Indian Culture Questions and Answers Part-10

1. Between 1749-1754, an important war fought between the forces of the British and the French is known as :
a) Third battale of panipat
b) The first Carnatic War
c) The second Carnatic War
d) Battle of Baxur

Answer: c

2. The Dutch East India Company was formed by merging several small companies of Holland in :
a) The year 1702
b) The year 1602
c) The year 1802
d) The year 1834

Answer: b

3. The Harappa Civilization was discovered in 1920-21 by the excavations by :
a) R.D. Banerjee and by D.R. Sahni
b) Mortimer Wheeler
c) Sir Alexander Cunningham
d) None of Above

Answer: a

4. The most distinguishing feature of various Chalcolithic Cultures in ancient period is their :
a) Black Polished Ware
b) Seal
c) Painted Grey Ware
d) Painted Pottery

Answer: d

5. Mughal emperor Akbar divided his empire into :
a) Eight Provinces (Subas)
b) Five Provinces (Subas)
c) Twelve Provinces (Subas)
d) Ten Provinces (Subas)

Answer: c

6. Who founded the Haryanka dynasty in Magadha ?
a) Udayabhadra
b) Ajatashatru
c) Bimbisara
d) None of Above

Answer: c

7. The most important republican state during the period of Buddha were :
a) The Panchalas
b) The Vajjis
c) The Kashis
d) The Magadhas

Answer: b

8. Who wrote the play Mudrarakshasa ?
a) Vishakha Dutta
b) Banbhat
c) Tunbhadra
d) None of Above

Answer: a

9. Asoka's inscriptions have been found at Maski, Yerragudi and Chitaldurga, These are in
a) Kerala
b) Karnataka
c) Tamilnadu
d) Maharastra

Answer: b

10. The oldest among the spoken literary languages of South India is:
a) Kannada
b) Malayalam
c) Telugu
d) Tamil Language

Answer: d