INDIAN KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM
MCQs
1. What does dharma signify?
a. Preserving knowledge
b. Righteous living and ethical decision making
c. The law of cause and effect
d. Harmonious living. Space
2. Which among the following is the temple whose architecture resembles
a chariot with intricately carved wheels, horses, and other mythological figures,
which is located in Odisha?
a. Konark Sun Temple
b. Jagannath Puri Temple
c. Modhera Sun Temple
d. Brihadeshwara Temple
3. What are the three Doshas according to the ancient Indian system of
medicine?
a. Vata, Pitta and Kapha
b. Jnana, Hatha and Raja
c. Mind, Will and Consciousness
d. Meditation, Understanding and Spirituality
4. Where is the Hampi Temple, a UNESCO world Heritage site known for
its worst complex of ruins that was once the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire
located?
a. Andhra Pradesh
b. Odisha
c. Karnataka
d. Thanjavur
5. Which, among the following is known as the earliest Temple of
Panchayatana style of temple?
a. Dashavatara temple at Deogarh
b. Temple at Pathari
c. Shatrughneshwara temple at Bhubaneshwar
d. Lakshmana temple at Sirpur
6. What type of medical practice in Ayurveda emphasises periodic
detoxifications to eliminate toxins and impurities from the body?
a. Panchkarma
b. Spiritual awakening
c. Preventive care
d. Energy constitutions
7. Which among the following is a north Indian form of dance?
a. Kathak
b. Bharatanatyam
c. Kathakali
d. Mohiniyattam
8. Which of the following is also known as Uttara Mimamsa and is one of
the six orthodox traditions of textual exegesis and Hindu philosophy?
a. Vedanta
b. Samkhya
c. Vaisheshika
d. Nyaya
9. The Upaveda, Gandharvaveda, that deals with forms of fine arts like
music and dance are associated with which Veda?
a. Rigveda
b. Yajurveda
c. Sama Veda
d. Atharvaveda
10. Which of the following Upaveda deals with aspects of finance,
economics, political statement, ship and public administration?
a. Dhanur Veda
b. Gandharva veda
c. Arthashastra
d. Ayurveda
11. What are the 1028 hymns in Rigveda called?
a. Suktas
b. Mandalas
c. Praise
d. Veda
12. What is the collection of 10 books in Rigveda called?
a. Dhanur Veda
b. Gandharva veda
c. Arthashastra
d. Ayurveda
13. Which among the following are the two parts or categories of Samaveda?
a. Gana and Archika
b. Shruti and Smriti
c. Krishna and Shukla
d. Song and story
14. Which of the following is considered as the root of Indian classical music
and dance?
a. Rigveda
b. Yajurveda
c. Sama Veda
d. Atharvaveda
15. How many Mahapuranas are there?
a. 12
b. 06
c. 18
d. 64
16. Name the two divisions branched under Yajurveda?
a. Gana and Archika
b. Shruti and Smriti
c. Krishna and Shukla
d. Song and story
17. Which of the following Veda stands for the term ‘worship knowledge’?
a. Rigveda
b. Yajurveda
c. Sama Veda
d. Atharvaveda
18. Which among the following describes the legends, Vrats and discusses
a vast number of topics, such as information on dharma and polity?
a. Upapuranas
b. Vamana Purana
c. Skanda Purana
d. Mahapuranas
19. Who wrote the epic, Ramayana?
a. Maharshi Valmiki
b. Maharshi Vyasa
c. Maharshi Parasara
d. Maharshi Patanjali
20. Name the Itihasa also called the Adikavya?
a. The Ramayana
b. The Mahabharata
c. Devibhagvata
d. Vaidika
21. Which among the following is also called the Panchama Veda?
a. The Ramayana
b. The Mahabharata
c. Devibhagvata
d. Vaidika
22. Which among the following Ithihasa is contains many heroes, including
the Kurus and the Pandavas
a. The Ramayana
b. The Mahabharata
c. Devibhagvata
d. Vaidika
23. Which among the Ithihasa has a story of avatar Purusha and occurred in
the Treta Yuga?
a. The Ramayana
b. The Mahabharata
c. Devibhagvata
d. Vaidika
24. Which, among the following terms in its broadest sense is the use of
violence Dickens noncombatant to achieve political or ideological aims?
a. Peacetime
b. Terrorist
c. Nihilism
d. Taoism
25. Sathyameva Jayathe- Truth only Triumph is written in which script?
a. Devanagari script
b. Thai script
c. Brahmi script
d. None of the above
26. How many MahajanaPadas (large territorial states formed during the
sixth century) are located in Uttar Pradesh?
a. 8
b. 5
c. 10
d. 12
27. Which among the following Ithihasa is also said to be an Encyclopedia
of Hindu dharma?
a. The Ramayana
b. The Mahabharata
c. Devibhagvata
d. Mahavibhasa
28. Which, among the following are the codified law books otherwise known
as Dharmashastras?
a. Smritis
b. Shruti
c. Devibhagvata
d. Vaidika
29. Who among the following is said to have written Nyaya Sutra?
a. Kapila
b. Maharshi Vyasa
c. Gautama
d. Maharshi Patanjali
30. The matter explained in one Smriti may not be found in another, does
giving rise to doubts in Acharas, which among the following works are used to
clear such doubts?
a. Dharmashastra Nibandhan
b. The Mahabharata
c. Devibhagvata
d. Vaidika
