1)

The Atharvaveda is a collection of ________ khandas.

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A)

15

B)

10

C)

20

D)

5

2)

The Bhaja Caves are located in ______.

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A)

Rajasthan

B)

Maharashtra

C)

Uttar Pradesh

D)

Bihar

3)

In the Rigvedas there is a hymn in the form of a dialogue between Sage Vishvamitra and two rivers that were worshipped as goddesses. Which are these rivers?

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A)

Ravi and Chenab

B)

Alakananda and Bhagirathi

C)

Ganga and Yamuna

D)

Beas and Sutlej

4)

The rooftop of Guru Hemkund Sahib is in the shape of an upturned ______.

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A)

sunflower

B)

marigold

C)

rose

D)

lotus

5)

Which of the following statements about the ‘Gotra’ practice in ancient India is true?

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A)

Men and women were expected to marry within the same gotra.

B)

Women retained their father’s gotra after marriage.

C)

Each gotra was named after a famous king.

D)

People belonging to the same gotra were regarded as descendants of the person after whom the gotra was named.

6)

The Open Hand Monument in Chandigarh was designed by ______.

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A)

Le Corbusier

B)

Maxwell Fry

C)

Matthew Nowicki

D)

Albert Mayer

7)

Who among the following leaders of Indian Freedom Movement gave the slogan ‘Freedom is my birthright and I shall have it’?

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A)

Subhash Chandra Bose

B)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

C)

Lala Lajpat Rai

D)

Gopalkrishna Gokhale

8)

The Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument is located in the ______.

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A)

Red Sea

B)

Arctic Ocean

C)

Atlantic Ocean

D)

Arabian Sea

9)

Sri Akal Takht Sahib is located within the _________ complex.

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A)

Gurudwara Bangla Sahib

B)

Golden Temple

C)

Patna Sahib

D)

Paonta Sahib

10)

The Ghoom Monastery is located in:

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A)

Kalimpong

B)

Gangtok

C)

Namchi

D)

Darjeeling