Indian Culture Quiz 1

Indian Culture and Heritage Quiz 1

Multiple Choice Questions along with explanatory answers on Indian culture and heritage.

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1. Which one of the following was the India’s first two sites inscribed on the list of World Heritage Sites by UNESCO?

Agra Fort and Ajanta Caves
Red Fort and Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal and Ajanta Caves
Jantar Mantar and Sun Temple

2. Shovna Narayan is a well known personality in which dance form?

Bharathanatyam
Kuchupudi
Kathak
Mohiniyattam

3. Folk painting ‘Madhubani’ was originated from Madhubani district. Name the state

Uthar Pradesh
Rajasthan
Bihar
Madhya Pradesh

4. The famous Dilwara Temples are situated in

Uthar Pradesh
Maharashtra
Rajasthan
Madhya Pradesh

5. Who wrote "Ashtadhyayi", the first text on Sanskrit grammar?

Tulsidas
Panini
Patanjali
Bhaskara

6. She was the first Indian actress to receive an award at an international film festival (1963 Moscow International Film Festival) and a recipient of Padma Shri in 1972. In 2005, she refused the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. Who is she?

Sharmila Tagore
Zeenat Aman
Meena Kumari
Suchitra Sen

7. Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights and the Feast of Dedication, is the festival of which religion?

Hinduism
Islam
Judaism
Budhism

8. Who designed Indian National Flag

Pingali Venkayya
Mahatma Gandhi
Ravindra Nath Tagore
B R Ambedkar

9. Which university was founded by Madan Mohan Malaviya?

Delhi University
Banarus Hindu University
Madurai Kamaraj University
Jiwaji University

10. Where did Bharata Natyam originate

Andhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Kerala
Karnataka



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