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

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

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Answer: Mahatma Gandhi

2 The first rock paintings in India were discovered at :

1 Bhimbetka

2 Sohagighat

3 Jaora

4 Hoshangabad

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Answer:Sohagighat

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

1 Surkotada

2 Mohenjo-daro

3 Kalibangan

4 Banawali

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Answer: Mohenjo-daro

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

1 Iran

2 Turky

3 Bactria

4 Afganistan

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Answer: Rajak rama of Sravasti

9 Which of the following is not a Jain text ?

1 Acaranga

2 Bhagavati sutra

3 Uvasagdasao

4 Kathavatthu

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Answer:Kathavatthu

10 Jataka stories come under which of the following ?

1 Digha Nikaya

2 Samyut Nikaya

3 Khuddaka Nikaya

4 Anguttara Nikaya

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Answer:Khuddaka Nikaya

11 Which of the following was not a tax ?

1 Dashaparadha

2 Uparikara

3 Shunya pratikara

4 Udranga

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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

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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

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