This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 281 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 281 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the mountain range that is on the northern border of India? A) Western Ghats. B) Eastern Ghats. C) Hindu Kush. D) Himalayas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Himalayas. 2. Job of Shudra A) Priests and teachers. B) Inferior jobs. C) Warriors and rulers. D) Farmers and merchants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inferior jobs. 3. The most likely reason for the decline of Harappan civilization after 1500 BCE was A) A devastating plague that decimated the population. B) The shifting and drying-up of rivers in the Punjab region due to changes in the monsoons. C) An organized military invasion by a vast army of Aryan cavalry. D) A massive civil war between various Harappan city-states. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The shifting and drying-up of rivers in the Punjab region due to changes in the monsoons. 4. The cycle of life, death and rebirth A) Monsoon. B) Meditation. C) Reincarnation. D) Harappa. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reincarnation. 5. Founded the Mauryan Empire ..... A) Ashoka. B) Sea secret. C) Chandra Gupta Maurya. D) Raja. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chandra Gupta Maurya. 6. Which leader built thousands of stupas, or Buddhist shrines, throughout India? A) Ashoka. B) Chandra Gupta. C) Mahavira. D) Siddhartha Gautama. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ashoka. 7. Group of people who share a similiar position in society A) Social class. B) Rudder. C) Aristocrat. D) Buddhists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Social class. 8. People first migrated to India around 40, 000 BCE. What continent did they originate (or come) from? A) Africa. B) Europe. C) North America. D) South America. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Africa. 9. A Buddhist shrine, usually dome shaped A) A church. B) Stupa. C) Dharma. D) Vedas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stupa. 10. What is the term for the Hindu class system that controlled every aspect of daily life? A) Social structure. B) Bone system. C) Caste system. D) Nirvana system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caste system. 11. What is the god Shiva's title? (a) A) A the destroyer. B) The creator. C) The protector. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A the destroyer. 12. Which is not an achievement of Ancient India? A) Medicine. B) Panchatantra. C) Plow. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plow. 13. People from Central Asia brought their religious ideas to India, which led to the development of ..... A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Aryan belief systems. D) Catholicism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. 14. Followers of Jainism believe that the highest rule of behavior is to harm no living thing. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. The ancient sacred writings of Hinduism are called A) Vedas. B) Dharma. C) Karma. D) Sanskrit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vedas. 16. Built on mounds & housed the important buildings A) Lapis lazuli. B) Standardization. C) Citadel. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Citadel. 17. Buddhists believe that Nirvana can be reached ..... A) By being reincarnated into someone beautiful. B) By finding peace and freeing oneself of pain and suffering. C) By becoming very rich. D) By the caste of priests. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By finding peace and freeing oneself of pain and suffering. 18. How would you summarize the physical geography of ancient China? A) People settled along the Nile River and irrigated crops to dry desert-like areas. B) Peopled settled along the Indus River and dealt with monsoon winds bringing wet and dry seasons. C) People settled along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers with high mountain borders to the east and west. D) People settled along the Huang He River and cultivated rice and cereals while being isolated and protected by deserts and mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) People settled along the Huang He River and cultivated rice and cereals while being isolated and protected by deserts and mountains. 19. Where was Buddhism founded? A) China. B) Northern India. C) North America. D) South Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Northern India. 20. What causes human suffering in Buddhism? A) Food. B) Desires. C) Needs. D) Hate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Desires. ← 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