Key Figures in Indian Culture: MCQ Test
25 questions · pick one option for each · submit when you finish to see your score and the correct answers.
Question 1 of 25
Which place is not associated with Gautam Buddha?
- ASarnath
- BBodhgaya
- CKushinagar
- DPavapuri
Question 2 of 25
Who among the following declared Guru Granth Sahib as a holy scripture of Sikhism and the permanent Guru of the Sikhs?
- AGuru Arjun Dev
- BGuru Tegh Bahadur
- CGuru Gobind Singh
- DGuru Nanak Dev
Question 3 of 25
Who gave the title of 'Vivekananda' to Swami Vivekananda?
- AMaharaja Khetri
- BThe Maharaja of Baroda
- CRamakrishna Paramahamsa
- Dnone of these
Question 4 of 25
In which royal family was Mahavir born?
- AShakya
- BKshatriya
- CLicchavi
- DSatavahanas
Question 5 of 25
Buddha belonged to which dynasty?
- AShatrika
- BMaurya
- CShakya
- DKuru
Question 6 of 25
By what name did Guru Nanak's disciple 'Lahna' later become famous?
- AAmardas
- BAngad
- CRamdas
- DArjun Das
Question 7 of 25
Who among the following founded the institution 'Kalashram' to provide training in dance and related subjects?
- AShambhu Maharaj
- BLachhu Maharaj
- CSitara Devi
- DBirju Maharaj
Question 8 of 25
Raja Rammohan Roy was the founder of what?
- APrayer Society
- BBrahmo Samaj
- CRamakrishna Mission
- DArya Samaj
Question 9 of 25
In which city did Mahavir Jain die?
- AKundgram
- BRajgir
- CPavapuri
- DKushinagar
Question 10 of 25
Where was Adi Shankaracharya born?
- AKashi
- BKaladi
- CKanchipuram
- DMadurai
Question 11 of 25
The founder of 'Prarthana Samaj' was-
- AAtmaram Pandurang
- BBal Gangadhar Tilak
- CAnnie Besant
- DRash Behari Ghosh
Question 12 of 25
Whose disciple was Amir Khusro?
- ASaifuddin Mahmud
- BNizamuddin Auliya
- CAsadullah Baig
- DMuinuddin Chishti
Question 13 of 25
Mallaraja Sastipal died in his palace-
- Aof Mahatma Buddha
- Bof Mahavir Swami
- CSwami Vivekananda's
- Dnone of these
Question 14 of 25
Guru Nanak's real name was-
- AAngad
- BLahna
- CNanak
- DNarendra Nath
Question 15 of 25
Who said – “Delhi is still far away”?
- AAmir Khusro
- BNizamuddin Auliya
- CFiroz Tughlaq
- DSheikh Salim Chishti
Question 16 of 25
The birthplace of Gautam Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, is-
- ALumbini
- BKushinagar
- CRajgriha
- DKapilvastu
Question 17 of 25
What was the real name of Amir Khusro?
- AMuhammad Hasan
- BMuhammad Hussain
- CMuhammad Khusrau
- DMuhammad Khan
Question 18 of 25
Who among the following called himself 'Parrot of Hindustan'?
- AMalik Muhammad Jayasi
- BRaskhan
- CAmir Khusro
- DAmir Hassan
Question 19 of 25
The tomb of Guru Govind Singh is located at-
- ANahan
- BAmritsar
- CNanded
- DAnandpur Sahib
Question 20 of 25
Who among the following was known as the 'Parrot of India'?
- ATansen
- BIbn Battuta
- CAmir Khusro
- DJiayoun Bernie
Question 21 of 25
Who among the following saints was from Maharashtra?
- ADiameter
- BThyagaraja
- CTukaram
- DMaitreyi
Question 22 of 25
Before attaining enlightenment, Mahavir's name was-
- AVardhaman
- BAnshuman
- CSudhakar
- DSomdutt
Question 23 of 25
Who introduced the motto 'Take refuge in the Vedas'?
- ASwami Dayanand Saraswati
- BNarendra Nath Dutt
- CBal Gangadhar Tilak
- DVishnu Shastri
Question 24 of 25
Which of the following is incorrectly matched?
- ANamdev - Maharashtra
- BChaitanya - Bengal
- CNarsinh Mehta - Gujarat
- DVallabhacharya - Gujarat
Question 25 of 25
Where was Saint Kabir born?
- ADelhi
- BVaranasi
- CMathura
- DHyderabad