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