Indian Culture MCQs

1. Among the five monolithic rathas of Pallavas at Mahabalipuram, the largest is ___?
[A] Arjuna
[B] Bhima
[C] Dharmaraja
[D] Draupadi

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2. Shintoism is a religion or belief expanded greatly in which country?
[A] China
[B] Thailand
[C] Burma
[D] Japan

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3. Which chapter of Mahabharata deals with fruitless efforts to bring about peace between the Kurus and the Pandavas ?
[A] Vana Parva
[B] Virat Parva
[C] Udyog Parva
[D] Drona Parva

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4. Sylheti language is a dialect of which of the following languages ?
[A] Sindhi
[B] Bengali
[C] Odia
[D] Punjabi

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5. 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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6. With reference to Indian culture, what is Nabakalebara?
[A] An annual Hindu festival held in the Padmanabhaswamy Temple at Thiruvananthapuram
[B] A festival observed in the Jagannath Temple at Puri.
[C] A festival held on the occasion of Makar Sankranti at Sagardwip Island near Kolkata.
[D] A festival observed once in six years at Ganga Ghats, of Varanasi.

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7. Kovai Kora cotton saris, which received the GI status in 2014, are manufactured in which state?
[A] Maharashtra
[B] Karnataka
[C] Tamil Nadu
[D] Andhra Pradesh

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8. 'Nyayavatra' of Siddhasena Diwakara is associated to _?
[A] Jainism
[B] Buddhism
[C] Charvaka
[D] Ajivika

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9. Which of the following is/are correct?

 

Newspaper Publisher/Editor
A. Leader Annie Besant
B. Yugantar C. Y. Chintamani
C. Young India Aurobindo Ghosh

(UPSC Prelims 1984)

[A] A is correct
[B] B and C are correct
[C] A and C are correct
[D] None is correct

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10. Which one of the following scripts of ancient India was written from right to left? (UPSC Prelims 1997)
[A] Brahmi
[B] Nandnagari
[C] Sharada
[D] Kharoshti

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