History MCQ Test – 73By Vinay Pal Read the questions given below. Select the best from the given 4 options- Please enter your email: 1. Who among the following is referred to as the ‘Sadhu from the west’? St Thomas Thomas of Cannan St Bartholomew None Of The Above 2. Akbar’s son and successor Salim, on becoming the emperor, assumed the name of Jahangir Alamgir Jahangir Alampanah Jahangir Nuruddin Muhammad Jahangir 3. Who had been the first to emphasize the instruction in literature and science through the English Language was essential for building a modern India? MM Malaviya Raj Ram Mohun Roy GK Gokhale Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar 4. As per the Act of 1853, the Governor-General’s Council was enlarged for the purpose of Security Defence Legislation Finance 5. Which of the following is the single most important source of the history of Ashoka? Inscriptions of Ashoka Archaeological Sources And The Puranas Sri Lankan chronicles Dipavamsa and Mahavamsa Buddhist works Divyavadana and Ashokavadana 6. In India artillery was first used in the battle of Sialkot Talikot Panipat in 1526 Khanwa 7. The exclusive right of trading between ______ was granted to the East India Company. Red Sea and Caspian Sea France and Poland The Cape of Good Hope and the Straits of Magellan North America and South America 8. In which of the following caves have 28 new caves been further discovered? Ajanta Caves Elephanta Caves Ellora Caves None Of The Above 9. Who is the author of the famous literary work Tahqiq-i-Hind? Badauni Dandin Bhavabhuti Alberuni 10. The song Jan-Gana-Mana composed by Rabindranath Tagore was first published in January 1912 under the title of Morning Song of India Tatva Bodhini Rashtra Jagrati Bharat Vidhata 11. Who possibly ruled the Indus people? an assembly of elders kings Priests merchants 12. At Jallianwaia Bagh meeting ______ ordered the troops to open fire. Irwin Montagu Benn Dyer 13. Permission to the British to establish their trading center at Surat had been given by the Mughal emperor Akbar Babar Humayun Jahangir 14. The Yueh-Chi were driven out from western China by the Rashtrika Hunas Bhojakas Mangols Loading … Question 1 of 14