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