This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 54 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 54 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which group was traditionally the warriors/kings? A) Brahmin. B) Kshatriyas. C) Vaishyasya. D) Shudrasya. E) Dalits. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kshatriyas. 2. Which religion incorporates ideas of Hinduism and Islam, encourages meditation, honesty, and to treat others equally? A) Buddhism. B) Jainism. C) Sikhism. D) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sikhism. 3. What caused the decline of the Indus River Valley? A) The caste system ended it. B) It's a mystery and no one really knows. C) They were conquered by outsiders. D) Flooding covered the cities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's a mystery and no one really knows. 4. Hindus worship many gods. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. A 500 mile long mountain range that stretched through Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan. A) Hindu Kush. B) Vindhya. C) Western Ghats. D) Eastern Ghats. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hindu Kush. 6. We cannot use the Rosetta Stone to decipher the language and writing used during the Indus Valley time period. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. What is the name of the Universal Spirit in Hinduism? A) Ganesh. B) Vishnu. C) Shiva. D) Brahman. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brahman. 8. What is the goal of reincarnation in Buddhism? A) Salvation. B) Nirvana. C) Karma. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nirvana. 9. What could you infer about Ashoka from his message below? "It is good not only to spend little, but to own the minimum of property." A) Ashoka wanted people to be non-violent. B) Ahsoka wanted people to follow the middle way. C) Ashoka wanted people to have compassion for others. D) Ashoka wanted people to work hard and increase their wealth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ahsoka wanted people to follow the middle way. 10. A place of enlightenment, free from suffering. A place of peace. A) Heaven. B) Serenity. C) Jacksonville, FL. D) Nirvana. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nirvana. 11. A force that decides the form that people will be reborn into in their next lives A) Hinduism. B) Jainism. C) Karma. D) Dharma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Karma. 12. Upnishads are books on A) Politics. B) Philosophy. C) Medicine. D) Social life. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Philosophy. 13. The ..... system in India ranked people by social classes. A) Popularity. B) Caste. C) Status. D) Social. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Caste. 14. During which dynasty were bronze tools and jade bowls used? A) Zhou. B) Shang. C) He. D) Qin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shang. 15. What do Hindus and Buddhists both believe? A) Caste system. B) Reincarnation. C) Purgatory. D) Deities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reincarnation. 16. Ancient India was united for the second time under which empire? A) Golden Age. B) Mauryan. C) Ajanta. D) Gupta. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gupta. 17. Which ancient Indian civilization is known for its citywide drainage system? A) Indus Valley civilization. B) Vedic civilization. C) Gandhara civilization. D) Mauryan Empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indus Valley civilization. 18. Achieving Moksha through adhereance to the caste system rules and honoring of Brahman, Brahma, Siva, and Vishnu is the goal of A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Confucianism. D) T(D)aoism. E) Sikhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. 19. The ruler who brought together almost all of India A) Chandragupta Maurya. B) Emperor Ashoka. C) Maurya Empire. D) Golden Age. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chandragupta Maurya. 20. What tells Buddhists that they should follow the Eightfold Path? A) Meditation to Buddha. B) Four Noble Truths. C) Siddhartha Gautama. D) Markers of Ashoka. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Four Noble Truths. ← 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