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