JOIN ADRE 2.0 Telegram Group

Indian Culture Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams | Indian Culture Solved MCQs Set27

Questions
1 Which of the following ancient texts provides examples of Polygamy, Polyandry and Levirate ?
1 Aitareya Brahmana
2 Divyavadana
3 Mahabharata
4 Ramayana

Answer: AjatMahabharataasatru
2 Which of the ancient ports was situated on the mouth of the river Tamraparni ?
1 Korkai
2 Puhar
3 Saliyur
4 Tondi

Answer:Korkai
Advertisement
Article and Schedule Quiz Start Test!

DOWNLOAD CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF FROM APP

3 Who wrote Maduraikkanji ?
1 Avur Mulangilar
2 Kalladanar
3 Mangudi Marudan
4 Nakkirar

Answer:Mangudi Marudan
4 Which of the following rock-cut Chaitya halls of Western India is considered as the earliest ?
1 Ajanta
2 Bhaja
3 Karle
4 Kondane

Answer:Bhaja
5 Where did Upasika Bodhisiri construct a Chaityagriha enshrining a Stupa for the exclusive use of the Theravadin acharyas of Sri Lanka ?
1 Bodhagaya
2 Sarnath
3 Sanchi
4 Nagarjunakonda

Answer:Nagarjunakonda
6 An inscription from Sarnath is dated in the year 154 of Kumaragupta. Which among the following is its corresponding year ?
1 A.D. 211
2 A.D. 232
3 A.D. 394
4 A.D. 473

Answer:A.D. 473
7 Which one of the following does not figure in the Puranic list of the Kulaparvatas ?
1 Himalaya
2 Vindhya
3 Pariyatra
4 Mahendra

Answer: Himalaya
8 Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
1 Ballalasena - Danasagara
2 Bhoja - Samarangana Sutradhara
3 Harsha - Saundarananda
4 Somesvara III - Manasollasa

Answer:Harsha - Saundarananda
9 “To die after ones beloved is most fruitless, it is a custom followed by the foolish”. Such a vehement opposition was offered to the custom of anumarana by :
1 Manu
2 Kalidasa
3 Banabhatta
4 Devanabhatta

Answer:Banabhatta
10 Who among the following was the sculptor of the Colossal Parinirvana image of Kusinagar ?
1 Dinna
2 Haribala
3 Jayagupta
4 Suvira

Answer:Dinna
11 The earliest Jain bronzes were discovered from :
1 Chausa
2 Mathura
3 Nalanda
4 Sravana Belgola

Answer:Chausa
12 The Kalki incarnation of Vishnu is represented in art as :
1 killing Narakasura
2 hurling Sudarsana Chakra
3 preaching seers
4 riding a horse

Answer: riding a horse
13 Who among the following writers called himself ‘Kalikala - Valmiki’ ?
1 Kalidasa
2 Bhavabhuti
3 Rajasekhara
4 Sandhyakara Nandin

Answer: Sandhyakara Nandin
14 Which one of the following plays is partly preserved in a stone inscription at Ajmer ?
1 Karpuramanjari
2 Lalita Vigraharaja Nataka
3 Mattavilasa Prahasana
4 Ratnavali

Answer: Lalita Vigraharaja Nataka
15 A reference to parents consulting an astrologer for the marriage of their daughters occurs for the first time in :
1 Buddhacharita of Asvaghosha
2 Malavikagnimitra of Kalidasa
3 Pratima nataka of Bhasa
4 Dasakumaracharita of Dandin

Answer: Dasakumaracharita of Dandin

View All Indian Culture Practice Test Sets

ADRE 2.0 FULL LENGTH MOCK TEST

Take Mock Tests

Missiles Mock Test Start Test!
SSC MTS Mock Test Start Test
IBPS CLERK MOCK TEST Start Test
SSC MTS 2022 JULY 26 Shift 1 (ENGLISH) Start Test!
SSC GD Previous Year Paper 2021 Nov 17 Shift - I (Hindi) Start Test!
SSC CGL Tier - 1 PYP 2022 April 21 Shift- 1 (ENGLISH) Start Test!
MPSC PAPER I MOCK TEST 1 (ENGLISH) Start Test!
IB Security Assistant Mock test 1 (english) Start Test!
UP POLICE CONSTABLE MOCK TEST 1 Start Test!
DELHI POLICE CONSTABLE MOCK TEST 1 (HINDI) Start Test!
Advertisement
Assam Direct Recruitment Test Series