This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 238 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 238 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The four classes in the caste system are: A) Pharaoh, Priests, Artisans, Slaves. B) Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras. C) Mrs. Tammy, Mr. Carawan, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Peeling. D) Shogun, Samurai, Governors, Artisans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras. 2. System of beliefs introduced by a Chinese thinker; taught that people needed to have a sense of duty to their family and community in order to bring peace to society A) Confucianism. B) Daoism. C) Legalism. D) Bureaucracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Confucianism. 3. 1st Religion of India with the Caste System A) Buddhism. B) Hinduism. C) Taoism. D) Zoroastrianism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hinduism. 4. India's first civilization, located along the Indus River. A) Harappa. B) Caste System. C) Subcontinent. D) Karma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Harappa. 5. The world's highest mountain range, forming the northern border of the Indian subcontinent. A) Rocky Mountains. B) Andes. C) Himalayas. D) Urals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Himalayas. 6. Who was the first person to use the term Indus Civilization in 1925? A) Charles Masson. B) Sir Alexander Cunningham. C) Father Heras. D) Sir John Marshall. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sir John Marshall. 7. The Aryans were nomadic people that eventually became farmers. When they became farmers they developed a written language known as ..... A) Vedic. B) Sanskrit. C) Harappa. D) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sanskrit. 8. Believes that all life is in a state of suffering A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddhism. 9. Persian King who established the Persian Empire. A) Cyrus II. B) Darius I. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cyrus II. 10. Which development ended Mauryan warfare throughout India under Asoka's rule? A) The death of his son. B) The spread of the plague. C) His conversion to Buddhism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His conversion to Buddhism. 11. Who did Chandragupta Mauryan seal an alliance with by marrying his daughter & gifting him with 500 war elephants? A) Sion. B) Seleucus. C) Saturn. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seleucus. 12. SIDDARTHA GAUTAMA decided to leave his family and his wealthy life to search for truth and full ..... A) Meditation. B) Enlightenment. C) Nirvana. D) Stupas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Enlightenment. 13. Which mountain range offered a natural barrier to ancient India? A) The Himalayas. B) The Indians. C) The Euphrates. D) The Everests. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Himalayas. 14. Mr. Kirshen's favorite breakfast this year has been A) Toast with peanut butter and banana slices. B) Maple & brown sugar oatmeal. C) Fried eggs on toast with mayonaise. D) Cinnamon toast crunch cereal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Toast with peanut butter and banana slices. 15. We cannot read the Harappan language, but we can read the language of the Aryans, which is ..... A) Cuneiform. B) Pictographs. C) Sanskrit. D) Hieroglyphics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sanskrit. 16. How did the subcontinent affect civilization in ancient India? A) The subcontinent was next to the Indian Ocean, which was the most important freshwater source. B) The subcontinent was a small area of land, which led to overcrowding in early cities. C) The subcontinent was surrounded by natural barriers, which separated it from other civilizations. D) The subcontinent was at the tip of South Asia, which resulted in freezing cold temperatures. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The subcontinent was surrounded by natural barriers, which separated it from other civilizations. 17. A river in South Asia that flows from the Himalayas to the Arabian Sea. A) It's also Joe. B) Himalaya Mountains. C) Indus River. D) Sanskrit. E) Guru. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indus River. 18. Cows are very sacred to the people of India A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. A Hindu and Buddhist belief that souls are reborn and reborn many times, each time into a new body A) Reincarnation. B) Meditation. C) Inoculation. D) Karma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reincarnation. 20. ..... was the Golden Age of Hindu culture. A) Gupta. B) Maurya. C) Vaishya. D) Buddha. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gupta. ← 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