Indian Culture General Studies MCQs
81. Which of the following statements are correct about the impacts of Sufism?
1. The khanaqas offered peace and comfort to thousands of people.
2. The urs and other ceremonies performed in the khanaqas and dargahs developed into significant cultural institutions.
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Both 1 & 2
[D] Neither 1 & 2
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Correct Answer: C [Both 1 & 2]
Notes:
The khanaqas offered peace and comfort to thousands of people. The urs and other ceremonies performed in the khanaqas and dargahs developed into significant cultural institutions.
82. Who is the author of Ramacharitamanasa?
[A] Tulsidas
[B] Kabir
[C] Guru Nanak
[D] Ramanuja
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Correct Answer: A [Tulsidas]
Notes:
Tulsidas was a great scholar and had made a profound study of Indian philosophy and literature. He is also the author of Ramacharitamanasa which is popularly called Tulsi-krita Ramayana.
83. Which of the following popularised the Sankirtan/Kirtan system?
[A] Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
[B] Narsingh Mehta
[C] Saint Tyagaraja
[D] Tulsidas
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Correct Answer: A [Chaitanya Mahaprabhu]
Notes:
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was a well-known saint, ascetic Hindu monk, and social reformer of Bengal. He popularised the Krishna cult in the 16th century. He also popularised the Sankirtan/Kirtan system.
84. Zafar Khan came to the throne with the blessings of which of the following saints?
[A] Makhdurn Alauddin Ali
[B] Makhdum Jahaniyah
[C] Muhibbullah Allahabadi
[D] Salim Chishti
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Correct Answer: B [Makhdum Jahaniyah]
Notes:
Zafar Khan is considered as the founder of the Muslim kingdom of Gujarat. He succeeded to the throne with the blessings of Makhdum Jahaniyah who was a Sufi saint from South Asia.
85. Before joining the Suhrawardi order which of the following lived in the company of Gorakhnath?
[A] Makhdum Hamzah
[B] Saba Dawud Khaki Suhrawardi
[C] Shihabuddin Suhrawardi
[D] Shaikh Hasan
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Correct Answer: D [Shaikh Hasan]
Notes:
Shaikh Hasan was another prominent Sufi saint of the Suhrawardi order, who lived during the 16th and 17th centuries in Lahore in present-day Pakistan. Before joining the Suhrawardi order he lived in the ‘company of yogi Gorakhnath.
86. Which of the following established the Qadiri order?
[A] Shah NimatuIlah Wali
[B] Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani
[C] Shihabuddin Suhrawardi
[D] Shah Nurullah
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Correct Answer: B [Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani]
Notes:
The Qadiri order which was popular in Punjab was established during the Mughal rule by Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani in the mid-fifteenth century. The Qadiris were orthodox Sufis who zealously followed the Shariah.
87. Sultan Hussain Mirza became the disciple of which of the following saint?
[A] Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani
[B] Mir Muhammad Miyan
[C] Sayyid Muhammad Halabi Uchhi
[D] Ibrahim Makhdumji
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Correct Answer: C [Sayyid Muhammad Halabi Uchhi]
Notes:
Sayyid Muhammad Halabi Uchhi visited India when he was young and lived for a while in Lahore and Nagore. When he visited India again in 1482 CE, he settled in Uchh, where Sultan Hussain Mirza became his disciple.
88. Which of the following were the key British architects of colonial architecture?
1) Robert Fellowes Chisholm
2) Charles Mant
3) Henry Irwin
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 2 & 3
[C] Only 1 & 3
[D] 1, 2 & 3
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Correct Answer: D [1, 2 & 3]
Notes:
Many European countries invaded India and created architectural styles reflective of their ancestral homes. Among the key British architects of this time were Robert Fellowes Chisholm, Charles Mant, Henry Irwin, William Emerson, George Wittet, and Frederick Stevens.
89. By which of the following is Hinduism defined?
[A] Six darsanas (philosophies)
[B] Two schools
[C] Four major modern currents
[D] All of the above
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Correct Answer: D [All of the above]
Notes:
Hinduism is defined by six darsanas (philosophies) , namely, Sankhya, Yoga, Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Mimamsa and Vedanta, two schools, Vedanta and Yoga and four major modern currents, namely Vaishnavism (Vishnu), Shaivism (Shiva), Shaktism (Devi) and Smartism (five deities treated as same).
90. The philosophy of which of the following lays emphasis on knowledge and wisdom?
[A] Upanishads
[B] Yogic Hinduism
[C] Dharmic Hinduism
[D] Bhaktivaad
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Correct Answer: A [Upanishads]
Notes:
The philosophy of the Upanishads, includes Advaita Vedanta, stressing knowledge and wisdom; Yogic Hinduism, adhering to Yoga Sutras of Patanjali emphasizing introspective awareness; Dharmic Hinduism or “daily morality”, and Bhakti or devotional Hinduism, expressing intense emotions in the pursuit of the spirituality.
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