Indian Art And Cultural General Knowledge Questions
Where is the Brihadeshwar temple built during the Chola period located?
(A) Mysore
(B) Mahabalipuram
(C) Tanjavur
(D) Kanyakumari
Correct Answer : C
What is 'Patriarchic Society'?
(A) System that values women more than men
(B) System that values men more than women
(C) System that values both men and women equally
(D) System that values elders
Correct Answer : B
.................. comprises the archaeological remains of a monastic and scholastic institution.
(A) Nalanda
(B) Rani Ki vav
(C) Hill Forts of Rajasthan
(D) Fatephur Sikri
Correct Answer : A
In Indus Valley Civilization, Kalibangan is famous for which of the following?
(A) Rockcut architecture
(B) Sea port
(C) Cotton cultivation
(D) Pottery
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
1. The oldest evidence of plowing the fields has been found from Kalibanga.
2. It is situated on the banks of Ghaggar (Saraswati) river in Hanumangarh district of northern Rajasthan.
3. Kalibanga was excavated in 1960 by B.B. Lal and B.K. Thapar had started it.
4. Evidence of farming is found from Kalibanga, which is the oldest in the world.
5. Evidence of fire altars are found in a row on a raised platform made of raw bricks.
6. It was first discovered by Amla Nand Ghosh in 1952. B. K Thapar and B. B Lal did excavation work here in 1961-69.
Which of the following Vedas is not a part of Vedatrayi?
(A) Rigveda
(B) Yajurveda
(C) Samaveda
(D) Atharvaveda
Correct Answer : D
In Indus Valley Civilization, Dholavira is famous for which of the following?
(A) Rockcut architecture
(B) Seaport
(C) Water Conservation
(D) Pottery
Correct Answer : C
Idol of dancing girl (Bronze) is found in which of the following civilization?
(A) Mesopotamian Civilization
(B) Indus Valley Civilization
(C) Persian Civilization
(D) Egyptian Civilization
Correct Answer : B
Who is the author of "Chokher Bali"?
(A) Amish Tripathi
(B) Chetan Bhagat
(C) Rabindranath Tagore
(D) Jhumpa Lahiri
Correct Answer : C
Who is the author of the book titled ‘Forging Mettle: Nrupender Rao and the Pennar Story’?
(A) Aradhana Johri
(B) Ratnakar Shetty
(C) Navdeep Singh Gill
(D) Pavan C. Lall
Correct Answer : D
Which Rashtrakuta ruler built the famous Kailash temple of Siva at Ellora?
(A) Dantidurga
(B) Amoghvarsha – I
(C) Krishan-I
(D) Vatsraja
Correct Answer : C
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