This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 206 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 206 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Government included harsh rule, ruler for life, rule passed down by bloodline, a huge standing army, taxes, and common laws were placed in public places on rocks or pillars. A) Muaryan. B) Gupta. C) Indus River Valley. D) Aryan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Muaryan. 2. RECALL the name of the capital of ancient India A) Mesopotamia. B) Garudaalhara. C) It's Monjou. D) Tikki Makka. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It's Monjou. 3. Where were the Aryans from? A) Northern India. B) Asia Minor. C) Central Asia. D) Central Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Central Asia. 4. The fourth, or lowest caste that made up most of the traditional Indian caste system; most were peasants and manual laborers; they had limited rights in society A) Dukkha. B) Sudra. C) Nirvana. D) Sanskrit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sudra. 5. Grandson of Chandraguta Maurya became king A) Chandraguta Maurya. B) God. C) Asoka. D) Pablo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Asoka. 6. What determines what body the soul enters in the cycle of rebirth? A) Karma. B) Dharma. C) Samsara. D) Salvation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Karma. 7. Rulers and warriors, the second highest caste. A) Brahmins. B) Vaishyasya. C) Kshatriyas. D) Dalits. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kshatriyas. 8. What leader established the first Indian empire? A) Chandragupta Maurya. B) Emperor Ashoka. C) Siddhartha Gautama. D) Gandhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chandragupta Maurya. 9. The ancient people of the Indus River Valley experienced these natural disasters that may have caused them to abandon their cities. A) Disease and famine. B) Hurricanes and wildfires. C) Earthquakes and floods. D) Volcanoes and monsoons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Earthquakes and floods. 10. Which civilization is also referred as Harappan Civilization? A) The Mesopotamia Civilization. B) The South Asian Civilization. C) The Indus Valley Civilization. D) The Mohenjo-daro Civilization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Indus Valley Civilization. 11. Includes the four noble truths A) Buddhism. B) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buddhism. 12. Vocabulary:Going without food A) Meditation. B) Crow. C) Fasting. D) Karma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fasting. 13. The Arabian Sea is on the ..... side of Ancient India. A) North. B) South. C) East. D) West. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) West. 14. According to the 4 Noble Truths, someone can eliminate desire by following the ..... A) Straight and Narrow. B) Stairway to Heaven. C) Eightfold Path. D) Magic Eight Ball. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eightfold Path. 15. The Thar Desert ..... A) Is very hot & dry with limited natural resources. B) Has two rivers that run through that help make fertile soul. C) Has high elevations and is the main reason India is considered a subcontinent. D) Is positively impacted the monsoon season. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is very hot & dry with limited natural resources. 16. According to the four Noble Truths:People suffer because they desire spiritual things and to help others. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. Hindu belief that, after you die, your soul comes back as someone else. A) Embalming. B) Crucifixion. C) Reincarnation. D) Pilgrimage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reincarnation. 18. Education, respect for family and obeying authority are key teachings of A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Confucianism. D) T(D)aoism. E) Sikhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Confucianism. 19. This mountain range separates north India from the rest of India. A) Himalayan mountains. B) Karmet mountain. C) Kabru mountains. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Himalayan mountains. 20. What is a synonym for 'edict'? A) Recommendation. B) Offering. C) Wish. D) Command. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Command. ← 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