Indian History

Indian History and Culture

1. Who wrote “Sarfaroshi Ki Tamanna Ab Hamare Dil Mein Hai” ?
(A) Mohammad Iqbal
(B) Ramprasad Bismil
(C) Kazi Nazrul Islam
(D) Firaq Gorakhpuri
Ans : (B)

2. Who wrote the play ‘Uttararamacharita’ ?
(A) Harsha
(B) Tulsidas
(C) Bhawabhuti
(D) Sudraka
Ans : (C)

3. Who is hailed as the ‘God of Medicine’ by the practitioners of Ayurveda ?
(A) Susruta
(B) Chyavana
(C) Dhanwantari
(D) Charaka
Ans : (C)

4. The ‘Prakash Utsav’ which the Sikhs celebrated on the 1st September. 2004 marked the 400th anniversary of what event ?
(A) Completion of the construction of the Golden Temple at Amritsar
(B) Establishment of Sikh religion
(C) Installation of Guru Granth Sahib at the Golden Temple
(D) Worship at Akal Takht
Ans : (C)

5. Who among the following famous dancers is not an exponent of the odissi style of dance ?
(A) Sanjukta Panigrahi
(B) Padma Subrahmanyam
(C) Sonal Mansingh
(D) Madhavi Mudgal
Ans : (B)

6. With whom is ‘Junagarh Rock Inscription’ associated ?
(A) Rudradaman
(B) Bimbisara
(C) Chandragputa II
(D) Gautamiputra Satakarni
Ans : (A)

7. M.S. Subbalakshmi was a famous—
(A) Kathak Dancer
(B) Classical Singer
(C) Veena Player
(D) Bharatnatyam Dancer
Ans : (B)

8. Where is Halebid—a place which is well known for its elaboratedly sculptured temples of the Hoysala period ?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Orissa
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Tamil Nadu
Ans : (A)

9. Two of Ashoka’s lion pillars built in the 3rd Century B.C. stand perfectly preserved even today at their original location. One is at Lauriya Nandangarh. Where is the other ?
(A) Sarnath
(B) Kathua
(C) Aurangabad
(D) Nalanda
Ans : (A)

10. In which state is the Sun Temple Suryan Kovil located ?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Orissa
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Maharashtra
Ans : (C)

11. To whom did Iltutmish dedicate the Qutub Minar ?
(A) Razia Sultan
(B) Qutubuddin Aibak
(C) Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki
(D) Moinuddin Chishti
Ans : (C)

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