Indian Culture MCQs

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Upanishads – Mysterious doctrine
Samaveda – Ritual juice
Rig-Veda – World’s oldest scriptures
Atharvaveda- Magical chants

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This sect of Buddhism believes in the heavenliness of Buddha and believes in Idol Worship. It allows salvation through having faith and committing oneself to Buddha. Major difference between Hinayana and Mahayana. Mahayana worships the bodhisattvas and read the Mahayana sutras while Hinayanists do not perform these.

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The Sufi saint who maintained that devotional music was one way of coming close to God was Muin-ud-din Chishti. He was born in Afghanistan in 1156.He began his religious career at the age of 13. He distributed his inheritance among the poor and adopted the simple life of an itinerant Sufi fakir.
Khwaja Sahib and his disciples settled in Ajmer at the beginning of the thirteenth century. Withdrawing into a life of meditation and fasting, he preached a message of renunciation, affirming that personal experience of God was attainable to anyone who relinquished their ties to the world.

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Shyam Benegal is an Indian director and screenwriter. With his first four feature films Ankur, Nishant, Manthan and Bhumika he was part of a new genre, which has now come to be called the “middle cinema” in India. He has expressed dislike of the term, preferring his work to be called New or Alternate cinema.

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UNESCO Natural World Heritage site Humanyun’s Tomb is located in Delhi and was built in 1570.

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Satya Vrat Shastri eceived the Jnanpith Award for Sanskrit literature in 2006. His notable works include Ramakirtimahakavyam, Brahattaram Bharatam, Sribodhisattvacharitam, Vaidika Vyakarana and Sarmanyadesah Sutram Vibhati.

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Hindu texts are classified into Sruti and Smriti , forming the core foundation of the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Puranas, the Mahabharata, the Ramayana, and the agamas. The six astika schools of Hindu philosophy,namely Sankhya, Yoga, Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Mimamsa and Vedanta. recognizing the authority of the Vedas.

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The practice of pratyahara (concentrating all of one’s senses on self) is mentioned in hymn 8.15 of Chandogya Upanishad (c. ~ 800-700 BCE).

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Buddha Samyak Darshan Sangrahalaya  is being built in Vaishali. It is a stupa to house the Buddha relic which was found in archeological excavation in Vaishali. The work started after the inauguration done by the Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. The museum will be built over 72 acres of land and the entire structure will be built of Stone.
Buddha Samyak Darshan Sangrahalaya will have two components: a Buddha stupa and a Museum. Art and exhibition galleries, 3D models, multimedia presentation and an interpretation centre will be at the Museum and  The stupa will focus on Bihar and Buddha’s Mahaparinirvana and major incidents of his life.

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During Malmas mela, which is also known as Adhimas, it is believed that the 33 crore gods and goddesses of Hindu culture dwell in the area of Rajgir. Therefore devotees offer prayers and offerings for the entire month marking the religious importance of the period. Moreover, devotees from all over wash off their sins by taking a dip in the hot spring and pay homage to the holy land of Rajgir during the malmas mela.