Indian Culture MCQs

1. The famous “Ganga Sagar Mela”, an annual fair is held in which state of India?
[A] Bihar
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] Jharkhand
[D] West Bengal

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2. Who among the following had written Bangladesh’s national anthem “Amar Sonar Bangla”?
[A] Nazrul Islam
[B] Rabindranath Tagore
[C] Anisur Rahman
[D] Santidev Ghosh

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3. In which state is Darbhanga Castle located?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Bihar
[C] West Bengal
[D] Madhya Pradesh

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4. The Muslim festival ‘Barawafat’, where the word ‘barah’ stands for the twelve days of the Prophet’s sickness, refers to which among the following events of life of Prophet Mohammad? 
[A] Birth of Prophet Mohammad
[B] Marriage of Prohet Mohammad
[C] Prophet Mohamad’s travel from Mecca to Medina
[D] Farewell Pilgrimage of Prophet Mohammad

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5. Which period is regarded as the Golden age of Telugu literature?
[A] Satavahana rule
[B] Eastern Chalukyan rule
[C] Vijayanagara rule
[D] Kakatiya rule

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6. Who among the following was the last Guru of Sikhs ?
[A] Guru Teg Bahadur
[B] Guru Har Kishan
[C] Guru Govind Singh
[D] Guru Angad

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7. Who among the following Sikh Gurus struggled against Sati system and Pardah System ?
[A] Guru Nanak
[B] Guru Amardas
[C] Guru Hargovind
[D] Guru Teg Bahadur

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8. The basic motive of Buddha’s teaching is ___
[A] Attaining Liberation
[B] Redemption from suffering
[C] Improving the quality of life
[D] Attaining individual and collective kaivalya

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9. N Gopalaswami committee has been to set up for the promotion of which language?
[A] Sakskrit
[B] Urdu
[C] Sindhi
[D] Tamil

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10. Who wrote the Novel ‘Pather Dabi’in Bengali?
[A] Saratchandra Chattopadhay
[B] Kazi Nazrul Islam
[C] Bankimchandra
[D] Rabindranath Tagore

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