This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Culture > Indian Culture – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Indian Culture Quiz 16 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who wrote the Song 'Sare Jahan Se Achchha'? A) Iqbal. B) Ghalib. C) Sahir Ludhianvi. D) Kaifee Azmi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Iqbal. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. What was the real name of the founder of Buddhism? A) Siddharta Gautama. B) Borobodur. C) Ashoka. D) Suryabaya. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Siddharta Gautama. 5. 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. 6. Thaipusam festival is celebrated by which of the following communities? A) Gujarati. B) Tamil. C) Telugu. D) Marathi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tamil. 7. Where was a Chaitya griha constructed specially for the Buddhist monks of Sri Lanka during the Ikshvaku period? A) Ajanta. B) Amaravati. C) Karle. D) Nagarjunakonda. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nagarjunakonda. 8. 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. 9. The sources of knowledge (Pramanas) in Advaita Vedanta are A) Two steps. B) Four steps. C) Six steps. D) Eight steps. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eight steps. 10. With reference to the art and archaeological history of India, which one among the following was made earliest? A) Lingaraja Temple at Bhubneshwar. B) Rock-cut Elephant at Dhauli. C) Rock-cut Monuments at Mahabalipuram. D) Varaha Image at Udayagiri. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rock-cut Elephant at Dhauli. 11. The famous Nabakalebara festival belongs to which of the following states? A) Kerala. B) Bihar. C) Rajasthan. D) Odisha. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Odisha. 12. The Anekatmavada is associated with A) Buddhism. B) Jainism. C) Ajivikism. D) Brahmanism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jainism. 13. 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. 14. The Parliament building in New Delhi was designed by A) Robert Toll Russell. B) G. Shoesmith. C) Le Corbusier. D) Herbert Baker. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Herbert Baker. 15. Which of the following was built as a tomb? A) Taj Mahal. B) South Africa. C) Gandadhar. D) Kolkata. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taj Mahal. 16. What is/was a common medium used to arouse mass support for nationalist causes? A) Newspaper. B) British Colleges. C) Facebook. D) Radio. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Newspaper. 17. The Meenakshi temple at Madurai is the monument of A) Cholas. B) Pallavas. C) Pandyas. D) Cheras. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pandyas. 18. Who was the Hindu king shown playing veena on the ancient-coins? A) Samudargupta. B) Chandragupta. C) Ashok. D) Akbar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Samudargupta. 19. With whose reign is the Gandhara School of art associated? A) Chandra Gupta Vikramaditya. B) Harsha. C) Ashoka. D) Kanishka. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kanishka. 20. Where did Virasena, who accompanied Chandragupta - II in his military expedition, excavate a cave in honour of Shiva? A) Eran. B) Kausambi. C) Sanchi. D) Udaigiri. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Udaigiri. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIndian Culture Quiz 1Indian Culture Quiz 2Indian Culture Quiz 3Indian Culture Quiz 4Indian Culture Quiz 5Indian Culture Quiz 6Indian Culture Quiz 7Indian Culture Quiz 8Indian Culture Quiz 9Indian Culture Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books