This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 288 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 288 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What jobs did Kshatriyas have? A) Priests and scholars. B) Rulers and warriors. C) Merchants, traders and farmers. D) Peasants, laborers and servants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rulers and warriors. 2. Indo-European is a collection of similar languages spoken in the Indus River Valley, and is an example of a ..... A) Caste. B) Brahman. C) Jainism. D) Language Family. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Language Family. 3. Which of these is NOT one of Buddha's Eightfold Path? A) Right Speech. B) Right Action. C) Right Concentration. D) Right Dress. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Right Dress. 4. The life and beliefs of which Indian leader inspired the American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.? A) Asoka. B) The Buddha. C) Siddhartha Gautama. D) Mohandas Ghandi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mohandas Ghandi. 5. Buddha's basic rules of behavior to end suffering was called ..... A) The Vedas. B) The Book of the Dead. C) Sanskrit. D) The Eightfold Path. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Eightfold Path. 6. The Aryans migrated to India and changed the way of life in the Indus River Valley. Where did they come from? A) Central Asia. B) North Africa. C) North America. D) South America. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central Asia. 7. A hired soldier A) Brahmins. B) Reincarnation. C) Mercenaries. D) Metallurgy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mercenaries. 8. The monsoon is a violent wind pattern that brings heavy rain during the A) Winter. B) Spring. C) Fall. D) Summer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Summer. 9. Did the farmers begin planing crops in India before the Ancient Egyptians? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 10. How is the Indian language called? A) Hieroglyphics. B) Cuneiform. C) Chinese. D) Sanskrit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sanskrit. 11. ..... originally was a merciless conqueror and created a mighty empire, but he later converted to Buddhism out of a desire to make peace. A) Ashoka. B) Chandra Gupta. C) Chandragupta Maurya. D) Siddhartha Gautama. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ashoka. 12. How do monsoons affect India? A) They are weak winds. Winter monsoons blow, warm, dry air. Summer monsoons bring cold, wet air. B) They are high winds. Winter monsoons bring frigid, dry air from the Arabian Sea. Winter monsoons blow cool, frigid air. Winter monsoons=Rainy Season. C) They are strong winds. Winter monsoons blow cold, dry air from the mountains. Summer monsoons bring warm, wet air from the Arabian Sea. Summer monsoons=Rainy Season. D) They are winds and they blow everything out into the ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are strong winds. Winter monsoons blow cold, dry air from the mountains. Summer monsoons bring warm, wet air from the Arabian Sea. Summer monsoons=Rainy Season. 13. Which geographical feature of India served as protection from outside invasion? A) Indus River. B) Ganges River. C) Brahmaputra River. D) Himalayan mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Himalayan mountains. 14. Siddhartha Gautama began the religion of Hinduism. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. What were the social ranks of the caste system from top to bottom? A) Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras, and Dalits. B) Priests, Nobles, Warriors, Artisans, and Peasants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras, and Dalits. 16. Which of the following is NOT a geographic feature of India? A) Nile River. B) Himalayans. C) Indus River. D) Ganges River. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nile River. 17. What does Mohenjo-Daro mean in Sanskrit? A) Mound of the dead. B) Mound of the fallen. C) Mountains of doom. D) Mountains of death. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mound of the dead. 18. Focusing the mind on spiritual ideas A) Reincarnation. B) Nirvana. C) Karma. D) Meditation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Meditation. 19. Then he heard about the concept of ahimsa. He was impressed and converted to ..... A) Judaism. B) Jainism. C) Buddhism. D) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jainism. 20. Ancient language which emerged in the Indus River Valley. A) Cuneiform. B) Sanskrit. C) Vedas. D) Hieroglyphics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sanskrit. ← 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