Art & Culture (Questions General Knowledge – 4

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Que (76):
Uplift of the backward classes was the main programme of which one among the following?
A. Arya Samaj
B. Bramo Samaj
C. Satyashodak Samaj
D. None of these
Answer

Satyashodhak Samaj
Satyashodhak Samaj is a social reform society established by Jyotirao Phule in Pune, India, on 24 September 1873.

Que (77):
The world famous ‘Khajuraho’ sculptures are located in which State?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Uttar pradesh
C. Uttrakhand
D. Chandigarh
Answer

Madhya Pradesh
The Khajuraho Group of Monuments in Khajuraho, a town in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, located in Chhatarpur District, about 620 kilometres (385 mi) southeast of New Delhi

Que (78):
At which place was the headless statue of Kanishka found?
A. Bali
B. Mathura
C. Marward
D. Haryana
Answer

Mathura
The headless statue of kanishka is found in mathura.

Que (79):
The religious literature of the Jains at the early stage was written in which language?
A. Prakrit
B. Sanskrit
C. Gujrati
D. Ardhamagadhi
Answer

Ardhamagadhi
The early Jainas discarded Sanskrit language mainly patronized by the Brahmins. Their religious literature was written in Ardhamagadhi, and texts were finally compiled in the sixth century A.D. in Gujarat at a place called Valabhi

Que (80):
Of which Religion-wise the sculpture were found at Kankali tila in Mathura?
A. Jaina
B. Hindu
C. Buddhisim
D. Islam
Answer

Jaina
Most sculptures could be dated from the 2nd century BC to the 12th century CE, thus representing a continuous period of about 14 centuries during which Jainism flourished at Mathura

Que (81):
By whom was the famous ‘Kirti Stambha’ at Chittor built?
A. nan
B. nan
C. nan
D. nan
Answer

Rana Kumbha
Kirti Stambha is a 12th-century tower situated at Chittor Fort in Chittorgarh town of Rajasthan, India. The 22-metre-high tower was built by a Jain merchant Jeeja Bhagerwala during the reign of Rawal Kumar Singh

Que (82):
Where are the traces of Portuguese culture found in India?
A. Goa
B. West Bengal
C. Rajasthan
D. Pondicherry
Answer

Goa
Goa is a former Portuguese colony, the Portuguese overseas territory of Portuguese. In India, it existed for about 450 years

Que (83):
Which is the official language of Central Bank of West African Bank?
A. French
B. Spanish
C. Portugese
D. Brazilian
Answer

French
French is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire

Que (84):
Which element of Hinduism was practised in the Indus Valley Civilization?
A. Vaishnavism
B. Cult of Shiva
C. Shaivaite
D. None of these
Answer

Cult of Shiva
nan

Que (85):
What was the script of Indus Valley Civilization?
A. nan
B. nan
C. nan
D. nan
Answer

Undeciphered
nan

Que (86):
What are Brahmanas ?
A. Text in Gita
B. The hindu epics
C. Texi in upanishad
D. Texts on sacrificial rituals
Answer

Texts on sacrificial rituals
nan

Que (87):
What is the meaning of ‘Buddha’?
A. Meditation
B. Peace
C. Love
D. The Enlightended oNE
Answer

The Enlightened one
The teaching founded by the Buddha is known, in English, as Buddhism. … A Buddha is one who has attained Bodhi; and by Bodhi is meant wisdom, an ideal state of intellectual and ethical perfection

Que (88):
What were the two colossal images of the Buddha at Bamiyan?
A. Works of Ajanta
B. Works of gupta art
C. Works of Elora
D. none of these
Answer

Works of the Gupta Art
nan

Que (89):
Who was the earliest Sufi Saint to have settled at Ajmer?
A. Abdul Rehman
B. Abdur-Razzaq Nurul-Ain.
C. Syed Waheed Ashraf
D. Sheikh Moinuddin Chisti
Answer

Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti
Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti, the celebrated Sufi saint who settled in Ajmer in the twelfth century, attracted devotees from all creeds, Near Ajmer is a lake, Pushkar, which has attracted pilgrims from ancient times.

Que (90):
Which Sikh Guru called himself the ‘Sachcha Badshah’?
A. nan
B. nan
C. nan
D. nan
Answer

Guru Hargovind
nan

Que (91):
The description of the administration of Pataliputra is available in which book?
A. Cape of good hope
B. Disguised Manuscripts
C. Europeana
D. Indica
Answer

Indica
nan

Que (92):
The code of conduct of the Vedic society was laid out in which text?
A. Puranas
B. Smritis
C. Scripts
D. None of these
Answer

Smritis
nan

Que (93):
What was the language of the Satavahana inscription?
A. Sanskrit
B. Gujrati
C. Marwadi
D. Prakrit
Answer

Prakrit
The Satavahana rulers patronised Prakrit which was the official language used on documents. All the inscriptions were composed in Prakrit language and were written in the Brahmi script.

Que (94):
The great grammarian Patanjali of ancient India was whose contemporary?
A. Mahabhyasa
B. Yogpeeth
C. Muktananda
D. Pushyamitra Sunga
Answer

Pushyamitra Sunga
Pushyamitra Shunga was the founder and first ruler of the Shunga Empire in East India. He was a follower of Hinduism. Pushyamitra was originally a Senapati “General” of the Maurya Empire.

Que (95):
Who deciphered the Brahmi script?
A. Naheed Abidi
B. James Princep
C. nan
D. nan
Answer

James Princep
James Prinsep FRS was an English scholar, orientalist and antiquary. He was the founding editor of the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal and is best remembered for deciphering the Kharosthi and Brahmi scripts of ancient India.

Que (96):
Where was a copper chariot of Harappa times was discovered?
A. At Sindh
B. At Punjab
C. At Daimabad
D. At Pakistan
Answer

At Daimabad
A copper chariot of Harappan times was discovered at Daimabad. Rakhigarhi is the largest excavated Harappan site and also making it the biggest civilization among the Harappan sites found till now.

Que (97):
Which language is Next to Hindi spoken by the largest number of people in the Indian subcontinent?
A. Sindhi
B. Gujrati
C. Marwadi
D. Bengali
Answer

Bengali
nan

Que (98):
Mallika Sarabhi is associated with which field?
A. Kathak
B. Folk Dance
C. Bharatnatyam
D. Classical dance
Answer

Classical dance
Mallika Sarabhai. Mallika Sarabhai, (born 1953, Ahmadabad, Gujarat, India), Indian classical dancer and choreographer, actress, writer, and social activist known for her promotion of the arts as a vehicle for social change.

Que (99):
Who deserves the credit for contruction of Lal Quila?
A. Akhbar
B. Aurangazeb
C. Nizam Shah
D. Shah Jahan
Answer

Shahjahan
The Red Fort is a historic fort in the city of Delhi in India, which served as the main residence of the Mughal Emperors. Emperor Shah Jahan commissioned construction of the Red Fort on 12 May 1638, when he decided to shift his capital from Agra to Delhi.

Que (100):
Which contains the Gayatri Mantra?
A. Yajurveda
B. Rigveda
C. Samaveda
D. Kamaveda
Answer

Rigveda
The Gayatri mantra is cited widely in Vedic and post-Vedic texts, such as the mantra. It is addressed to the Immanent and Transcendent Divine

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