General Knowledge Questions on Indian Culture & Freedom struggle 1.

 General Knowledge Questions on Indian Culture & Freedom Struggle 5.

81. The 'Gol Gumbaz', known for its whispering gallery, is located in which city?
 (a) Agra (b) Hyderabad (c) Bijapur (d) Delhi

82. Which traditional folk theatre form from Karnataka uses vibrant costumes and masks, often depicting mythological stories? 
(a) Yakshagana (b) Kathputli (c) Nautanki (d) Tamasha

83. Who is credited with introducing the 'Ryotwari System' of land revenue settlement in Madras Presidency? 
(a) Lord Cornwallis (b) Thomas Munro (c) Lord William Bentinck (d) Lord Dalhousie

84. The 'Festival of Rath Yatra' is associated with which deity and city? 
(a) Lord Shiva, Varanasi (b) Lord Jagannath, Puri (c) Lord Venkateswara, Tirupati (d) Goddess Durga, Kolkata

85. The 'Government of India Act of 1935' established a system of 'Dyarchy' at which level of government? 
(a) Provincial (b) Central (c) Both Provincial and Central (d) Local

86. Who was the editor of the nationalist newspaper 'Kesari', published in Marathi? 

(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (c) Bipin Chandra Pal (d) Lala Lajpat Rai

87. The 'Poona Pact' (1932) was an agreement between Mahatma Gandhi and whom? 

(a) Muhammad Ali Jinnah (b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (c) Subhas Chandra Bose (d) Lord Irwin

88. The 'Great Bath' and 'Granary' are important architectural features found at which Harappan site? 

(a) Harappa (b) Lothal (c) Mohenjo-Daro (d) Kalibangan

89. Who is considered the 'Father of the Indian Renaissance'? 

(a) Swami Vivekananda (b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (c) Dayanand Saraswati (d) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

90. The classical music form of 'Dhrupad' primarily belongs to which major classical music tradition? 

(a) Carnatic (b) Hindustani (c) Folk (d) Western

91. The 'Quit India Resolution' was ratified by the All-India Congress Committee at a session held in which city? 

(a) Wardha (b) Bombay (Mumbai) (c) Poona (Pune) (d) Calcutta (Kolkata)

92. Who was the President of the Indian National Congress when India gained independence in 1947? 

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (c) J.B. Kripalani (d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

93. The 'Doctrine of Non-Alignment', a key aspect of India's foreign policy, was primarily conceptualized by whom? 

(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (c) Jawaharlal Nehru (d) Indira Gandhi

94. The 'Bharat Ratna', India's highest civilian award, was first conferred in which year? 

(a) 1947 (b) 1950 (c) 1952 (d) 1954

95. The 'Gatka' is a traditional martial art form associated with which Indian state/community? 

(a) Kerala (b) Punjab (c) Maharashtra (d) Manipur

96. The 'Ajivika' sect, a prominent philosophical movement, was contemporary to which major ancient Indian religions? 

(a) Hinduism and Sikhism (b) Buddhism and Jainism (c) Islam and Christianity (d) Zoroastrianism and Buddhism

97. Who wrote the influential book 'Discovery of India'? 

(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Rabindranath Tagore (c) Jawaharlal Nehru (d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

98. The 'Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms' were introduced in which year? 

(a) 1909 (b) 1919 (c) 1935 (d) 1942

99. Which city is famous for its 'Lucknowi Chikan' embroidery? 

(a) Jaipur (b) Varanasi (c) Lucknow (d) Ahmedabad

100. The 'Indian Independence Act' which formally divided British India into India and Pakistan was passed in which year? 

(a) 1945 (b) 1946 (c) 1947 (d) 1948
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Answer Keys
81. (c) Bijapur
82. (a) Yakshagana
83. (b) Thomas Munro
84. (b) Lord Jagannath, Puri
85. (a) Provincial
86. (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
87. (b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
88. (c) Mohenjo-Daro
89. (b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
90. (b) Hindustani
91. (b) Bombay (Mumbai)
92. (c) J.B. Kripalani
93. (c) Jawaharlal Nehru
94. (d) 1954
95. (b) Punjab
96. (b) Buddhism and Jainism
97. (c) Jawaharlal Nehru
98. (b) 1919
99. (c) Lucknow
100. (c) 1947