Indian Culture Quiz --- Part 1

Question 1: Guru Har Rai sent whom to explain Gurbani to Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.
Ram Rai
Guru Gobind Singh
Ram Kali

Question 2:The Gurmukhī (ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ) script is derived from the Later Sharada script and was standardized by ...............?

Guru Nanak
Guru Angad Dev
Guru Amardas

Question 3:He devised the system of transliteration and managed to translate numerous works into English, among others the Laws of Manu (Manusmriti), Abhiknana Shakuntala, Ritu Samhara, and Gita Govinda. Who is he ?
James Princep
Charles Wilkins
William Jones

Question 4:It has been argued that Hinduism as described in many textbooks and as taught at universities results from the work of the theosophist, Annie Besant (1847 – 1933), who designed a syllabus for teaching the sanatana dharma at her ..................college.
Hindu Central College
Madras Central College
Adyar Central College

Question 5:Abhidhamma Pitaka ,in Buddhism, which is a part of Tripitaka ...........
contains early Buddhist monastic regulations for both monks and nuns
contains early philosophical commentary on the Buddha's teachings
contains discourses of the Buddha and his disciples

Question 6: According to the Tibetan tradition, the famous tantric mystic Padmasambhava arrived in Tibet during his reign and merged tantric Buddhism with the local............. religion.
Huangdi
Tao
Bon

Question 7:..................is also known as Esoteric Buddhism and the Diamond Vehicle
Vajrayana
Mahayana
Hinayana

Question 8: Purusa sukta of the ................ describes the whole creation as a yajna extended by the divine forces of nature.
Atharvaveda
Rigveda
Skanda Purana

Question 9: ...................is known as Adikavi (first among the poets).
Surdas
Tulsidas
Valmiki

Question 10:He wrote two great epics, Kumarasambhava (the birth of Kumar), and Raghuvamsa (the dynasty of the Raghus).Who is he ?
Kalidas
Tulsidas
Surdas