Indian Culture MCQs

1. In which century, the Rajatarangini of Kalhana was composed?
[A] 10th
[B] 11th
[C] 12th
[D] 13th

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2. Hanukkah, the festival of light is associated with which one of the following religions?
[A] Hindu
[B] Jewish
[C] Muslim
[D] Christian

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3. The famous World Heritage Site “Basilica of Bom Jesus” is located in which among the following places in India?
[A] Pondichery
[B] Mahe
[C] Daman
[D] Goa

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4. Who among the following wrote Astanga Sangraha?
[A] Banabhatta
[B] Vagabhatta
[C] Aryabhatta
[D] Kalhana

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5. The Saraswati Samman is an annual award for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in which of the following languages?
[A] Hindi Only
[B] Any Indian language or Dialect
[C] Any Indian Language included in 8th schedule of Indian Constitution
[D] Any Indo-Aryan language

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6. Which among the following is not correctly matched pair? (Countries – National Game )
[A] USA – Baseball
[B] Pakistan – Field Hockey
[C] China – Table Tennis
[D] All are correct

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7. Who among the following Indian painters was elected as Associate of the Grand Salon in Paris in 1933?
[A] Asit Kumar Haldar
[B] M F Hussain
[C] Amrita Shergill
[D] K Mazumdar

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8. Who among the following is known for the famous quote “an uncontrolled pen serves but to destroy.”?
[A] Jawahar Lal Nehru
[B] Mahatma Gandhi
[C] Leo Tolstoy
[D] Rabindranath Tagore

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9. Who among the following Sikh Gurus composed Anand Sahib (Hymn of Bliss)?
[A] Guru Angad
[B] Guru Amar Das
[C] Guru Tegh Bahadur
[D] Guru Arjun Dev

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10. Khwaja Fariduddin Masud is popularly known by what name?
[A] Bahauddin Zakaria
[B] Shah Barkatullah
[C] Baba Farid
[D] Hamiddudin Nagauri

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