IKS Unit :1 MCQs for FY BCOM/BA/BSC/BCA/BBA Semester-I

BKS UNIT-1(ENGLISH)
Sr.no.	Question	Option1	Option2	Option3	Option4
1	is the expression of our nature and way of life and thinking, it should be reflected in our literature, religious practices, behavior and pleasure.	Civilizations	Culture	Religiousness	Nature
2	How many distinct parts does a culture have?	Four	Three	Two	One
3	means ideas, ideals, concepts and beliefs.	Daitya culture	world culture	Demon culture	Divine culture
4	means having the best way of living and sometimes even nature seems bound to fulfill their needs.	Civilization	Nature	Religiousness	Culture
5	has to do with the inner mind.	Culture	Concepts	Civilization	Belief
6	Various activities related to human life including art, science, singing and dancing can also be considered as                activities.	Political	cultural	Religiousness	Economical
7	Which of the following are distinctive features of Indian culture?	Continuity change	Diversity and Unity	Religious absolutism	All of the above
8	About           years ago, the Harappan civilization flourished in the Indian subcontinent.	5500	6500	4500	2500
9	Some things like mother goddess of culture and worship of Pashupatinath are still prevalent in practice today.	Lothal	Mohenjo ball	Dholaweera	Harappa
10	During the               century BC, the movement of Vedic reform led to the establishment of Jainism and Buddhism.	6th	4th	5th	3rd
11	During                      century, religious and social awareness came and revolutionary changes have come in the ideological and practical field in modern India.	19th and 20	18th and 19th	17th and 18th	16th and 17th
12	has been an enduring element of Indian culture.	Regidity and Custom	Belief	Continuity change	Religiousness
13	People of Kerala use                 in cooking	Corn Oil	Penut Oil	Musterd Oil	Coconut oil(coprael)
14	People of Uttar Pradesh use	Musterd Oil	Penut Oil	Coconut oil(coprael)	Corn Oil
15	Uttar Pradesh is a                       area.	Desert area	Flat plain	Mountainous	Valley region
16	Kerala is a                        region.	Coastal	Valley region	Flat plain	Desert area
17	dance is popular in Punjab.	Garba	Katthak	Bhangda	Bharat nattyam
18	The                  festival of Tamil Nadu is famous.	Pongal	Gudi Padva	Lodhi	Holi
19	dance is popular in Assam.	Katthak	Bihu	Garba	Bhangda
20	People of the world's great         religions live together here in fraternal harmony.	8	7	6	5
21	Which of the following tribes are found to have settled in India?	Negroes	Mughals	Proto-Astroloids	All of the above
22	Which of the following religions-caste people are also seen coming to India and living in harmony with its people?	Greeks and Mughals	Kushans, Sakas	Turkis and Iranians	All of the above
23	When did sewn garments start coming to India?	Fifth century after Jesus	Four century after Jesus	Second century after Jesus	Three century after Jesus
24	The modern form of Indian culture can be called               .	Shirt,paheran	Dhoti	Jeans and Tshirt	None of the above
25	Chikankam of                      in India shows regional variations.	Bangal	Lakhnow	Rajasthan	Panjab

26	The                  of Punjab shows a regional streak.	Full kabi embroidery	Chikanwork	Katchchi Embroidery	None of the above
27	With social progress,                                                 need arose for the development of towns.	Political parties	Barn arrangement	Sewerage system	Law
28	In India The period from 6th to 4th century BC was known as                                                       .	Modern era	Era of Mahajan Padas	Era of Kshatriyas	Era of Sages
29	With the progress of             , the need for laws arose for the development of cities.	Social	Political	Economical	Technological
30	India became a part of the British Crown in                                                       .	Year 1757	Year 1959	Year 1858	Year 1656
31	"The Constitution of India declares it to be a secular nation. Every man and woman is free to freely practice and display the religion of his choice. The state has no religion of its own." What characteristics does this point to?	Continuity change	Diversity and Unity	Globalism	Secular viewpoint
32	In fact India is one of the founding member nations of the                                                  movement.	Non-alignmentist	Connectionist	Unitarian	Socialist
33	is only the mental, interest, behavior, thought, art, skills and spiritual development of any caste or nation.	Culture	Concepts	Civilization	Belief
34	The Harappan civilization was a                                                       civilization.	Rural	Urban	Town	Global
35	The people of Harappan culture used to dig seas for commercial purpose with the people of                                               culture.	Lothal	Dholavira	Sumer	Moghal
36	"Indian culture is a living example of a people with                                                       ."	Modernity and common sense	Equality and deep knowledge	Simplicity and serious knowledge	Simplicity and profound knowledge
37	The first city of the Indus Civilization is situated on the banks of the                                  river, a tributary of the Indus river.	Ravi	Ganga	Visvamitri	Satlaj
38	Charles Masson was the first to mention the Harappan Civilization site as                  .	AD 1856	AD 1862	AD 1826	AD 1839
39	In              General Cunningham from the Archaeological Survey of India conducted a field survey of the Harappan culture.	1873 and 1876	1835 and 1845	1853 and 1856	1863 and 1866
40	Formal excavations were carried out here in 1921 by                                                  under the direction of John Marshall, which lasted from 1923–24 to 1924–25	Charles Masso	Dayaram Sahni	Mortimer Wheeler	John Kevin
41	The fort-area was surrounded by a defensive                                                       .	wall (coat)	Wire fence	from buildings	from the forts
42	The main gate of              is on the north side and the other is on the south side.	Timba	Divine	Town	Fort
43	More clay and quatchit                                                     have also been used in brick masonry.	Sand	Cement	chirodi	gritty
44	Remains of                   type of houses have been found in Harappa.	2	3	4	5
45	Remains of which type of houses have been found in Harappa?	Residential	Political	social	None of the above
46	In                  houses, women's accommodation (janakhana) was separated from other houses.	public	social	Residential	religious
47	The side rooms are supposed to be guesthouses.	North	South	West	East

48	The vessels recovered from Harappa are made of                                              .	Steel	Hard soil, stone	copper	Brass
49	is believed to have been imported during the Harappan civilization.	Dates	Oilseeds	Mustard	Cotton
50	Mudras recovered from Harappa have seen                                              scenes.	Crocodile	Unicorn	A humped bull	All of the above
51	Which Indic knowledge system emphasizes the practice of breath control and meditation?	Jyotish Shashtra	Tantra	Yoga	Naturopathy
52	Which ancient Indian texts are considered the foundation of Indic knowledge system?	Bhagavad Gita	Mahabharata	Vedas	Ramayana
53	Which ancient Indian concept emphasizes the pursuit of righteousness and duty?	Dharma	Karma	Moksha	Bhakti
54	Indian music and dance are deeply rooted in which ancient Indian texts ?	The Arthashastra	The Ramayana	The Upanishads	The Natya Shashtra
55	The concept of “VasudhaivaKutumbakam” emphasizes:	The importance of family ties	The interconnectedness of all beings	The need for personal achievements	The significance of ancient scriptures
56	The principles of sustainable agriculture and farming are deeply embedded in :	Manusmriti	Arthashastra	Rigveda	Upanishads
57	What is the term used for the traditional system of education in ancient India where students lived with their teacher and received holistic education?	Gurukul	Vidyalaya	Pathshala	Vishvavidyalay
58	In which ancient Indian text would you find guidelines for statecraft, politics,and governance ?	Arthashastra	Manusmriti	Bhagavad Gita	Mahabharata
59	Which classical dance form of India is known for its expressive hand gestures and facial expressions?	Bharatanatyam	Kathakali	Odissi	Kuchipudi
60	The ancient universities of Nalanda and Takshashila were centers of learning and scholarship during which period?	Vedic Period	Mauryan Period	Gupta Period	Mughal Period
61	Who was the ancient Indian mathematician known for his contributions to algebra and number theory?	Aryabhata	Bhaskara I	Brahmagupta	Srinivasa Ramanujan
62	Which Indian festival celebrates the victory of light over darkness and is known for its colorful decorations and lamps?	Holi	Diwali	Navratri	Eid
63	Which ancient Indian scripture is known as the “Science of Politics” and deals with statecraft and governance ?	Vedas	Upanishads	Arthashastra	Bhagavad Gita
64	Which Shashtra provides guidance on architecture, sculpture, and town planning?	Kamasutra	Agamas	Vastu Shashtra	Yoga Sutras
65	The principles of economics, trade, and commerce are discussed in:	Dharma Shashtras	Nyaya Sutras	Manusmriti	Arthashastra.
66	The “Vastu Shashtra” provides guidelines for :	Music composition	Architectural design and construction	Healing and medicine	Ethical behavior
67	Which classification of Shashtras is centered around the teachings of yoga,meditation, and spiritual practices?	Dharma Shashtras	Yoga Shashtras	Artha Shashtras	Kama Shashtras

68	The traditional Indic system of education emphasized the study of which subjects?	Science and technology	Social sciences only	Arts and aesthetics	All aspects of human life and knowledge
69	In the Gurukul system, where did students typically live and learn?	In hostels	In formal classrooms	In their own homes	In the teacher’s residence
70	What is the traditional Indian system of education where students live with their teacher and receive holistic education?	Pathshala	Gurukul	Vidyalaya	Vishvavidyalay
71	The Vedas, Upanishads, and other ancient texts were typically taught in which language in traditional Indian education?	Sanskrit	Pali	Prakrit	Tamil
72	Which classical Indian language is known for its rich literature, including the works of Kalidasa and Bhasa?	Sanskrit	Tamil	Pali	Kannada
73	Yoga is derived from the Sankrit root word                                                        .	Yuj	Yug	Yog	Yoj
74	International day of Yoga is being celebrated on                                                        .	45281	45098	45089	45272
75	How many Vedas are there?	2	3	4	5
76	Which of the following is folk dance?	Bihu	Garba	Bhangra	All of the given
77	Which dance form originated in southern part of India in the state of Tamil Nadu?	Bharatnatyam	Kathak	Kathakali	Mohiniattam
78	Kathakali is a dance form of                                                        .	Tamil Nadu	Kerala	Karnataka	Andhra Pradesh
79	In                , it is compulsory to wear white costumes.	Bharatnatyam	Kathak	Mohiniattam	Kathakali
80	The term Tamasha is derived from                                                        .	Latin	Roman	Greek	None
81	is based on the legendary stories of Radha and Krishna.	Raas-Leela	Bhavai	Nautanki	Rouf
82	Where are the caves of Ajanta located?	Agra	Aurangabad	Lonavala	Mumbai
83	Bhavai is traditional theatre form of                                                        .	Gujarat	Rajasthan	Both	None
84	The sites of Indus Valley Civilazation can be found in modern times at              .	Harappa	Lothal	Dholavira	All of the given
85	Ajanta has             caves.	29	17	8	35
86	Ellora has             caves.	29	32	35	28
87	is the study of objects seen in the sky.	Astrology	Ayurveda	Astronomy	Mythology
88	is an ancient Indian astronomer.	Aryabhatta	Varahamihir	Bhaskara - I	All of the given
89	occurs when Moon comes in between Sun and Earth.	Solar Eclipse	Lunar Eclipse	Both	Cant say
90	occurs when Earth comes in between Moon and Sun.	Solar Eclipse	Lunar Eclipse	Both	Cant say
91	The symbol of zero was discovered by                                                        .	Brahmagupta	Bhaskara I	Aryabhatta	Bhaskara II
92	There are           fundamental operations of ancient mathematics.	9	7	6	8
93	How many branches of Ayurveda are there?	3	4	5	6
94	explains the life-cycle of plants in addition to prevention and treatment of plant diseases.	Mrga Ayurveda	Vrksa Ayurveda	Manusya Ayurveda	None
95	Vata means	Metabolism and Transformation	Growth and Support	Movement	None
96	A balanced diet in Ayurveda is one which helps to maintain equilibrium of                 .	Vata	Pitta	Kapha	All of the given
97	Pitta means                .	Metabolism and Transformation	Growth and Support	Movement	None

98	Kapha means                  .	Metabolism and Transformation	Growth and Support	Movement	None
99	A balanced diet in Ayurveda contain all                                                              tastes.	4	5	6	8
100	Arthashastra was written by                                                              .	Patanjali	Shushruta	Charak	Kautilya
101	Who was the first profounder of atomic theory?	Acharya Kanda	Aryabhatta	Chanakya	Patanjali
102	is the pathway of devotion to the realisation of personal God.	Jnana Yoga	Bhakti Yoga	Karma Yog	Hatha Yog
103	is yoga of wisdom.	Bhakti Yoga	Karma Yog	Jnana Yoga	Hatha Yog
104	is the yoga of establishing balance between pairs of opposite.	Bhakti Yoga	Karma Yog	Jnana Yoga	Hatha Yog
105	How many postures are there in Surya Namaskara?	12	10	8	6
106	Who is the author of Yog Sutras?	Shushruta	Patanjali	Charak	Kautilya
107	discusses about veterinary science.	Manusya Ayurveda	Vrksa Ayurveda	Mrga Ayurveda	None