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