Indian Culture Questions and Answers Part-8

1. "Milind Panho" explaining the Buddhist doctrines in the form of a dialogue between Milind and his teacher Nagsena (the great Buddhist philosopher ) is in :
a) Sanskrit
b) Pali Language
c) Hindi
d) Santhali

Answer: b

2. Mahabhasya - an outstanding work in the fields of grammar - is a composition by:
a) Ashwins
b) Ghosa
c) Kakshivat
d) Patanjali

Answer: d

3. In 1724 the state of Hyderabad was founded by :
a) Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf-Jah
b) Azim Jah Bahadur
c) Osman Ali Khan
d) Qamaruddin Khan

Answer: a

4.Annie Besant arrived in India in:
a) 1878
b) 1885
c) 1893
d) 1900

Answer: c

5. Mahatma Gandhi laid down four preconditions for a Satyagrahi (Passive Resistor) to fulfill - namely :
a) Observe perfect Chastity, Adopt Poverty, Follow truth and Cultivated Fearlessness.
b) Observe perfect Chastity, Gain Money, Follow truth and Cultivated Fearlessness.
c) Observe perfect Chastity, Adopt Poverty, Follow truth and Cultivated Power.
d) Observe perfect Chastity, Gain Money, Follow truth and Cultivated Power.

Answer: a

6.Khajuraho temples were built by
a) The Panchalas
b) The Chandellas
c) The Haryanks
d) Nandas

Answer: b

7.The first Muslim ruler to impose the Jaziya on the Brahmins was :
a) Ghiyas ud din Balban
b) Aurangzeb
c) Aram Shah
d) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

Answer: d

8. The rise of two independent states in the South namely The Vijyanagar (A. D. 1336) and Bahamani (A. D. 1347) witnessed by:
a) Firoz Shah Tughluq
b) Qutbuddin Aibak
c) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
d) Raziyat ud din Sultana

Answer: c

9. The major towns namely Fatehabad, Hissar, Firozpur, Jaunpur and Firozabad were founded by :
a) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
b) Raziyat ud din Sultana
c) Qutbuddin Aibak
d) Aram Shah

Answer: a

10.During modern history Martanda Verma emerged as the strong ruler of:
a) Karnataka
b) Kerala
c) Maharashtra
d) Tamil Nadu

Answer: b