History MCQ Test – 76By Vinay Pal Read the questions given below. Select the best from the given 4 options- Please enter your email: 1. The salient feature of the Rig Vedic religion was the worship of Mother Goddess Trimurti Pasupatbi Nature 2. Which of the following is not a category into which Ashoka’s monuments may be grouped? Stupas Caves Viharas Pillars 3. Which of the following does not represent an important source material for the Mauryan period? Numismatic evidence Epigraphic Sources Foreign accounts Literary works 4. The diary of Athanasius (Afanasi) Nikitin, the first Russian traveler to India, is entitled A passage to India The journey beyond the three seas The land of miracles Travel to the land of honey and gold 5. Most of the Hindu colonies in South East Asia had been found during the reign of the Guptas Cholas Rajputas Mauryas 6. The first Famine Commission was constituted under Roberts Chamberlain Sir John Strachey Sir Richard Strachey 7. Who were ‘Jagirdars’ during the reign of Akbar? Large estate owners Officials of state who were given jagir’ in place of cash pay Revenue collectors Autonomous rulers under Akbar 8. During the Viceroyalty of Sir John Lawrence, the bone of contention between India and Bhutan was Cooch Behar Jalpaiguri Duars Goalpara 9. Which of the following metals was not known to the Indus valley people? copper gold silver Iron 10. The one most important feature of the Mauryan Administration was An Extensive Network Of Spy-System wide powers enjoyed by the provincial governors the presence of a ‘council of ministers’ the presence of vast, numerous powers of the bureaucracy 11. The masterpiece of Chola sculpture is the famous Nataraja or the Dancing Shiva image at Chidambaram Kalahasti Sri Sailam Thanjavur 12. The privileges of free trade granted to the English East India Company were confirmed in 1717 by Emperor Bahadur Shah Farrukh-Siyar Aurangzeb Muhammad Shah 13. “Manisha Panchakam” was composed by Adi Sankara Swami Tejomayananda Sri Ramanuja Swami Chinmayananda 14. In Bengal, the East India Company’s headquarters were located at Fort william Fort St David Fort St George Shantiniketan 15. When Aurangzeb proceeded against Golcunda it was ruled by Durga Devi Sikandar Afzal Khan Abul Hasan Loading … Question 1 of 15