Indian Culture Quiz 25 (25 MCQs)

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1. Which of the following was a journalist who wrote for the Kesari?

2. Which Rakshasa did Bheema kill in Ekachakra?

3. Where is Bharatnatyam originated from

4. The number of Savants [Thirthankaras] in the Jain tradition is

5. Bihu is a folk dance from

6. The first Indian nationalists were NOT

7. A sanskrit word meaning 'action' or 'fate', a lot of people equate it to 'What comes around goes around' . What is the term?

8. The temple situated near Pushkar Lake in Rajasthan is related to

9. What is the name of the room and ceremony where all Sikhs eat together?

10. How many gods are there in Indian culture

11. Islam arrived in Southeast Asia in _____

12. Which Guru declared Guru Granth Sahib as permanent Guru of Sikhs?

13. The stupa built on the relics of Buddha's famous disciples Sariputra and Maudgalyayana is located at

14. Which is the classical music of north India

15. Who among the following got the Mahabharata translated into Persian and named it as 'Razmnameh'?

16. Where is Tamil used in India?

17. Whose bow did King Janaka make each of Sita's suitors try to string?

18. Look at the image on page 72.What kind of dancers are they?

19. A part of something is a/an _____

20. Domed houses made from blocks of snow

21. Who of the following kings was an ardent follower of Jainism?

22. Vaishya theory states _____ spread

23. The Tallest Buddha statues at Bamiyan in Afghanistan that were destroyed recently by the Taleban zeolots were carved in

24. Which among the following temples does not belong to the Chola Empire?

25. Sawai Jai Singh built his last observatory at