This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 304 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 304 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What separates the subcontinent of India from the rest of Asia? A) Indian Ocean. B) Bay of Bengal. C) Deccan Plateau. D) Himalaya Mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Himalaya Mountains. 2. Which of the following is NOT one of Ashoka's rock edicts? A) Buddhist Values. B) Charity. C) General Welfare. D) Justice. E) Security. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Charity. 3. Civilization existed between 2600-1900 BC. A) Mauryan. B) Gupta. C) Indus River Valley. D) Aryan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indus River Valley. 4. Chandragupta divided the empire ..... A) Into districts. B) Among his children. C) Into equal pieces. D) Into counties. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Into districts. 5. True or False:There was no number 0 before Ancient India, A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. Who was in the Sudra class? A) Artisans, laborers, and servants. B) Merchants and professionals. C) Rulers and warriors. D) Priests and scholars. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Artisans, laborers, and servants. 7. The top position in the social hierarchy of India A) Crow. B) Brahmin. C) Dharma. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brahmin. 8. Change A) Indigenous. B) Persecution. C) Convert. D) Citadel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Convert. 9. Buddhists believe that to end suffering you must end A) Desire. B) Pain. C) Death. D) Sickness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desire. 10. A system of offices that carries out government rules and regulations A) Bureaucracy. B) Governor. C) Major. D) Mayor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bureaucracy. 11. The mountains block the winds and give india a warm climate A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. Each home in Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro had this modern amenity ..... an advancement that came thousands of years before other civilizations innovated it. A) Bathrooms with plumbing. B) Irrigation systems. C) Air conditioning. D) Heat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bathrooms with plumbing. 13. Who was at the very top of the Caste System in India? A) Sudras. B) Vaisya:. C) Kshatriyas. D) Brahmans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brahmans. 14. This is the key to Buddhist thinking and living. A) Clean your house. B) Sit under a tree. C) Don't eat anything. D) Get rid of selfish desires. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Get rid of selfish desires. 15. Who is the most famous mathematician and astronomer during the Gupta Empire's Golden Age? A) Siddhartha. B) Aryabhata. C) Arthur. D) Chandragupta. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aryabhata. 16. The most important group in India's caste system was the priests, called the A) Brahmins / Brahmans. B) Sundaras / Shunders. C) Vaishyasya. D) Outcastes / Untouchables. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brahmins / Brahmans. 17. Civilization in Ancient India first developed near the A) Indus and Ganges Rivers. B) Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. C) Nile River. D) Yellow River. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indus and Ganges Rivers. 18. The word "raja" means ..... A) Queen. B) Mother. C) Prince. D) Father. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prince. 19. What are the origins of the Caste system? A) Medieval Europe. B) Ancient India. C) Ancient China. D) Modern United States. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ancient India. 20. What are some common theories regarding the decline of the Indus Valley Civilization? A) Natural disasters and invasions. B) Climate change and technological advancements. C) Alien intervention and magic. D) Lack of resources and trade disruptions . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural disasters and invasions. ← 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