Art & Culture Questions General Knowledge – 5

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Que (101):
The Gayatri Mantra contained in the Rigveda is dedicated to which deity?
A. Gayatri
B. Durga
C. Parvati
D. Savitri
Answer

Savitri
The Gāyatrī Mantra, also known as the Sāvitri Mantra, is a highly revered mantra from the Rig Veda (Mandala 3.62.10), dedicated to Savitri, the deity of five elements.

Que (102):
Who was the greatest Buddhist commentator of the Buddhist canonical literature?
A. Attakhata
B. Visuddhimagga
C. Buddhaghosa
D. Budhaghosa
Answer

Buddhaghosa
Buddhaghosa was a 5th-century Indian Theravada Buddhist commentator, translator and philosopher.

Que (103):
What is the main activity of Eskimos during the short period of summer season ?
A. Building shelter
B. Hunting
C. Mobilizing their self
D. Gathering survival equipments
Answer

Hunting
nan

Que (104):
With which external trade of the Sangam were carried on?
A. Germans
B. Portugals
C. Romans
D. Britishers
Answer

Romans
The Sangam literature refers to the Greeks and Romans as Yavanas. The Sangam poems describe the trading activities of Greek and Roman merchants.

Que (105):
In which field did Indians in ancient time learn a lot from the Greeks?
A. Music
B. Dance
C. Spirituality
D. Knowledge
Answer

Music
nan

Que (106):
Who ruler was the builder of Jahan-Panah, Delhi’s fourth city?
A. Sultan Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
B. Jahangir
C. Aurangzeb
D. Jalal-ud-din-Khilji
Answer

Sultan Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
Jahanpanah was a fortified city built by Muhammad bin Tughlaq to control the attacks made by Mongols.

Que (107):
Who was the first European to translate the Bhagwad Gita into English?
A. Mini Krishnan
B. Eshwaran
C. Charles Wilkins
D. Dawkins
Answer

Charles Wilkins
In 1785, the Bhagavad Gita was first translated into English by Charles Wilkins and published as “Bhagvat-geeta or Dialogues of Kreeshna and Arjoon” by the British East India Company with an introduction by Lord Warren Hastings, the first British Governor-General of India.

Que (108):
Who is the creator of the Rock Garden in Chandigarh?
A. Yadavindra
B. Morya Kashyap
C. Nek Chand
D. none of these
Answer

Nek Chand
The Rock Garden of Chandigarh is a sculpture garden in Chandigarh, India. It is also known as Nek Chand’s Rock Garden after its founder Nek Chand Saini, a government official who started the garden secretly in his spare time in 1957.

Que (109):
By whom was the Asiatic Society established in Calcutta?
A. Sir William Jones
B. Auguste Comte
C. George Simmel
D. Max Webber
Answer

Sir William Jones
The Asiatic Society was founded by civil servant Sir William Jones on 15 January 1784 in a meeting presided over by Robert Chambers, Justice of the Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William at the Fort William in Calcutta

Que (110):
Which sources of Islam is associated with the teachings of Prophet Mohammad?
A. Quran
B. Gita
C. Bible
D. Guru Grant Sahib
Answer

Quran
The Quran, also romanized Qur’an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims believe to be a revelation from God.

Que (111):
Where was first Madarasa set up by the British in India?
A. Madras
B. Bombay
C. Delhi
D. Calcutta
Answer

Calcutta
This Madarsa is originally situated at Baithakkhana near Sealdah in Calcutta. It was by first set up Warren Hastings, the Governor General of ‘East India Company’ in 1870.

Que (112):
Which archaeologist initially discovered the Mohenjodaro site of the Indus Valley Civilization?
A. B.B Lal
B. Dilip Kumar
C. Madhukar Keshav
D. Rakhal Das Banerji
Answer

Rakhal Das Banerji
Though the first Harappan sites were discovered in 1920-21 by archaeologists Dr. D.R. Sahni and Dr. R.D. Banerjee (Harappa in Punjab and Mohenjo-Daro in Sind – both in Pakistan now), fresh sites are still being unearthed, ading insight into the rich culture of the Harappan civilization.

Que (113):
What was the main characteristic of the Indus Valley Civilization?
A. Great Bath
B. Right angled Roads
C. Industrial set ups
D. Town planning
Answer

Town planning
The significant features of Indus Valley civilization are personal cleanliness, town planning, construction of burnt-brick houses, ceramics, casting, forging of metals, manufacturing of cotton and woolen textiles

Que (114):
Which craftsmanship was not practised by the Aryans?
A. Goldsmith
B. Blacksmith
C. Pottery
D. Textiles
Answer

Blacksmith
Blacksmith craftsmanship was not practised by the Aryans. Iron metal was not known to Aryans who belonged to Vedic age. The people post – Vedic age used Iron.

Que (115):
What is the number of puranas?
A. 16
B. 17
C. 19
D. 18
Answer

18
There are 18 Maha Puranas (Great Puranas) and 18 Upa Puranas (Minor Puranas), with over 400,000 verses. The first version of various Puranas were likely to be composed between 3rd- and 10th-century CE.

Que (116):
Which is the unit raised to protect the naval assets?
A. nan
B. nan
C. nan
D. nan
Answer

Sagar Prahari Bal
The Sagar Prahari Bal meaning Ocean Sentinels, is a unit of the Indian Navy, formed in March 2009, which is entrusted with the responsibility of patrolling India’s coastal waters.

Que (117):
Who is a famous Sarod player?
A. Amaan Ali
B. Ayaan Ali
C. Ali Akhbar
D. Amjad Ali Khan
Answer

Amjad Ali Khan
Amjad Ali Khan Bangash is an Indian classical sarod player, best known for his clear and fast ekhara taans.

Que (118):
During which ruler were Upanishads translated into Persian?
A. Shah Jahan
B. Jahangir
C. Aurangazeb
D. none of these
Answer

Shah Jahan
nan

Que (119):
Which was the first fort which the British constructed in India?
A. Thalassery Fort
B. Sewri fort
C. Fort St.
D. St. George Fort
Answer

St. George Fort
Fort George- Remnants of a British-built 18th-century fort, once part of a larger Bombay Fort complex.

Que (120):
In where were Bengal the headquarters of East India Company located?
A. Witehall
B. Madras
C. Calcutta
D. Fort William
Answer

Fort William
The headquarters of East India Company were located at Fort William in Bengal. Fort William is a fort built in Calcutta (presently Kolkata) on the eastern banks of the River Hooghly, the major distributary of the River Ganges, during the early years of the Bengal Presidency of British India.

Que (121):
Who set up the Atmiya Sabha in Kolkata in the first half of the nineteenth century?
A. Dwaraka Nath Tagore
B. Nanda Kishore Bose.
C. Brindaban Mitra.
D. Hariharananada Tirthaswami.
Answer

Ram Mohan Roy
Atmiya Sabha was a philosophical discussion circle in India. The association was started by Ram Mohan Roy in 1815 in Kolkata (then Calcutta). They used to conduct debate and discussion sessions on philosophical topics, and also used to promote free and collective thinking and social reform.

Que (122):
What was the original name of Swami Dayananda Saraswati?
A. Adi shankar
B. Mula Shankar
C. Vishwaroopam
D. Shankaracharya
Answer

Mula Shankar
His original name was Mul Shankar because he was born in Dhanu Rashi and Mul Nakshatra. His father was Karshanji Lalji Kapadi, and his mother was Yashodabai.

Que (123):
Who had started ‘Mitra Mela’Association?
A. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
B. Lal Bahadur Shastri
C. Bhagat Singh
D. Chandrashekhar Azad
Answer

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
In 1899, V.D. Savarkar and his brother Ganesh Savarkar established a revolutionary society ‘Mitra Mela’, which influenced the members to fight for “absolute political independence” of India

Que (124):
Which was a revolutionary who later turned into a yogi and a philosopher?
A. Aurobindo Ghosh
B. Rabindranath Tagore
C. MG Ranade
D. none of these
Answer

Aurobindo Ghosh
Sri Aurobindo was an Indian philosopher, yogi, guru, poet, and nationalist. He joined the Indian movement for independence from British rule, for a while was one of its influential leaders and then became a spiritual reformer

Que (125):
Where has the world’s largest monolithic statue of Buddha been installed?
A. Bamlyan
B. Sichuan
C. Bangkok
D. Timphu
Answer

Bamiyan
The world’s largest Buddha’s monolithic statue is situated at Bamiyan. Explanation: The Buddha of Bamiyan had two stunning statues of Buddha built in fourth and fifth century which was located in Bamyan of Afghanistan.

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