This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Do historians believe Mohenjo-Daro had a strong government? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 2. The caste that was made up of non skilled workers A) Brahmin. B) Untouchables. C) Sudra. D) Kshatriya. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sudra. 3. Which is true about Hinduism? A) They are monotheistic. B) They reject the caste system. C) They believe in reincarnation. D) They follow the Eightfold Path. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They believe in reincarnation. 4. Study of the stars A) Sanskrit. B) Jati. C) Astronomy. D) Nirvana. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Astronomy. 5. Indian society has organized its people into a ..... throughout most of its history, which classifies people based on their birth, wealth, and occupation. A) Monsoon. B) Dharma. C) Caste system. D) Subcontinent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caste system. 6. A series of exercises intended to help a person achieve spiritual insight. A) The Vedas. B) Planned cities. C) Yoga. D) Mohandas Gandhi. E) Harappa. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yoga. 7. Which of the following is an achievement of Indian mathematicians? A) The accurate calculation of the length of the solar year. B) The assertion that Earth travels around the sun and the world is round. C) The creation of the decimal system and numerals. D) The use of inoculation to control diseases. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The creation of the decimal system and numerals. 8. Fortress-like structures, at the center of the city A) Citadels. B) Ziggurats. C) Bizarre. D) Castles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Citadels. 9. In which place the Ahar or Banas culture was flourished? A) Banas river valley. B) Coastal region of Konkan. C) River bank of Sind. D) Maharashtra in Deccan Peninsula. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Banas river valley. 10. All of the following is included in the Indus Valley Civilization except ..... A) Mesopotamia. B) Egypt. C) India. D) Mayan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mayan. 11. Why is Hinduism considered to be a polytheistic religion? A) It believes in many deities/gods/goddesses. B) Its belief in Karma & Dharma. C) It believes there is only one god/deity. D) It has no belief in god/deity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It believes in many deities/gods/goddesses. 12. Which of the follow is NOT part of Buddhism's Four Noble Truths? A) Ordinary life is full of suffering. B) The way to end suffering is to end desire for our selfish goals. C) The way to end desire to to follow the Highest Path. D) Suffering is caused by the desire to satisfy ourselves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The way to end desire to to follow the Highest Path. 13. The Buddhist belief in a state of complete enlightenment where a person has peace and freedom from desire. A) Aryans. B) Stupa. C) Pantheism. D) Nirvana. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nirvana. 14. Imagine you were born a Sudra and you lived a very bad life full of lies, stealing, and cheating. Which of the following could you be reborn as? A) Brahmin. B) Pariah. C) Vaisya. D) Kshatriya. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pariah. 15. A symbol that represents a number is called a A) Numeral. B) Letter. C) Exponent. D) Decimal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Numeral. 16. Which king was a great military leader until he embraced Buddhism and rejected violence? A) Alexander. B) Chandragupta. C) Ashoka. D) Krishna. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ashoka. 17. Who was the founder of the Mauryan Dynasty? A) Chanakya. B) Bindusara. C) Chandragupta Maurya. D) Ashoka. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chandragupta Maurya. 18. Which religion:Followers attempt to follow the Eightfold Path A) Buddhism. B) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buddhism. 19. The Eightfold path are the steps you must take in order to reach what? A) Suffering. B) Nirvana. C) Agitation. D) Heaven. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nirvana. 20. A religion centered around the teachings of the Buddha A) Jainism. B) Hinduism. C) Buddhism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buddhism. 21. India is considered a A) Subcontinent. B) Continent. C) Island. D) Peninsula. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subcontinent. 22. The Vedas are written in which ancient language? A) Aryan. B) Vedic. C) Indian. D) Sanskrit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sanskrit. 23. By following the Eightfold Path, a person could achieve ..... A) Samsara. B) Nirvana. C) Brahma. D) Reincarnation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nirvana. 24. The first Indian empire was founded by A) Alexander the Great. B) Ashoka. C) Kautilya. D) Chandragupta Maurya. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chandragupta Maurya. 25. The name given by Aryans in ancient India to a social structure that divided Indian society into four groups A) Karma. B) Yoga. C) Vaisya:. D) Crow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Crow. 26. A religious journey. A) Pilgrimage. B) Sari. C) Shalwar-kameez. D) Popular culture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pilgrimage. 27. What is the term used to describe India's land mass? A) Tributary. B) Subcontinent. C) Continent. D) Island. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subcontinent. 28. The Harappan Civilization probably traded with the Mesopotamians by sailing across the ..... A) Atlantic Ocean. B) Indian Ocean. C) Arctic Ocean. D) Pacific Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indian Ocean. 29. What does Hinduism accept that Buddhism does not? A) Reincarnation. B) Karma. C) The caste system. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The caste system. 30. Like China geography, what impact did it have on India society? A) Only traded with Africa. B) Allowed it to become a world trading power. C) Protected but had limited contact with the rest of the world. D) Increased to trade with Asian land. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Protected but had limited contact with the rest of the world. 31. A large area of land that is part of a continent. A) Europe. B) Landform. C) Subcontinent. D) River Valley. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subcontinent. 32. A Hindu mus follow their personal duty, or ..... so that they can get good karma. A) Dharma. B) Karma. C) Reincarnation. D) All desires. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dharma. 33. In what modern day country did the first roots of civilization on the Indian subcontinent appear? A) India. B) Pakistan. C) Nepal. D) Sri Lanka. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pakistan. 34. After Ashoka's death ..... A) The Kalinga took over. B) The Maurya empire continued under his son. C) The empire crumbled due to lack of unification. D) Buddhism became the official religion to honor him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The empire crumbled due to lack of unification. 35. A traditional guide to medicine, diet, exercise, and disease, developed and remains an alternative form of healing. A) Mohandas Gandhi. B) The Vedas. C) Ayurveda. D) Ganges River. E) Indus River. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ayurveda. 36. Which of the following is the best definition of a raja? A) The name of a town in Indian. B) An Untouchable. C) An Aryan Prince or Ruler. D) A part of the Buddhist holy book. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An Aryan Prince or Ruler. 37. Suffering comes from strong desire.2. Many things cause suffering.3. There is an end to suffering.4. There is a way to end suffering.These teachings are a part of which religion? A) Confucianism. B) Sikhism. C) Buddhism. D) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buddhism. 38. Where was Mohenjodaro located in India? A) The Himalaya Mountains. B) The Deccan Plateau. C) The Indus River Valley. D) The Eastern Ghats. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Indus River Valley. 39. An ancient Indian culture, dating back to 2500 B.C., that included the entire Indus River region A) Karma. B) Harappan Civilization. C) Dharma. D) Hindu. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Harappan Civilization. 40. The universal spirit worshiped by Hindus A) Jesus Christ. B) Brahman. C) Ganesh. D) Shiva. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brahman. 41. What did their murals highlight? A) Hunger and loss. B) Sadness. C) Wealth and prosperity. D) Math. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wealth and prosperity. 42. "Buddha" means the Chosen One. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 43. In ancient India, you could move into a different caste while you were still alive. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 44. A special building used to hold grain. A) Barn. B) Citadel. C) Granary. D) Fortress. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Granary. 45. The name of the Hindu's supreme god, who Hindus believe created and preserves the world? A) Varuna. B) Brahma. C) Can. D) Indra. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brahma. 46. A section of the Indian epic the Mahabharata A) Bhagavad Gita. B) Gilgamesh. C) Troilis and Creseda. D) Midsummer Nights Dream. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bhagavad Gita. 47. A person is not allowed to move up or down in the social system in this religion. A) Buddhism. B) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hinduism. 48. In the caste system, how were people assigned to their social class? A) By wealth. B) By birth. C) By skill. D) By education. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By birth. 49. Finally, Hindus also believe in dharma. What is dharma? A) The force that decides your next life, based on the actions of your present life. B) The idea that all things are "one.". C) All of the duties and responsibilities that you need to do in your life. D) The belief that if you do bad things, you will be rewarded with good things. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All of the duties and responsibilities that you need to do in your life. 50. Buddha was born as a ..... A) Pauper. B) King. C) Rich brat. D) Prince. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prince. 51. In the Indian caste system, your karma was largely decided by A) Whether you learned the Four Noble Truths. B) Whether you followed your dharma. C) Whether you were reincarnated. D) Whether you belonged to a jati. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whether you followed your dharma. 52. Ancient India's strict social structure A) Coaster system. B) Upanishads. C) Caste system. D) Brahmin system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caste system. 53. Achievements:According to the reading, what major change increased Ancient India's agricultural expertise? A) The migration of the Aryans into Northern India. B) A change in India's natural ecosystems. C) Increase in trade with Asia. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The migration of the Aryans into Northern India. 54. The Maurya Empire's greatest ruler was ..... A) Ramses II. B) David. C) Nebuchadnezzar. D) Asoka. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Asoka. 55. How old was Siddartha Gautama when he left his home to find the answers to his questions about life? A) 50. B) 18. C) 29. D) 20. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 29. 56. Religion founded by the Aryans A) Buddhism. B) Sikhism. C) Hinduism. D) Jainism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hinduism. 57. Caste System-Brahmins A) Warriors and Kings. B) Merchants, Craftspeople, and Landowners. C) Priests and Intellectuals. D) Peasants, Servants, and Laborers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Priests and Intellectuals. 58. Which of the following could people do only within their caste? A) Marry. B) Eat with. C) Be friends with. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 59. William, Isla, and Priya were discussing the belief of reincarnation in ancient Indian society during their history class. How did they understand this concept? A) They thought that the actions you do in your life create energy that comes back to you in the future. B) They believed that every person has a moral duty or responsibility to fulfill in their life. C) They understood that after you die, your soul is reborn into a new body and you start a new life. D) They assumed that the experiences and actions in your previous lives influence your current life. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They understood that after you die, your soul is reborn into a new body and you start a new life. 60. The essential water needed to thrive in the Indus Valley area for the settlements that were not located on a river came from: A) Indian Ocean. B) Monsoon rains. C) Long distance irrigation. D) Lakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monsoon rains. 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