This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 234 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 234 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the caste:Teachers and priests, most educated, valued knowledge, most wealth and power A) Brahman. B) Kshatriya. C) Vaishya. D) Sudra. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brahman. 2. What jobs did Sudras have? A) Priests and scholars. B) Rulers and warriors. C) Merchants, traders and farmers. D) Peasants, laborers and servants. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Peasants, laborers and servants. 3. A shift in winds that often causes a very rainy season or a dry season A) Guru. B) Monsoon. C) Caste. D) Veda. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monsoon. 4. What is the third largest religion? A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Christianity. D) Islam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. 5. A Hindu teacher and religious guide A) Jati. B) Guru. C) Pataliputra. D) Raja. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Guru. 6. Monsoon is A) A cat. B) A strong seasonal wind that brings heavy rain. C) A tsunami. D) India word for a full moon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A strong seasonal wind that brings heavy rain. 7. Two Ancient Indus Valley cities were ..... A) Mohenjo Daro and Harappa. B) Mohenjo Daro and Ur. C) Harappa and Giza. D) Harappa and Babylon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mohenjo Daro and Harappa. 8. Which game was invented in India? A) Solitaire. B) Hopscotch. C) Chess. D) Checkers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chess. 9. What do Buddhists believe happens if one does not reach "enlightenment" ? A) One may not enter the afterlife. B) The soul passes on into the afterlife and Nirvana is reached. C) The soul will perpetually listen to Mr. Shull present India slides over and over again until enlightenment is reached. D) The reincarnation cycle will continue; the soul perpetually is born, suffers, and dies over and over until enlightenment is reached. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The reincarnation cycle will continue; the soul perpetually is born, suffers, and dies over and over until enlightenment is reached. 10. A monotheistic religion founded by Guru Nanak that promotes honesty and equality A) Sikhism. B) Jainism. C) Buddhism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sikhism. 11. Who established the Mauryan Empire after conquering the Macedonian Satrapies that ruled Alexander the Great's Kingdom. A) Chandragupta Maurya. B) Chandragupta I. C) Chandragupta II. D) Alexander the Great. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chandragupta Maurya. 12. Which ancient Indian period was known as 'The Golden Age'? A) Gupta Dynasty. B) Mauryan Empire. C) In the catch. D) Vedic Age. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gupta Dynasty. 13. Explain the geography of Ancient India. A) Ancient India lays near the Himalayas, the Indus River, and the Ganges River flow through it. B) Ancient India is near Mesopotamia. C) The Euphrates Rives flows through Ancient India. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ancient India lays near the Himalayas, the Indus River, and the Ganges River flow through it. 14. Australia is currently dealing with which type of natural disaster? A) Landslides. B) Wildfires. C) Earthquakes. D) Tsunamis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wildfires. 15. Gupta rulers earned large profits from A) Agriculture. B) Fishing. C) Literary workfs. D) Religious trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agriculture. 16. Today in India, Caste discrimination is ..... A) Illegal. B) Legal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Illegal. 17. The religion practiced by the Aryans was called ..... A) Buddhist. B) Brahmanism. C) Karma. D) Vedas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brahmanism. 18. True or False:Most of the literature created during the Maurya and Gupta periods was written in Sanskrit. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. Chandragupta Maurya gained control and began conquering the surrounding weakened kingdoms of the northeast following the ..... A) Departure of Alexander the Great's battle-weary army. B) The long drought of 326 BCE. C) Invasion of the Aryans which defeated the Dravidians. D) Conversion from Hinduism to Buddhism in India. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Departure of Alexander the Great's battle-weary army. 20. The right of a Chinese Dynasty to rule with the blessings of the Gods & Heaven is called ..... A) The Mandate of Heaven. B) The Dynasty Cycle. C) The Heavenly Commandments. D) The Oracle Bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Mandate of Heaven. ← 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