Indian Culture Questions and Answers Part-9

1. Dhamma which Ashoka the Great tried to instill as the governing principle and enforced in every sphere of life was :
a) A code for Economic and Judiciary
b) A code for moral and virtuous life
c) A code for religious reforms
d) None of Above

Answer: b

2. Dharmakaya, Nirmanakaya and Sambhogakaya are:
a) Buddhist Concepts
b) Jainism Concept
c) Hinduism Concept
d) Sikhism Concept

Answer: a

3. Ibn-e-Batuta was a traveler from :
a) China
b) japan
c) Morocco
d) Portugal

Answer: c

4. Khan Abdul Ghaffar was the founder of:
a) Samaj Khidmatgar Organisation
b) Khudai Khidmatgar Organisation
c) Dharm Khidmatgar Organisation
d) Islam Khidmatgar Organisation

Answer: b

5. Which Sufi order (Silsila) laid great stress on practicing mystic music ?
a) Maulana Orde
b) sangit Orde
c) Manu Order
d) Chisti Order

Answer: d

6. Akbar the great Mughal Emperor proclaimed a new religion Din-e-Ilahi in:
a) 1565
b) 1575
c) 1581
d) 1583

Answer: c

7.The two Jain Trithankars who find mention in Rig Veda are:
a) Rishabhanath and Mahavira
b) Rishabhanath and Aristhanemia
c) Mahavira and Aristhanemia
d) Ajitnath and Mahavira

Answer: b

8. Who attained Kaivalya (i.e., the supreme knowledge and final deliverance from the bonds of pleasure and pain) at the age of 42 ?
a) Rishabhanath
b) Aristhanemia
c) Parsva Natha
d) Vardhamana Mahavira

Answer: d

9. The fundamental principles of Buddha's teachings are represented by the four Nobel Truths viz. :
a) Dukkha, Dukkha Samuddaya, Dukkha Nirodha and Dukkha Nirodh-Gamini-Pratipada.
b) Sukhkkha, Dukkha Samuddaya, Dukkha Nirodha and Dukkha Nirodh-Gamini-Pratipada.
c) Suukkha, Sukkha Samuddaya, Dukkha Nirodha and Dukkha Nirodh-Gamini-Pratipada.
d) None of Abov

Answer: a

10. The four important dynasties that stand out prominently in the sixth century B.C. are .
a) The Guptas, the Ikshvakus, the Pauravas and the Mauryas.
b) The Haryankas, the Guptas, the Pauravas and Pradyotas
c) The Haryankas, the Ikshvakus, the Pauravas and the Mauryas.
d) The Haryankas, the Ikshvakus, the Pauravas and Pradyotas.

Answer: d