Indian Culture Questions and Answers for UPSC Prelims Exam - Set 41 | Indian Culture Multiple Choice Questions(MCQs) and Answers for State Public Service Commission Exam

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1 The earliest known Vishnu stone sculpture was discovered from a place now in

1 Chhatisgarh

2 Jharkhand

3 Madhya Pradesh

4 Uttar Pradesh

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Answer: Chhatisgarh

2 Krishna and Balarama are found represented on the coin of

1 Antialcidas

2 Antimachus

3 Agathocles

4 A Menander

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Answer:Agathocles

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3 Who among the following was an Alwar Saint ?

1 Appar

2 Andal

3 Sambandar

4 Venkatanath

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Answer:Andal

4 After visiting the monuments of Elephanta one can conclude that it was a great centre of

1 Buddhism

2 Jainism

3 Vaishnavism

4 Saivism

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Answer:Saivism

5 Who among the following was awarded highest punishment for theft in the scheme of Manu ?

1 Brahmana

2 Kshatriya

3 Vaisya

4 Shudra

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Answer:Brahmana

6 Which of the following texts presents the concrete example of polyandry ?

1 Ramayana

2 Mahabharata

3 Manusmriti

4 Yajnavalkya Smriti

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Answer:Mahabharata

7 Mahodaya is an old name of

1 Allahabad

2 Bairat

3 Kanauj

4 Patna

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Answer: Kanauj

8 Which of the following ancient texts lays down the tonsure of widows ?

1 Mahabharata

2 Manusmriti

3 Yajnavalkya Smriti

4 None of the above

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Answer: None of the above

9 Who among the following called themselves as Brahma-Kshatriya ?

1 Palas

2 Senas

3 Cholas

4 Rashtrakutas

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Answer:Senas

10 Who was the head of the Nalanda Monastery at the time of Hsuan Tsang’s stay there ?

1 Dharmakirti

2 Santarakshita

3 Santarakshita

4 Silabhadra

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Answer:Silabhadra

11 During the reign of Rajendra Chola the educational centre at Ennariyam paid the highest salary to the teacher of

1 Rigveda

2 Yajurveda

3 Vedanta

4 Vyakarana

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Answer:Vyakarana

12 The Srivijaya ruler who completed the Chudamanivihara started earlier by his father at Nagapatnam was

1 Balaputradeva

2 Maravijayaottungavarman

3 Samaragravira

4 Trailokyaraja

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Answer: Maravijayaottungavarman

13 A good number of dance poses (karana) are sculptured on

1 Brihadisvara temple, Thanjavur

2 Draupadi Ratha, Mamallapuram

3 Durga temple, Aihole

4 Kandariya Mahadeva temple, Khajuraho

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Answer: Brihadisvara temple, Thanjavur

14 Who among the following regulated the course of Vitasta by his engineering operations in order to control the menace of its devastating floods ?

1 Kshemananda

2 Ratnakara

3 Sura

4 Suyya

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Answer: Suyya

15 Who among the following rulers granted financial help for the restoration of a demolished mosque in Khambhat ?

1 Chamundaraya

2 Siddharaja Jayasimha

3 Kumarapala

4 Mahipaladeva

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Answer: Siddharaja Jayasimha

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