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Indian Religion And Culture

General Knowledge : Indian Religion And Culture
"Satyartha Prakash" was written by Dayanand Saraswati
`Mimamasa Sutra' was written by Jamini
Adi Shankaracharya was born in Keladi(Kerala)
Ajmer is a pilgrim centre for Muslims
Artha Shastra was written by Chanakya
Ayodhya is located in Uttar Pradesh
Ayurveda literally means Science of life
Badrinath is located in Uttar Pradesh
Bhishma was also known as Gangeya
Bodh Gaya is located at Bihar
Bodh Gaya is sacred place for Buddhists
Brahma is considered as the god of Creator
Buddha attained enlightenment in Bodh Gaya
Chaitanya was devoted to Lord Krishna
Chinese Buddhism is also known as Sushrutha Samhita
Dronacharya's son was Ashwathama
Gautama Buddha is also known as The Light of Asia
Gautama Buddha was born in Lumbini
Gautama Buddha's original name was Siddhartha
Gaya is a pilgrimage place for Hindus
Gaya is located in Bihar
Gayatri Japa was composed by Vishwamitra
Golden Temple was built in 1577 AD
How many Puranas are there Eighteen
How many Upanishads are there Twelve
How many Vedas are there Four
India's biggest Mosque is Jama Masjid,Delhi
Jama Masjid is located at New Delhi
Jesus Christ was born in the year 4 BC
Jesus Christ was crucified in the year 29 AD
Kautilya was the real name of Chanakya
Kumarasambhava was written by Kalidas
Lingaraj temple is located in Bhubaneshwar
Lonavla is famous for Buddhist Caves
Lord Jagannath temple is located in Puri
Lord Mahavir breathed his last at Pawapuri
Lotus Temple is located at Delhi
Mahabharata is sometimes called as the Fifth Veda
Mahabharata was translated in Tamil by Rajaji
Mahabharata was translated into Persian by Mir Ghiasuddin Ali Qazbini
Mahavira is also known as Vardhamana
Mangesh temple is located at Goa
Meenakshi temple is located at Madurai
Moin-ud-din Chisti is a Sufi Saint
Raghuvamsa was written by Kalidas
Ramayana was written by Valmiki
River Ganga is sacred for Hindus
Sarnath is pilgrimage centre for Buddhists
Shiva is considered as the god of Creation and destruction
Somnath is located at Gujarat
Songs sung in the praise of God are known as Hymns
Sun temple is located at Shri Govindajee temple
Swami Vivekananda participated in a conference of World Religions held at Chicago
Swami Vivekananda, in his younger days,was known as Narendranath
The Bhagavata was narrated to king Parikshit by Suka Maharishi
The birth place of Adi Shankaracharya is Kaladi
The Buddhist temples in Burma are known as Pagoda
The duration of the Kurukshetra War was Eighteen Days
The earlier name of Bhisma was Devarat
The famous saint who called his wife as his mother Goddess was Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
The founder of Buddhism was Gautama Buddha
The founder of Christainity was Jesus Christ
The founder of Dharma Shastra was Bodayana
The founder of Islam was Mohammed the Prophet
The founder of Sikhism was Guru Nanak Dev
The God of agriculture in Roman Mythology is Saturn
The Govardhan Mutt at Puri in Orissa was established by Adi Shankaracharya
The Great Stupa is located at Sanchi
The Head of the Roman Catholic Church is known as The pope
The Holy Book of Christianity is The Holy Bible
The Holy Book of Islam is The Holy Koran
The Holy Book of Sikhs is known as The Granth Sahib
The Indo Greek king who adopted Buddhism was Menander
The king who was famous for always speaking the truth was Raja Harishchandra
The language in which Gautama Buddha preached was Magadhi
The language in which the sacred scriptures of Buddhism are written is Pali
The largest Church in Asia is Se Cathedral
The last Guru of Sikhs was Guru Govind Singh
The most ancient Veda is Atharva Veda
The Muslim saint who is considered as the Special Protector of children is Shah Madar
The original name given to Mahabharata was Jaya
The place of worship of Christains is The Church
The place of worship of Hindus is The Temple
The place of worship of Muslims is The Mosque
The place of worship of Parsis The Fire Temple
The place of worship of Sikhs The Gurudwara
The Ramakrishna Mission was started by Swami Vivekanand
The Ramayana written by Tulasidas is called Rama Charita Manasa
The sacred scripture of Parsis is Zhend Avesta
The Shrine of Saibaba is located at Temple of Lord Krishna
The three famous epics of India are Ramayana,Bhagavata and Mahabharatha
Tirupathi is famous for Sri Venkateshwara Temple
Trivendrum is also known as the Holy city of Anatha
Varanasi is a famous pilgrimage centre for Hindus

 

   
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