INDIAN CULTURE
Paper – II
Note : This paper contains fifty (50) objective type questions of two (2) marks each. All questions are compulsory.
1. Who among the following translated Kalidasa’s Sakuntala into English ?
(A) H.H. Wilson
(B) Charles Wilkins
(C) William Jones
(D) Henry Colbrooke
2. Who among the following founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal ?
(A) Charles Wilkins
(B) William Jones
(C) Warren Hastings
(D) Henry Colbrooke
3. Who among the following is the author of the book entitled “The Culture and Civilization of Ancient of India” ?
(A) V.A. Smith
(B) D.D. Kosambi
(C) E.J. Rapson
(D) H.G. Rawlinson
4. Who among the following was not connected with the discovery of Indus Valley Relies ?
(A) Sir John Marshall
(B) Alexander Cunningham
(C) R.G. Bhandarkar
(D) R.D. Banerji
5. Stone and Axe, Clevers and Choppers are the characteristic tools of which of the following ?
(A) Upper Palaeolithic
(B) Neolithic
(C) Lower Palaeolithic
(D) Microlithic
6. Who was the author of Vedanga Jyotish ?
(A) Aryabhatta
(B) Brahmagupta
(C) Lagadha
(D) Latadeva
7. Who among the following was the leader of Parsvanath tradition as mentioned in early Jain literature ?
(A) Gautama
(B) Kesikumara
(C) Sudharma
(D) Bhadrabahu
8. Which among the following was not connected with Taxilla, an education centre ?
(A) Panini
(B) Kautilya
(C) Jivika
(D) Susruta
9. Which one of the following is not included in the Canon of Buddhism ?
(A) Vinayapitaka
(B) Suttapitaka
(C) Abhidammapitaka
(D) Ganipitaka
10. Who among the following recited the Vinaya rules at the first Buddhist council ?
(A) Ananda
(B) Moggalan
(C) Upali
(D) Sariputta
11. The caves of Barabar Hills were donated to which of the following sects ?
(A) Ajivika
(B) Nigantha
(C) Bauddha
(D) None of the above
12. Who among the following participated in the first Sangam (academy) held in the Tamil Country ?
(A) Jaina Arhatas
(B) Hindu Rishis
(C) Buddhist Bhikshus
(D) All of the above
13. Which of the Sangam ports were situated on the West Coast of South India ?
1. Kaveripattanam
2. Korkai
3. Musiri
4. Tondi
Select the correct answer from the code below :
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 3 and 4
(C) 1, 2 and 3
(D) 2, 3 and 4
14. Which one of the following ancient Tamil works is the source of Pattinicult. ?
(A) Pattupattu
(B) Silapadikaram
(C) Padinenkilkanakku
(D) Tolkappiyam
15. Reference to Buddhist religion is found in which one of the following Tamil works ?
(A) Sivaga-Sindamani
(B) Valayapati
(C) Tolkappiyam
(D) Manimekalai
16. Which one of the following does not figure in the puranic list of the Kulaparvatas ?
(A) Himalaya
(B) Vindhya
(C) Pariyatra
(D) Mahendra
17. Who is believed to be the Adi Buddha ?
(A) Gautama Buddha
(B) Amitabha
(C) Vajrapani
(D) Vajradhara
18. Which one of the following Gods was popular in the Ancient Tamil Country ?
(A) Indra
(B) Tirumal
(C) Varuna
(D) Murugan
19. The rock-cut Chaitya hall which has a representation of eleven headed Bodhisattva is located at
(A) Ajanta
(B) Ellora
(C) Kanheri
(D) Karle
20. Which one of the following temples was constructed by Lakamahadevi, the senior queen of Vikramaditya II ?
(A) Draupadi Rath, Mamallapuram
(B) Vaikunthaperumal temple, Kanchipuram
(C) Meguti temple, Aihole
(D) Virupaksha temple, Pattadakal
21. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists :
22. Who among the following had founded the city named Parihasapura in Kashmir ?
(A) Didda
(B) Harsha
(C) Chandrapida
(D) Lalitaditya
23. Which one of the following places is known for the famous sculpture “Descent of Ganga” in Tamil Nadu ?
(A) Madurai
(B) Thanjavur
(C) Mamallapuram
(D) Chidambaram
24. Who among the following rulers founded Mamallapuram ?
(A) Mahendravarman-I
(B) Narasimhavarman-I
(C) Mahendravarman-II
(D) Paramesvaravarman
25. Buddhist Vihara at Nagapatnam was built by which one of the following Chola rulers ?
(A) Parantaka
(B) Rajaraja-I
(C) Adhirajendra
(D) Kulottunga-I
26. Which one of the following is considered as the main feature of the Dravidian Temple ?
(A) Gopura
(B) Vimana
(C) Sikhara
(D) Mandapa
27. Siddhamatrika signifies
(A) A tantric text
(B) A Jain Goddess
(C) A temple style
(D) A type of script
28. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer with the help of the code given below :
29. In which of the following plays the main theme is the story of Bodhisattva Jimutavahana ?
(A) Nagananda
(B) Priyadarsika
(C) Ratnavali
(D) Sariputra-Prakarana
30. Sutradhara Mandana, famous for his works on architecture and iconography, was attached to the court of
(A) Bhoja
(B) Kumarapala
(C) Rana Kumbha
(D) Krishnadevaraya
31. Who among the following wrote the historical romance Deval Rani Khizr Khani ?
(A) Zia-uddin Barni
(B) Isami
(C) Amir Khusrau
(D) Hasan Nizami
32. In Vijayanagara empire, the temples with abundant use of stone were constructed in the
(A) Dravidian style
(B) European style
(C) Indo-Islamic style
(D) Indo-Persian style
33. Who invited the Chinese to help Mysorians in the production of fine quality of sugar ?
(A) Shivaji
(B) Hyder Ali
(C) Tipu Sultan
(D) Shahu
34. Which one of the following Silsilahs suggests by name the local impact on its thoughts ?
(A) Firdausia Silsilah of Bihar
(B) Chishti Silsilah of Ajmer
(C) Rishi Silsilah of Kashmir
(D) Suhrawardi Silsilah of Multan
35. Name the Sikh Guru who supported Khusrau against Jahangir.
(A) Guru Ram Das
(B) Guru Harkishan
(C) Guru Arjan
(D) Guru Hargobind
36. Sarai Nur Mahal is known after the name of
(A) Hamida Bano Begum
(B) Gulbadan Begum
(C) Nurjahan
(D) Mumtaz Mahal
37. The lol lyrics or love verses, part of Kashmir literature, were composed by
(A) Lalla Ded
(B) Habba Khatun
(C) Janabai
(D) None of the above
38. Din-i Ilahi is misnomer of Tauhid-i Ilahi. Abul Fazl has instead used the following term :
(A) Din-i Islam
(B) Ain-i Ilahi
(C) Ain-i Iradat-i Ghazinan
(D) Tauhid-i Ghazinan
39. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
40. Who among the following used to accompany the Maratha army during Peshwa times ?
(A) Sikhs
(B) Pindaris
(C) Afghanis
(D) Yusufzais
41. Name the Vaishnav mystic who initrated Gadadhar into Sanyas and named him as Ramkrishna.
(A) Bhairvi Brahmani
(B) Shivnath Shastri
(C) Tota Puri
(D) Swami Bodhanand
42. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Ram Mohan Roy was a liberal humanist.
Reason (R) : He wished to transform Indian Society radically on the tenets of Christianity.
In the context of the above two statements which of the following is correct ?
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
43. Who of the following led a delegation to London in 1917, demanding female franchise in India ?
(A) Annie Besant
(B) Sarojini Naidu
(C) Subba Lakshmi
(D) Ahilyabai
44. What was the original name of Swami Shradhanand ?
(A) Lala Hansraj
(B) Lala Munshi Ram
(C) Lala Daudayal
(D) Lala Hardayal
45. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below :
46. At which place the Jamia Millia Islamia (National Muslim University) was established during the freedom struggle ?
(A) Delhi
(B) Aligarh
(C) Lucknow
(D) Patna
47. What was the original name of Sister Nivedita ?
(A) Helen Taylor
(B) Margret Noble
(C) Mary Juliet
(D) Anjelina
48. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below :
49. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below :
50. Mahatma Gandhi was a supporter of which of the following ideas ?
(A) Western Parliamentary Democratic System.
(B) Capitalist Industrial Society
(C) Western Science and Technology based economy.
(D) Popular sovereignty based on self rule.
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