Thursday History and Culture Quiz #16

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These are 7 questions on History and Culture. We hope that you are able to answer most of them and they serve as a sort of revision for you right before prelims. Answers will be uploaded at 5 :00 pm

[Questions]

Q.1 Consider the following statements regarding the Indian Councils Act, 1892:

1. It increased the number of non-officials in the Imperial Legislative councils

2. It allowed voting upon the budget

3. Supplementaries could not be asked

Which of the statements given above is/are true?

a) 1 only

b) 1 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) 1, 2 and 3

 

Q.2 Consider the following statements regarding the Mauryan Empire:

1. Panadhyaksha was the supervisor of markets

2. Samshadhyaksha was the supervisor of commerce

3. State did not have any control over mining

Which of the statements given above is/are true?

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 1 and 2 only

c) 3 only

d) None of these

 

Q.3 Consider the following statements regarding Manipuri dance:

1. Sankirtana accompanies the dance

2. The main musical instrument associated with the dance is dhol

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) None of the above

 

Q.4 Consider the following statements:

1. Congress rejected the communal award as soon as they were announced in 1932

2. Poona Pact was accepted by the British Government

Which of the statements given above is/are true?

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) None of the above

 

Q.5 Which of the following represents the miniature form of painting?

a) Ajanta paintings

b) Bagh Paintings

c) Apabhramsa Paintings

d) Lepakshi Paintings

 

Q.6 Land grants to the officers was started by which of the following rulers?

a) Harsha

b) Satavahanas

c) Kushans

d) Pandyas

 

Q.7 Consider the following Bhakti saints:

1. Kabir

2. Guru Nanak

3. Mirabai

Who among the above was/were propounders of Nirguna form of Bhakti?

a) 1 only

b) 1 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) 1, 2 and 3

 

 

 

 

 


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17 responses to “Thursday History and Culture Quiz #16”

  1. Vijay Karthik Avatar
    Vijay Karthik

    Yes. u r correct. Lepakshi is associated with Vijayanagar temple architecture. Understood clearly. thank u very much.

  2. Rudrani M Avatar
    Rudrani M

    Yes you could say it’s a luck.. But when you want to choose between these two then according to me it should be C because lepakshi paintings were carved in South Indian temples and they have their influence and C is more apt as miniature paintings have the pala dynasty influence and later on Mughals as well adopted this style… My logic could be wrong wait for the keys to come out.. My guess was an educated guess with knowledge of other three paintings…

  3. Vijay Karthik Avatar
    Vijay Karthik

    I got confused with the options c and d of 5th question. Heard about Jain school of paintings but not about its subdivisions and not even found in ccrt or wiki. How to choose between these 2 options ? is it merely a luck playing int these types of questions ? Please help me to overcome these kind of questions.

  4. Vijay Karthik Avatar
    Vijay Karthik

    I got confused with the options c and d of 5th question. Heard about Jain school of paintings but not about its subdivisions and not even found in ccrt or wiki. How to choose between these 2 options ? is it merely a luck playing int these types of questions ?

  5. Vijay Karthik Avatar
    Vijay Karthik

    I got confused with the options of c and d of 5th question. heard about Jain school of painting but not about its subdivisions and not even found in ccrt or wiki. how to choose between these 2 options ? is it merely a luck playing in these types of questions ?

  6. Vijay Karthik Avatar
    Vijay Karthik

    I got confused with the options of c and d of 5th question. heard about Jain school of painting but not about its subdivisions and even not found in ccrt or wiki. How to choose between these. is it merely a luck in these type of questions ?

  7. Vijay Karthik Avatar
    Vijay Karthik

    ok

  8. Atul Das Avatar
    Atul Das

    A
    D
    C
    C*(if dhol means drummers)
    C
    A
    C

  9. Rudrani M Avatar
    Rudrani M

    1. Yes we should know all major Bhakti saints given in NCERTs and here they have asked about Nirguna Bhakti and we know that Mira bai worshipped Krishna idol so it was easy to answer
    2. Miniature paintings came into picture during 10th century onwards and except apabhamrsa which is a miniature painting of Jaina school others are cave paintings and temple paintings and these have come before the miniature paintings… I didn’t know the answer for this but with logic and elimination method I answered this one..
    3. Yes we should know about administration of major empires.. UPSC is unpredictable they can ask anything…

  10. Vijay Karthik Avatar
    Vijay Karthik

    2,5,7. I know about bhakti movement but 1. is it really necessary to study all the famous bhati saints 2. i know about miniature paintings from ccrt or wiki, but the options here dont match the sources given in ccrt or wiki. 3. Is it important to study all the famous empires administration methods ? How to overcome these ?

  11. Vijay Karthik Avatar
    Vijay Karthik

    2,5,7. I know about bhakti movement but 1. is it really necessary to study all the famous bhati saints 2. i know about miniature paintings from ccrt or wiki, but the options here dont match the sources given in ccrt or wiki. 3. Is it important to study all the famous empires administration methods ? How to overcome these ?

  12. Rudrani M Avatar
    Rudrani M

    In which questions you have encountered difficulty?

  13. Vijay Karthik Avatar
    Vijay Karthik

    How could u answer these questions. I can answer for 4 questions.

  14. Garlac Avatar
    Garlac

    1.b 2. 3.c 4.d 5.c 6.c 7.c

  15. 1-b
    2-d (options are wrong)
    3-a
    4-c
    5-a
    6-a
    7-c

  16. Rudrani M Avatar
    Rudrani M

    1. B
    2. It should be none of the above
    Panyadhyaksha – commerce
    Samstadhyaksha – markets
    Akaradhyaksha – mines
    @forumias please check these options

    3. A
    4. C
    5. C
    6. A
    7. C

  17. Last Bench Avatar
    Last Bench

    1a, 2c, 3a, 4c, 5a, 6a, 7c.

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