This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Culture > Overview > Indian Culture – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Indian Culture Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The film star who has acted in maximum number of films is A) Manorama. B) Ashok Kumar. C) Prem Nazir. D) Shivaji Ganeshan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Manorama. 2. Apart from India, in which of the following two countries, Tamil is an official language? A) Mauritius and Malaysia. B) Malaysia and Indonesia. C) Sri Lanka and Mauritius. D) Sri Lanka and Singapore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sri Lanka and Mauritius. 3. Which of the following is the exclusive material dance form? A) Bihu. B) Thang Ta. C) Jhumar. D) Jat-Jatin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thang Ta. 4. The founder of Sikh religion Guru Nanak Dev was born in A) 1470. B) 1482. C) 1496. D) 1456. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1496. 5. Traditional customs, beliefs, and stories A) Aspect. B) Folklore. C) Tradition. D) Custom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Folklore. 6. Which festival is celebrated on the first day of Chetra, after Holi festival? A) Makar Sakaranti. B) Teej. C) Gogaji. D) Gangaur. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gogaji. 7. Which of the following folk dances is associated with Rajasthan? A) Veedhi. B) Suisini. C) Jhora. D) Rauf. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Suisini. 8. Mohandas Gandhi practiced what to begin a movement for Indian independence? A) Noninvasive resistence. B) Nonviolent resistance. C) Nonmovement resistence. D) Nonindependent resistence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonviolent resistance. 9. Who abolished the 'Iqta' system? A) Babur. B) Alauddin Khilji. C) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq. D) Iltutmish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alauddin Khilji. 10. Which of the following is the most prevalent folk dance of Uttar Pradesh A) Naati. B) Nautanki. C) Tamasha. D) Bhangra. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nautanki. 11. Which one of the following pairs does not form part of the six systems of Indian Philosophy? A) Mimamsa and Vedanta. B) Nyaya and Vaisheshika. C) Lokayata and Kapalika. D) Sankhya and Yoga. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lokayata and Kapalika. 12. Which was India's first Religion A) Hinduism. B) Christianity. C) Sikhism. D) Islam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. 13. The Kala Ghoda Arts Festival is associated with which one of the following cities? A) Delhi. B) Haryana. C) Mumbai. D) Kerala. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mumbai. 14. Who searched Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji amongst so called Gurus in Bakale? A) Lakhi Shah Wanjara. B) Lakhi Shah. C) Makhan Shah Lubhana. D) Makhan Shah Ramana. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Makhan Shah Lubhana. 15. Gathasaptasati sculptural panel is displayed in the museum of A) Bhopal. B) Jabalpur. C) Gwalior. D) Indore. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jabalpur. 16. The last day Durga Puja is known as A) Bharmi. B) Dashmi. C) Nabami. D) Saptami. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dashmi. 17. The fountain head of all inspiration in regard to Kathakali is A) PoetVallathol. B) Swathi Tirunal. C) Raja Ravi Verma. D) V. Chinna Satyam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) PoetVallathol. 18. What was the main effect of vedic culture an Indian history? A) Solidification of race. B) Progress of Metaphysics. C) Development of Sanskrit. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Development of Sanskrit. 19. Originally the followers of Mahavira were designated as A) Sugranthas. B) Nirgranthas. C) Yogaranthas. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nirgranthas. 20. The Rigveda contains A) Rituals to be adopted by people. B) History of the Vedic period. C) Yognas to be performed. D) Hymns in honour of the Gods. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hymns in honour of the Gods. 21. Berana is a wedding ceremony of A) Bengali. B) Sindhis. C) Assamese. D) Punjabi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sindhis. 22. What "Guru-Dakshina" did Drona ask from Ekalavya? A) His right index finger. B) Wealth. C) His right thumb. D) A quiver full of arrows. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His right thumb. 23. Guru Arjan Sahib Ji dictated Guru Granth Sahib Ji to ..... A) Brother gurdas ji. B) Brother nand lal. C) Guru Gobind Singh Ji. D) Guru Hargobind Sahib. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brother gurdas ji. 24. The elevan headed Bodhisattva image is represented in a Chaitya hall of A) Ajanta. B) Kanheri. C) Karle. D) Ellora. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kanheri. 25. Which of the following was described as the "Oxford University of Mahayana Buddhism" ? A) Vallabhi. B) Vikramashila. C) Taxila. D) Nalanda. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nalanda. 26. In which Khajuraho temple image of Rama and Sita is depicted? A) Khandariya Mahadeo temple. B) Lakshman temple. C) Adinath temple. D) Parshwanath temple. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parshwanath temple. 27. Elephant festival is celebrated in which city? A) Jaipur. B) Bangalore. C) Mizoram. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jaipur. 28. Which of the following is another name for Bombay? A) Madras. B) Mumbai. C) Chennai. D) Calcutta. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mumbai. 29. Which Philosophy says, "Don't care to know various theories about body and soul, do good and be good, that will take you to whatever truth there is" ? A) Vedanta. B) Sankhya. C) Buddhism. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buddhism. 30. Ellora in Aurangabad (Maharashtra) is famous for ancient caves representing Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism. Of these, the largest number pertains to A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Jainism. D) Zorastrianism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. 31. Which one of the following places is known for rock-cut temple architecture? A) Kanchipuram. B) Mamallapuram. C) Thanjavur. D) Gongaikonda Cholapuram. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mamallapuram. 32. The DILWARA TEMPLES at Mount Abu are dedicated to..... A) Adinath. B) Mahavira. C) Bahubali. D) Gautama Buddha. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adinath. 33. A famous musician (instrumentalist) associated with Tabla is A) Ali Akbar Khan. B) Vilayat Khan. C) Bismillah Khan. D) AhmadJan Thirkuwa. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) AhmadJan Thirkuwa. 34. Rukmini Devi is associated with A) Theatre. B) Painting. C) Dancing. D) Music. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dancing. 35. Which one of the following languages is not widely spoken in Meghalaya? A) Hindi. B) English. C) Garo. D) Khasi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hindi. 36. Who among the following Hindu religious teachers was called to the Ibadat Khana of Emperor Akbar? A) Purushottama. B) Hari Vijaya Suri. C) Vijay Sen Suri. D) Banuchandra Upadhayya. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Purushottama. 37. Lord Dattatreya is confluence of Bramha, Vishnu and who else? A) Brahma. B) Vishnu. C) Ganesha. D) Mahashiva. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mahashiva. 38. What are the names of symbolic devices used for preparation of Amrit? A) Khanda and Kirpan. B) Kara and Kirpan. C) Khanda and Bata. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Khanda and Bata. 39. God knows man's virtues and inquires not his caste; in the next world there is no caste. This teaching is of .....? A) Chaitanya. B) Ramananda. C) Kabir. D) Guru Nank. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Guru Nank. 40. Famous colossal Varaha image was cerved at A) Udaigiri. B) Eran. C) Mathura. D) Deogarh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Udaigiri. 41. Rama is the avatar of what Hindu God? A) Shiva. B) Vishnu. C) Brahma. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vishnu. 42. Who laid the foundation of a new city at Delhi styled 'Din Pannah'? A) Sikandar Lodi. B) Humayun. C) Sher Shah Suri. D) Shahjahan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Humayun. 43. The third K is Kara. What does Kara mean? A) A comb. B) Uncut Hair. C) A sword. D) A bracelet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A bracelet. 44. The founder of the philosophy of Vedanta/Uttara-Mimansa was A) Badarayana. B) Aryabhat. C) Narayana. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Badarayana. 45. Ahar culture, Kayatha culture, Malwa culture, Savalda culture, Jorwe culture, Prabhas culture, Rangpur culture are all A) Palaeolithic cultures. B) The Chalcolithic cultures of Ancient India. C) Mesolithic cultures. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Chalcolithic cultures of Ancient India. 46. What country did Mohandas Gandhi practice law in? A) South Sudan. B) South America. C) South Africa. D) South India. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) South Africa. 47. Which of the following was banned by Supreme Court of India in 2014? A) Kick Boxing. B) Malla Yuddam. C) Kalari Payattu. D) Jallikattu. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jallikattu. 48. With reference to Barabar caves, consider the following statements A) They were built during the reign of Ashoka. B) They were dedicated to ajivikas. C) Both (A) and (B). D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both (A) and (B). 49. Santhara is a religious ritual related to .....? A) Sakta. B) Saiva. C) Vaishnava. D) Jain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jain. 50. Which gate was constructed in memory of 90000 Indian soldiers dying in Wolrd War I. A) Gateway of india, Mumbai. B) India Gate, at New Delhi. C) Buland Darwaja. D) Charminar at Hydearbad. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) India Gate, at New Delhi. 51. From which day of the Kartik month, Durga puja celebrated A) Two. B) Sixth. C) Third. D) Fifth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sixth. 52. Yakshagan is the famous dance form of the State of A) Orissa. B) Karnataka. C) Tamil Nadu. D) Kerala. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Karnataka. 53. Mahmud Ghazni invaded Gujatat and ravaged the temple of Somnath during the reign of A) Varaha. B) Harihara. C) Bhima 1. D) Narasimha. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bhima 1. 54. Which Indian Community celebrates the Khordad sal A) Sikh. B) Parsi. C) Jain. D) Hindu. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parsi. 55. In which tribe the divorced women is most respected A) Santhals. B) Korawa of Mizapur. C) Khasi tribe. D) Lushai of Assam. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Korawa of Mizapur. 56. Indian Classical Dance Forms are based on the Instructions of which Book? A) Natya Raj. B) Natya Katha. C) Natya Shastra. D) Natya Kala. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Natya Shastra. 57. Which one of the following describes best the concept of Nirvana in Buddhism? A) The extinction of the flame of desire. B) The complete annihilation of self. C) A state of bliss and rest. D) A mental stage beyond all comprehension. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The extinction of the flame of desire. 58. Did Guru Nanak Sahib Ji started any Amrit Chakna procedure? A) Yes, Charan Pahul. B) Yes, Khande baate Da Pahul. C) No,Only Guru Gobind Singh ji started. D) Can't be said. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, Charan Pahul. 59. With reference to the cultural history of India, the term 'Panchayatan' refers to A) A style of temple construction. B) An assembly of village elders. C) A religious sect. D) An administrative functionary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A style of temple construction. 60. What is the interval between two 'Maha Kumbh' melas at the same place? A) 17 years. B) 12 years. C) 10 years. D) 15 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 12 years. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIndian Culture QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesIndian Culture Quiz 1Indian Culture Quiz 2Indian Culture Quiz 3Indian Culture Quiz 5Indian Culture Quiz 6Indian Culture Quiz 7Indian Culture Quiz 8Indian Culture Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books