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