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Key Figures in Indian Culture

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Q51. Which of the following Bhakti saints first used Hindi to propagate his message?

  1. AGrandfather
  2. BKabir
  3. CRamanand
  4. DTulsidas
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Answer: C) Ramanand

Q52. Where was Saint Kabir born?

  1. ADelhi
  2. BVaranasi
  3. CMathura
  4. DHyderabad
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Answer: B) Varanasi

Q53. In which royal family was Mahavir born?

  1. AShakya
  2. BKshatriya
  3. CLicchavi
  4. DSatavahanas
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Answer: B) Kshatriya

Q54. Buddha belonged to which dynasty?

  1. AShatrika
  2. BMaurya
  3. CShakya
  4. DKuru
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Answer: C) Shakya

Q55. Before attaining enlightenment, Mahavir's name was-

  1. AVardhaman
  2. BAnshuman
  3. CSudhakar
  4. DSomdutt
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Answer: A) Vardhaman

Q56. Who among the following saints was from Maharashtra?

  1. ADiameter
  2. BThyagaraja
  3. CTukaram
  4. DMaitreyi
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Answer: C) Tukaram

Q57. The Alvars of South India were

  1. AWarrior
  2. Bcraftsman
  3. CSaint
  4. DBusinessman
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Answer: C) Saint

Q58. Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

  1. ANamdev - Maharashtra
  2. BChaitanya - Bengal
  3. CNarsinh Mehta - Gujarat
  4. DVallabhacharya - Gujarat
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Answer: D) Vallabhacharya - Gujarat

Q59. Which Sikh Guru was born in Patna?

  1. AGuru Nanak
  2. BGuru Tegh Bahadur
  3. CGuru Hargobind
  4. DGuru Gobind Singh
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Answer: D) Guru Gobind Singh

Q60. Who among the following declared Guru Granth Sahib as a holy scripture of Sikhism and the permanent Guru of the Sikhs?

  1. AGuru Arjun Dev
  2. BGuru Tegh Bahadur
  3. CGuru Gobind Singh
  4. DGuru Nanak Dev
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Answer: C) Guru Gobind Singh

Q61. During whose reign did Sikh Guru Arjun Dev live?

  1. AHumayun
  2. BAkbar
  3. CShah Jahan
  4. DJahangir
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Answer: D) Jahangir

Q62. Which of the following Sikh Gurus founded the 'Khalsa Panth'?

  1. AGuru Gobind Singh
  2. BGuru Tegh Bahadur
  3. CGuru Arjun Dev
  4. DGuru Nanak Dev
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Answer: A) Guru Gobind Singh

Q63. Who is considered to be the creator of the raga 'Miyan ki Malhar'?

  1. ATansen
  2. BBaiju Bawda
  3. CAmir Khusro
  4. DHaridas
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Answer: A) Tansen

Q64. Who was Mahavir's mother?

  1. AYashoda
  2. BTrishala
  3. CJameli
  4. DMahamaya
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Answer: B) Trishala

Q65. Who among the following was known as the 'Parrot of India'?

  1. ATansen
  2. BIbn Battuta
  3. CAmir Khusro
  4. DJiayoun Bernie
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Answer: C) Amir Khusro

Q66. The founder of 'Prarthana Samaj' was-

  1. AAtmaram Pandurang
  2. BBal Gangadhar Tilak
  3. CAnnie Besant
  4. DRash Behari Ghosh
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Answer: A) Atmaram Pandurang

Q67. The founder of 'Arya Samaj' was-

  1. ADayanand Saraswati
  2. BRaja Rammohan Roy
  3. CSwami Vivekananda
  4. DAnnie Besant
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Answer: A) Dayanand Saraswati

Q68. Raja Rammohan Roy was the founder of what?

  1. APrayer Society
  2. BBrahmo Samaj
  3. CRamakrishna Mission
  4. DArya Samaj
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Answer: B) Brahmo Samaj

Q69. Who founded the 'Ramakrishna Mission'?

  1. ASwami Vivekananda
  2. BIshwarchandra Vidyasagar
  3. CDayanand Saraswati
  4. DRaja Rammohan Roy
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Answer: A) Swami Vivekananda

Q70. Who among the following founded the institution 'Kalashram' to provide training in dance and related subjects?

  1. AShambhu Maharaj
  2. BLachhu Maharaj
  3. CSitara Devi
  4. DBirju Maharaj
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Answer: D) Birju Maharaj

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