100 Indian Culture Questions and Answers
GK
- 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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