Indian Culture Questions and Answers for UPSC Prelims Exam - Set 1 | Indian Culture Multiple Choice Questions(MCQs) and Answers for State Public Service Commission Exam

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1 The earliest evidence of hominid fossil in the sub-continent is found in the :

1 Siwalik hills

2 Narmada valley

3 Belan valley

4 Krishna valley

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Answer: Narmada valley

2 Which of the following Mesolithic sites has provided an extensive evidence of huts ?

1 Adamgarh

2 Bagor

3 Chopni Mando

4 Loteshwar

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Answer: Chopni Mando

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3 Which of the following crop has no evidence of cultivation from any one of the Indus sites ?

1 Rice

2 Barley

3 Wheat

4 Sugarcane

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Answer: Sugarcane

4 Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) :

Assertion (A) : Different burial practices have been found at Harappan sites.

Reason (R) : The excavations at Lothal revealed a joint burial of male and female.

In this context of above statements which of the following is correct ?

1 Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A).

2 Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

3 (A) is true, but (R) is false.

4 (A) is false, but (R) is true.

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Answer: Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A).

5 Which of the following Harappan sites has supplied strong evidence of the popularity of Mother Goddess ?

(a) Harappa

(b) Kalibangan

(d) Ropar

Select the correct answer from the code below :

1 (a) and (b)

2 (b) and (c)

3 (c) and (d)

4 (a) and(c)

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Answer: (a) and (c)

6 The Rock painting scene of the chariot Waylaid by a group of men holding bows and arrows is found at :

1 Sanghao cave

2 Sanghao cave

3 Morhana pahar

4 Gudiyam cave

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Answer:Morhana pahar

7 Which of the following is the smallest book of the Rigveda ?

1 Book I

2 Book II

3 Book IX

4 Book X

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Answer: Book II

8 Which of the following texts contains the story of Sunahsepa in which his father Ajigarta had sold him to Harischandra ?

1 Satapatha Brahmana

2 Aitareya Brahmana

3 Chhandogya Upanishad

4 Svetasvatara Upanishad

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Answer: Aitareya Brahmana

9 Which of the following upanishad describes sacrifices as boats as not strong enough ?

1 Brahadaranyaka upanishad_

2 Chhandogya upanishad

3 Mundaka upanishad

4 Taittiriya upanishad

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Answer:Mundaka upanishad

10 Which of the following Dharmasutras admitted written document as an evidence in the administration of justice ?

1 Apastamba

2 Baudhayana

3 Gautama

4 Vasishtha

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Answer: Vasishtha

11 The Chakravartin (universal monarch), who represents the Buddhist ideal of kingship, is first shown in an iconographic form at :

1 Amaravati

2 Gandhara

3 Jaggayyapeta

4 Sanchi

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Answer: Jaggayyapeta

12 Where did Gautama Buddha spend his last Varshavasa ?

1 Rajagriha

2 Vaisali

3 Sravasti

4 Pava

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Answer: Vaisali

13 Who among the following built a stupa on the embers from the funeral pyre of Gautama Buddha ?

1 Bulis

2 Koliyas

3 Moriyas

4 Bhaggas

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Answer:Moriyas

14 Which of the following is not correct about the Ajivika sect ?

1 A corporate organization

2 Practice of severe asceticism

3 Not allowed to eat meat

4 Practice complete nudity

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Answer: Not allowed to eat meat

15 Which of the following form the subject matter of the carvings on the Sanchi gateways ?

(a) Scenes from the Jatakas

(b) Scenes from the life of Gautama Buddha

(d) Scenes relating to the Manushi Buddhas

1 (a) alone

2 (a) and (b)

3 (b) and

4 (a), (b), (c) and (d)

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Answer: (a), (b), (c) and (d)

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