Indian Culture General Studies MCQs - Set 1

1)   Which of the following Upanishads is written in prose ?

a. Isa
b. Katha
c. Brihadaranyaka
d. Svetasvatara
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Brihadaranyaka

Explanation:
Brihadaranyaka will be correct answer of this question .


2)   The University of Nalanda was set up by which Gupta ruler?

a. Kumargupta I
b. Chandragupta II
c. Samudragupta
d. Kumargupta II
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Kumargupta I

Explanation:
The University of Nalanda was established at Badagoan,Bihar in the 5th century during the reign of the Gupta emperor Kumaragupta I.


3)   Who was the founder of Yoga philosophy?

a. Jaimini
b. Kapila
c. Akshapada Gautam
d. Patanjali
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Patanjali

Explanation:
Patanjali Yoga philosophy is one of the six major orthodox schools of Hinduism. Yoga Sutras of Patanjali is a key text of the Yoga school of Hinduism. Patanjali was the founder of Yoga philosophy.


4)   Shaphee Lanphee, a traditional textile fabric, is a GI product from which of the following states?

a. Assam
b. Manipur
c. Jammu & Kashmir
d. Andhra Pradesh
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Manipur

Explanation:
Shaphee Lanphee is a traditional textile fabric woven and embroidered by Meitei women of Manipur. The fabric was, in the past, presented as a gift of honour (Mana Phee) to the soldiers for their bravery in a successful war, and to the praise-worthy chiefs of the Nagas of Manipur by the king of Manipur.


5)   Which of the following features of Indian temples resembles pylons of the Egyptian temples?

a. Lat
b. Vimana
c. Gopura
d. Shikhara
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Gopura

Explanation:
Buddhists, Jains, and Hindus have directed an almost equal attention to the Gopura or gateways o f their towns and temples. These, both in form and purpose, resemble the pylons of the Egyptian temples.


6)   Akshardham temple, which is situated in Delhi, is revered for which Hindu deity?

a. Swaminarayan
b. Shiva
c. Krishna
d. Ganesh
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Swaminarayan

Explanation:
The temple is located near the banks of the Yamuna River. The temple was opened to the general public on 6th November 2005. It holds the Guinness World Record for the World’s Largest Comprehensive Hindu Temple.


7)   Which among the following Kings built the Kailashnath Temple of Ellora ?

a. Rashtrakuta king Krishna I
b. Narasimhavarman II
c. Rashtrakuta king Krishna II
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Rashtrakuta king Krishna I

Explanation:
Rashtrakuta king, krishna-1 had built the kailash temple of ellora. It is considered as the wonder of rock-out architecture. Kailasanath Temple is a famous temple, one of the 34 monasteries and temples, known collectively as the Ellora Caves, extending over more than 2 km, that were dug side by side in the wall of a high basalt cliff in the complex located at Ellora, Maharashtra, India.


8)   Who among the following got the Mahabharata translated into Persian and named it as ‘Razmnameh’ ?

a. Akbar
b. Jahangir
c. Aurangzeb
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Akbar

Explanation:
The Mahabharata was translated into Persian at Akbar’s orders, by Faizi and `Abd al-Qadir Bada’uni (c. 1540 – 1615) and named Razmnameh.


9)   The Varkari sect in Maharashtra was founded by __?

a. Tukaram
b. Namdev
c. Visoba Khechar
d. Dhyaneshwar
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Dhyaneshwar

Explanation:
The sect is believed to have originated in Karnataka and migrated to Maharashtra later. The followers of the sect believe that Dnyaneshwar laid the foundation stone, which is evident from the saying “Dnyanadev rachila paya”


10)   Who among the following preached the doctrine of “One religion, one caste and one God for mankind“?

a. Jyotiba Phule
b. Vivekananda
c. Sri Narayan Guru
d. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Sri Narayan Guru

Explanation:
Sri Narayana Guru preached the doctrine of ‘One caste, One religion, One God.’ Its worth note that one of his athiest disciples, Sahadaran Ayyapan, changed into ‘no religion, no caste and no God for mankind.