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Indian History and Culture Questions 

1. Which one of the following silsilas of Sufism was against music ?

(A) Chishtiya

(B) Suhrawardiya

(C) Qadiriya

(D) NaqshbandiyaAnswer:  Naqshbandiya 

2. Late Dr. M. S. Subbulakshmi distinguished herself in the field of² 

(A) Kathak (B) Bharatnatyam

(C) Playing violin(D) Vocal music

Answer: Vocal music 

3. 'Din-i-Ilahi' was founded by² 

(A) Guru Nanak Dev

(B) Kabir 

(C) Akbar 

(D) Shahjahan

Answer: Akbar  

4. Which of the following performing arts is associated with Sumyukta Panigrahi ?

(A) Painting(B) Violin

(C) Dance(D) Sports

Answer: Dance 

5. Who was the most distinguished Hindi poet of Akbar's Court ?(A) Birbal

(B) Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khana(C) Raja Bhagwan Dass

(D) Raja Man Singh

Answer: Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khana 

6. Which one of the following Mughal emperors donated land for the construction of the

golden Temple at Amritsar ?

(A) Akbar 

(B) Humayun(C) Jahangir 

(D) Shahjahan

Answer: Akbar  

7. Who among the following, destroyed the group of Forty Nobles ?(A) Baharam Shah

(B) Iltutmish(C) Sultan Razia

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(D) BalbanAnswer: Balban 

8. The Mathura school of Art was influenced by² 

(A) Amaravati school of Art

(B) Bodh Gaya school of Art

(C) Roman school of Art(D) Gandhara school of Art

Answer: Gandhara school of Art 

9. Which one of the following has been the main feature of the South Indian temple

architecture ?

(A) Sikhara

(B) Gopuram

(C) Vimana

(D) Mandapa

Answer: Gopuram 

10. The famous Brihadeeswara temple in Tanjore was built by² (A) Pallavas

(B) Cholas(C) Pandyas

(D) ChalukyasAnswer: Cholas 

11. The famous Jain scholar Hemachandra was patronized by² 

(A) Amogha Varsha

(B) Chandragupta Maurya

(C) Dharmapala

(D) Kumarapala Chalukya

Answer: Kumarapala Chalukya 

12. Which one of following is not a source of information for the early history of the Aryans

in India ?

(A) Vedas

(B) Brahmanas

(C) Smritis(D) Upanishads

Answer: Smritis 

13. Amir Khusrau was the famous poet in the Court of² 

(A) Akbar (B) Shahjahan(C) Ibrahim Lodhi

(D) Alauddin Khalji

Answer: Alauddin Khalji 

14. Which one of the Chola Kings conquered Ceylon ?

(A) Aditya I

(B) Rajaraja I

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(C) Rajendra(D) Vijayalaya

Answer: Rajendra 

15. Who among the following presided over the Buddhist Council held during the reign of 

Kanishka at Kashmir ?

(A) Parsva(B) Nagarjuna

(C) Sudraka

(D) Vasumitra

Answer: Vasumitra 

16. Which one of the following animals was not represented on the seals and terracotta art of 

the Harappan culture ?

(A) Coco

(B) Elephant

(C) Rhinoceros(D) Tiger 

Answer: Coco 

17. Hoysala monuments are found in :(A) Hampi and Hospet

(B) Halebid and Belur (C) Mysore and Bengalore

(D) Sringeri and Dharwar 

Answer: Halebid and Belur  

18. Who among the following Indian rulers established embassies in foreign countries on

modern lines ?

(A) Haider Ali

(B) Mir Qasim

(C) Shah Alam II

(D) Tipu Sultan

Answer: Tipu Sultan 

19. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

(A) India's first technicolour film²Jhansi Ki Rani(B) India's first 3-D film²My Dear Kuttichathan

(C) India's first insured film²Taal(D) India's first actress to win the Bharat Ratna²Meena Kumari

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20. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq's experiment of introducing token currency failed on account of the² 

(A) Rejection of token coins for purchases by foreign merchants

(B) Melting of token coins

(C) Large scale minting of spurious coins

(D) Poor quality of token currency

Answer: Large scale minting of spurious coins 

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