This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Culture > Overview > Indian Culture – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Indian Culture Quiz 9 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who wrote the patriotic song 'Saare Jahan Se Achcha'? A) Muhammad Iqbal. B) Rabindranath Tagore. C) Kavi Pradeep. D) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Muhammad Iqbal. 2. The most important language of ancient India A) Harappan. B) Verdas. C) Aryans. D) Sanskrit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sanskrit. 3. How many pairs of twins do we come across in the Ramayana and the Mahabharata put together? A) 1. B) 2. C) 4. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4. 4. Sanjukta Panigrahi was famous for the dance A) Kerala. B) Andhra Pradesh. C) Orissa. D) Tamil Nadu. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Orissa. 5. Which is the supreme seat of Sikhs? A) Sri Akal Takht Sahib, Amritsar. B) Sri Darbar Sahib,Amritsar. C) Sri Harmider Sahib,Amritsar. D) Sri Bangla Sahib, New Delhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sri Akal Takht Sahib, Amritsar. 6. Who is the god of fertility, wealth and cattle? A) Pushan. B) Puchan. C) Purusha. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pushan. 7. Which is NOT a body of water surrounding India? A) Bay of Bengal. B) Arabian Sea. C) North Sea. D) Indian Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) North Sea. 8. At which place Guru Gobind Singh Ji wrote most of his Bani? A) Anand Pur Sahib, Delhi. B) Darbar Sahib, Amritsar. C) Ponta Sahib, Himachal Pradesh. D) Harminder Sahib, Patna (Bihar). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ponta Sahib, Himachal Pradesh. 9. Who founded Sikhism? A) Guru Nanak Dev ji. B) Guru Gobind Singh Ji. C) Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Guru Nanak Dev ji. 10. Adi Shankaracharya established four mathas. These mathas are situated at A) Dwarka, Joshimath, Prayag, Kanchi. B) Joshimath, Dwarka, Puri, Sringeri. C) Sringeri, Dwarka, Joshimath, Prayag. D) Dwarka, Puri, Sringeri, Varanasi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Joshimath, Dwarka, Puri, Sringeri. 11. To pay a befitting tribute to the man of letters, Nobel Laureate, Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore, on his 150th birth anniversary, the Government of India has set up a 'Tagore Centre for the Study of Cult A) Andhra Pradesh. B) Uttar Pradesh. C) Bihar. D) Haryana. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bihar. 12. In which State is the religious festival Ganesh Chaturthi celebrated with gusto? A) Maharashtra. B) Madhya Pradesh. C) Uttar Pradesh. D) Nagaland. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maharashtra. 13. Anektavada is a core a theory and Philosophy of which religion? A) Jainism. B) Budhism. C) Islam. D) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jainism. 14. Which of the following was writing about the moral concerns of the time in India? A) Balwantrao Gangadhar Tilak. B) Rabindranath Tagore. C) Mohandas Gandhi. D) Taj Mahal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rabindranath Tagore. 15. Yama, the god of death in Hinduism, uses what animal as his transport? A) Buffalo. B) Bull. C) Camel. D) Goat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buffalo. 16. What do you understand by 'Deg Teg Fateh'? A) Charity and langar Triumphs. B) Charity andValour Triumphs. C) Langar Triumphs. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Charity andValour Triumphs. 17. Malla-Yudda is the world's oldest martial artand it was originated in India. How old is it(In years)? A) 1000. B) 3000. C) 6000. D) 5000. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 5000. 18. The first K is Kachha. What does this refer to? A) Uncut hair. B) A comb. C) An undergarment. D) A sword. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An undergarment. 19. Which one of the following is essentially a solo dance? A) Manipuri. B) Mohiniattam. C) Kuchipudi. D) Kathak. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mohiniattam. 20. What did British people do to show disrespect to Indians? A) Chip pieces of a tomb as souvenir. B) Educate Indians in Brtiain. C) Tear down sacred sights. D) Did not allow them to meet as the INC. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chip pieces of a tomb as souvenir. 21. Which city of Madhya Pradesh is associated with Kumbh Mela? A) Ujjain. B) Indore. C) Bhopal. D) Gwalior. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ujjain. 22. What are the gateways to the Buddhist Stupas called? A) Jatakas. B) Pandavas. C) Toranas. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Toranas. 23. The famous "Ganga Sagar Mela" , an annual fair is held in which state of India? A) Tamil Nadu. B) Maharashtra. C) Uttar Pradesh. D) West Bengal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) West Bengal. 24. Which emperor did Bheema defeat in order to enable Yudhistra to perform the Rajasuya Yagna? A) Shishupala. B) Kritavarma. C) Jarasandha. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jarasandha. 25. Kala Kshetram is a centre of dance and performing arts established by A) Rukmini Devi. B) Sonal Man Singh. C) Birju Maharaj. D) Sutapa Tulukdar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rukmini Devi. 26. The rock cut temples of Mahabalipuram and the temples of Kanchipuram are the achievements of the ..... rulers. A) Chola. B) Hoyasala. C) Vijayanagar. D) Pallava. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pallava. 27. Who was the First Commander in Chief of the Kaurava Army? A) Ashvathama. B) Bheeshma. C) Karna. D) Drona. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bheeshma. 28. Where is the Tagore Centre for the Study of Culture and Civilization? A) Shimla. B) Delhi. C) Mumbai. D) Punjab. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shimla. 29. Adya Dhara niradhara, niralamba Saraswati, thus lamented a poet at the demise of which among the following Kings? A) Mihira Bhoja. B) Bhoja Paramara. C) Chahmana Visaladeva. D) Chandela Kirtivarma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bhoja Paramara. 30. Which of the following is not a folk dance of Uttar Pradesh? A) Quawwalis. B) Chhau. C) Birhas. D) Charkulas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chhau. 31. This denomination teaches that God is dual-sexed. Its founder considered herself to be the Second Coming of Christ. A) The Assemblies of God. B) The Seventh Day Adventists. C) The Shakers. D) The Quakers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Shakers. 32. When was Khalsa born? A) 1699. B) 1802. C) 1670. D) 1875. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1699. 33. The technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid lime plaster is known as A) Fresco. B) Gouache. C) Tempera. D) Cubism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fresco. 34. Classical dance 'Mohiniattam' belongs to which state? A) Tamilnadu. B) Andhra Pradesh. C) Manipur. D) Kerala. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kerala. 35. Who is the god of the Pole Star? A) Dhisana. B) Dhruva. C) Dhatri. D) Durga. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dhruva. 36. India's four seasons are A) Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall. B) Winter, Spring, Monsoon, and Fall. C) Winter, Summer, Monsoon, and Post Monsoon. D) Summer, Spring, Monsoon and Post Monsoon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Winter, Summer, Monsoon, and Post Monsoon. 37. Which of the following is not a varna (group) of the Aryan society A) Vaishya. B) Brahmanas. C) Sabhas. D) Shudras. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sabhas. 38. The principle that distinguishes Jainism from Buddhism is the A) Rejection of the infallibility of the Vedas. B) Practice of the eight-fold path. C) Attribution of a soul to all beings and things. D) Belief in rebirth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Practice of the eight-fold path. 39. Ramman is a religious festival and ritual theatre of .....? A) Uttar Pradesh. B) Bengal. C) Uttarkhand. D) Haryana. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Uttarkhand. 40. Which State is known for its folk-dance 'Garba'? A) Gujarat. B) Madhya Pradesh. C) Tamil Nadu. D) Punjab. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gujarat. 41. Whose 'Bani's are called as Gurbani-De-Kunji? A) Bhai Bota Singh. B) Guru Arjan Sahib Ji. C) Bhai Gurdas Ji. D) Bhai Garja Singh. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bhai Gurdas Ji. 42. In which of the following states is the Hornbill Festival held annually? A) Sikkim. B) Nagaland. C) Assam. D) Bengal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nagaland. 43. The main language of Bihar is A) Bhojpuri. B) Hindi. C) Sanskrit. D) Urdu. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hindi. 44. Which of the following festival associated with full-moon day? A) Easter. B) Diwali. C) Holi. D) Eid-ul-Fitr. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Easter. 45. The most gigantic rock-cut Bahubali image is located in A) Tamil Nadu. B) Andhra Pradesh. C) Karnataka. D) Kerala. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Karnataka. 46. Around whose life is 'The Ramayana' centered? A) Rama. B) Krishna. C) Ravana. D) Arjuna. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rama. 47. Sakhi 'Sacha Sauda ' is related to which Guru? A) Third Guru, Guru Amar Dasji. B) Fourth Guru, Guru Ram Dasji. C) First Guru, Guru Nanak Devji. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) First Guru, Guru Nanak Devji. 48. In which dance men wears Kafni Pyjamas? A) Bihu. B) Cholliya. C) Kathakali. D) Garba. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Garba. 49. Which school of art used spotted sandstone as material for sculptures? A) Amaravati. B) Gandhar. C) Mathura. D) Sarnath. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mathura. 50. After How many years Kumbh Mela is Held? A) 10. B) 7. C) 12. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 12. 51. 'Kalayana Sundara' image is found carved in the cave of A) Udaigiri cave. B) Ajantacave. C) Elephanta cave. D) Khandgiri cave. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Elephanta cave. 52. Even after the war was over, someone attempted to take Bheema's life. Who was this? A) Gandhari. B) Dhritarashtra. C) Ashvathama. D) Ashvathama. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dhritarashtra. 53. The seeds of Borobudur temple of ancient Java can be traced in which of the following stupas? A) Amaravati. B) Ghantasala. C) Nagarjunakonda. D) Nalanda. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ghantasala. 54. Which one of these is not a dance of Uttarakhand? A) Terahtali. B) Chanchari. C) Thadia. D) Jagar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Terahtali. 55. Which city is called the queen of Arabian Sea? A) Calicut. B) Kochi. C) Trivandrum. D) Alapuzha. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kochi. 56. Who was the most famous Indian author? A) Balwantrao Gangadhar Tilak. B) Rabindranath Tagore. C) Mohandas Gandhi. D) Taj Mahal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rabindranath Tagore. 57. "Mizhavu" is a musical instruments used in .....dance form? A) Theyyam. B) Thullal. C) Kathakali. D) Kudiyattam. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kudiyattam. 58. Which of the following Rock Edict of Ashoka speaks of religious synthesis? A) Rock Edict XII. B) Rock Edict II. C) Rock Edict X. D) Rock Edict XIII. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rock Edict XII. 59. Who were Gatotkacha's parents? A) Bheema and Nritya. B) Bheema and Draupadi. C) Bheema and Hidimbaa. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bheema and Hidimbaa. 60. 'Parikha' is the architectural part of A) Fort architecture. B) Cave architecture. C) Templearchitecture. D) Stupa architecture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fort architecture. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIndian Culture QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesIndian Culture Quiz 1Indian Culture Quiz 2Indian Culture Quiz 3Indian Culture Quiz 4Indian Culture Quiz 5Indian Culture Quiz 6Indian Culture Quiz 7Indian Culture Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books