Latest Art & Culture Questions for IAS Prelims - Set 1
1. Recently Archaeological Survey of India cleaned up Hauz-e-Shamsi that allowed arrival of Jal Murgi, a Himalayan bird. Who built Hauz-e-Shamsi?a) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
b) Raziya Sultana
c) Akbar
d) Iltutmish
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Iltutmish
Explanation: Hauz-i-Shamsi is a water storage reservoir or tank built by Iltutmish of the Slave Dynasty.
a) Hinduism
b) Jainism
c) Buddhism
d) Shaivism
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Buddhism
Explanation: Department of Archeology and Museums officials found the relic casket of Buddha or his disciple during the excavation of the Phanigiri Monastic Buddhist site in Nalgonda. Maha Stupas are called Sariraka Stupa (buried bodily remains of the Buddha), Phari Bogika Stupa (buried belongings of Lord Buddha) and Uddeshika Stupa, but they identified it as Phari Bogika Stupa since they found belongings of the Buddha.
1. Raja Mahendra Pratap met the Kaiser Wilhelm II personally for gaining his support for freedom struggle.
2. During World War Pratap established the first Provisional Government of India at Kabul in Afghanistan as a government-in-exile of Free Hindustan, with himself as President,
3. In Japan he published the 'World Federation Monthly Magazine
4. He was also nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1932.
5. In 1913 he took part in Gandhi's campaign in South Africa and in 1925 he went on a mission to Tibet and met Dalai Lama.
a) 1,2,3
b) 2,3,5
c) 1,4
d) All the above
View Answer / Hide Answer4. Which of the following statements are true?1. Chandayan in Uttar Pradesh had found first ever habitation from the later phase of Harappan civilization
2. It revealed the plan of a house on the Ganga-Yamuna doab, with
its mud walls, four successive floor levels and post-holes.
3. Late Harrapan period coincides during 2600-1900 BCE.
a) 1,2
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) All the above
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) 1,2
Explanation: Late Harrapan period coincides during 1900-1300 BCE.
a) Leela Samson
b) Shekhar Sen
c) Ritwik Sanyal
d) Veena shastrbudhe
View Answer / Hide Answer6. Which of the following statements is true?1. The National Heritage Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) that seeks to preserve and rejuvenate the rich cultural heritage of the country was launched
2. 12 cities selected in the first phase under the "Central Scheme" of HRIDAY. HRIDAY will be dovetailed with the Tourism Ministry's Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive (PRASAD) scheme which has an outlay of Rs 100 crore for augmentation of infrastructure at pilgrimage sites across the country.
3. It aims to bring urban planning, economic growth and heritage conservation together for heritage cities.
a) 1,2,3
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) All the above
View Answer / Hide Answer7. Recently Pope Francis has been declared 17th century priest and missionary Joseph Vaz as a saint. In which country did he work for the for revival of Catholic Church?a) Philippines
b) Sri Lanka
c) Portugal
d) Argentina
View Answer / Hide Answer8. Consider the following statements1. An annual gathering of youth during National Youth week was from 12 to 16 January.
2. It was celebrated to mark birth anniversary of Netaji Bose
3. It was organized by Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in collaboration with one of the State Governments.
4. The venue for this years festival was Bangalore.
Which of the following statements are true?
a) 1,2
b) 1,3,4
c) 1,3
d) All the above
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) 1,3
Explanation: It is celebrated to mark birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda and the venue for this years festival was Guhawati.
a) 5 January
b) 10 January
c) 12 January
d) 7 January
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