Indian Culture MCQs

1. Castle Naggar heritage site is located in __:
[A] Himachal Pradesh
[B] Punjab
[C] Odisha
[D] Haryana

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2. Dappu Dance is a famous dance form of which among the following states?
[A] West Bengal
[B] Assam
[C] Gujarath
[D] Andhra Pradesh

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3. Vachaspati Puraskar is awarded by the K.K. Birla Foundation, for outstanding contribution to which of the following?
[A] Scientific research
[B] Sanskrit Literature
[C] Literary work in any Indian language
[D] Dance

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4. In which Indian state are 838 temples of a distinctive faith located on a single mountain?
[A] Karnataka
[B] Gujarat
[C] Rajasthan
[D] Bihar

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5. Nirmal Hridaya is located in:
[A] Bangalore
[B] Chennai
[C] Hyderabad
[D] Kolkata

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6. World Heritage Day is observed on which date?
[A] 28 January
[B] 18 April
[C] 22 May
[D] 21 June

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7. In which Indian city, would you find the mosque with “Shaking Minarets”?
[A] Hyderabad
[B] Ahmedabad
[C] Lucknow
[D] Allahabad

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8. Which Indian city is well known across the world for its film industry?
[A] Bangalore
[B] Hyderabad
[C] Pune
[D] Mumbai

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9. Who among the following built the Konark’s Sun Temple?
[A] Anantavarman Chodaganga Deva
[B] Narasimhadeva I
[C] Kapilendra Deva Routaray
[D] Purushottam Dev

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10. What is the best definition of Upanishads? (UPSC Prelims General Studies 1980)
[A] These are religious books of Hindus
[B] There are the books dealing with ancient Hindu laws
[C] There are books on social behaviour of man
[D] These are the prayers to God

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