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Thursday History and Culture Quiz #7

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Q.1) Consider the following statements about Partition of Bengal.
1. Two new provinces were created-Assam and western Bengal.
2. Hindu and Muslim unity was seen during this partition time.

Select the correct statement using the codes given below.
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2

Q.2) Rasleela has not been a popular theme in which of the followng dances
1. Manipuri
2. Kathak
3. Kathakali
4. Mohiniattam

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
a) 2 and 3  only
b) 2, 3 and 4 only
c) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only
d) None of them

Q.3) Select the correct statement about Indian council historical research ICHR.
1. It is a statutory body under Ministry of Human resource development.
2. Only Indian citizens are eligible to receive grants and scholarships from it.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2

Q.4) What is Cartaz?
a) Permission document to non European to carry out trade in African waters
b) Permission document to non European to carry out trade in Asian waters
c) Communication letters between French and English
d) Communication letters between Dutch and English

Q.5) Consider the following statements:
1. Banabhatta was patronized by Harshavardhan.
2. Harshacharitam was composed by Banabhata.
3. Priydarshika was composed by Harsha himself.

Select the correct statement using the codes given below.
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3

Q.6) Consider the following statements:
1. Government threatened to seize property of peasants if taxes are not paid.
2. Narhari Parikh, Mohanlal Pandya and Ravi Shankar Vyas organized this major tax revolt.
3. It gave India a powerful leader who will be later known as Bismarck of India.
4. It was pure Gujrati struggle.

Which  of the following struggle had above features?
a) Ahemdabad Mill strike
b) Kheda Satyagrha
c) Champaran Satyagraha
d) None of them.

Q.7) Consider the following statements regarding Subhash Chandra Bose.
1. He founded INA.
2. He started Azad Hind Radio in Japan.

Which of the above statement is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2

Q.8)Consider the following statements about Alvars and Nayanars.
1. Nayanars and Alvars were not critical of Buddhists and Jains.
2. Tevaram and Tiruvacakam are two of their song composition compilation.

Select the correct statement using the codes given below.
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2

Comments

17 responses to “Thursday History and Culture Quiz #7”

  1. Rohit Singh Avatar
    Rohit Singh

    1 – B
    2 – A
    3 – A
    5 – D
    6 – B
    7 – B
    8 – A

  2. Gaurav Gupta Avatar
    Gaurav Gupta

    a

    b

    d

    Skip

    d

    a

    d

    Skip

  3. Hiren Barot Avatar
    Hiren Barot

    1 B

    2 skip

    3 skip

    4 B
    5 skip

    6 B
    7 C
    8 skip

  4. loneranger85 Avatar
    loneranger85

    1.d

    2.c

    3.c

    4.a

    5.d

    6.b

    7.d

    8.c

  5. Gautam Himanshu Avatar
    Gautam Himanshu

    1. B

    2. –

    3. A

    4. B

    5. D

    6. D

    7. B

    8. D

  6. Arthanari Avatar
    Arthanari

    b c d – – d a c

  7. Rakesh Singh Rajput Avatar
    Rakesh Singh Rajput

    7. D INA was founded by Mohan Singh . Later on it was resurrected by SCB . Azad Hind Radio was founded in germany .

  8. Atul Das Avatar
    Atul Das

    B D D B D B B C

  9. elumalai Avatar
    elumalai

    1. b

    2. d

    3. a

    The Indian Council for Historical Research (ICHR) is an autonomous body of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, which had been established by an Administrative Order of the then Ministry of Education and Social Welfare.

    4. b

    Cartaz was a naval trade license or pass issued by the Portuguese in the Indian ocean during the sixteenth century, under the rule of the Portuguese empire. It shared similarities with the British navicert system of 1939-45. Its name derives from the portugueses cartas mesinha letter.

    5. d

    6. b (Patel – Bismark of India)

    7. a

    Azad Hind Radio was a propaganda radio service that was started under the leadership of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in Germany in 1942 to encourageIndians to fight for freedom. Though initially based in Germany, its headquarters was shifted to Singapore and later to Rangoon following the course of the war inSouth East Asia.

    8. c

  10. Nitesh Mishra Avatar
    Nitesh Mishra

    1. B
    2. D
    3. A
    4. B
    5. D
    6. B
    7. A
    8. C

  11. Snow white Avatar
    Snow white

    bdab – bac

  12. dileep98490 Avatar
    dileep98490

    Q1. b – East and West Bengal
    Q2. d – Kathak has Rasleela, so marking none of them
    Q3. d – guess
    Q4. b – guess
    Q5. a – guess
    Q6. b – Farmer revolt, Patel
    Q7. a – Radio in Burma I think
    Q8. b

  13. Gaurav Tripathi Avatar
    Gaurav Tripathi

    1. b
    2. c
    3. a
    4. ?
    5. d
    6. b
    7. a
    8. b

  14. SPECTRE_007 Avatar
    SPECTRE_007

    Dear Forum ias,
    Wat happened to geography n environent edition that was supposed to b out yesterday?
    Also, some ans r misleading to us. Pliz rectify them

  15. Ajay Rathod Avatar
    Ajay Rathod

    Hi pranav could pls tell me the source of last question no .8

  16. Minzy Bhardwaj Avatar
    Minzy Bhardwaj

    D,D,A,-,D,B,A,B

  17. pranavchauhan Avatar
    pranavchauhan

    1.D
    2.B
    3.ICHR is an autonomus body under mhrd and disburses scholarships to both indians as well as foriegners.
    4.B(opt. is wrong bcoz cartaz were provided by portuguese and portugal is a european country.
    5.A
    6.B
    7.C
    8.C

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