Indian Culture General Studies MCQs

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1. Lal Ded (Lalla Yogeshwari) was a practitioner of which of the following traditions?

[A] Tibetan Buddhism
[B] Kashmir Shaivism
[C] Sri Sampradaya
[D] Smartism

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2. This temple is 150 year old temple situated in Kavi Kamboi in Gujarat. It is flanked by the Arabian Sea on one side and the Bay of Cambay on the other. The Shivalinga present here can be seen only during low-tide hours. In the above given description, which temple is being talked about?

[A] Somnath temple
[B] Stambheshwar Mahadev temple
[C] Dwarkadhish temple
[D] Nageshwar Temple

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3. Who among the following got the Mahabharata translated into Persian and named it as ‘Razmnama’ ?

[A] Akbar
[B] Jahangir
[C] Aurangzeb
[D] None of the above

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4. The famous World Heritage Site “Basilica of Bom Jesus” is located in which among the following places in India?

[A] Pondichery
[B] Mahe
[C] Daman
[D] Goa

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5. In which month, Vishu is celebrated in Kerala?

[A] January
[B] February
[C] March
[D] April

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6. Pancha mahal is located in:

[A] Agra
[B] Delhi
[C] Fatehpur Sikri
[D] Sikandara

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7. Hymns composed by which among the following rulers have been incorporated in Guru Grantha sahib of Sikhs?

[A] Jaydev
[B] Swami Haridas
[C] Namdev
[D] Dhyaneshwar

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8. Who among the following was instrumental in designing New Delhi in collaboration with Edwin Lutyens?

[A] John Abel
[B] Thomas Warr Attwood
[C] Simon Basil
[D] Herbert Baker

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9. A Fire temple is a place of worship for _____?

[A] Sikhs
[B] Zoroastrians
[C] Buddhists
[D] Shinto’s

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10. Who among the following produced India’s first dubbed film, Harischandra, in 1944?

[A] A. V. Meiyappan
[B] S. S. Vasan
[C] L V Prasad
[D] Kadaru Nagabhushanam

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