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Indian History and Culture-75

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which of the following festivals are boat races a special feature?

a)

Rongali Bihu

b)

Onam

c)

Pongal

d)

Navratri

2.

The paintings in the Ajanta and Ellora caves are indicative of the development of art under the -

a)

Pallavas

b)

Chalukyas

c)

Pandyas

d)

Rashtrakutas

3.

'Madhubani', a style of folk paintings, is popular in which of the following states in India?

a)

Uttar Pradesh

b)

Rajasthan

c)

Madhya Pradesh

d)

Bihar

4.

Kumbh Mela is held in every ___ years

a)

12

b)

10

c)

5

d)

3

5.

Which classical dance of the following is named after the village it was born from ?

a)

Mohiniattam

b)

Bharatanatyam

c)

Kuchipudi

d)

Kathakali

6.

‘Panchatantra’ is originally written by _____________.

a)

Kalidas

b)

Vishnu Sharma

c)

Tulsi Das

d)

None of these

7.

Which classical dance is famous in Tamil Nadu?

a)

Kuchipudi

b)

Mohiniattam

c)

Bharatanatyam

d)

Kathakali

8.

Which among the following is a folk dance of India?

a)

Garba

b)

Manipuri

c)

Kathakali

d)

Mohiniattam

9.

Which among the following temples of India is known as "Black Pagoda" ?

a)

Brihadeeshwara Temple, Tanjore

b)

Sun Temple, Konark

c)

Meenakshi Temple, Madurai

d)

Jagannath Temple, Puri

10.

India is covered by how many oceans?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

11.

What is the national sport of India?

a)

Hockey

b)

Cricket

c)

Football

d)

Baseball

12.

Which of the following Vedanga is related to metrics?

a)

Kalpa

b)

Nirkuta

c)

Chhanda

d)

Shiksha

13.

Rabindranath Tagore's 'Jana Gana Mana' has been adopted as India's National Anthem. How many stanzas of the said song were adopted?

a)

Only the first stanza

b)

The whole song

c)

Third and Fourth stanza

d)

First and Second stanza

14.

The words 'Satyameva Jayate' inscribed below the base plate of the emblem of India are taken from

a)

Rigveda

b)

Mundak Upanishad

c)

Satpath Brahmana

d)

Ramayana

15.

The Harappa civilization was discovered in 1920-21 by the excavations by :

a)

R.D. Banerjee and by D.R. Sahni

b)

Mortimer Wheeler

c)

Sir Alexander Cunningham

d)

None of Above

16.

When Alexander the great invaded India, the dynasty which was ruling over entire north India was:

a)

Gupta Dynasty

b)

Maurya Dynasty

c)

Sakya Dynasty

d)

Nanda Dynasty

17.

Identify the monument

a)

India Gate

b)

Gateway of Mumbai

c)

Charminar

d)

Iron pillar

18.

Recognise this art form

a)

Kalamkari art

b)

Mithila art

c)

Mural painting

d)

Dying art

19.

Which hand would you not use to eat with when in India?

a)

Left

b)

Right

20.

Which would you say is the most important thing to get right when doing business in India?

a)

Building trust

b)

Demonstrating knowledge

c)

Showing qualifications

21.

When meeting an Indian business woman for the first time you should...

a)

Refrain from smiling and look to the ground out of respect

b)

Wait to see how she greets you and reciprocate accordingly

c)

Greet her with the 'namaste'

22.

What is the national dance of assam?

a)

Kuchipudi

b)

Gidda

c)

Bihu

d)

Manipuri

23.

Does India have more than 80% of the worlds religions?

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Total number of languages spoken in India

a)

121

b)

22

c)

36

25.

Which city is called twin city of India?

a)

Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh

b)

Hyderabad and Secunderabad

c)

Mumbai and Delhi

d)

Bihar and Uttar Pradesh

e)

Tamil Nadu and Kerala

26.

Which of the following Akademis is responsible for fostering the development of dance, drama and music in India?

a)

National School of Drama

b)

Sangeet Akademi

c)

Sahitya Akademi

d)

Lalit Kala Akademi

27.

It is one of the oldest languages of our country.

a)

Hindi

b)

Sanskrit

c)

Punjabi

28.

Identify this instrument

a)

Tabla

b)

Veena

c)

Violin

29.

In terms of area India stands at which rank?

a)

7th

b)

2nd

c)

9th

d)

5th

30.

Figure of which animal is found on Indian national emblem?

a)

Tiger

b)

Lion

c)

Elehant

d)

Cow

31.

What is the Mahabharata?

a)

A classic Indian song

b)

A modern Indian novel

c)

An epic poem from India

d)

A huge palace in India

32.

Which one isn't a family of languages from India?

a)

Indo-Aryan

b)

Gaelic

c)

Dravidian

33.

When did the Indus Valley civilization begin

a)

756 BCE

b)

776 BCE

c)

1500 BCE

d)

2600 BCE

34.

The famous Maruni dance of Sikkim is associated with the festival of

a)

Diwali

b)

Holi

c)

Lohri

d)

Baisakhi

35.

The ancient Nalanda University has been revived. It is named as

a)

Nalanda Vidyapeeth

b)

New Nalanda University

c)

Nalanda Mahavihara

d)

Nav Nalanda Mahavihara

36.

In which monsoon, the Sun shines vertically over the Tropic of Cancer resulting in high temperature and low pressure is still sufficiently high over Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal?

a)

Winter Monsoon

b)

Summer Monsoon

c)

Retreating Monsoon

d)

All of the above

37.

Which country invented shampoo?

a)

turkey

b)

Thailand

c)

India

d)

USA

38.

Where did the first rocket launch from

a)

Usa

b)

India

c)

Russia

39.

The earliest diamond in the world was mined in India?

a)

true

b)

False

40.

Which is NOT a body of water surrounding India?

a)

Bay of Bengal

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Arabian Sea

d)

North Sea

41.

Tabla : Hindustani music : : Mridangam : __________

a)

Carnatic music

b)

Jazz

c)

Raga

d)

Sufi

42.
Gupta Empire astronomers figured out that the __________________ was round 
a)
Earth
b)
sun
c)
moon
d)
sky
43.
Which empire is described as the Golden Age of classical Indian culture?
a)
Gupta Empire
b)
Harappa Empire
c)
Indo-Aryan Empire
d)
Mauryan Empire
44.
The Indian invention of _________ around A.D. 500 had a great impact on the study of mathematics and science.
a)
geometry
b)
zero
c)
plastic surgery
d)
algorithms
45.

__________ was written by Ved Vyasa.

a)

Mahabharata

b)

Ramayana

c)

Jataka Tales

d)

Panchatantra

46.

________ and ______ are the oldest languages

of India.

a)

Sanskrit and Tamil

b)

Tamil and Hindi

c)

Gujarati and Malayalam

d)

Bengali and Hindi

47.

How many languages has been

recognized by the Indian constitution?

a)

22

b)

25

c)

20

d)

23

48.

The Ramayana was written by ________

a)

Sage Valmiki

b)

Vishnu Sharma

c)

Lord Ram

d)

Ved Vyasa

49.

Name the longest ancient epic

a)

Mahabharat

b)

Jataka Tales

c)

Ramayana

d)

none of these

50.

Which of the following is a Vedanga?

a)

Kalpa

b)

Nirkuta

c)

Chhanda

d)

Shiksha

51.

What is the classical dance form of Assam?

a)

Manipuri

b)

Sattriya

c)

Gerba

d)

Kathak

52.

Science Day in Switzerland is dedicated to an Indian. Who is this great scientist?

a)

C. V. Raman

b)

Vikram Sarabhai

c)

Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar

d)

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

53.

The language of discourses of Gautama Buddha was:

a)

Bhojpuri

b)

Magadhi

c)

Pali

d)

Sanskrit

54.

What type of math did the ancient Indians invent?

a)

Statistics

b)

Geometry

c)

Calculus

d)

Algebra

55.

.........was the First dedicated meteorological satellite launched by ISRO using PSLV on 12 September 2002.

a)

Kalpana-1

b)

Bhaskara

c)

Aryabhata

d)

None of these

56.

The Indian Constitution has borrowed the ideas of Preamble from the..........

a)

Italian Constitution

b)

French Constitution

c)

Canadian Constitution

d)

Constitution of USA

57.

The Puranas and Upanishads are written in one of the oldest languages of our country. This language is ________

a)

Hindi

b)

Tamil

c)

Devanagri

d)

Sanskrit

58.

Chanakya wrote the _________

a)

Mahabhrata

b)

Charaka Samhita

c)

Sushruta Samhita

d)

Arthashastra

59.

A great Sanskrit playwright is _________

a)

Kalidas

b)

Kautiliya

c)

Chandragupta Maurya

d)

Ashoka

60.

What is culture?

a)

the system of government in a country

b)

a set of beliefs, customs, values, and practices that a group of people share

c)

only the religion of a specific community

d)

only the art and music a group practices

61.

The__________ are amongst the earliest Buddhist literature

a)

Jataka Tales

b)

Mahabharata

c)

Ramayana

d)

Panchatantra

62.

Which among the following is a non-renewable natural

resource?

a)

Water

b)

Wildlife

c)

Fossil fuel

d)

Forest

63.

In timeline earlier dates are written on the________ and recent dates are written on the __________?

a)

left and right

b)

right and left

c)

top and bottom

d)

bottom and top

64.

Along the banks of what river did the earliest Indian civilization begin?

a)

Indus River

b)

Ganges River

c)

Yellow River

d)

Yangtze

65.

Arrange the following in correct time according to their rule:

A. Gupta empire B. Mahajanapadas C. Magadha empire D. Maurya Empire

a)

A B C D

b)

DCBA

c)

BCDA

d)

BACD

66.

India shares its boundary with how many other countries?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

3

67.

The most common script used for writing Punjabi

is ______________.

a)

Bengali

b)

Oriya

c)

Gurmukhi

d)

Devanagari

68.

Q9. The main script of Indian Languages like Hindi & Marathi is

a)

Bengali

b)

Oriya

c)

Gurmukhi

d)

Devanagari

69.

Indian ruler of the Mauryan Empire who renounced war and became a convert to Buddhism.

a)

Asoka

b)

Mahinda

c)

Chandragupta Maurya

d)

Bindusara

70.

The number system we still use today; it was created by Indian scholars during the Gupta dynasty

a)

Sanskrit

b)

Hieroglyphics

c)

Cuneiform

d)

Hindu-Arabic

71.

Who was the last ruler of the delhi sultanate?

a)

Ibrahim lodhi

b)

Qutubuddin Aibak

c)

Bahadur Shah Zafar II

d)

Sikandar Lodi

72.

How many seasons are in India?

a)

a)4

b)

b)6

c)

c)3

d)

d)2

73.

Which of the following games were previously called ‘British Empire Games’?

a)

East Asian Games

b)

Southeast Asian Games

c)

Olympic Games

d)

Commonwealth Games

74.

In which monsoon, the Sun shines vertically over the Tropic of Cancer resulting in high temperature and low pressure is still sufficiently high over Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal?

a)

Winter Monsoon

b)

Summer Monsoon

c)

Retreating Monsoon

d)

All of the above

75.

How many lions are in the emblem of India?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

3

d)

4