A devotional saint and a cobbler by profession was
1.Raidas
2.Tulsidas
3.Malukdas
4.None
After a defeat in prolonged debate on Vedic philosophies, who among the following is known to have become disciple of Adi Sankara and later became first head of Sringeri Mutt?
1.Hastamalaka
2.Totakacharya
3.Padmapada
4.Madana
Aga Khan Palace is located in
1.Bhopal
2.Indore
3.Gwalior
4.Pune
Akal Takht is located in
1.Bhopal
2.Jaipur
3.Amritsar
4.None
Amrita Shergill is a Indian Painter was elected as Associate of the Grand Salon in Paris in
1.1933
2.1935
3.1937
4.1938
Ancient Damascus is a
1.Fort
2.River
3.Mountain
4.City
Apart from India, in which of the following two countries, Tamil is an official language?
1.Mauritius and Malaysia
2.Malaysia and Indonesia
3.Sri Lanka and Mauritius
4.Sri Lanka and Singapore
Bhagvatgita Belongs to
1.Drone Parva
2.Bhishma parva
3.Vana parva
4.None
Bharat Bhawan is located in
1.Bhopal
2.Gwalior
3.Pune
4.Indore
Bidesia is a
1.Folk dance
2.Drama
3.Music
4.More than one option is correct
Bidesia is a folk dance/drama of
1.Madhya Pradesh
2.Assam
3.Bihar
4.All
Bishnupur is located in?
1.Assam
2.Maharashtra
3.West Bengal
4.Jammu and kashmir
Buddhism stupa are called Chorten in
1.North east India
2.Tibet
3.South east India
4.Both A and B
Chidambaram temple is located in
1.Tamil nadu
2.Assam
3.Arunachal Pradesh
4.Andhra Pradesh
Chorten is related to which among the following religion?
1.Jewism
2.Buddhism
3.Jainism
4.Judaism
Dappu Dance is a famous dance form of which among the following states?
1.West Bengal
2.Assam
3.Gujarath
4.Andhra Pradesh
Devnimori is a main Buddhist site of Gujarat which was excavated by noted archaeologist S.N. Chaudhary in
1.1959
2.1960
3.1961
4.1962
Devnimori stupa related to Buddhism is located in
1.Madhya Pradesh
2.Assam
3.Maharashtra
4.Gujrat
Dhundiraj Govind was the first name of which of the following legends of Indian Cinema?
1.Dev Anand
2.Guru Datt
3.Dada Saheb Phalke
4.Prithviraj Kapoor
Dr M Balmuralikrishna is a renowned artist of?
1.Hindustani Vocal
2.Dhrupad Style
3.Carnatic Vocal
4.Carnatic Instrumental
Earliest examples of Rock Cut architecture in Ancient India was
1.Elephanta caves
2.Kanheri Caves
3.Barbara Caves
4.Ajanta Caves
Enigmatic Trimurty Sadasiva is located at which of the following
1.Jogeshwari
2.Ajanta
3.Elephanta
4.Ellora
Hemis gompa is believed to have been established in ---- by Lama Tagstang Raspa
1.1630
2.1635
3.1640
4.1645
Husari and Bihunas are two main forms of dancing of which among the following states?
1.Bihar
2.Assam
3.Orissa
4.West Bengal
Hymns composed by which among the following rulers have been incorporated in Guru Grantha sahib of Sikhs?
1.Swami Haridas
2.Jaydev
3.Namdev
4.Dhyaneshwar
In Pali texts, who among the following is referred to as Nigantha Nataputta?
1.Gautam Buddha
2.Parshvanatha
3.Mahavira
4.Rishabha
In which among the following state in India are found the earliest known temples of Gupta Period in Good shape?
1.Madhya Pradesh
2.Arunachal Pradesh
3.Bihar
4.Assam
In Which of the following state? 838 Jain temples draped on a mountain
1.Andhra Pardesh
2.Assam
3.Arunachal Pradesh
4.Gujarat
In which of the following region Hemis Gompa is located ?
1.Sikkim
2.Ladakh
3.Bhopal
4.Jaipur
In which of the following state Dree Festival is observed?
1.Andhra Pradesh
2.Arunachal Pradesh
3.Assam
4.Mizoram
In which of the following year India ratified UNESCO Convention, 1972
1.1977
2.1978
3.1979
4.1989
Indian first indigenously made color film is
1.Devdas
2.Kisan Kanya
3.Mughal e Azam
4.None
Jagdish Khebudkar was a renowned poet and lyricist of which among the following languages?
1.Marathi
2.Konkani
3.Kanada
4.Gujarathi
Kalady in Ernakulam district is a birth place of which of the following?
1.Adi Shankara
2.Sathya Sai Baba
3.Vallabha Acharya
4.Ramakrishna
Kandyan dance is belong to which country?
1.India
2.Nepal
3.China
4.Sri Lanka
Kargam is a folk dance of which state?
1.Kerala
2.Tamil Nadu
3.Karnataka
4.Andhra Pradesh
Keshabchandra Sen established the Ved Samaj in Madras in ?
1.1864
2.1863
3.1862
4.1861
Kisan kanya written by
1.Hassan manto
2.Ardeshir Irani
3.Annu malik
4.None
Krishnavattam is related to which of the following state?
1.Haryana
2.Bihar
3.Kerala
4.Assam
Kumbh mela is organised in India in
1.Every 12 years at 4 locations
2.Every 12 years at 5 locations
3.Every 6 years at 4 locations
4.Every 6 years at 5 locations
Kumbha (Kumbha means pot) Mela is organised in
1.Prayag
2.Haridwar
3.Ujjain
4.All
Lavani is practiced in which of the following state?
1.Assam
2.Maharastra
3.Madhya Pradesh
4.None
Madai festival is a tribal festival of which among the following states?
1.Assam
2.Chattisgarh
3.Bihar
4.Manipur
Mattur Village, whose inhabitants are known to speak Sanskrit Language is located in which among the following states of India?
1.Andhra Pradesh
2.Karnataka
3.Kerala
4.Tamil Nadu
Pancha mahal is located in
1.Jaipur
2.Delhi
3.Mumbai
4.[Fatehpur Sikri
Pandavani is a
1.Fort
2.A place
3.Dance
4.None
Pandavani is a traditional dance located in
1.Arunachal Pradesh
2.Chhattisgarh
3.Manipur
4.Mirzapur
Pandit Jasraj belongs to which among the following Gharanas?
1.Kirana
2.Jaipur
3.Banaras
4.Mewati
Puttaraj Samman is given for outstanding work in the field of which among the following?
1.Painting
2.Music
3.Literature
4.Dance
Rasila is related to which of the following state?
1.Madhya Pradesh
2.Gujarat
3.Assam
4.Bihar
Sabarimala in kerala is a famous place devoted to
1.Ayyappan
2.Aiyanar
3.Muthappan
4.Kotilingeshwara
Sabarimala is located in which of the following states?
1.Kerala
2.Andhra Pradesh
3.Tamil Nadu
4.Odisha
Sandalwood term is used for
1.Telugu Cinema
2.Kannada Cinema
3.Tamil Cinema
4.South Indian Cinema
Shesher Kabita is the reknowned work of which among the following legends?
1.Rabindranath Tagore
2.Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay
3.Narendranath Mitra
4.Dinabandhu Mitra
Shiva is worshipped as Natraja in the temple of
1.Assam
2.Madhya Pradesh
3.Tamil nadu
4.All
Sidi Bashir Mosque is located in which of the following?
1.Bhopal
2.Ahmedabad
3.Jaipur
4.Jabalpur
Singhey Khababs Festival is celebrated in which among the following states of India?
1.Himachal Pradesh
2.Jammu & Kashmir
3.Uttarakhand
4.Punjab
Terracotta Army belongs to which country?
1.Russia
2.China
3.Brazil
4.India
The Angkor Vat temple at Cambodia is devoted to which among the following deity?
1.Rama
2.Brahma
3.Vishnu
4.Shiva
The annual Royal Kathina Ceremony is associated with which of the following religions
1.Buddhim
2.Jainism
3.Parsi
4.Sikhism
The famous Muslim pilgrimage town Galiakot is located in which among the following states of India?
1.Uttar Pradesh
2.Haryana
3.Rajasthan
4.Gujarat
The famous painting Bani Thani is from which among the following styles of Painting?
1.Kishangarh Painting
2.Phad Painting
3.Rajput painting
4.None of them
The famous World Heritage Site Basilica of Bom Jesus is located in which among the following places in India?
1.Pondichery
2.Mahe
3.Daman
4.Goa
The Pagodas at Mahabalipuram had been constructed by
1.Chalukyas of Kalyani
2.Cholas
3.Pallavas
4.None
The place which is not not associated with Jain Temples?
1.Palitana
2.Sravanbelgola
3.Ratnagiri
4.More than one option is correct
The sidi Bashir Mosque mosque is also called
1.Jhulta Minar
2.Shaking Minarets
3.Both A and B
4.None
The terms Udara, Mudara and Tara are related to which among the following as per the ancient Indian texts?
1.Medicines
2.Gods
3.Music
4.Millitary science
The varaha Temple located at
1.mamallapuram
2.Jaipur
3.Nagaland
4.Manipur
The Varkari sect in Maharashtra was founded by
1.Namdev
2.Tukaram
3.Visoba Khechar
4.Dhyaneshwar
Vedantham satyanarayan is known to be a greatest guru of
1.Music
2.Literature
3.Peace
4.Dance
Veethi is related to which of the following state?
1.Andhra Pradesh
2.Assam
3.Mizoram
4.Madhya Pradesh
Where is located the headquarters of the North East Zone Cultural Centre ?
1.Guwahati
2.Itanagar
3.Aizawl
4.Dimapur
Which among the following ancient authors has complained of the drain of gold to India (due to trade hegemony of ancient India)?
1.Nero
2.Ptolemy
3.pliny
4.Strabo
Which among the following current states of India was known as Pragjyotisha in ancient time?
1.Karnataka
2.Assam
3.Bihar
4.Gujarath
Which among the following Indian classical dance form was developed by Siddhendra Yogi from Bhamakalapam dance drama
1.Kuchipudi
2.Odissi
3.Yakshagana
4.Kathkali
Which among the following is known as the earliest example of Panchayatana style of temple
1.Temple at Pathari
2.Dashavatara temple at Deogarh
3.Shatrughneshwara temple at Bhubaneshwar
4.None
Which among the following is not correctly matched
1.Gwalior Gharana - Nanthan Khan
2.Agra Gharana - Haji Sujan Khan
3.Jaipur Gharana - Alladia Khan
4.All are correct
Which among the following is the hallmark feature of the Dravida style of temple architecture?
1.Gopura
2.Shikara
3.Vimana
4.Mandapa
Which among the following is the most famous Bronze Image of Chola Period?
1.Nataraja
2.Murugan
3.Vishunu
4.Venkateshwar
Which among the following is the oldest Indian Language?
1.Sanskrit
2.Telugu
3.Hindi
4.Tamil
Which among the following is works of Kalidasa? Ritusamhara 2. Meghaduta 3. Dasakumarcharita 4. Kumarashambhava Select the correct option from the codes given below
1.Only 1 & 2
2.Only 1, 2 & 4
3.Only 1, 2 & 3
4.Only 4 & 3
Which among the following kings constructed the Osian temples of Rajasthan?
1.Solankis
2.Pratihara
3.Chuahanas
4.Guhilots
Which among the following religions Tower of Silence is related to in India?
1.Christians
2.Zoroastrians
3.Muslims
4.Jews
Which among the following sects was founded by Saint Tukaram?
1.Pranami Sampraday
2.Varkari Sect
3.Rudra Sampradaya
4.Sri Sampradaya
Which among the following was the work of Sultan Feroz Shah Tughlaq?
1.Fautuhat-i-Ferozshahi
2.Fatawa-i-Jahandari
3.Tughlaqnama
4.None
Which among the following was the work of Sultan Feroz Shah Tughlaq?
1.Fautuhat-i-Ferozshahi
2.Fatawa-i-Jahandari
3.Tughlaqnama
4.None
Which is the largest Indian museum?
1.Nizams Museum
2.Salar Jung Museum
3.AP state Archaeology Museum
4.Indian Museum Kolkata
Which is the main feature of Dravida Style of Temple architecture?
1.Garbha Griha
2.Vimana & Shikhara
3.Gopuram
4.Manastambha
Which of the following city is known as Ramdaspur?
1.Jalandhar
2.Ludhiana
3.Amritsar
4.Patiala
Which of the following country is compiling World first Traditional Knowledge Digital Library?
1.Japan
2.Brazil
3.USA
4.India
Which of the following is not correctly matched?
1.Aga Khan Palace-Pune
2.Akal Takht-Amritsar
3.Bharat Bhawan-Bhopal
4.All are correct
Which of the following prizes is given by KK Birla Foundation for commendable work in Hindi?
1.Rajahasha Samman
2.Acharya Tulsi Samman
3.Vyas Samman
4.None
Who among the following Arab scholars studied Sanskrit and astronomy for a decade at Varanasi
1.Alberuni
2.Albidari
3.Amir Khusrau
4.None
Who among the following had written Bangladeshs national anthem Amar Sonar Bangla ?
1.Nazrul Islam
2.Rabindranath Tagore
3.Anisur Rahman
4.Santidev Ghosh
Who among the following had written the Novel Pather Panchali which was base of the film of same name by Satyajeet Ray?
1.Bankimchandra Chatterjee
2.Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay
3.Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
4.Shambhunath Pandit
Who among the following has written the famous Bangla book Agni Vina?
1.Rabindra Nath Tagore
2.Kazi Nazrul Islam
3.Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
4.Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
Who among the following invented Zero?
1.Aryabhatta
2.Varahamihira
3.Bhaskara I
4.An unknown Indian
Who among the following is considered to be the originator of the khayal and tarana styles of Hindustani Classical Music?
1.Niyamat Khan
2.Mohammad Shah Rangile
3.Amir Khusro
4.Tansen
Who among the following is the author of Kitab-ur-Rehla
1.Amir Timur
2.Maulana Sharafuddin Ali Yazid
3.Khwaja Abdullah Malik Isami
4.None
Writer of Bharat Durdasha is which of the following?
1.Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
2.Munshi Prem Chand
3.Bharatendu Harishchandra
4.none