This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 148 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 148 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The prince or leader of a tribe A) Raja. B) Caste. C) Himalaya. D) Monsoon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Raja. 2. True or False. Asoka helped spread Buddhism by making it the state religion and sending missionaries to other countries to preach and spread Buddhist ideas. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. Which of the following is NOT an advancement of Indus Valley Civilization? A) Dice. B) Indoor Toilets. C) Sewer systems. D) Coal burning fireplace. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coal burning fireplace. 4. Who established the Mauryan Empire and became its first tuler? A) Asoka. B) Bindusara. C) Chandragupta Maurya. D) Brahma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chandragupta Maurya. 5. What is the purpose of a citadel in the cities of the Indus River Valley? A) Protection from attack. B) Storing grain. C) Farm land. D) Housing animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protection from attack. 6. When groups of people intermingle, changes often occur within both groups. How did the Aryans change as a result of their move into India? A) They became farmers. B) The acclimated to the Harappan society. C) They continued their nomadic lifestyle in order to maintain their military strength. D) They celebrated God's passing over during the final plague. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They became farmers. 7. When the Aryan and Indian Cultures blended, what religion resulted? A) Vedic. B) Hinduism. C) Buddhism. D) Christianity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hinduism. 8. Who was the father of Plastic Surgery? A) Chanakya. B) Sushruta. C) Arya Bhatt. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sushruta. 9. What did Siddhartha do to try to achieve enlightenment? A) Meditate. B) Write books. C) Analyze his dreams. D) Study in a Buddhist monastery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meditate. 10. What religion was promoted heavily by King Ashoka during the Mauryan Empire? A) Buddhism. B) Hinduism. C) Islam. D) Christianity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buddhism. 11. Greatest Writer and Poet of India who wrote in Sanskrit A) Kalidasa. B) Gandhi. C) Chandragupta. D) Siddhartha Gautama. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kalidasa. 12. The ....., which are located in northern India, are the highest mountains in the world. A) Ganges. B) Himalayas. C) Everest. D) Rockies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Himalayas. 13. The effect that good or bad actions have on a person's soul A) Subcontinent. B) Sanskrit. C) Reincarnation. D) Karma. E) Nirvana. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Karma. 14. Hinduism grew out of an earlier Aryan religion called ..... A) Buddhism. B) Brahmanism. C) Polytheism. D) Incarnation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brahmanism. 15. Which of the following is NOT a spice given to us by Ancient India? A) Pepper. B) Salt. C) Paprika. D) Cinnamon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Salt. 16. One of India's first major cities that was successful and peaceful A) Harappa. B) Nepal. C) Tibet. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Harappa. 17. Which Ancient Indian CULTURAL achievement is one we use today? A) Farming wheat and barley. B) Ink. C) Complex housing. D) Nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ink. 18. What technique was used to produce high-quality steel in South India by 200 BC? A) Crucible technique. B) Forging technique. C) Casting technique. D) Molding technique. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crucible technique. 19. Who conquered Persia A) Rome. B) Carthage. C) Gongols. D) Alexander the Great. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alexander the Great. 20. Which of these was the second highest caste? A) Vaisya:. B) Brahmin. C) Kshatriyas. D) Dalits. E) Sudras. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kshatriyas. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIndian History QuizzesAncient Indian History Quiz 1Ancient Indian History Quiz 2Ancient Indian History Quiz 3Ancient Indian History Quiz 4Ancient Indian History Quiz 5Ancient Indian History Quiz 6Ancient Indian History Quiz 7Ancient Indian History Quiz 8Ancient Indian History Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books