and Piano - For first time the Department of Public works was established by
Answer: Firoz shah Tughlaq - Losoong is a festival which is celebrated in –
Answer: Sikkim - Thaipusam festival is celebrated by which of the following communities?
Answer: Tamil - The Flamingo Festival is celebrated in
Answer: Andhra Pradesh - The Sangai Festival is organized in
Answer: Manipur - Father of Muslim Renaissance in Bengal
Answer: Nawab Abdul Latif Khan - One religion, one caste and one God for mankind
Answer: Sri Narayan Guru - The Varkari sect in Maharashtra was founded by
Answer: Dhynaeshwar - God knows man’s virtues and inquires not his caste; in the next world there is no caste. This teaching is of __?
Answer: Guru Nanak - The author of Kitab-ur-Rehla?
Answer: Ibn-i-Batuta - ______ is the hallmark feature of the Dravida style of temple architecture?
Answer: Vimana - The first Indian poetic work in English?
Answer: Kashi Prasad Ghosh - Santhara is a religious ritual related to ___?
Answer: Jain - The birth place of Guru Nanak
Answer: Nankana Sahib - Famous sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya settled in Delhi during the times of __:
Answer: Akbar - Where is the Tagore Centre for the Study of Culture and Civilization ?
Answer: Simla - Rajgir Mahotsav is celebrated in _
Answer: Bihar - Hornbill Festival is celebrated in which state of India?
Answer: Nagaland - In Indian musical terminology, what is the feminine of Raga?
Answer: Ragini - What term is used for initiation into Sikhism?
Answer: Pahul - What name was given to the city of Yathrib by Prophet Mohammed?
Answer: Medina - What is the interval between two ‘Maha Kumbh’ melas at the same place?
Answer: 12 Years - Who founded ‘Yoga Shastra’ the school of Hindu philosophy
Answer: Patanjali - The Meenakshi temple at Madurai is the monument of
Answer: Pandyas - Tirupati temple of Lord Venkateswara is situated in which state
Answer: Andhra Pradesh - Bhagavata Mela is a folk dance of
Answer: Andhra Pradesh - Which is the fist takie film
Answer: The Jazz Singer in 1927 - Who is known as Barefoot Painter
Answer: M.F. Hussain - Who is consideblue as the father of Jainism
Answer: Mahavira - The oldest Veda is
Answer: Rig veda - Ramakrishna Mission was established by
Answer: Swamy Vivekananda - The Simhastha Kumbh Mela was held at
Answer: Nasik - Keleucharan Mahapatra was an exponent in
Answer: Odissi - Sattriya is a classical dance form of which State?
Answer: Assam - Which is the folk dance of Andhra Pradesh?
Answer: Kolattam - Who had introduced Police system in India?
Answer: Lord Cornwallis - Which of the raga is not composed by Tansen?
Answer: Deepak Raga - Badaam Halwa is a popular __________ dish
Answer: Mugulai - Which imaginary place is used in R.K. Narayan’s stories?
Answer: Malgudi - Which novel Rabindra Nath Tagore won the Noble Prize for?
Answer: Gitanjali - Who has written famous novel ‘Devdas’?
Answer: Saratchandra Chattopadhyay - ‘Panchatantra’ is originally written by _____________.
Answer: Vishnu Sharma - Which Veda Sanskrit literature has begun from?
Answer: Rigveda - The universities of Calcutta, Madras and Bombay were founded in the year—
Answer: 1857 - The local name of Mohanjodaro is—
Answer: Mound of the Dead - The first railway line in India was opened in the year—
Answer: 1853 - Shivaji died in the year—
Answer: 1680 - In which century did the famous Chinese pilgrim Fahien visit India ?
Answer: 5th century A.D. - Who was the Hindu king shown playing veena on the ancient-coins ?
Answer: Samudra Gupta - Mahabalipuram was established by the—
Answer: Pallavas