Cultural Heritage of India

Q. Statement 1: Culture is a way of life that has an impact on public life, social rules, and our society.
Statement 2: Our culture represents who we are and tells us the story of how we got here.

1. Statement 1 is correct but Statement 2 is factually incorrect
2. Statement 1 and Statement 2 are correct
3. Statement 1 is incorrect but Statement 2 is factually accurate
4. Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are incorrect

Q. How can we correlate applied history with our present?

Q. Shantiniketan in Kolkata was founded by in 1863.

1. Dwarkanath Tagore
2. Rabindranath Tagore
3. Debendranath Tagore
4. MK Gandhi

Q. Jayant was reading about how Buddha had to wander for six years in search of answers to the question "Why must people suffer?" He finally attained enlightenment under a peepal tree in Uruvela. His friend told him that both the peepal tree and Uruvela are known by different names now.

Choose the current name of the peepal tree and Uruvela.

1. Vriksham
2. Bodh Gaya
3. Bodhivriksha
4. Dhamma

Q. Pilgrimage houses are _______ type of heritage in India.

1. cultural
2. international
3. natural
4. national

Q.
This is the Somnath Temple of Gujarat. What kind of heritage do you think it can be classed under?

1. National
2. Natural
3. Cultural
4. International

Q. contributes to the exchange between different cultures.

1. Education
2. Food
3. Trade
4. Architecture

Q. The word culture is derived from the Latin Word __________.

1. 'fiat'
2. 'bona fide'
3. 'dictum'
4. 'Colere'

Q. Define culture?

Q. Ancient religious buildings are often examples of heritage.

1. intangible
2. cultural
3. natural

Q. Cultural heritage of a country includes which of the following items?

1. Monuments
2. Temples
3. Animals
4. Plants

Q. Which characteristic is irrelevant in the below given distinguishing characteristics of Indian culture?

1. Longevity and continuity.
2. Unity in diversity.
3. Intolerance.
4. Spirituality and materialism.