This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 52 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 52 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Nonviolence and respect for living things A) Karma. B) Dharma. C) Whisper. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whisper. 2. Of the 3 deities of Hinduism, Vishnu is known as the preserver. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. How did the Harappans trade with other city-states? By using ..... A) Ships through the Persian Gulf. B) Social media and internet. C) Airplanes and helicopters. D) Telegraph and telephone. E) Barter system and caravans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ships through the Persian Gulf. 4. Which of the following is incorrect concerning Mohenjo-Daro? A) Was a well planned city. B) Buildings were of various sizes. C) Bathrooms were an important feature in most houses. D) There was no drainage system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buildings were of various sizes. 5. Which was a nomadic people that entered the Indus River valley around 1500 BC? A) Aryans. B) Huns. C) Goths. D) Vikings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aryans. 6. Five hundred years after the Mauryan dynasty failed, which dynasty created an empire that reunited much of northern India? A) Ashoka. B) Gupta. C) Hindu. D) Kalidasa. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gupta. 7. Asoka sometimes spelled Ashoka stopped the bloodshed and converted to A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Islam. D) Christian. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddhism. 8. Who was the first ruler of the Mauryan Empire? A) Chanakya. B) Kautilya. C) Ashoka. D) Chandragupta Maurya. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chandragupta Maurya. 9. Buddhism teaches that the only way to find truth is to give up this. A) Attachment. B) Ego. C) Desire. D) Material possessions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Desire. 10. Which Indian emperor was known for his policy of religious tolerance? A) Ashoka. B) Chandragupta Maurya. C) Akbar. D) Shiva. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ashoka. 11. Which religion includes the Four Noble Truths, The Eight fold Path, and trying to reach nirvana (true happiness)? A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Taoism. D) Jainism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddhism. 12. This is a person who dedicates their life to a religion and often lives in a monastery. A) Karma. B) Shrine. C) Buddha. D) Monk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Monk. 13. The social group you are born into and cannot change; known in India as jati. A) Caste. B) Buddhism. C) Hinduism. D) Raja. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Caste. 14. What class are Dalits in? A) Priest. B) Ruler. C) Untouchables. D) Merchants. E) Laborers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Untouchables. 15. Dharma means the teachings of the founder A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddhism. 16. What class is a Brahmin in? A) Priest. B) Ruler. C) Untouchables. D) Merchants. E) Laborers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Priest. 17. In the ancient world, which of the following is a difference between Christianity and Buddhism? A) Buddhism is mostly found in Europe; Christianity is mostly found in China. B) Buddhism is mostly found in China; Christianity is mostly found in the Mediterranean region. C) Buddhism is mostly found in Japan; Christianity is mostly found in North Africa. D) Buddhism is mostly found in the Middle East; Christianity is mostly found in Northern Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddhism is mostly found in China; Christianity is mostly found in the Mediterranean region. 18. Which of the following sequences provides the correct historical progression of human advancement in Ancient India? A) 1. hunting/gathering, 2. farming/irrigation, 3. food surplus, 4. division of labor. B) 1. farming/irrigation, 2. division of labor, 3. hunting/gathering, 4. food surplus. C) 1. division of labor, 2. farming/irrigation, 3. food surplus, 4. hunting/gathering. D) 1. hunting/gathering, 2. division of labor, 3. farming/irrigation, 4. food surplus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1. hunting/gathering, 2. farming/irrigation, 3. food surplus, 4. division of labor. 19. What caste level had education? A) Brahmin. B) Dalit. C) Kshatriya. D) Sudra. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brahmin. 20. The two major river systems of ancient India are: A) The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. B) The Nile River and the Persian Gulf. C) The Indus and Ganges Rivers. D) The Jordan and Nile Rivers. 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