This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 150 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 150 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What were ancient India's most significant contributions and achievements? A) Hierglyphics, pyramids, embalming. B) The alphabet, rule of law, monotheism. C) Medicine, the number zero, Arabic. D) Plow, wheel, sails. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medicine, the number zero, Arabic. 2. Which of these was the third highest caste? A) Vaisya:. B) Brahmin. C) Kshatriyas. D) Dalits. E) Sudras. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vaisya:. 3. When born into a certain caste level in Ancient India ..... A) You can only move up never down. B) You could never move. C) You could move down and up as you wanted. D) You could move up whenever you wanted. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You could never move. 4. Which of the following terms represents the coming back to life as another life form? A) Salvation. B) Dharma. C) Reincarnation. D) Nirvana. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reincarnation. 5. Which fact is true about Asoka? A) He was one of India's the strongest rulers. B) He caused much poverty in India. C) He became a monk. D) He was related to Gandhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was one of India's the strongest rulers. 6. The main religion of India which includes the worship of many gods and the belief in reincarnation A) Buddhism. B) Hinduism. C) Salvation. D) Nirvana. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hinduism. 7. A religion founded in ancient India by the religious teacher Buddha A) Buddhism. B) Nirvana. C) Jainism. D) Bhagavad Gita. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buddhism. 8. Which is Not an accomplishment of Ancient India A) 1st cotton. B) 1st fired mud bricks. C) 1st sewers. D) Base 60 numbers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Base 60 numbers. 9. What is the best definition for:HINDU TRIMURTI? A) The three most important Hindu goddesses. B) The three Hindu gods responsible for the creation of the world. C) Valley that was home to Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro. D) Hindu's oldest religious text. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The three Hindu gods responsible for the creation of the world. 10. Chinese philosophy developed by Hanfeizi; taught that humans are naturally evil and therefore need to be ruled by harsh laws A) Confucianism. B) Daoism. C) Legalism. D) Mandate of Heaven. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Legalism. 11. In the Caste System, if you are part of the highest caste, or priestly, you are a ..... A) Brahman. B) Kshatriya. C) Vaishya. D) Sudra. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brahman. 12. Which of the following concerns was of greatest importance to Siddhartha Gautama? A) Finding was to eliminate human suffering. B) Meditating under a tree to gain more wisdom. C) Encouraging followers to give away their money. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Finding was to eliminate human suffering. 13. Effects that good or bad actions have on a person's soul A) Mercenaries. B) Reincarnation. C) Meditation. D) Karma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Karma. 14. Untouchables were ..... A) High priests. B) Government officials. C) Members of the lowest caste. D) Under the lowest caste. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Under the lowest caste. 15. The protector god A) Vishnu. B) Brahma. C) Shiva. D) Dalit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vishnu. 16. Historians know little about the Indus Valley Civilization because they are unable to translate their writing system. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. What probably caused the end of the Harappan civilization? A) A civil war. B) An invading army. C) Monsoon winds and rains. D) Earthquakes and lack of rainfall. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Earthquakes and lack of rainfall. 18. Architecture from the Maurya and Gupta periods can oly be studied with ancient texts. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. WHAT WAS THE ART OF PALEOLITHIC TIMES? A) CAVE PAINTINGS. B) GREAT ARCHITECTURE. C) GREAT POTTERY. D) ABU SIMBEL. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CAVE PAINTINGS. 20. What is a grama? A) A community made up of many family members. B) A language spoken by early Aryans. C) A collection of stories that has cultural value. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A community made up of many family members. ← 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