WorksheetsIndian History and Culture-75
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
In which of the following festivals are boat races a special feature?
Rongali Bihu
Onam
Pongal
Navratri
The paintings in the Ajanta and Ellora caves are indicative of the development of art under the -
Pallavas
Chalukyas
Pandyas
Rashtrakutas
'Madhubani', a style of folk paintings, is popular in which of the following states in India?
Uttar Pradesh
Rajasthan
Madhya Pradesh
Bihar
Kumbh Mela is held in every ___ years
12
10
5
3
Which classical dance of the following is named after the village it was born from ?
Mohiniattam
Bharatanatyam
Kuchipudi
Kathakali
‘Panchatantra’ is originally written by _____________.
Kalidas
Vishnu Sharma
Tulsi Das
None of these
Which classical dance is famous in Tamil Nadu?
Kuchipudi
Mohiniattam
Bharatanatyam
Kathakali
Which among the following is a folk dance of India?
Garba
Manipuri
Kathakali
Mohiniattam
Which among the following temples of India is known as "Black Pagoda" ?
Brihadeeshwara Temple, Tanjore
Sun Temple, Konark
Meenakshi Temple, Madurai
Jagannath Temple, Puri
India is covered by how many oceans?
1
2
3
4
What is the national sport of India?
Hockey
Cricket
Football
Baseball
Which of the following Vedanga is related to metrics?
Kalpa
Nirkuta
Chhanda
Shiksha
Rabindranath Tagore's 'Jana Gana Mana' has been adopted as India's National Anthem. How many stanzas of the said song were adopted?
Only the first stanza
The whole song
Third and Fourth stanza
First and Second stanza
The words 'Satyameva Jayate' inscribed below the base plate of the emblem of India are taken from
Rigveda
Mundak Upanishad
Satpath Brahmana
Ramayana
The Harappa civilization was discovered in 1920-21 by the excavations by :
R.D. Banerjee and by D.R. Sahni
Mortimer Wheeler
Sir Alexander Cunningham
None of Above
When Alexander the great invaded India, the dynasty which was ruling over entire north India was:
Gupta Dynasty
Maurya Dynasty
Sakya Dynasty
Nanda Dynasty
Identify the monument
India Gate
Gateway of Mumbai
Charminar
Iron pillar
Recognise this art form
Kalamkari art
Mithila art
Mural painting
Dying art
Which hand would you not use to eat with when in India?
Left
Right
Which would you say is the most important thing to get right when doing business in India?
Building trust
Demonstrating knowledge
Showing qualifications
When meeting an Indian business woman for the first time you should...
Refrain from smiling and look to the ground out of respect
Wait to see how she greets you and reciprocate accordingly
Greet her with the 'namaste'
What is the national dance of assam?
Kuchipudi
Gidda
Bihu
Manipuri
Does India have more than 80% of the worlds religions?
True
False
Total number of languages spoken in India
121
22
36
Which city is called twin city of India?
Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh
Hyderabad and Secunderabad
Mumbai and Delhi
Bihar and Uttar Pradesh
Tamil Nadu and Kerala
Which of the following Akademis is responsible for fostering the development of dance, drama and music in India?
National School of Drama
Sangeet Akademi
Sahitya Akademi
Lalit Kala Akademi
It is one of the oldest languages of our country.
Hindi
Sanskrit
Punjabi
Identify this instrument
Tabla
Veena
Violin
In terms of area India stands at which rank?
7th
2nd
9th
5th
Figure of which animal is found on Indian national emblem?
Tiger
Lion
Elehant
Cow
What is the Mahabharata?
A classic Indian song
A modern Indian novel
An epic poem from India
A huge palace in India
Which one isn't a family of languages from India?
Indo-Aryan
Gaelic
Dravidian
When did the Indus Valley civilization begin
756 BCE
776 BCE
1500 BCE
2600 BCE
The famous Maruni dance of Sikkim is associated with the festival of
Diwali
Holi
Lohri
Baisakhi
The ancient Nalanda University has been revived. It is named as
Nalanda Vidyapeeth
New Nalanda University
Nalanda Mahavihara
Nav Nalanda Mahavihara
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?
Winter Monsoon
Summer Monsoon
Retreating Monsoon
All of the above
Which country invented shampoo?
turkey
Thailand
India
USA
Where did the first rocket launch from
Usa
India
Russia
The earliest diamond in the world was mined in India?
true
False
Which is NOT a body of water surrounding India?
Bay of Bengal
Indian Ocean
Arabian Sea
North Sea
Tabla : Hindustani music : : Mridangam : __________
Carnatic music
Jazz
Raga
Sufi
__________ was written by Ved Vyasa.
Mahabharata
Ramayana
Jataka Tales
Panchatantra
________ and ______ are the oldest languages
of India.
Sanskrit and Tamil
Tamil and Hindi
Gujarati and Malayalam
Bengali and Hindi
How many languages has been
recognized by the Indian constitution?
22
25
20
23
The Ramayana was written by ________
Sage Valmiki
Vishnu Sharma
Lord Ram
Ved Vyasa
Name the longest ancient epic
Mahabharat
Jataka Tales
Ramayana
none of these
Which of the following is a Vedanga?
Kalpa
Nirkuta
Chhanda
Shiksha
What is the classical dance form of Assam?
Manipuri
Sattriya
Gerba
Kathak
Science Day in Switzerland is dedicated to an Indian. Who is this great scientist?
C. V. Raman
Vikram Sarabhai
Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
The language of discourses of Gautama Buddha was:
Bhojpuri
Magadhi
Pali
Sanskrit
What type of math did the ancient Indians invent?
Statistics
Geometry
Calculus
Algebra
.........was the First dedicated meteorological satellite launched by ISRO using PSLV on 12 September 2002.
Kalpana-1
Bhaskara
Aryabhata
None of these
The Indian Constitution has borrowed the ideas of Preamble from the..........
Italian Constitution
French Constitution
Canadian Constitution
Constitution of USA
The Puranas and Upanishads are written in one of the oldest languages of our country. This language is ________
Hindi
Tamil
Devanagri
Sanskrit
Chanakya wrote the _________
Mahabhrata
Charaka Samhita
Sushruta Samhita
Arthashastra
A great Sanskrit playwright is _________
Kalidas
Kautiliya
Chandragupta Maurya
Ashoka
What is culture?
the system of government in a country
a set of beliefs, customs, values, and practices that a group of people share
only the religion of a specific community
only the art and music a group practices
The__________ are amongst the earliest Buddhist literature
Jataka Tales
Mahabharata
Ramayana
Panchatantra
Which among the following is a non-renewable natural
resource?
Water
Wildlife
Fossil fuel
Forest
In timeline earlier dates are written on the________ and recent dates are written on the __________?
left and right
right and left
top and bottom
bottom and top
Along the banks of what river did the earliest Indian civilization begin?
Indus River
Ganges River
Yellow River
Yangtze
Arrange the following in correct time according to their rule:
A. Gupta empire B. Mahajanapadas C. Magadha empire D. Maurya Empire
A B C D
DCBA
BCDA
BACD
India shares its boundary with how many other countries?
5
6
7
3
The most common script used for writing Punjabi
is ______________.
Bengali
Oriya
Gurmukhi
Devanagari
Q9. The main script of Indian Languages like Hindi & Marathi is
Bengali
Oriya
Gurmukhi
Devanagari
Indian ruler of the Mauryan Empire who renounced war and became a convert to Buddhism.
Asoka
Mahinda
Chandragupta Maurya
Bindusara
The number system we still use today; it was created by Indian scholars during the Gupta dynasty
Sanskrit
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
Hindu-Arabic
Who was the last ruler of the delhi sultanate?
Ibrahim lodhi
Qutubuddin Aibak
Bahadur Shah Zafar II
Sikandar Lodi
How many seasons are in India?
a)4
b)6
c)3
d)2
Which of the following games were previously called ‘British Empire Games’?
East Asian Games
Southeast Asian Games
Olympic Games
Commonwealth Games
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?
Winter Monsoon
Summer Monsoon
Retreating Monsoon
All of the above
How many lions are in the emblem of India?
5
6
3
4
