Indian Culture Questions and Answers for UPSC Prelims Exam - Set 40 | Indian Culture Multiple Choice Questions(MCQs) and Answers for State Public Service Commission Exam

1 Which of the following prehistoric sites has yielded a mother goddess figure made of bone from the upper Palaeolithic context ?

1 Godavari Valley

2 Son Valley

3 Narmada Valley

4 Belan Valley

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Answer: Belan Valley

2 Which of the following Harappan sites has yielded a large number of wells ?

1 Harappa

2 Mohenjodaro

3 Kalibangan

4 Lothal

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Answer:Mohenjodaro

3 Which one of the following statements regarding the Rigveda is not correct ?

1 The Rigveda is a collection of Hymns of many Rishis.

2 Indra is the most popular deity of the Rigveda.

3 The books of the Rigveda usually begin with the praise of Agni.

4 Gayatri is the most used metre of the Rigveda.

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Answer: Gayatri is the most used metre of the Rigveda.

4 Which among the following was considered to be a Soma Yajna ?

1 Chaturmasya

2 Rajasuya

3 Sautramani

4 Vajapeya

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Answer:Vajapeya

5 From which of the following texts we learn that Gautama Buddha and Mahavira were contemporaries ?

1 Acharanga

2 Kalpasutra

3 Buddhacharita

4 Vinayapitaka

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Answer:Vinayapitaka

6 Which of the following Mauryan Officers was incharge of weights and measures ?

1 Pautavadhyaksha

2 Panyadhyaksha

3 Rupadarsaka

4 Rajjuka

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Answer:Pautavadhyaksha

7 Which of the following was a mint centre of the Yaudheyas ?

1 Agroha

2 Bayana

3 Mathura

4 Rohtak

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Answer: Rohtak

8 Which of the following was an ancient port of the Pandyas ?

1 Kaveripattanam

2 Korkai

3 Tondi

4 Uraiyur

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Answer:Korkai

9 Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

1 Dasaratha – Devanampriya

2 Kanishka – Devaputra

3 Samudragupta – Parakramanka

4 Harsha – Parama-Saugata

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Answer: Harsha – Parama-Saugata

10 Archaeological excavations have brought to light the remains of a Jain stupa at

1 Mathura

2 Pava

3 Sarnath

4 Vaishali

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Answer:Mathura

11 A Chaitya hall was constructed for the monks of Simhala during early centuries of Christian era at

1 Ajanta

2 Junnar

3 Karle

4 Nagarjunakonda

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Answer:Nagarjunakonda

12 Which of the following Mamallapuram Rathas is apsidal ?

1 Dharmaraja Ratha

2 Arjuna Ratha

3 Draupadi Ratha

4 Nakula-Sahadeva Ratha

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Answer: Nakula-Sahadeva Ratha

13 Who among the following had constructed the Lakshman temple at Khajuraho ?

1 Harsha

2 Yasovarman

3 Dhanga

4 Vidyadhara

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Answer:Yasovarman

14 Which of the following Orissan temples has the Khakhara type of Sikhara ?

1 Lingaraj

2 Jagannath

3 Rajarani

4 Vaital Deul

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Answer: Vaital Deul

15 Which school of art used spotted red sand stone as material for sculpture ?

1 Amaravati

2 Gandhar

3 Mathura

4 Sarnath

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Answer:Mathura

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