This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 188 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 188 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which ruler is credited with the founding of the Persian Empire? A) Alexander the Great. B) Ramses the II. C) Cyrus the Great. D) Darius I. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cyrus the Great. 2. Which river lies in the northwest of India? A) The Ganges. B) The Indus. C) The Mahanadi. D) The Tapi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Indus. 3. What were granaries used for by the people of the Indus Valley? A) Store surplus food. B) Weave cloth. C) Defend their villages. D) As temples. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Store surplus food. 4. Which of the following determined a person's job, social group, and marriage in early India? A) Whisper. B) British colonial rule. C) Caste system. D) The Eightfold Path. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caste system. 5. Spirits return to earth many times in different forms trying to become one with Brahman is A) Dharma. B) Reincarnation. C) Caste System. D) Sudra. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reincarnation. 6. The place where a huge dockyard has been discovered A) Mumbai. B) Coimbatore. C) Lothal. D) Tiruchirappalli. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lothal. 7. Siddhartha Guatama was born a rich prince, but left the palace to live in poverty. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. What is the written language of Ancient India called? A) Cuneiform. B) Hieroglyphics. C) Sanskrit. D) Hebrew. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sanskrit. 9. India's social class system A) Caste system. B) Pyramid system. C) Theocracy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Caste system. 10. In reincarnation people are reborn into someone new but still have the same A) Body. B) Soul. C) Life. D) Caste. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Soul. 11. A large ancient city of the Indus civilization, created in present-day Pakistan A) Himalaya Mountains. B) Ganges River. C) Harappa. D) It's also Joe. E) Subcontinent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Harappa. 12. What goal was Buddhism asking people to attain? A) Making a pilgrimage. B) Reaching enlightenment. C) Make several sacrifices. D) Make $ 1 million dollar in ones lifetime. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reaching enlightenment. 13. What is the name of the holy book for Buddhism? A) Bible. B) Quran. C) The Three Baskets of Wisdom. D) Siddhartha Gyatam. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Three Baskets of Wisdom. 14. The trade winds that determined when/what farming could occur in Ancient India were ..... A) Tsunamis. B) The seasonal equinox. C) Monsoons. D) Hurricanes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Monsoons. 15. What is another name of Gandhara Grave culture? A) Ahar culture. B) Malwa culture. C) Swat culture. D) Jorewe culture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Swat culture. 16. What aspect of Hinduism beliefs supported and encouraged maintaining the caste system? A) Karma. B) Reincarnation. C) Dharma. D) Atman. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dharma. 17. The caste system was a rigid social hierarchy in India that divides people into hereditary classes. The caste system dictated many aspects of an Aryan person's life except for: A) Job. B) Education. C) Marriage. D) Diet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Education. 18. How do statues show Buddha himself? A) Calm and serene. B) Angry. C) Confused. D) Sad. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calm and serene. 19. Guidelines for Buddhists to follow to live their lives A) Eightfold Path. B) Vedas. C) Nirvana. D) Siddhartha Gautama. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eightfold Path. 20. Which is a long story about two families struggling to control a kingdom? A) Panchatantra. B) Ramayana. C) Mahabharata. D) Bhagavad Gita. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mahabharata. ← 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