This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 46 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 46 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This means to live A) Reside. B) Home. C) Occupy. D) Dwell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reside. 2. Which of the following is not the name of a city in the Indus Valley Civilization A) Harappa. B) It's also a strange place. C) Punjab. D) Pataliputra. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pataliputra. 3. Which is the BEST reason that Harappa and Mohenjo-daro were build near rivers? A) Fertilized soil for agriculture. B) Fresh water to drink. C) A natural barrier. D) Fish and other wild animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fertilized soil for agriculture. 4. If a Buddha appears laughing, what does it represent? A) Frustration. B) Happiness. C) Sarcasm. D) Confusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Happiness. 5. What was not a new invention of the Harappan Civilization? A) Indoor plumbing. B) Sewer system. C) Number 0. D) Toilets. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Number 0. 6. A Hindu belief that souls are born and reborn many times, each into a new body A) Karma. B) Reincarnation. C) Dharma. D) Nirvana. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reincarnation. 7. In most of India the oldest male possessed legal authority over the entire family unit. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. What is the ultimate goal of Buddhism? A) Nirvana. B) Karma. C) Samsara. D) Brahminism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nirvana. 9. By finding enlightenment and reaching nirvana, Buddha learned the 4 Noble Truths. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. The people found in the Kshatriya caste are A) Warriors and kings. B) Priests and academics. C) Merchants and landowners. D) Servants and farmers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Warriors and kings. 11. Asoka Maurya (Chandragupta's grandson) began living a life of peace and nonviolence after the battle of ..... A) Pataliputra. B) Nepal. C) Ceylon. D) Kalinga. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kalinga. 12. The first emperor of the Mauryan Empire A) Asoka. B) Siddhartha Gautama. C) Chandragupta Maurya. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chandragupta Maurya. 13. Nomadic people, the ..... entered the Indus river valley around 1500 B.C. A) Brahmins. B) Sudras. C) Aryans. D) Vaisya:. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aryans. 14. Which of the following is true of the Indus Valley caste system? A) There was no class for serfs. B) Once in a caste you remained in the caste until death. C) Merchants were the most important class. D) Priests and teachers were included in the most important caste. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Once in a caste you remained in the caste until death. 15. Which group in the caste system is the smallest? A) Brahmins. B) Kshatriyas. C) Sudras. D) Vaisya:. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brahmins. 16. What religion was a result of Ancient Indian and Aryan beliefs? A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Jainism. D) Islam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. 17. Which of the following is an example of a "Hindu Epic" ? A) Beowulf. B) Mahabharata. C) Iliad. D) Divine Comedy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mahabharata. 18. Huge seasonal winds (wet or dry) A) Delta. B) Monsoon. C) Subcontinent. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monsoon. 19. The belief in many gods A) Monotheism. B) Polytheism. C) Animism. D) Naturism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Polytheism. 20. The personal duty one must follow to earn a better existence in the next life A) Dharma. B) Karma. C) Jainism. D) Nirvana. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dharma. ← 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