Indian Culture MCQs

1. Who among the following got the Mahabharata translated into Persian and named it as ‘Razmnama’ ?
[A] Akbar
[B] Jahangir
[C] Aurangzeb
[D] None of the above

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2. Which among the following temples of India is known as Black Pagoda? 
[A] Sun Temple, Konark
[B] Brihadeeswara Temple, Tanjore
[C] Lord Jagannath Temple, Puri
[D] Meenakshi Temple, Madurai

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3. 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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4. Lord Jagannath is related to which of the following place?
[A] Ujjain
[B] Bhubneshwar
[C] Puri
[D] Hyderabad

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5. Which among the following religion is related to Dilwara temples at Mount Abu ?
[A] Vaishnav sect of Hindus
[B] Shaiv Sect of Hindus
[C] Jainism
[D] Buddhism

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6. Ashtadhyayi, Mahabhasya & Nirkuta are related to which of the following? 
[A] Music
[B] Grammar
[C] Philosophy
[D] Music

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7. Gundecha brothers are well known exponents of which among the following styles of Hindustani Classical Music ?
[A] Khayal
[B] Tharana
[C] Dhrupad
[D] Thumri

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8. Who was Namdev ?
[A] He was a Tailor by caste
[B] His bhakti songs have been included in the Adi Granth
[C] He was considered to be the part of the Varkari tradition
[D] All of these

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9. The Zend-Avesta is the sacred book of _?
[A] Jews
[B] Christian
[C] Parsis
[D] Buddhist

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10. With reference to India’s culture and tradition, what is Kayotsarga?
[A] Meditation technique
[B] Martial art
[C] Buddhist festival
[D] Style of temple architecture in India

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