Learning Mode - GK/Pakistan Affairs

GK/Pakistan Affairs

Which sufi saint's dargah is at Ajmer?

A. Saleem Chisti
B. Muinuddin Chisti
C. Baba Farid
D. Hazrat Baku Sultan

A famous history book on India was written in the 11th century by:

A. Suleiman
B. Alberuni
C. Masoodi
D. Firdusi

The structure of Qutab Minar was completed by:

A. Aram Shah
B. Iltumish
C. Qutub-ud-Din Aibak
D. Tughlaq

Taxila was a famous site of:

A. Early Vedic Art
B. Gandhara Art
C. Mayan Art
D. Gupta Art

Gandhara School of Art was established in:

A. Western India
B. North Western India
C. Eastern India
D. Southern India

The Mughal painting reached its zenith during the region of:

A. Akbar
B. Jehangir
C. Shah Jahan
D. Babur

The Red Fort of Delhi was built by:

A. Akbar
B. Shah Jahan
C. Jehangir
D. Sher Shah

Which of the following was built by Akbar?

A. Agra Fort
B. Red Fort
C. Daulatabad
D. Ahmadnagar

During the Mughal period of Indian history, the name of Mansur became famous in the field of:

A. Music
B. Painting
C. Architecture
D. Garden lying

Sculptures of the Gandhara school reflect the influence of the:

A. Chinese
B. Greeks
C. Mesopotamians
D. Persians

Who among the following Mughal rulers has been called as the "Prince of Builders"?

A. Jehangir
B. Akbar
C. Babur
D. Shah Jahan

The most famous court poet of Akbar was:

A. Abdur Rahim Khan-I Khanah
B. Tulsidas
C. Raskhan
D. Surdas

Amir Khusro's name is associated with the invention of:

A. Sarod
B. Sitar
C. Tabla
D. Shehnai

During the Neolithic Age of India, the only metal known to the people was:

A. Iron
B. Copper
C. Gold
D. Silver

Which colour was commonly used in Harappa pottery?

A. Blue
B. Red
C. Blue-green
D. Yellow

Who among the following popularized theory of Arctic Region as the original home of Aryans?

A. B. G. Tilak
B. Mach Donell
C. Max Muller
D. Keith

Which of the following statements regarding the characteristic feature of the Indus valley people is true?

A. The people were largely rural
B. They knew of iron and defensive armour
C. They worship of images was familiar to the people
D. None of these

The source of the blue gem stone, lapis lazuli, for the people of Harappa culture was:

A. Gujarat
B. Afghanistan
C. UP
D. Punjab

Indications of pre-Harappa civilization have come from the archaeological excavation at:

A. Roper
B. Lothal
C. Kalibaghan
D. Kunal

The Indus valley civilization was spread over

A. Indo-Gangetic divide and upper Gangetic plain
B. Punjab, Sindh, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Baluchistan
C. U.P., Haryana and neighboring parts of Punjab
D. Banks of river Indus, Punjab, Sindh and Baluchistan

"When I first saw them, I found it difficult to believe that they were pre-historic; they seemed so completely to upset all established ideas about early art." This was an observation of Sir John Marshal on objects found at:

A. Lothal
B. Mohenjo-Daro
C. Ropar
D. Harappa

Mohenjo-Daro is also known as:

A. Mound of the dead
B. Mound of the great
C. Mound of the survivors
D. Mound of the living

The Lothal civilization was known for:

A. Art and architecture
B. Drainage system
C. Trade and commerce
D. Art and architecture

Traces of which of the following has not been found in the Indus valley civilization?

A. Barley
B. Sesamum
C. Sugarcane
D. Mustard

The spread of the Harappa civilization is coterminous with the:

A. Wheat producing zone
B. Soil fertility
C. Irrigation facilities
D. Availability of raw material