This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 166 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 166 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Abigail, Ava, and Emma are discussing the concept of dharma in ancient Indian beliefs. According to this concept, what is the moral duty or responsibility that each person has to fulfill in their life? A) Actions they do in their life create energy that comes back to them in the future. B) Each of them has a specific moral duty or responsibility to fulfill in their life. C) After they die, their souls are reborn into new bodies and they start new lives. D) The experiences and actions in their previous lives influence their current lives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Each of them has a specific moral duty or responsibility to fulfill in their life. 2. The Aryans practiced a religion known as ....., based on the Vedas. A) Hinduism. B) Sanskrit. C) Buddhism. D) Brahmanism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brahmanism. 3. To think deeply about religious things or the world around you A) Nirvana. B) Meditate. C) Missionary. D) Whisper. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meditate. 4. How can a Buddhist, unlike a Hindu, end the cycle of rebirth and reach enlightenment? A) A Buddhist must bathe in the sacred Ganges River. B) A Buddhist must practice strict nonviolence, not even harming insects. C) A Buddhist follows the Eightfold Path rather than their dharma or personal duty. D) A Buddhist must only use their prayer beads to stop the cycle of rebirth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A Buddhist follows the Eightfold Path rather than their dharma or personal duty. 5. Another name for a god or goddess is A) Raja. B) Deity. C) Brahma. D) Buddha. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deity. 6. A person could choose which caste he or she belonged to. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. A force that decides what form people will be born into in their next life. A) Karma. B) Curry. C) Taragon. D) Cumin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Karma. 8. Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 rivers in India? A) Tigris. B) Ganges. C) Indus. D) Brahmaputra. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tigris. 9. What jobs were Dalits expected to do within India's social hierarchy? A) Dalits collected garbage, swept streets, and disposed of dead animals. B) Dalits fought in the army and filled different positions in the government. C) Dalits sold goods, made goods, and employed others on their land. D) Dalits worked as servants in wealthy households and labored on farmland. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dalits collected garbage, swept streets, and disposed of dead animals. 10. Select the mudra which helps improve eyesight, immunity and strengthens our internal organs A) Trishoola. B) Lion face. C) Kartarimukha. D) Mayura. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kartarimukha. 11. This makes up most of central India, and has poor soil for farming. A) Himalayas. B) Hindu Kush. C) Indus River. D) Deccan Plateau. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deccan Plateau. 12. How is India separated from the rest of Asia? A) The upper caste forbade entrance to the Indian subcontinent. B) The Himalaya Mountains created the subcontinent known as India. C) The driving monsoons prevented others from invading the Indian subcontinent. D) The Visayans protected the subcontinent known as India. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Himalaya Mountains created the subcontinent known as India. 13. Why did some leaders reject Buddhism? A) Didn't want to give up control over their castes. B) Didn't want to give up their throne. C) Believed the Buddha to be a false prophet. D) Many converted to Islam instead. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Didn't want to give up control over their castes. 14. "Moving from one place to another" A) Plateau. B) Migrate. C) Monsoon. D) Subcontinent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Migrate. 15. The Harappan civilization developed along this great river/ A) Tigris. B) Euphrates. C) Indus. D) Nile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indus. 16. Strong winds. Winter = dry cold air. Summer = warm wet air or rainy season A) Indus Valley. B) Monsoons. C) Aryans. D) Sanskrit. E) Nomads. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monsoons. 17. Who or what is Raja A) A name for a chili dog. B) A religion that the Indians made. C) A prince of a small tribe. D) CHACK FIL-ACK. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A prince of a small tribe. 18. A person's position in society, and it determines what the person is allowed to do in life A) Caste system. B) Caste. C) Sanskrit. D) Hindi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Caste. 19. Why was the caste system created by the Aryans? A) Aryans were outnumbered by dark skinned Indians, Aryans wanted to control them. B) The Brahman told Aryans to set up the caste system. C) The Indians were threatening the Aryans. D) Aryans had dark skin and the Indians had light skin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aryans were outnumbered by dark skinned Indians, Aryans wanted to control them. 20. Indian Empire that ruled from about 322-185 BC A) Mauryan. B) The catch. C) Aryan. D) Pataliputra. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mauryan. ← 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