50 questions answers on heritage of india
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1. Where is the largest concentration of stupas in India?
a) Himachal Pradesh
b) None of these
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Arunachal Pradesh
The correct answer is c) Madhya Pradesh
2. Which fort did Shah Jahan build?
a) Bangalore Fort
b) Kaziranga Fort
c) Janjira Fort
d) Red Fort
The correct answer is d) Red Fort
3. Where is the Brihadeswara or Rajarajeshwara temple situated?
a) Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu
b) Murshidabad in West Bengal
c) Jamnagar in Gujarat
d) Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala
The correct answer is a) Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu
4. The Lingaraja Temple is at Bhubaneshwar.
a) True
b) False
The correct answer is a) True
5. In which city is the Gateway of India situated?
a) Calcutta
b) Delhi
c) Mumbai
d) Chennai
The correct answer is c) Mumbai
6. Which is the principal festival of Kerala?
a) Christmas
b) Onam
c) Diwali
d) Id
The correct answer is b) Onam
7. Which is the earliest known civilization of India?
a) Ganga Valley Civilization
b) Indus Valley Civilization
c) Mahanadi valley Civilization
d) Brahmaputra Valley Civilization
The correct answer is b) Indus Valley Civilization
8. Which one of these schools of the performing arts was founded in 1953?
a) Sangeet Natak Academy
b) Margi
c) Kerala kalamandalam
d) School of Drama
The correct answer is a) Sangeet Natak Academy
9. Who wrote "Lehar" ("Wave")?
a) Suryakanth Tripathi
b) Jaishankar Prasad
c) Maithili Sharan Gupt
d) Yashpal
The correct answer is b) Jaishankr Prasad
11. The famous song ‘Saare Jaha se Achha’ is composed by ___________
a. Ravindra Nath Tagore
b. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhya
c. Mohammad Iqbal
d. None of the above
ANSWER: c. Mohammad Iqbal
12. Boat race is part of which of the following festival?
a. Pongal
b. Onam
c. Bihu
d. Navratri
ANSWER: b. Onam
13. Who had introduced Police system in India?
a. Lord Wellesley
b. Lord Minto
c. Lord Hastings
d. Lord Cornwallis
ANSWER: d. Lord Cornwallis
14. Which of the following Raga is sung early in the morning?
a. Todi
b. Darbari
c. Malhar
d. Bhopali
ANSWER: a. Todi
15. __________ is the traditional form of Rangoli practised in the state of Uttarakhand.
a. Aripana
b. Aipan
c. Alpana
d. Kolam
ANSWER: b. Aipan
16. Aripana, an art form of Rangoli is practised in which state?
a. Tamil Nadu
b. Kerala
c. Bihar
d. Uttar Pradesh
ANSWER: c. Bihar
17. Which ofRangoli is made with the help of coarse rice flour?
a. Aripana
b. Kolam
c. Alpana
d. None of the above
ANSWER: b. Kolam
18. Which of the raga is not composed by Tansen?
a. Deepak Raga
b. Bhairav Raga
c. Darbari Todi
d. Malhar Raga
ANSWER: a. Deepak Raga
19. Which form of Hindustani Classical music Pandit Bhimsen Joshi is famous for?
a. Thumri
b. Dhrupad
c. Tarana
d. Khayal
ANSWER: d. Khayal
20. Badaam Halwa is a popular __________ dish
a. Kashmiri
b. Gujarati
c. Mughlai
d. Bengali
ANSWER: c. Mughlai
21. Which dish is one of the popular dishes of Kashmir?
a. Aloo Ka Raita
b. Dum Aloo
c. Kesar Chawal
d. Murgh Achaari
ANSWER: b. Dum Aloo
22. The rock cut temples of Mahabalipuram and the temples of Kanchipuram are the achievements of the ________ rulers.
a. Pallava
b. Chola
c. Hoyasala
d. Vijayanagar
ANSWER: a. Pallava
23. Which of the following is not a Char Dham?
a. Puri
b. Dwarka
c. Mansarovar
d. Rameswaram
ANSWER: c. Mansarovar
24. Kumbh Mela is held in every ___ years
a. 12
b. 10
c. 9
d. 6
ANSWER: a. 12
25. Which of the musical instruments are of Indo-Islamic origin?
a. Sitar, Table and Shehnai
b. Sitar, Tabla and Sarangi
c. Sitar, Sarangi and Shehnai
d. Sarangi, Tabla and Shehnai
ANSWER: b. Sitar, Tabla and Sarangi
26. Which imaginary place is used in R.K. Narayan’s stories?
a. Malguri
b. Nalgudi
c. Nalguri
d. Malgudi
ANSWER: d. Malgudi
27. Which novel Rabindra Nath Tagore won the Noble Prize for?
a. Rajashi
b. Rupanjali
c. Gitanjali
d. Meghadutam
ANSWER: c. Gitanjali
28. Who has written famous novel ‘Devdas’?
a. Saratchandra Chattopadhyay
b. Rabindranath Tagore
c. Samudra Gupta
d. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
ANSWER: a. Saratchandra Chattopadhyay
29. ‘Panchatantra’ is originally written by _____________.
a. Kalidas
b. Vishnu Sharma
c. Tulsi Das
d. None of the above
ANSWER: b. Vishnu Sharma
30. Which Veda Sanskrit literature has begun from?
a. Yajur Veda
b. Atharva Veda
c. Sam Veda
d. Rig Veda
ANSWER: d. Rig Veda