General Knowledge Quiz Questions and Answers
Where is the Tagore Center for Culture and Civilization located?
(A) Shimla
(B) Kolkata
(C) Bhopal
(D) Mumbai
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
The correct answer is Himachal Pradesh. Former President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the Tagore Centre for the Study of Culture and Civilization at Indian Institute of Advanced Studies (IIAS) in Shimla and also addressed the first Rabindranath Tagore Memorial Lecture.
To which deity is the Leaning Temple of Huma dedicated?
(A) Brahma
(B) Vishnu
(C) Shiva
(D) Indra
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
A village in the Sambalpur Subdivision, situated on the left bank of the Mahanadi, 23 kms. south of Sambalpur. The village contains the Leaning temple dedicated to Lord Siva, which was built in the reign of Baliar Singh, the fifth Raja of Sambalpur.
Who got the Mahabharata translated into Persian?
(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Shahjahan
(D) Aurangzeb
Correct Answer : A
One of the avatars of Vishnu is depicted in art as bringing up the earth from the ocean. Which avatar is that?
(A) Fish
(B) Kurma
(C) Varaha
(D) Parshuram
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
Varaha, (Sanskrit: “Boar”) third of the 10 incarnations (avatars) of the Hindu god Vishnu. When a demon named Hiranyaksha dragged the earth to the bottom of the sea, Vishnu took the form of a boar in order to rescue it.
The chief commentator of the Vedas Sayan, was associated with which empire?
(A) Pallava Empire
(B) Chola Empire
(C) Vijayanagara Empire
(D) None of these
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
Sayana (IAST: Sāyaṇa, also called Sāyaṇācārya; died 1387) was a 14th-century Sanskrit Mimamsa scholar from the Vijayanagara Empire of South India, near modern day Bellary, Karnataka. An influential commentator on the Vedas, he flourished under King Bukka Raya I and his successor Harihara II.
According to the Pashupatinath cult, Shiva is the god of animals. What is meant by animal here?
(A) Animal
(B) Bird
(C) Jiva
(D) Man
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
The Pashupatinath Temple, dedicated to Lord Shiva and located on the banks of the holy Bagmati River in Kathmandu, Nepal, is a timeless spiritual and cultural symbol. The name "Pashupatinath" comes from the words "Pashu", which means "animal" or "living thing", and "Pati", which means "Lord" or "Master".
Which of the following is a characteristic of the Dravidian style of temple architecture?
(A) Pinnacle
(B) Gopura
(C) Aircraft
(D) Pavilion
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
The front wall has an entrance gateway in its centre, which is known as a Gopuram. The shape of the main temple tower known as vimana in Tamil Nadu is like a stepped pyramid that rises up geometrically rather than the curving shikhara of North India.
Which of the following saints used to work as a cobbler?
(A) Tulsidas
(B) Surdas
(C) Raidas
(D) Malukdas
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
Guru Ravidas is known as the cobbler saint. He was a great philosopher, saint, and social reformer of the 15th century.
Who founded the Warkari sect of Maharashtra?
(A) Tukaram
(B) Namdev
(C) Visoba Khechr
(D) Dhyaneshwar
Correct Answer : D
In which state is the Flamingo festival celebrated?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Karnataka
(C) Kerala
(D) Bihar
Correct Answer : A
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