This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > History > India > Indian Culture – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Indian Culture Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What are the traditional clothing of Indians? A) Land Dayak/ Bidayuh. B) Cheongsam, Samfu. C) Saree, Veti Jippa. D) Baju Melayu, Baju Kurung. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Saree, Veti Jippa. 2. What classical dance elaborates "makeup" ? A) Bharatnatyam. B) Kathak. C) Bhangra. D) Kathakali. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kathakali. 3. Kalchakra ceremony is associated with which of the following ceremonies? A) Jainism. B) Islam. C) Buddhism. D) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buddhism. 4. Khmer Empire is located in present day ..... A) Cambodia. B) Malaysia. C) Philippines. D) China. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cambodia. 5. The National Anthem was first sung in the year A) 1935. B) 1911. C) 1936. D) 1913. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1911. 6. At the start of world war ll in 1939, colonial territories controlled much of ..... and ..... A) France and United kingdom. B) Japan and France. C) East Asia and Portugal. D) East Asia and Southeast Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) East Asia and Southeast Asia. 7. How many language are there in India? A) 7. B) 5. C) 10. D) 25. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 25. 8. Look under the heading "Daily Life for American Indians. "How were the roles of American Indian men and women similar in daily life? A) Both roles had to care for children. B) Both roles had to gather and prepare food. C) Both roles were vital to a groups survival. D) Both had to hunt and fish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both roles were vital to a groups survival. 9. Type of home, similar to a wigwam but is larger and rectangular A) Teepee. B) Longhouse. C) Potlatch. D) Wigwam. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Longhouse. 10. Theories based on spread of Religious belief is A) Kshatriya Theory. B) Brahmin Theory. C) Vaishya Theory. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brahmin Theory. 11. Which among the following is a folk dance of India? A) Manipuri. B) Kathakali. C) Mohiniattam. D) Garba. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Garba. 12. Temple of Angkor Wat is located in A) Combodia. B) Nepal. C) Malaysia. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Combodia. 13. Who was the first Indian astronomer to be elected as the president of the International Astronomical Union? A) Vibrant Sarabhai. B) SN bose. C) Manali Kallat Vainu Bappu. D) Prafulla Chandra Ray. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Manali Kallat Vainu Bappu. 14. The Harappa civilization was discovered in 1920-21 by the excavations by: A) R.D. Banerjee and by D.R. Sahni. B) Mortimer Wheeler. C) Sir Alexander Cunningham. D) None of Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) R.D. Banerjee and by D.R. Sahni. 15. How many religions are there in India? A) 6. B) 5. C) 10. D) 9. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 6. 16. What was one of the most important aspects of everyday life for Native Americans? A) Having clean clothes. B) Maintaining a steady food supply. C) Getting along with everyone. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maintaining a steady food supply. 17. The work Gotama Buddha was published in ..... A) 1910. B) 1919. C) 1915. D) 1921. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1919. 18. Who deposit a man's private account in each morning? A) King. B) God. C) People. D) Author. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) God. 19. How many stairs are there in Batu Caves Temple? A) 272. B) 262. C) 290. D) 247. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 272. 20. Who moved often to search for food? A) Nomads. B) Council. C) Ancestors. D) League. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nomads. 21. ..... is formed by people who live together in a particular area or place. A) Society. B) Family. C) Group. D) Community. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Community. 22. What's the population of India A) 1.3 Billion. B) 1.4 Billion. C) 1.7 Billion. D) 900 million. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1.3 Billion. 23. What environmental change allowed people to travel by land between Asia and North America? A) Increase in ice sheets, decreasing sea levels. B) Horses being introduced to North America. C) Rising ocean temperatures. D) Melting glaciers exposed a land bridge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increase in ice sheets, decreasing sea levels. 24. What is the name of the ritual that Hindu Pandit's conduct by lighting up fire and chanting mantras A) Paatra. B) Yagna. C) Mantra. D) Yaatra. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yagna. 25. The Classical music of North india is known as A) Rajasthani Music. B) Hindustani Music. C) Bengali Music. D) Carnatic Music. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hindustani Music. 26. The Upanishads are A) A source of Hindu philosophy. B) Prayers to God. C) Books on social behavior of man. D) Books of ancient Hindu laws. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A source of Hindu philosophy. 27. What is, "the way of life of a group of people? " A) Culture. B) Council. C) Nomad. D) Government. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Culture. 28. Who is buried in the Taj Mahal? A) Ghandi. B) Maharaj Dharmnetra. C) Emperor Shah Jahan. D) Maharaj Dharmnetra. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Emperor Shah Jahan. 29. Kuchipudi Dance is associated with which Indian state? A) Kerala. B) Karnataka. C) Tamil Nadu. D) Andhra pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Andhra pradesh. 30. What Foods Did They Eat? A) Fufu. B) McChicken. C) Sushi. D) Berries. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Berries. 31. Festivals express A) Joy and happiness. B) Hatred and anger. C) Enjoyment and entertainment. D) Love and happiness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joy and happiness. 32. Islam appealed not only to elites but to ..... as well. A) Kings and Queens. B) Rich people. C) Common people. D) Poor people. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Common people. 33. The dance encouraged and performance from the temple of Thanjavur was A) Bharatanatyam. B) Odissi. C) Kathakali. D) Kathak. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bharatanatyam. 34. Most high grossing bollywood film is? A) Dhruva. B) Baahubali 2:The Conclusion. C) Love Aaj kal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Baahubali 2:The Conclusion. 35. What or who is an ancestor? A) Mythical creatures. B) Everyone who has ever lived. C) A relative who lived in the past. D) All the women in a family. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A relative who lived in the past. 36. ..... is a large organized group A) Religion. B) Family. C) Community. D) Society. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Society. 37. What is the Origin of Warli? A) Mumbai. B) Goregaon. C) Maharashtra. D) Madhya Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Maharashtra. 38. Who is the Writer in the following A) R K Narayan. B) Bhagat Singh. C) Tyeb Mehta. D) MS Dhoni. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) R K Narayan. 39. The Vedic deity Indra was the Goddess of A) Wind. B) Eternity. C) Rain and Thunder. D) Fire. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rain and Thunder. 40. Which animal is considered sacred in India? A) Pig. B) Camel. C) Horse. D) Cow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cow. 41. At what age did children leave the protection of their mother's to begin training for adulthood? A) 25. B) 13. C) 18. D) 21. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 13. 42. The ..... were great patrons of art A) Mughals. B) Cholas. C) Cheras. D) Pandyas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mughals. 43. ..... is an alternative medicine system with historical roots in the Indian subcontinent A) Meditation. B) Ayurveda. C) Yoga. D) Sleeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ayurveda. 44. By 1511, the ..... had conquered the Malacca in Malaysia an other ports on the Arabian Gulf. A) Sumatras. B) Indonesians. C) Portuguese. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Portuguese. 45. 'Indian culture, beliefs and practices was spread by merchants.' What is the name of this theory? A) Kshatriya Theory. B) Vaishya Theory. C) Brahmin Theory. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vaishya Theory. 46. Domed houses made from blocks of snow A) Teepee. B) Igloo. C) Structure. D) Potlatch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Igloo. 47. Which is not an Indian food? A) Sinchuan pork. B) Malwa kotafa. C) Rohan josh. D) Curry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sinchuan pork. 48. How did some American Indians spend their evenings? A) Gathered around an elderly family member to listen to folktales. B) Star gazing. C) Hunting for large animals. D) Cleaning their homes for the next day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gathered around an elderly family member to listen to folktales. 49. The ratio of width of our National flag to its length is A) 3:5. B) 2:4. C) 2:3. D) 3:4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2:3. 50. How many seconds has been gifted in our life for each day? A) 84600. B) 86400. C) 85400. D) 86500. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 86400. 51. A ceremony in which families had a feast and gave gifts to their guests A) Descendants. B) Structure. C) Wigwam. D) Potlatch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Potlatch. 52. Look under the heading "Children's Roles. "Why were children watched carefully? A) They were hard to understand. B) They often misbehaved. C) The adults needed to learn from them. D) They were believed to have a special connection to the spirit world. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They were believed to have a special connection to the spirit world. 53. Where is Bharatnatyam originated from A) Andhra pradesh. B) Kerela. C) Tamil nadu. D) Kuchipudi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tamil nadu. 54. Sattriya is a classical dance form of which State? A) Manipur. B) Uttar Pradesh. C) Assam. D) Andhra Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assam. 55. In Hindu mythology, what is the name of the auspicious jewel Lord Vishnu wears on a pendant around his neck? A) Dharmachakra. B) Dhvaja. C) Kaustubham. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kaustubham. 56. Around which period did Indenisation begin? A) 1130 CCE. B) 12500 CE. C) 1000 CE. D) 1100 CE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1100 CE. 57. Where is India located A) Antarctica. B) South America. C) North america. D) Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Asia. 58. What was the childhood name of Buddha? A) Bodhidharma. B) Sudhodana. C) Asoka. D) Siddhartha Gautama. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Siddhartha Gautama. 59. Vikram seth and R.K. Narayan are A) Painters. B) Writers. C) Singers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Writers. 60. The dance form of Eastern part of India. A) Manipuri. B) Kathak. C) Kathakali. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Manipuri. 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