This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Culture > Overview > Indian Culture – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Indian Culture Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What do Sikhs call God? A) Waheguru. B) Sahib. C) Guru. D) Nanak. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Waheguru. 2. The playback singer who is the recipient of Bharat Ratna award is A) Lata Mangeshkar. B) Kishore Kumar. C) Durga Khote. D) Asha Bhonsle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lata Mangeshkar. 3. What percent of Hindus live in India. A) Over 9000. B) 85%. C) 80%. D) 95%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 95%. 4. The Simhastha Kumbh Mela was held at A) Haridwar. B) Ujjain. C) Nasik. D) Prayag. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nasik. 5. How many Sikh Gurus were there? A) 8. B) 4. C) 15. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 10. 6. Ayurveda is a combination of how many Components? A) 18. B) 24. C) 8. D) 13. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 8. 7. Which classical dance is famous in Tamil Nadu? A) Kuchipudi. B) Kathakali. C) Bharatanatyam. D) Mohiniattam. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bharatanatyam. 8. In context with the Mahayana Buddhism faith, the future Buddha is .....? A) Amitabha. B) Krakuchanda. C) Kanak Muni. D) Materiya. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Materiya. 9. The Vedas teach us that A) Creation is without beginning. B) Creation is without an end. C) Creation is without beginning and without end. D) Creation has a definite beginning and also an end. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Creation is without beginning and without end. 10. Name the holy book of the Parsis. A) Koran. B) Bible. C) Guru Granth Sahib. D) Zend Avesta. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Zend Avesta. 11. 'Bull' in Buddhism is associated with which event of Buddha's life? A) Great departure. B) Enlightenment. C) Birth. D) Mahaparinirvan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Birth. 12. Who was the first Sikh of Guru Nanak? A) Mata Nanaki. B) Bebe Kaki. C) Bebe Nanki. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bebe Nanki. 13. Cost expenditure account for various architectural activities is given in which inscription? A) Hathigumpha inscription of Kharavela. B) Junagarh inscription of Rudradaman I. C) Helodorus pillar inscription Vidisa. D) Nasik inscription of Gautamibalsri. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hathigumpha inscription of Kharavela. 14. Where is the oldest museum of the Uttar Pradesh situated? A) Lucknow. B) Allahabad. C) Varanasi. D) Mathura. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lucknow. 15. How Many Classical Dance forms exist in india? A) 10. B) 8. C) 7. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 8. 16. Which of the following were not Invented in India A) Buttons. B) Pens. C) 0. D) Shampoo. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pens. 17. Ghoomar is a folk dance of ..... A) Rajasthan. B) Gujarat. C) Sikkim. D) Odisha. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rajasthan. 18. Which of the following fort is known as 'Katargarh'? A) Rohtashgarh. B) Chittorgarh. C) Kumbhalgarh. D) Gwalior Fort. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kumbhalgarh. 19. Dandiya Ras is a dance form of which state A) Gujarat. B) Bengal. C) Karnataka. D) Kerala. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gujarat. 20. Who was the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism? A) Guru Gobind Singh. B) Guru Nanak. C) Gautama Buddha. D) Vardhamana Mahavir. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vardhamana Mahavir. 21. Who informs Rama first that Ravana has abducted Sita and taken her to Lanka? A) Jambavanta. B) Hanuman. C) Jatayu. D) Sampathi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jatayu. 22. Historic Chandragiri Fort is located in which of the following states? A) Andhra Pradesh. B) Karnataka. C) Maharashtra. D) Telangana. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Andhra Pradesh. 23. Vedic Literature includes A) The Vedas. B) The Brahmanas. C) The Aranyakas and the Upanishads. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 24. What was the name of the league that called for wanted more Muslim representation in Indian society? A) INC. B) League of Muslims. C) Muslim League. D) Indian National Congress. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Muslim League. 25. Sangai Festival is celebrated in which among the following states of India? A) Uttar Pradesh. B) Andhra Pradesh. C) Assam. D) Manipur. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Manipur. 26. 'Vinaya Pitaka' deals with A) Emperor Ashoka's Edicts. B) Rules for polite behaviour for Jain monks. C) Rules for polite behaviour for Hindu Sannyasins. D) Rules of conduct for the Buddhist Samga. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rules of conduct for the Buddhist Samga. 27. Which Pandava vowed to kill the evil Dushasana and drink his blood when he molested Draupadi? A) Sahadeva. B) Nakula. C) Arjuna. D) Bheemasena. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bheemasena. 28. What is the vehicle of Lord Kamadeva? A) Parrot. B) Swam. C) Owl. D) Elephant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parrot. 29. Where was first Madarsa set up by the British in India? A) Calcutta (Kolkata). B) Delhi. C) Bombay (Mumbai). D) Madras (Chennai). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calcutta (Kolkata). 30. Which of the Pallava rathas has a hut like roof? A) Dharmaraja. B) Arjuna. C) Bhima. D) Draupadi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Draupadi. 31. Who was the painter of the famous 'Bharatmata'? A) Nandalal Bose. B) Jamini Roy. C) Gaganendranath Tagore. D) Abanindranath Tagore. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Abanindranath Tagore. 32. In which month the festival of "Choti Teej" is celebrated? A) Chaitra. B) Bhadra. C) Baishak. D) Shravan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bhadra. 33. The University of Nalanda was setup by which Gupta? A) Kumargupta I. B) Chandragupta II. C) Samudragupta. D) Kumargupta II. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kumargupta I. 34. Guru Birju Maharaj is a maestro of which of the following Classical dance forms? A) Kathak. B) Manipuri. C) Kathakali. D) Mohiniattam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kathak. 35. This group of churches has no hierarchy and is a part of no formal organization. Historically speaking, it splintered off from the Disciples of Christ. A) Seventh Day Adventist. B) United Church of Christ. C) Assemblies of God. D) Churches of Christ. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Churches of Christ. 36. Who was Lakshmana's twin brother? A) Bharata. B) Shatrughna. C) Guha. D) Shri Rama. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shatrughna. 37. What was the yagna performed by Yudhishthira after the battle of Kurukshetra? A) Ashwamedha. B) Maharudra. C) Rajasuya. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ashwamedha. 38. One of the incarnations of Vishnu is represented in art as raising the Earth from the Ocean. Identify Him from the given options A) Varaha. B) Matsya. C) Kurma. D) Nrisingha. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Varaha. 39. To which dynasty did Ashoka belong? A) Gupta. B) Vardhana. C) Kushan. D) Maurya. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Maurya. 40. Who is a moon goddess whose name means 'divine favor'? A) Kurma. B) Anuradha. C) Kalki. D) Anumati. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anumati. 41. 'Makaratorana' is found in the temples of A) Kalachuris. B) Pratiharas. C) Chandellas. D) Paramaras. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chandellas. 42. The Dharm Chakra Pravatan mentioned in the Buddihst test is A) Birth of Buddha. B) The first sermon delivered by Buddha at Sarnath. C) Nirvana. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The first sermon delivered by Buddha at Sarnath. 43. Where had the Sailendra king Balaputradeva constructed a Buddhist Vihar in India? A) Nalanda. B) Nagipatanam. C) Sarnath. D) Vikramasila. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nalanda. 44. How many official languages are there in India? A) 18. B) 10. C) 2. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 18. 45. Bharat Kala Bhawan Museum is situated in A) Allahabad. B) Lucknow. C) Agra. D) Varanasi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Varanasi. 46. Who wrote the Song 'Sare Jahan Se Achchha'? A) Sahir Ludhianvi. B) Ghalib. C) Iqbal. D) Kaifee Azmi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Iqbal. 47. Who among the following established the Ved Samaj in Madras in 1864? A) Keshabchandra Sen. B) Debendranath Tagore. C) Shibnath Shastri. D) Lokhitwadi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Keshabchandra Sen. 48. According to the Jaina tradition who among the following Tirthankaras was from the same Yadava clan as Krishna? A) Neminatha. B) Mallinatha. C) Parsvanatha. D) Adinatha. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neminatha. 49. What was the real name of the founder of Buddhism? A) Siddharta Gautama. B) Suryabaya. C) Borobodur. D) Ashoka. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Siddharta Gautama. 50. U.K. Sivaraman is a name associated with which of the following instruments? A) Mandolin. B) Violin. C) Mrindagam. D) Rudra Veena. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mrindagam. 51. Thaipusam festival is celebrated by which of the following communities? A) Telugu. B) Gujarati. C) Marathi. D) Tamil. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tamil. 52. Where was a Chaitya griha constructed specially for the Buddhist monks of Sri Lanka during the Ikshvaku period? A) Amaravati. B) Ajanta. C) Karle. D) Nagarjunakonda. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nagarjunakonda. 53. Which of the great epics was written by Veda Vyasa, with the help of Ganesha, Shiva's son? A) Mahabharta. B) Ramayan. C) Both (A) and (B). D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mahabharta. 54. The sources of knowledge (Pramanas) in Advaita Vedanta are A) Six steps. B) Two steps. C) Eight steps. D) Four steps. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eight steps. 55. With reference to the art and archaeological history of India, which one among the following was made earliest? A) Rock-cut Elephant at Dhauli. B) Lingaraja Temple at Bhubneshwar. C) Rock-cut Monuments at Mahabalipuram. D) Varaha Image at Udayagiri. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rock-cut Elephant at Dhauli. 56. The famous Nabakalebara festival belongs to which of the following states? A) Odisha. B) Rajasthan. C) Kerala. D) Bihar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Odisha. 57. The Anekatmavada is associated with A) Jainism. B) Brahmanism. C) Ajivikism. D) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jainism. 58. Which of the following was a favorite place for British people to have weddings and parties? A) Taj Mahal. B) South Africa. C) Gandadhar. D) Kolkata. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taj Mahal. 59. The Parliament building in New Delhi was designed by A) Le Corbusier. B) Herbert Baker. C) Robert Toll Russell. D) G. Shoesmith. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Herbert Baker. 60. Which of the following was built as a tomb? A) Taj Mahal. B) South Africa. C) Gandadhar. D) Kolkata. 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