This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 299 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 299 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who is Siddhartha Gautama more commonly known as? A) The Hindu goddess Kali. B) The Brahman. C) The Raja. D) The Buddha. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Buddha. 2. Name the key concept of the following sentence:The Vaisyas were farmers, craftsmen, and merchants and made up most of society in the Indus civilization. A) Economy. B) Achievements. C) Geography. D) Social Structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Social Structure. 3. Confucius said people should know their place in ..... and ..... A) Family, society. B) Town, kingdom. C) Books, magazines. D) Life, death. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Family, society. 4. WHY DON'T WE KNOW WHAT THE HARAPPANS' RELIGION WAS LIKE? A) THEY DIDN'T HAVE ONE. B) IT IS TOO COMPLEX. C) WE CAN'T READ THE HARAPPAN WRITING SO WE DON'T KNOW WHO OR WHAT THEY MIGHT HAVE WORSHIPPED. D) WE DO KNOW IT WAS HINDUISM. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) WE CAN'T READ THE HARAPPAN WRITING SO WE DON'T KNOW WHO OR WHAT THEY MIGHT HAVE WORSHIPPED. 5. An large land mass that is smaller than a continent A) Peninsula. B) Plateau. C) Monsoon. D) Island. E) Subcontinent. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Subcontinent. 6. Inscriptions on pillars and cave walls publicizing the laws of the Mauryan empire. They reflected the king's Buddhist beliefs. A) Edicts of Asoka. B) Hammurabi's Code. C) Rosetta Stone. D) Pikachu poke x. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Edicts of Asoka. 7. What natural disasters possibly caused the people of the Indus Valley to begin to abandon their cities and villages? A) Disease and famine. B) Earthquakes and floods. C) Hurricanes and wildfires. D) Volcanoes and monsoons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Earthquakes and floods. 8. Where did the first civilization begin in India? A) The Himalayan Mountains. B) The Deccan Plateau. C) The Indo-Gangetic Plain. D) The Ganges River Valley. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Indo-Gangetic Plain. 9. Hindus worship many gods and goddesses, but also believe in one single spiritual power called brahman. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. The laws set forth by a person's social caste A) Dharma. B) Karma. C) Reincarnation. D) Samsara. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dharma. 11. A soldier who started the Mauryan Empire, the first Indian Empire. A) Ashoka. B) Chandragupta Maurya. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chandragupta Maurya. 12. What changed Ashoka's attitude in life? (What event) A) Death of his father. B) Battle of Chambersburg. C) Battle of Kalinga. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Battle of Kalinga. 13. Vaishya A) A priest who held the highest position in Aryan society. B) Artisans and merchants of Hindu society. C) Warriors and rulers of the Hindu society. D) The main language of the Aryans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Artisans and merchants of Hindu society. 14. Sanskrit is..... A) Written language created in Ancient India. B) Effect that good or bad actions had on a person's life. C) Study of the stars and planets. D) In Hinduism, the idea of fulfilling your duty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Written language created in Ancient India. 15. What philosophy/religion teaches to live in harmony with nature? A) Legalism. B) Hinduism. C) Confucianism. D) Daoism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Daoism. 16. ..... is the largest man-made monument. A) Washington Monument. B) Lincoln Memorial. C) The bridge. D) The Great Wall China. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Great Wall China. 17. What are the four main ideas of the Four Noble Truths? A) Life is suffering, suffering is caused by desire, to end suffering, end desire, follow the Eightfold Path. B) Life is pleasure, pleasure is caused by material possessions, to increase pleasure, acquire more possessions. C) Life is meaningless, meaning is found in social status, to find meaning, climb the social ladder. D) Life is temporary, death is inevitable, to overcome death, achieve immortality. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Life is suffering, suffering is caused by desire, to end suffering, end desire, follow the Eightfold Path. 18. What group of people ran the second empire? A) The Guptas. B) Aryans. C) Mauryans. D) Indians. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mauryans. 19. The ancient city of Harappa had ..... A) An opera house, a postal service, and an art school. B) Restaurants, bookstores, and public transportation. C) Paved roads, sewer lines, and grids of streets. D) A city council, a mayor, and a fire department. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paved roads, sewer lines, and grids of streets. 20. Buddhist believe that all life is suffering. Suffering comes from desire. To end suffering you must end desire. To end desire you must follow the eight fold path. What are these beliefs called? A) The enlightened ones. B) The four noble truths. C) The gospel. D) Karma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The four noble truths. ← 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