Indian Culture Questions and Answers Part-1

1. Which river is most described in the Rig-Veda?
a) Ganga River
b) Sindhu River
c) Yamuna River
d) Sarswati River

Answer: b

2. When were the High Courts in Calcutta, Madras and Bombay established?
a) In the year 1865
b) In the year 1893
c) In the year 1931
d) In the year 1862

Answer: d

3. In which year were Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev hanged?
a) In the year 1931
b) In the year 1925
c) In the year 1913
d) In the year 1905

Answer: a

4. The famous resolution on Non-Cooperation was adopted at a special session (September 1920) held at:
a) Lahore
b) Bombay
c) pune
d) Calcutta

Answer: d

5. The first official Language commission as required under Article 344 of the constitution was constituted by the president:
a) In 1955
b) In 1950
c) In 1951
d) In 1960

Answer: a

6. Tipu Sultan was the Sultan (ruler) of Mysore from:
a) 1782 to 1805
b) 1782 to 1799
c) 1772 to 1799
d) 1782 to 1790

Answer: b

7. The Sikh Khalsa was formed to instill a strong martial spirit in the Sikhs by:
a) Guru Arjan
b) Guru Hari Krishan
c) Guru Amar Dase
d) Guru Gobind Singh

Answer: d

8. The Chief of Sukrchakiya Misl (a Sikh confederacy) was :
a) Maharaja Ranjit Singh
b) Maharaja Jagjeet Singh
c) Maharaja Surjeet Singh
d) None of Above

Answer: a

9. Early History of India" in 1904 was written by :
a) Joshi
b) Rakhal Das Bannerjee
c) V. A. Smith
d) None of these

Answer: c

10. edangas (Limbs of Vedas) are :
a) Siksha (phonetics) and Kalpa (rituals)
b) Vyakarna (grammar) and Nirukta (etymology)
c) Chhanda (metrics) and Jyotisha (astronomy)
d) All of these

Answer: d