This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 53 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 53 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. My caste includes the lowest members of society A) The Brahmins. B) Kshatriyas. C) Vaishyasya. D) Untouchables. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Untouchables. 2. " ..... Let the king and his ministers labor with a mutual sympathy, saying, 'We have received the decree of Heaven and it shall be great as the long-continued years of Hsia; yea, it shall not fail of the long-continued years of Yin.' I wish the king, through the attachment of the lower people, to receive the long-abiding decree of Heaven ..... "-Clae Waltham, ed., Shu Ching, Book of History, Henry Regnery Company A) Dynastic cycle. B) Matriarchal society. C) Natural rights. D) Monotheism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dynastic cycle. 3. Rock Edict XII:The faiths of others all deserve to be honored for one reason or another. By honoring them, one exalts one's own faith and at the same time performs a service to the faith of others. (This law is talking about freedom of what?) A) Religion. B) Speech. C) Press. D) Happiness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Religion. 4. What are the seasonal winds in India's climate that bring dry or wet precipitation called? A) Monsoons. B) Typhoon. C) Rainy Season. D) Drought. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monsoons. 5. What building material did the Indus River Valley civilizations use when constructing cities? A) Bricks. B) Wood. C) Straw. D) Plaster. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bricks. 6. What are the 4 Noble Truths? A) Suffering and unhappiness, and no one can escape sorrow. B) No one can escape sorrow, people cause their own misery. C) No one can escape sorrow, we cause our own misery, we can reach nirvana, follow the 8 fold path. D) Truth, Justice, and the American Way. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No one can escape sorrow, we cause our own misery, we can reach nirvana, follow the 8 fold path. 7. Which religion believes in Reincarnation? A) Buddhism. B) Christianity. C) Hinduism. D) Islam. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hinduism. 8. Empire of India's Golden Age A) Chandragupta Maurya. B) Emperor Ashoka. C) Maurya Empire. D) Gupta Empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gupta Empire. 9. India was the home of which empires? A) Tang and Song. B) Mauryan and Gupta. C) Roman and Byzantine. D) Mongol and Russian. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mauryan and Gupta. 10. Which religion did Siddhartha Gautama start as a way to end suffering? A) Hinduism. B) Judaism. C) Christianity. D) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Buddhism. 11. Is the Indian social classes whose members are identified by their job. A) Social Class. B) Class system. C) Caste. D) Karma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caste. 12. The idea of nonviolence that many Hindus believe in is known as A) Atman. B) Salvation. C) Nirvana. D) Whisper. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Whisper. 13. The ..... were at the very bottom of the caste system and were forced to live outside of villages. A) Dharma. B) Brahman. C) Priests. D) Untouchables. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Untouchables. 14. The Indian system of strict social classes is called the ..... system. A) Caste. B) Belief. C) Social. D) Pyramid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Caste. 15. A (a)-sphere is half of a sphere. A) A hemi. B) Multi. C) Poly. D) Omni. E) Macro. F) Micro. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A hemi. 16. Means "land of the five rivers" A) Stressful. B) Gandhara. C) Punjab. D) Ganges. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Punjab. 17. Mt. Everest, the tallest mountain in the world, is located in this mountain range. A) Himalayas. B) Hindu-Kush Mountains. C) Eastern Ghats. D) Rocky Mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Himalayas. 18. Which of the following is true about the Deccan Plateau? A) It has the highest population density. B) It has the lowest elevation in India. C) It stretches across the entire subcontinent. D) It is well suited for growing crops and grazing animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is well suited for growing crops and grazing animals. 19. Which is not a product made by ancient Indian artisans? A) Silk. B) Ships. C) Pottery. D) Clothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Silk. 20. The Aryans came after the people of Harappa and developed a A) Written language. B) Religion. C) River. D) Town. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Written language. ← 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