This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Culture > Heritage > Indian Heritage – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Indian Heritage Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. River tanks and wells are the main source of ..... A) Dairy Farming. B) Agricultural Production. C) Irrigation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Irrigation. 2. How many UNESCO World Heritage Sites are there in India as of 2023? A) 22. B) 32. C) 40. D) 39. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 40. 3. Junagarh Fort was constructed in 1587 by A) Raja Jai Singh. B) Sawai raja Jai Singh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Raja Jai Singh. 4. Name the most renowned tribal martial dance which originated in Purulia, West Bengal. A) Dhunuchi Dance. B) Kirtan Dance. C) Chhau Dance. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chhau Dance. 5. Which Indian monument is known for its Gothic Style Architecture? A) Red Fort. B) Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles. C) The Pink City. D) Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles. 6. Which is the tallest minaret in India ever built? A) Meenakshi Temple. B) Red Fort. C) Hawa Mahal. D) Qutub Minar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Qutub Minar. 7. Diwali commemorates Lord Rama's return to his kingdom Ayodhya after completing his ..... year exile. A) 10. B) 12. C) 14. D) 20. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 14. 8. Which of the following is an endangered tribe of India? A) Santhals. B) The Great Andamanese tribe. C) Bhils. D) Gonds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Great Andamanese tribe. 9. How many UNESCO World Heritage Sites are located in Tamil Nadu? A) 5. B) 8. C) 9. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 8. 10. Heritage buildings which have been ..... for 100 of years are called ..... A) Built/Indian Treasure. B) Conserved/Built Heritage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conserved/Built Heritage. 11. Seema made 3 groups.Obsidian, Gneiss, PumiceLimestone, Conglomerate, SlateMarble, Quartzite, ShaleSelect the correct statement. A) All 3 groups are correct. B) There is only 1 error in the 1st group that can be rectified by replacing gneiss with granite. C) Only the 2nd & 3rd groups have errors which can be rectified by exchanging shale & slate. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of these. 12. The technique was used to decorate the ceilings, pillars and walls, of Bikaner's Junagarh Fort and Anup Mahal with magnificent golden patterns of floral and animal forms A) Blue Pottery. B) Terracotta. C) Meenakari. D) Gesso Work. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gesso Work. 13. How many major languages we have in our country? A) 92. B) 48. C) 36. D) 22. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 22. 14. The contribution of the Negritoits in the development of the culture and behavior of India has been special. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. The Himalayan Mountain Range is located to the south of India. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. What was the name of the Portuguese physician who traveled to India? What information did he collect there? A) Garcia D'orta (collected info on Ayurveda). B) Jacob de Castro Sarmento (collected info on Ayurveda). C) Jacob de Castro Sarmento (collected info on the Sanskrit language). D) Garcia D'orta (collected info on the Sanskrit language). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Garcia D'orta (collected info on Ayurveda). 17. In which state is Pench National park? A) Tamil Nadu. B) Karnataka. C) Madhya Pradesh. D) Kerala. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Madhya Pradesh. 18. The Chalukyas were a great power in India between 6th and 8th century A.D. A) Eastern. B) Southern. C) Western. D) Northern. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Southern. 19. ..... pose helps in digestion, gives a good stretch to the ankles and knees. A) Padmasana. B) Veerabhadrasana. C) Garudasana. D) Vrikshasana. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Padmasana. 20. The Australoids people were dark complexion, with long and broad head, short stature and flat nose A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 21. Where were Sanskrit works originally transferred to (and later translated)? A) Thailand. B) China. C) Mongolia. D) Korea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) China. 22. Cheraw is a folk dance from A) Mizoram. B) Kathak. C) Gujrat. D) Odishi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mizoram. 23. Where is mountain railways of India located A) Delhi, tamil nadu, Gujarat. B) West bengal, Tamil nadu, himachal pradesh. C) Maharashtra, Delhi, Rajasthan. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) West bengal, Tamil nadu, himachal pradesh. 24. ..... is also known as the "Hero of Quit India Movement" and he is remembered for leading the mid-1970s opposition against Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, for whose overthrow he had called for a "total revolution" . A) Jayaprakash Narayan. B) Ram Manohar Lohia. C) Atal Bihari Vajpayee. D) Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jayaprakash Narayan. 25. Falooda mixed with fruit juices and cream, which Mughal Emperor's favorite dish we are talking about? A) Akbar. B) Babur. C) Shah Jehan. D) Jehangir. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jehangir. 26. Which is the place where were the earliest traces of human life on Indian subcontinent was discovered? A) Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka. B) Manas wildlife. C) Kaziranga. D) Sundarbans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka. 27. Primitive men came into existence in ..... A) Northern East Africa. B) Eastern South Africa. C) Western South Africa. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eastern South Africa. 28. Vishnu Sharma said he did not ..... knowledge for money A) Sell. B) Buy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sell. 29. Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram is in which state? A) Tamil Nadu. B) Gujarat. C) Odisha. D) Andra Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tamil Nadu. 30. Match the following rocks with their respective ores.Zinc a) Bauxite Aluminium b) ChalcopyriteCopper c) SphaleriteIron d) Hematite A) 1-c, 2-b, 3-a, 4-d. B) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b, 4-d. C) 1-d, 2-a, 3-b, 4-c. D) 1-c, 2-a, 3-d, 4-b. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b, 4-d. 31. National Technology Day is celebrated on A) May 11. B) December 17. C) March 15. D) February 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) May 11. 32. Bathukamma is the festival celebrated in A) West Bengal. B) Gujrat. C) New Delhi. D) Telangana. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Telangana. 33. ..... was written by Sage Valmiki. A) Mahabharata. B) Ramayana. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ramayana. 34. The Aryans who came to India called theAustraloid 'Kirat. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 35. Read the statements carefully.Rani:The Red Fort in Mumbai is made up of sandstone.Rahul:Mount Rushmore is made up of metamorphic rock gneiss. A) Both statements are correct. B) Rani is correct & Rahul is incorrect. C) Rahul is correct & Rani is incorrect. D) Both are incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both are incorrect. 36. Choose the name of the monument where Amar Jawan Jyoti burns 24 hours. A) Red fort. B) Gateway of India. C) Qutub Minar. D) India Gate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) India Gate. 37. 5)Gwalior Gharana is known for which artform? A) Style of dance. B) Style of theatre. C) Style of music. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Style of music. 38. The Great Indian Bustard, an endangered bird, is found in A) 2. The Deccan Plateau. B) 3. The Sunderbans. C) 4. The Sambhar Lake. D) 1. The Thar Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1. The Thar Desert. 39. We find cave paintings in A) Konark. B) Sharavanabelagola. C) Ajanta. D) Ellora. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ajanta. 40. Which Dal Dish was served at Chandragupta Maurya's wedding in 303 BCE? A) Dal Makhni. B) Malwa Dal. C) Ghugni. D) Navratan Dal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ghugni. 41. Some patches of forests called SACRED GROVES are worshipped & are known by different names at different places. Match the following Kavis a) Rajasthan Devkot b) KeralaOran c) Madhya Pradesh A) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b. B) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a. C) 1-a, 2-b, 3-c. D) 1-a, 2-c, 3-b. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a. 42. Used instead of a plate to eat from ..... A) Mango leaf. B) Glass bowl. C) Paper. D) Banana leaf. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Banana leaf. 43. What is the official language of our country? A) Oriya. B) Hindi. C) Punjab. D) Sanskrit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hindi. 44. Calcium, Sodium, and Iron are examples of ..... ? A) Minerals. B) Vitamins. C) Fruits. D) Fiber. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Minerals. 45. This tribal fair is held at the delta formed by the river Som and Mahi during the month of Shivratri (January-February). A) B. Nagaur Fair. B) C. Pushkar Fair. C) Camel Festival. D) D. Baneshwar Fair. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D. Baneshwar Fair. 46. ..... is home to Kashi Vishwanath Temple, which is dedicated to Lord Shiva. A) Varanasi. B) Gaya. C) Mathura. D) Aayodhaya. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Varanasi. 47. The place in Rajasthan most famous for quilts is A) Jaipur. B) Banswara. C) Jodhpur. D) Kota. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jaipur. 48. We all are children of Lokmata. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 49. 20)Which of the following is an important center of Kalamkari in Andhra Pradesh? A) Kanchipuram. B) Tanjavur. C) Srikalahasti. D) Nagarjunakonda. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Srikalahasti. 50. Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman won the Nobel Prize for Physics in ..... for his pioneering work on scattering of light. A) 1930. B) 1940. C) 1920. D) 1935. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1930. 51. Identify the given personality. A) Queen Padmavati. B) Annie Besant. C) Rani of Jhansi. D) Razia Sultan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rani of Jhansi. 52. Who was the son of Rani Lakshmi bai? A) Vishnuvardhana Rao. B) Singana Rao. C) Devaraya Rao. D) Damodar Rao. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Damodar Rao. 53. Where Traditional Dresses are where? A) Rajasthan, Gujrat, Madhya Pradesh. B) Villages. C) Cities and towns. D) Punjab. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cities and towns. 54. A statue of three lions is seen in our natural emblem A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 55. 9)Which famous monument was built by Mohammed Quli Qutub Shah in 1951 to commemorate the end of plague? A) Qudsia Bagh. B) Gol Gumbaz. C) Charminar. D) Qutub Minar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Charminar. 56. Who said one of the most powerful slogans of India's freedom struggle, 'Do or Die" A) Jawahar Lal Nehru. B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak. C) Gandhiji. D) Subhash Chandra Bose. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gandhiji. 57. The Government of India established Lalit Kala Akademi (National Akademi of Arts) at New Delhi in ..... A) 1960. B) 1950. C) 1962. D) 1954. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1954. 58. India has a total ..... natural heritage sites/site in World heritage list A) 7. B) 8. C) 27. D) 30. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 7. 59. Name the longest ancient epic A) Mahabharat. B) Jataka Tales. C) Ramayana. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ramayana. 60. The people who came to India mixed witheach other to such an extent that! their individuality was lost. i.e they were ..... A) Indianised. B) Synthesized. C) Socialised. D) None of above. 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