Indian Culture MCQs
1. Which of the following was the birth place of Guru Nanak ?
[A] Shakargarh
[B] Sultanpur
[C] Nankana Sahib
[D] Shahkot
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Correct Answer: C [Nankana Sahib]
Notes:
Nankana Sahib was the birth place of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikh religion. He was born in 1469 in a khatri family. He had strong faith in worship of Nirakar Brahma.
2. Which among the following Hindu Painters was sent by Jahangir to portrait Shah Abbas-I of Persia ?
[A] Basawan
[B] Bishan Das
[C] Dasarath
[D] Manohar
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Correct Answer: B [Bishan Das]
Notes:
Bishandas was a 17th-century portrait painter at the court of the Mughal emperor Jahangir. Jahangir praised him as “unrivalled in the art of portraiture”. Though little is known of Bishandas’ life, his name can indicate that he was a Hindu. In 1613 he was sent on a diplomatic mission to Persia, to paint the Shah’s portrait. Here he was so successful that he remained until 1620, when he returned with the gift of an elephant.
3. Madai festival is a tribal festival of which among the following states?
[A] Assam
[B] Bihar
[C] Chattisgarh
[D] Manipur
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Correct Answer: C [Chattisgarh]
Notes:
Madai festival is a popular festival of Chhattisgarh. The festival reflects the rich culture and tradition of the state. The Madai Festival is celebrated by people belonging to the Gond Tribe.
4. Gaudavaho of Vakpati narrates the Digvijay of whom among the following?
[A] Bhaskaravarman
[B] Isanavarman
[C] Sasanka
[D] Yasovarman
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Correct Answer: D [Yasovarman]
Notes:
Gaudavaho of Vakpati narrates the Digvijay to Yasovarman. Gaudavaho a Prakrit-language poem written by Vakpati
5. The word “El Niño” comes from which among the following languages?
[A] Arabic
[B] French
[C] Spanish
[D] Portuguese
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Correct Answer: C [Spanish]
6. ‘AHIRAI’ is the traditional folk dance is for which tribe of Madhya Pradesh?
[A] Bharia tribe
[B] Sahariya tribe
[C] Baiga tribe
[D] Bhil tribe
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Correct Answer: A [Bharia tribe ]
Notes:
The major traditional dances of Bharia tribe of Madhya Pradesh are Bharam, Setam, Saila and Ahirai. The most popular dance form of Bharia tribe is performed on the occasion of marriage.
7. ‘BHAGORIA’ is the traditional folk dance of which tribe?
[A] Bhil
[B] Gond
[C] Korku
[D] Baiga
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Correct Answer: A [Bhil]
Notes:
Tribal dance forms are Karma and Saili (Gonds), Bhagoria (Bhils), Lehangi (Saharias) and Thaapti (Kokru), Pardhauni (Baiga).
8. Anekantavada is a core theory and philosophy of which one of the following?
[A] Buddhism
[B] Jainism
[C] Sikhism
[D] Vaishnavism
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Correct Answer: B [Jainism]
Notes:
Anekantavada refers to the Jain doctrine about metaphysical truths that emerged in ancient India. It states that the ultimate truth and reality is complex and has multiple aspects.
9. Which of the following were the most popular Sufis?
[A] Rabia
[B] Hallaj
[C] Ghazali
[D] All of the above
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Correct Answer: D [All of the above]
Notes:
Rabia al-Adawiyya al-Qaysiyya was a Muslim saint and Sufi mystic. She is known in some parts of the world as, Hazrat Bibi Rabia Basri, Rabia Al Basri or simply Rabia Basri.
Mansur al-Hallaj was a Persian mystic, poet and teacher of Sufism. He is best known for his saying: “I am the Truth”, which many saw as a claim to divinity, while others interpreted it as an instance of annihilation of the ego which allows God to speak through the individual.
Al-Ghazali was one of the most prominent and influential philosophers, theologians, jurists, and sufi mystics of Sunni Islam. He was of Persian origin. Some Muslims consider him to be a Mujaddid, a renewer of the faith who, according to the prophetic hadith, appears once every century to restore the faith of the ummah.
10. Which of the following is correct?
1. Shore temple of Pallavas Mahabalipuram
2. Kailasa temple of Rashtrakutas Ellora
3. Khajuraho temples Chandellas
[A] None is correct
[B] Only I is correct
[C] Only II, III are correct
[D] All are correct
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Correct Answer: D [All are correct]
Notes:
Shore Temple is a complex of elegant shrines among a number of Hindu monuments at Mamallapuram .It is on the Coromandel Coast of Tamil Nadu state.
The Kailasha temple is the largest monolithic rock-cut temple in the world. It is located in the Ellora Caves, Maharashtra.
The Khajuraho Group of Monuments is a group of Hindu temples and Jain temples in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The temples of Khajuraho were commissioned by the Rajput rulers of Chandella Dynasty.
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