Indian Culture Questions and Answers for UPSC Prelims Exam - Set 34 | Indian Culture Multiple Choice Questions(MCQs) and Answers for State Public Service Commission Exam

1 In which of the following texts do we get information about the hierarchy of officers in the context of villages for the first time ?

1 Manu Smriti

2 Brihaspati Smriti

3 Narada Smriti

4 Katyayana Smriti

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Answer: Manu Smriti

2 In which of the following stupas were the relics of Sariputra and Moggalana found ?

1 Sanchi stupa no.1

2 Sanchi stupa no. 3

3 Satadhara stupa

4 Deor kothar stupa

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Answer:Sanchi stupa no. 3

3 In which of the following king’s court Apostle Thomas visited ?

1 Vonones

2 Gondophernes

3 Demetrius

4 Euthydemus

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Answer:Gondophernes

4 Which of the following sects has the theory of Vyuhas ?

1 Pashupata

2 Kapalika

3 Pancaratra

4 Sarvastivada

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Answer:Pancaratra

5 The Nainar Shaiva saints were followers of which of the following doctrines ?

1 Pashupata Shaivism

2 Pratyabhijna Shaivism

3 Shaiva Siddhanta Shaivism

4 Vira Shaivism

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Answer: Shaiva Siddhanta Shaivism

6 Which of the following texts gives details of ship building techniques ?

1 Kritya kalpataru

2 Yukti kalpataru

3 Samaraickakaha

4 Bhavishyatkaha

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Answer: Yukti kalpataru

7 Which of the following texts describes the techniques for making hair dyes and perfumes ?

1 Amar kosha

2 Brihat samhita

3 Samanta pasadika

4 Puratan Prabandha Sangraha

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Answer: Brihat samhita

8 Araghattaghatiyantra was a device for which of the following purposes ?

1 For the measurement of time

2 For the measurement of land

3 For irrigation

4 For weaving cloth

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Answer:For irrigation

9 Which among the following was the rate of fallow land in East Bengal during the Gupta Period ?

1 Two to three dinaras per kulyavapa

2 Four to five dinaras per kulyavapa

3 One dinar per kulyavapa

4 Six dinaras per kulyavapa

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Answer:Two to three dinaras per kulyavapa

10 Which of the following Puranas has portions relating to science of nutrition and health ?

1 Vayu Purana

2 Vishnu Purana

3 Bhagavata Purana

4 Garuda Purana

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Answer:Garuda Purana

11 From which of the following Gupta inscriptions do we know that one dinar was equal to sixteen rupakas ?

1 Damodarpur inscription of 443 CE

2 Dhanaidah inscription of 432 CE

3 Begram inscription of 447 CE

4 Sanchi inscription of 412 CE

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Answer: Begram inscription of 447 CE

12 The Tamil tradition attributes Silappadikaram to :

1 Ilangovadigal

2 Kamban

3 Sattan

4 Tiruttakkadevar

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Answer: Ilangovadigal

13 A bronge image of which of the following South Indian saints has been found ?

1 Tiruppan

2 Appar

3 Karaikkal Ammaiyar

4 Vipra Narain

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Answer: Karaikkal Ammaiyar

14 “Bhumij style” of temple architecture is a regional variation of which of the following ?

1 Nagar style

2 Vesara style

3 Dravida style

4 Rock cut style of chaityas

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Answer: Nagar style

15 In which of the following way is the Yajna Varaha a form of Vishnu depicted in North India ?

1 Anthropomorphically

2 Theriomorphically

3 Mixed form of Anthropomorphic and Theriomorphic forms

4 In the middle of Yajna Vedi

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Answer:Theriomorphically

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