Most Important Indian Culture Question with Answer

1. The Sangai Festival is celebrated in __:

[A] Assam 

[B] Manipur 

[C] Mizoram 

[D] Nagaland 

Answer:Manipur 

2. The famous ‘Hornbill festival’ is celebrated in which of the following States of India? 

[A] Nagaand 

[B] Mizorm 

[C] Assam

 [D] Meghalaya 

Answer:Nagaland 

3. Gundecha brothers are well known exponents of which among the following styles of Hindustani Classical Music ? 

[A] Khayal 

[B] Tharana 

[C] Dhrupad 

[D] Thumri 

Answer: Dhrupad 

4. In which of the following city Elephant festival is celebrated annually? 

[A] Jaipur 

[B] Jodhpur 

[C] Kota 

[D] Ajmer 

Answer:Jaipur 

5.‘Me-Dam-Me-Phi’ festival is a festival of which the communities in North Eastern India? 

[A] Tai-Ahom 

[B] Deori Tribe 

[C] Garo 

[D] Khasi 

Answer:Tai-Ahom 

6.Today’s Gurmukhi, Dogri and Sindhi scripts have developed from which among the following scripts?

[A] Brahmi Script 

[B] Śāradā script 

[C] Tankari Script 

[D] Kushana Script 

Answer:Śāradā script 

7.Ezhuthachan Puraskaram is the highest literary award of which among the following Governments? 

[A] Kerala 

[B] Tamil nadu 

[C] Karnataka 

[D] Andhra Pradesh 

Answer:Kerala 

8.Which state Government confers the Basavashree award? 

[A] Gujarat 

[B] Maharashtra 

[C] Andhra Pradesh 

[D] Karnataka 

Answer:Karnataka 

9.A Fire temple is a place of worship for _____? 

[A] Sikhs 

[B] Zoroastrians 

[C] Buddhists 

[D] Shinto’s 

Answer:Zoroastrians 

10. Bageshwari Qamar is India’s first and only (possibly) woman player of which of the following music instruments? 

[A] Ghatam 

[B] Shehnai 

[C] Pakhawaj 

[D] Santoor 

Answer:Shehnai 

11.Which among the following material was used in Mathura School of Art? 

[A] Granite 

[B] White marble 

[C] Slate 

[D] Red Sandstone 

Answer: Red Sandstone 

12.As per Indian Mythology, Dhumravarna is an incarnation or avatara of _______? 

[A] Vishnu 

[B] Shiva 

[C] Ganesha 

[D] Hanuman 

Answer:Ganesha 

13.Which among the following is the oldest surviving rock-cut cave in India ? 

[A] Bagh Caves 

[B] Ellora Caves 

[C] Uday Giri Caves

[D] Barabar Caves 

Answer:Barabar Caves 

14.Which of the following cultural organizations was established by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the first Education Minister of independent India.? 

[A] Indian Council for Cultural Relations 

[B] Centre for Cultural Resources and Training 

[C] Lalit Kala Academy

[D] Sahitya Academy 

Answer:Indian Council for Cultural Relations 

15.In which of the following states of India, Yakshagana, a dance drama is popular 

[A] Tamil Nadu 

[B] Karnataka 

[C] Kerala 

[D] Madhya Pradesh 

Answer:Karnataka 

16. Which chapter of Mahabharata deals with fruitless efforts to bring about peace between the Kurus and the Pandavas ? 

[A] Vana Parva 

[B] Virat Parva 

[C] Udyog Parva 

[D] Drona Parva 

Answer:Udyog Parva 

17.With which of the following is most closely related Rgyud-bzi practiced in many parts of North India? 

[A] Medicine 

[B] Custom 

[C] Agriculture 

[D] Sports 

Answer:Medicine 

18.What is the earlier name of  “Leh Singhe-Khababs Festival”? 

[A] Ladakh Festival 

[B] Leh Darshan 

[C] Sindhu Darshan 

[D] Sindhu Festival 

Answer:Sindhu Darshan 

19.Which among the following sub-school of Vedanta is followed by ISCON? 

[A] Shuddhādvaita 

[B] Achintya Bhedābheda 

[C] Purnādvaita or Integral Advaita 

[D] Modern Vedānta 

Answer:Achintya Bhedābheda 

20.“Temple of the Emerald Buddha” is located in which country? 

[A] Cambodia 

[B] China 

[C] Nepal 

[D] Thailand 

Answer:Thailand 

MOST IMPORTANT GOVERNMENT EXAM QUESTIONS - April, 2019

1) Cow milk is a rich source of:
 
A) Vitamin A
  B) Vitamin B1
  C) Vitamin C
  D) Vitamin D

 Answer: Vitamin B1


2) Crossing-over occurs during
 
A) Leptotene
  B) Zygotene
  C) Pachytene
  D) Diplotene

 Answer: Zygotene


3) Decibel unit is used to measure?
 
A) Sound intensity
  B) Light intensity
  C) Magnitude of Earthquake
  D) None of these

 Answer : Sound intensity


4) Democratic Centralism is an important feature of a
 
A) Socialist state
  B) Communist state
  C) Democratic state
  D) Totalitarian state

Answer: Socialist state


6) Depth of the sea is measured in?
 
A) Fathom
  B) Nautical miles
  C) Decibel
  D) Meter

Answer: Fathom


7) Diu is an island off which state?
 
A) Goa
  B) Gujarat
  C) Kerala
  D) Maharashtra

Answer: Gujarat


8) During the Chola period, Sri Lanka was known as?
 
A) Kamboja
  B) Ceylon
  C) Ilamandalam
  D) Chavakam

 Answer: Ilamandalam


9) Economic survey is published by :
 
A) Ministry of Finance
  B) Planning Commission
  C) Govt) of India
  D) Indian Statistical Institute

  Answer: Ministry of Finance


10) Electrostatic precipitator is used to control?
 
A) Radio-active Pollutants
  B) Air Pollutants
  C) Water Pollutants
  D) Chemical Pollutants

 Answer: Chemical Pollutants



11) The chief constituent of gobar gas is

A) ethane
B) methane
C) hydrogen
D) carbon dioxide

 Answer: methane


12) The first Afro-Asian Games were held in

A) Hyderabad
B) Sydney
C) Cairo
D) Kuala Lumpur

 Answer: Hyderabad


13) Wright Brothers are regarded inventors of the

A) Balloon
B) Bicycle
C) Aeroplane
D) None of the above

 Answer: Aeroplane


14) First Indian cricketer to take Hat Trick in Test Cricket is?
 
A) Kapil Dev
  B) Harbhajan Singh
  C) Chetan Sharma
  D) Zaheer Khan

Answer: Harbhajan Singh


15) First Olympic games were held in which year?
 
A) 776 B. C.
  B) 798 B. C.
  C) 876 B. C.
  D) 898 B. C.

Answer: 776 B. C.


16) Flowerless plants are termed as ?
 
A) Phanerogams
  B) Cryptogams
  C) Thallophytes
  D) Bryophytes

Answer: Cryptogams



17) Forest policy of govt. aims to bring what percentage of total area, under forest?
 
A) 33%
  B) 25%
  C) 22%
  D) 27%

 Answer : 33%


18) From which country India adopted the Five Year Plans?
 
A) USSR
  B) USA
  C) Australia
  D) Germany

 Answer : USSR


19) Gandhiji started Satyagraha in 1919 to protest against the?
 
A) Salt Law
  B) Rowlatt Act
  C) Jallianwala Bagh Messacre
  D) Act of 1909

Answer: Rowlatt Act


20) Glass is actually a?
 
A) a crystalline solid
  B) an elastic solid
  C) an ionic solid
  D) a vitrifies liquid

Answer: a vitrifies liquid