Indian Culture Questions and Answers for UPSC Prelims Exam - Set 33 | Indian Culture Multiple Choice Questions(MCQs) and Answers for State Public Service Commission Exam

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(1) ‘Religion is the personal affair of each individual. It must not be mixed up with politics or national affairs.’ Who made the above observation ?

(1) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

(2) Jawaharlal Nehru

(3) Mahatma Gandhi

(4) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Answer: Mahatma Gandhi

(2) The first rock paintings in India were discovered at :

(1) Bhimbetka

(2) Sohagighat

(3) Jaora

(4) Hoshangabad

Answer: Sohagighat

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(3) In which of the following Harappan sites terracotta horse figurine have been reported ?

(1) Surkotada

(2) Mohenjo-daro

(3) Kalibangan

(4) Banawali

Answer: Mohenjo-daro

(4) In which of the following places Boghazkoy&& inscription was found ?

(1) Iran

(2) Turky

(3) Bactria

(4) Afganistan

Answer: Turky

(5) The king of ancient Kashi reputed for his learning during the upanisadic period was :

(1) Ajatasatru

(2) Brahmadatta

(3) Pratardana

(4) Pravahana Jaivali

Answer: Ajatasatru

(6) In which of the following Parvas of Mahabharata Sankhya, Yoga, Pancaratra, Veda and Pashupata are mentioned as different types of knowledge systems ?

(1) Anushasan Parva

(2) Bhishma Parva

(3) Shanti Parva

(4) Adi Parva

Answer: Shanti Parva

(7) In which of the following Puranas does the context of Radha occur ?

(1) Vishnu Purana

(2) Bhagavata Purana

(3) Brahma Vaivarta Purana

(4) In all the above Puranas

Answer: Brahma Vaivarta Purana

(8) Which one of the following was a Buddhist bhikshuni-vihara (monastery) ?

(1) Jivakarama of Rajagriha

(2) Kakanadabota of Sanchi

(3) Kukkutarama of Pataliputra

(4) Rajak rama of Sravasti

Answer: Rajak rama of Sravasti

(9) Which of the following is not a Jain text ?

(1) Acaranga

(2) Bhagavati sutra

(3) Uvasagdasao

(4) Kathavatthu

Answer: Kathavatthu

(10) Jataka stories come under which of the following ?

(1) Digha Nikaya

(2) Samyut Nikaya

(3) Khuddaka Nikaya

(4) Anguttara Nikaya

Answer: Khuddaka Nikaya

(11) Which of the following was not a tax ?

(1) Dashaparadha

(2) Uparikara

(3) Shunya pratikara

(4) Udranga

Answer: Shunya pratikara

(12) The Bhagavadgita forms a part of which of the following parvas of Mahabharata ?

(1) Adi Parva

(2) Shanti Parva

(3) Bhishma Parva

(4) Anushasana Parva

Answer: Bhishma Parva

(13) Which of the following dharma sutras gives property rights to an issueless wife along with sapindas (agnates) and sagotras (cognates) after the death of her husband ?

(1) Gautam Dharmasutra

(2) Bodhayana Dharmasutra

(3) Apastamba Dharmasutra

(4) Vashishta Dharmasutra

Answer: Gautam Dharmasutra

(14) Which one of the following Indo-Greek ruler issued lead coins ?

(1) Strato I

(2) Strato II

(3) Hermaios

(4) Demetrious

Answer: Strato II

(15) Which of the following places has the stone portrait of Ashoka along with his name ?

(1) Sanchi

(2) Sannati

(3) Kanganhalli

(4) Gujarra

Answer: Kanganhalli

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