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