This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 88 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 88 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What was the main value underlying the laws and edicts issued by Emperor Ashoka? A) Karma. B) Tolerance. C) Strictness. D) Nonviolence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nonviolence. 2. The Indo-Aryans entered the Indus valley, and mixed their ideas with the indigenous people of the area. Indigenous means ..... A) Distant. B) Exiled. C) Foreign. D) Native. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Native. 3. One important result of the Aryan invasion of India was ..... A) The introduction of bronze weapons. B) The indtroduction of a strict caste system. C) The founding of Mohenjo-Daro. D) The introduction of powerful rulers called vedas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The indtroduction of a strict caste system. 4. Founder of Buddhism A) Siddhartha Gautama. B) Ashoka. C) Old Dali. D) Brahman. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Siddhartha Gautama. 5. Which of the following does NOT show that Mohenjo Daro & Harappa were carefully planned A) Homes and streets were laid out in a grid pattern. B) Homes had wells, indoor plumbing and were connected to a main sewer line. C) They traded goods with people as far away as Mesopotamia. D) Homes and buildings were built using the same type and size brick. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They traded goods with people as far away as Mesopotamia. 6. The major teachings of Buddhism A) Four Noble Truths. B) Upanishads. C) The Book of Buddha. D) Sanskrit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Four Noble Truths. 7. The concept of the Caste System was highly developed within Hinduism by ..... A) 700BCE. B) 1 500BCE. C) 700CE. D) 500BCE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 700BCE. 8. Buddhism is based on the teaching from ..... A) God. B) Asoka. C) Siddhartha Gautama. D) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Siddhartha Gautama. 9. How have cultural hearths had an impact on world history? A) They are the only places on earth that have rising populations. B) Cultural hearths are areas only in Ancient China that brought material goods to Europe. C) Cultural began along sea coasts because that was a fresh water source fro farming. D) It is an where new ideas and innovations spring up and spread to other parts of the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is an where new ideas and innovations spring up and spread to other parts of the world. 10. Karma is a cycle of ..... and ..... A) Rain and snow. B) Fun and smiling. C) Cause and effect. D) Death and dying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cause and effect. 11. What are chinampas? A) Hanging gardens. B) Floating gardens. C) Sinking gardens. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Floating gardens. 12. Which one of the following is not a work of Sanskrit literature? A) Mahabharata. B) Vishlatin. C) Ramayana. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vishlatin. 13. What goal is most aligned with Chandragupta Maurya and his empire? A) To unite divided Indian kingdoms using any means necessary. B) To promote openness and trade with others. C) To become more like the Greeks. D) To bring peace to fighting Indian kingdoms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To unite divided Indian kingdoms using any means necessary. 14. In which of the basic relationships did Confucius say both people were of equal status? A) Ruler and Subject. B) Father and Son. C) Friend and Friend. D) Older Sibling and Younger Sibling. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Friend and Friend. 15. Which of the following DID NOT border the Mauryan Empire? A) China. B) Iran. C) Himalayan Mountains. D) Indian Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) China. 16. People in the upper caste levels had a ....., or a religious teacher to teach them when they were young boys A) Raja. B) Guru. C) Brahmins. D) Sudras. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Guru. 17. The economic system of the Indus Valley was based on ..... A) Farming. B) Flooding. C) Science. D) Technology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Farming. 18. Gautama taught that a person could become free from suffering by A) Pretending that it did not exist. B) Changing the form of governmen. C) Giving up selfish desires. D) Realizing that it could not be prevented. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Giving up selfish desires. 19. The Aryans migrated to India. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. Which ancient civilization has evidence of practicing dentistry as early as 7000 BC? A) Mesopotamia. B) Egypt. C) Indus Valley. D) China. 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