CUET General Test - General Knowledge - Culture & Literature | Free Questions

Q1:

2026: 6 June Shift 1

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Culture & Literature

Easy

The Book "GITANJALI" was written by:

Sarojini Naidu

Jawaharlal Nehru

Rabindranath Tagore

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

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Option 3

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q2:

2026: 6 June Shift 1

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Hard

Identify the Padma Vibhushan Awardees from the following:

(A) Konidela Chiranjeevi

(B) Vyjayantimala Bali

(C) Padma Subrahmanyam

(D) Mithun Chakraborty

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A), (B) and (D) only

(A), (B) and (C) only

(A), (B), (C) and (D)

(B), (C) and (D) only

Correct Answer

Option 2

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q3:

2026: 6 June Shift 1

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Easy

The famous Virupaksha temple is located in which Indian state?

Gujarat

Karnataka

Uttar Pradesh

Bihar

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Option 2

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q4:

2026: 6 June Shift 1

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Culture & Literature

Easy

Mohiniattam is one of the major dance forms of India. It belongs to which State?

Manipur

Madya pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

Kerala

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Option 4

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q5:

2026: 31 May Shift 2

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Culture & Literature

Easy

Which of the following poems composed in Sanskrit in 12th century is considered as the 'Song of Cowherd' ?

Gita Govinda

Rasamanjari

Rasika Priya

Kavipriya

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Option 1

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q6:

2026: 31 May Shift 2

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Which of the following books are written by Indian authors?

A. Butter

B. Ma is Scared

C. An Uncommon Love: The Early Life of Sudha and Naryana Murthy

D. Come and Get it

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A and B only

A and D only

C and A only

B and C only

Correct Answer

Option 4

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q7:

2026: 31 May Shift 1

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Culture & Literature

Easy

Which of following classical dance related to South India ?

A. Mohiniattam

B. Bharatanatyam

C. Kuchipudi

D. Kathak

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A, C, D

B, C, A

B, D, C

D, A

Correct Answer

Option 2

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q8:

2026: 31 May Shift 1

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Consider the following books along with their authors and identify those which are correct :

A. "Malgudi days" book was written by R.K. Narayana

B. "India Positive" book was written by Chetan Bhagat

C. " My Country My life" was written by L.K. Advani

D. "The Test of My life" book was written by Rahul Dravid

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

A, B and C only

A, B and D only

A, B, C and D

B, C and D only

Correct Answer

Option 1

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q9:

2026: 30 May Shift 2

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Culture & Literature

Easy

Who is the writer of the book - "Golden Girl"?

Shashi Tharoor

Sudha Narayan Murthy

P. T. Usha

Chetan Bhagat

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Option 3

Correct Answer

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Q10:

2026: 30 May Shift 2

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Siddha, the ancient healing and medical treatment system is based on how many principles?

4

7

108

96

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Option 4

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q11:

2026: 30 May Shift 1

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Culture & Literature

Easy

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

LIST-I (Book)		LIST-II (Author)
A. Anna Karenina	I.	Rabindra Nath Tagore
B. Crescent Moon	II.	Karl Marx
C. David Copperfield	III.	Leo Tolstoy
D. Das Kapital	IV.	Charles Dickens

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A-I, B-III, C-IV, D-II

A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II

A-IV, B-I, C-III, D-II

A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II

Correct Answer

Option 2

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q12:

2026: 30 May Shift 1

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Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

LIST-I (Indian Saree)		LIST-II (Indian State)
A. Konrad	I.	Kerala
B. Dhakkal	II.	Jammu and Kashmir
C. Jamawar	III.	Tamil Nadu
D. Kasavu	IV.	West Bengal

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I

A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV

A-I, B-II, C-IV, D-III

A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I

Correct Answer

Option 4

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q13:

2026: 29 May Shift 2

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Culture & Literature

Easy

The dance Mohiniyattam, linked to incarnation of Vishnu, originated from which state in India?

Kerala

Odisha

Tamilnadu

Andhra Pradesh

Correct Answer

Option 1

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q14:

2026: 29 May Shift 2

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Culture & Literature

Easy

International Yoga Day is celebrated on:

May 21

June 21

July 21

August 21

Correct Answer

Option 2

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q15:

2026: 29 May Shift 2

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Culture & Literature

Easy

Who is the author of the book 'Wings of Fire'?

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Salim Ali

William Dalrymple

Correct Answer

Option 1

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q16:

2026: 29 May Shift 1

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Culture & Literature

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Sangrahini Sutra, a text composed in the 12th century, comprises concepts about-

Code of conduct for Jain monks

Code of conduct for Buddhist monks

Magical powers

Jain Structure of the universe and mapping of space

Correct Answer

Option 4

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q17:

2026: 29 May Shift 1

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Culture & Literature

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The sculpture of Vishnu reclining on the Sheshnag is from:

Badrinath Temple, Uttarakhand

Kailashnath Temple, Ellora

Deogarh, Uttar Pradesh

Barabar, Bihar

Correct Answer

Option 3

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q18:

2026: 29 May Shift 1

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Culture & Literature

Hard

The Sanskrit poetry Shunye Meghganam is written by-

Arun Ranjan Misra

Gaje Singh Rajpurohit

Vinod Joshi

Ashutosh Parida

Correct Answer

Option 1

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q19:

2026: 26 May Shift 1

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Culture & Literature

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Who among the following was the first person to scale Mount Everest twice, i.e. 1963 and 1965 respectively?

Ved Mehta

K.M. Mathew

Nawang Gombu

Kandathil Varghese Mappillai

Correct Answer

Option 3

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q20:

2026: 26 May Shift 1

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Culture & Literature

Easy

Match List-I with List-II

List-I (Books)	List-II (Authors)
(A) Robinson Crusoe	(I) Amitav Ghosh
(B) Sacred Games	(II) Daniel Defoe
(C) The Hungry Tide	(III) Vikram Chandra
(D) The Joke	(IV) Milan Kundera

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A) - (I), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (IV)

(A) - (IV), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (I)

(A) - (II), (B) - (III), (C) - (I), (D) - (IV)

(A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

Correct Answer

Option 3

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q21:

2026: 25 May Shift 2

General Knowledge

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Culture & Literature

Easy

Match List-I with List-II

List-I (Books)	List-II (Authors)
(A) The City and The Uncertain Walls	(I) Mulk Raj Anand
(B) Bharat Bharati	(II) Haruki Murakami
(C) Coolie	(III) Boris Pasternak
(D) Doctor Zhivago	(IV) Maithili Sharan Gupt

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A) - (II), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)

(A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)

(A) - (I), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (IV)

(A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

Correct Answer

Option 1

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q22:

2026: 25 May Shift 2

General Knowledge

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Culture & Literature

Hard

Put the following major texts in chronological order from earliest to the latest.

(A) Ashtadhyayi

(B) Sushruta Sanhita

(C) Natyashastra

(D) Tripitaka

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A), (B), (D), (C)

(A), (D), (B), (C)

(B), (A), (D), (C)

(C), (D), (B), (A)

Correct Answer

Option 2

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q23:

2026: 25 May Shift 2

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Which of the following institutions are situated in Delhi?

(A) National Gallery of Modern Art

(B) Bharat Kala Bhawan

(C) National Crafts Museum and Hastakala Academy

(D) National Museum

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A), (C) and (D) only

(A), (B) and (D) only

(A), (B), (C) and (D)

(B), (C) and (D) only

Correct Answer

Option 1

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q24:

2026: 25 May Shift 1

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Culture & Literature

Easy

The Book "Gunaho ka Devta", is written by a famous Hindi poet, author, thinker, Padam shree and Sangeet Natak Akademi awardee. Choose the correct answer from the given options-

Bhagwati Jagdish

Kamini Roy

Gagaandeep Kang

Dharamvir Bharti

Correct Answer

Option 4

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q25:

2026: 24 May Shift 1

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Culture & Literature

Easy

Match List-I with List-II

List-I (Book)	List-II (Author)
(A) Godaan	(I) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Letters to my daughter	(II) Munshi Premchand
(C) My Experiments with Truth	(III) Khushwant Singh
(D) Train to Pakistan	(IV) Jawahar Lal Nehru

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)

(A) - (II), (B) - (I), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)

(A) - (II), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)

(A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

Correct Answer

Option 3

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q26:

2026: 24 May Shift 1

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The name of which Indian dance is a combination of expression, rhythm, melody and drama ?

Kathak

Kathakali

Manipuri

Bharatnatyam

Correct Answer

Option 4

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q27:

2026: 22 May Shift 2

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Culture & Literature

Easy

Match List-I with List-II

List-I (Books)	List-II (Author)
(A) A Voice for Freedom	(I) Gabriel Garcia Marquez
(B) A Room of One's Own	(II) Nayantara Sehgal
(C) Chronicle of a Death Foretold	(III) Mahatma Gandhi
(D) Conquest of Self	(IV) Virginia Woolf

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (II), (D) - (I)

(A) - (II), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)

(A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (II)

(A) - (II), (B) - (IV), (C) - (III), (D) - (I)

Correct Answer

Option 2

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q28:

2026: 22 May Shift 2

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Culture & Literature

Easy

Which of the following dance form was earlier known as Daasiyattam?

Kathak

Mohiniyattam

Bharatnatyam

Kuchipudi

Correct Answer

Option 3

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q29:

2026: 21 May Shift 2

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Culture & Literature

Hard

Which of the following works contains a chapter named Barahmasa which consists enduring climatic description of the 12 months of the year?

Rasikapriya

Kavipriya

Bihari Satsai

Rasamanjari

Correct Answer

Option 2

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q30:

2026: 21 May Shift 2

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Culture & Literature

Easy

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

LIST-I (Books)	LIST-II (Author)
A. Wuthering Heights	I. Khalil Gibran
B. The Broken Wings	II. Emily Bronte
C. The Hungry Tide	III. Shashi Tharoor
D. The Great Indian Novel	IV. Amitav Ghosh

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I

A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III

A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV

A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I

Correct Answer

Option 2

Correct Answer

Explanation

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