Art & Culture History Questions General Knowledge – 8

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Que (176):
Late Raja Ravi Verma, was an eminent figure in which field?
A. Painting
B. Scriptures
C. Transcriptions
D. Architecture
Answer

Painting
nan

Que (177):
Who was the most famous court-poet (in Hindi literature) of Akbar?
A. Abdur Rahim-Khan-i-Khanan
B. Faizi
C. Mir Taqi Mir
D. Shah Alam
Answer

Abdur Rahim-Khan-i-Khanan
nan

Que (178):
By whom was Agra Fort built?
A. Babur
B. Akhbar
C. Jahangir
D. Khilji
Answer

Akbar
nan

Que (179):
Who composed the National Anthem ‘Jana Gana Mana’?
A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. Kamla Das
C. Sarojini Naidu
D. Kalidasa
Answer

Rabindranath Tagore
nan

Que (180):
Who was the leader of Poona Sarvajanik Sabha founded in 1870 ?
A. Harilal
B. Patanjali shastri
C. Chand Mahajan
D. Justice Ranade
Answer

Justice Ranade
nan

Que (181):
During which Gupta king’s reign did the chinese traveller Fahien visit India?
A. Samudragupta
B. Skandagupta
C. Chandragupta
D. Chandragupta II
Answer

Chandragupta II
nan

Que (182):
Who is believed to have created the raga Miyan Ki Malhar?
A. Subhalaxmi
B. RD Burman
C. Bhimsen
D. Shamshad Begum
Answer

Tansen
nan

Que (183):
Of which site of Harappan is associated with rice cultivation?
A. Punjab
B. Sindh
C. Lahore
D. Lothal
Answer

Lothal
nan

Que (184):
Which personality is credited with starting ‘Vana Mahotsava’ in 1950 ?
A. Syed Amjad Ali
B. Frank Anthony.
C. Gopalaswami Ayyangar
D. K. M. Munshi
Answer

K. M. Munshi
nan

Que (185):
Who first divided his empire into Iqtas during the process of civil administration?
A. Tughlaq
B. Iltutmish
C. Gengis khan
D. Qutubuddin Aibak
Answer

Iltutmish
nan

Que (186):
Who said, “Ram and Rahim are the two different name of the same God” ?
A. Kabir
B. Kalidas
C. Ramakrishna
D. none of these
Answer

Kabir
nan

Que (187):
Which pioneer was preaching Nirguna Bhakti in medieval India?
A. Madhavacharya
B. Namadeva
C. Mirabai
D. Ramananda
Answer

Ramananda
nan

Que (188):
Which Veda contains an account of magical charms and spells?
A. Rigveda
B. Samaveda
C. Yajurveda
D. Atharvaveda
Answer

Atharvaveda
nan

Que (189):
What is the first month of the ‘Saka era’?
A. Chaitra
B. Vaisakha
C. Jyaishtha
D. Ashadha
Answer

Chaitra
nan

Que (190):
Who is known as the Ught of Asia?
A. Mahavir
B. Lod Buddha
C. Jhulelal
D. None of this
Answer

Lord Buddha
nan

Que (191):
In which century did the famous Chinese pilgrim Fahien visited India?
A. 5th century AD
B. 6th century AD
C. 7th century AD
D. 8th century AD
Answer

5th century AD
nan

Que (192):
Which was the official language of Gupta period?
A. Prakrit
B. Sanskrit
C. Gujrati
D. Hindi
Answer

Sanskrit
nan

Que (193):
Which is the most ancient musical instrument?
A. Veena
B. Tabla
C. Sitar
D. Harmonium
Answer

Veena
nan

Que (194):
Of which metal were the tools and weapons of Harappan civilisation were made?
A. Copper
B. Tin
C. Bronze
D. all of these
Answer

Copper, tin and bronze
nan

Que (195):
Which God with three heads and horns, surrounded by animals, represented on a seal from Mohenjodaro?
A. Vishnu
B. Parushuraman
C. Pahupati
D. Vishwamitra
Answer

Pashupati
nan

Que (196):
Where had Buddha delivered maximum sermons?
A. Sravasti
B. Ganges
C. Brahmaputra
D. all of these
Answer

Sravasti
nan

Que (197):
In which inscription are the achievements of Samudragupta described?
A. Ashokan Inscriptions
B. Nasik Inscription.
C. Hathigumpha Inscription.
D. Allahabad pillar inscription
Answer

Allahabad pillar inscription
nan

Que (198):
In which part was the Nagar style of architecture develop mostly?
A. South India
B. North India
C. East India
D. West India
Answer

South India
nan

Que (199):
Which Asian languages are UN official languages?
A. Chinese and English
B. English and Arabic
C. Arabic and Urdu
D. Chinese and Arabic
Answer

Chinese & Arabic
nan

Que (200):
Nicolo Conti, the traveller, who visited Vijayanagara kingdom in 1420 A.D., belongs to which country?
A. Italy
B. Spain
C. Portugal
D. Brazil
Answer

Italy
nan

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