This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 311 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 311 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the high area of land at the center of the Indian subcontinent? A) Mongolian Plateau. B) Tibetan Plateau. C) Deccan Plateau. D) Arabian Plateau. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deccan Plateau. 2. How did Ashoka let his people know the rules his Mauryan empire? A) He personally travelled to every city. B) He wrote a book called the Kalidasa. C) He had edicts carved into stone pillars. D) He beheaded anyone who rebelled against him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He had edicts carved into stone pillars. 3. The Buddha was A) A teacher. B) A god. C) A cow. D) A hero. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A teacher. 4. In ancient times, the caste system was fixed, meaning ..... A) You couldn't move out of your caste. B) It had been broken. C) It had been rigged. D) You could move up or down in it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You couldn't move out of your caste. 5. Which religion believes that the way to stop suffering is to stop desire? A) Buddhism. B) Hinduism. C) Jainism. D) Judaism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buddhism. 6. One of the most powerful caste group was the Sudra. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. Theravada Buddhism teaches that the Buddha is a god. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. Where were the ancient cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro located? A) Indus Valley. B) Nile Valley. C) Huang He Valley. D) The Middle East. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indus Valley. 9. What were the two early cities found along the Indus River? A) Mohenjo Daro and Harrapa. B) Mohenjo Daro and Nepal. C) Nepal and Harrapa. D) Mohenjo Daro and Ganges. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mohenjo Daro and Harrapa. 10. What was the social class who performed the labor jobs? A) Brahmins. B) Sudra. C) Kshatriyas. D) Vaisya:. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sudra. 11. What do Buddhists believe they need to do to achieve nirvana? A) Read the Upanishads. B) Follow the fourfold path. C) Follow the eightfold path. D) Read the Vedas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Follow the eightfold path. 12. Where did the Aryans migrate from? A) Germany. B) Turkey. C) Iraq. D) Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Russia. 13. The written language of the Aryans. A) Vedas. B) Untouchable. C) Sanskrit. D) Enlightenment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sanskrit. 14. What is a possible cause of the end of the Harappan civilization? A) Civil war. B) Invading armies. C) Monsoons. D) Earthquakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Earthquakes. 15. Which was NOT a step in formation of the South Asian subcontinent? A) An earthquake caused great damage and many deaths in Asia. B) A plate broke off of a huge landmass and moved northward. C) A smaller plate collided with a larger one that contained Europe and Asia. D) A smaller plate pushed up under a larder plate to form mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An earthquake caused great damage and many deaths in Asia. 16. 6.H.2.1 The Kingdoms of Egypt began when: A) Egyptians voted to form a kingdom. B) The Egyptian army took control. C) The Pharaoh united Egypt into one kingdom. D) Priests created a government. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Pharaoh united Egypt into one kingdom. 17. Which is NOT a way that most people on the Indo-Ganges Plains farm? A) They live on the food they grow. B) They trade with small groups of people in their villages. C) Crops grown on the plain are mainly cotton and peanuts. D) They do not sell much of their crops. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Crops grown on the plain are mainly cotton and peanuts. 18. What religion did the Persians follow? A) Zoroastrianism. B) Islam. C) Buddhism. D) Greek Mythology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Zoroastrianism. 19. The ..... began as nomads when they entered India and then eventually settled as farmers. A) Indians. B) Aryans. C) Chinese. D) Mongols. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aryans. 20. What is significant about the Indus River Valley? A) A lot of music was created there. B) The Egyptians created a line of pharaohs there. C) The earliest Indian civilization was developed there. D) The Chinese fought their fiercest battle there. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The earliest Indian civilization was developed there. ← 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