Indian Culture Questions and Answers Part-5

1. In Rig Vedic period, the type of marriage under which a widow could marry the younger brother of her deceased husband was known as:
a) Niyoga
b) Prajapatya
c) Daiva
d) Arsha

Answer: a

2. OCP (Ochre Coloured Pottery Culture) prevailed :
a) Between1200 B.C.-1000 B.C.
b) Between1300 B.C.-1000 B.C.
c) Between1500 B.C.-1000 B.C.
d) Between1800 B.C.-1000 B.C.

Answer: c

3.The Loyal Mohammadans of India was the newspaper brought out by :
a) Sayyid Ahmad Khan
b) Azim Jah Bahadur
c) Aram Shah
d) Azaam Khan

Answer: a

4.Who founded the Servants of India Society in 1905?
a) J. Joshi
b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
c) Mahtma Gandhi
d) Lala Lazpat Rai

Answer: b

5. The biography of Harshvardhan-Harsh-Charita was written by :
a) Harshvardhan
b) Yogeswar Dutta
c) Abul Fazal
d) Banabhatta

Answer: d

6.Ahar culture, Kayatha culture, Malwa culture, Savalda culture, Jorwa culture, Prabas culture, Rangpur culture are all parts of:
a) Lower Paleolithic Cultures
b) Middle Paleolithic Cultures
c) Upper Paleolithic Cultures
d) Chalcolithic Cultures

Answer: d

7. The relics of Indus Valley (Harappa) civilization were first noticed in:
a) Mohenjodaro
b) Lothal
c) Harappa
d) Kalibagan

Answer: c

8. The author of Tarikh-i-Mubaraks Shahi is :
a) Abu Bakr Shah
b) Mir Muhammad Amin alias Saadat Khan
c) Qutbuddin Aibak
d) Yahya Sirhindi

Answer: d

9. The Vijayanagar Empire in the south came into existence in :
a) A. D. 1236
b) A. D. 1336
c) A. D. 1136
d) A. D. 1390

Answer: b

10. The founder of Sikh religion Guru Nanak Dev was born in:
a) The year 1469
b) The year 1470
c) The year 1480
d) The year 1467

Answer: a