This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 102 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 102 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following statements would the Buddha be likely to make? A) I believe the cast system is necessary to maintain social order. B) You must give up all desire to find true peace. C) I came from a poor family and worked as a servant when i was young. D) True justice demands an "eye for and eye" . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You must give up all desire to find true peace. 2. Around 2600 B.C. the first civilization of India began near which river? A) Indus. B) Ganges. C) Brahmaputra. D) Nile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indus. 3. Caste System-Sudra A) Peasants, Servants, and Laborers. B) Merchants, Craftspeople, and Landowners. C) Priests and Intellectuals. D) Street Sweepers and Garbage Collectors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peasants, Servants, and Laborers. 4. ..... is the state of having knowledge or understanding. A) Caste. B) Reincarnation. C) Enlightenment. D) Nirvana. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Enlightenment. 5. A BODY OF WATER THAT LIES BETWEEN ARABIA AND INDIA, THE NORTHWESTERN PART OF THE INDIAN OCEAN A) RED SEA. B) BAY OF BENGAL. C) PANAMA CANAL. D) ARABIAN SEA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ARABIAN SEA. 6. A large landmass that cuts from a continent is a A) Monsoon. B) Citadel. C) Migrate. D) Subcontinent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subcontinent. 7. Hindu teachers lived by themselves and were known as ..... A) Brahmans. B) Vaishyasya. C) Gurus. D) Landlords. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gurus. 8. It is believed that the Indus Valley civilization declined because of a flood. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 9. In India, for which achievement is the Gupta Golden Age best known? A) Adoption of the printing press. B) Invention of the iron foot stirrup. C) Use of gunpowder. D) Development of the concept of zero. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Development of the concept of zero. 10. Mohenjo-Daro was an early city along the Indus River. It was designed in a series of A) Circles. B) Squares. C) Diagonal lines. D) The city really didn't have a specific type of design. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Squares. 11. River of the Harappans A) Nile. B) Indus. C) Tigris. D) Huang. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indus. 12. One of early India's contributions to world civilization includes introducing zero to the number system. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. What body of water did the people of India have to cross to reach the overland trade route from Burma to China? A) The Bay of Bengal. B) The Indian Ocean. C) The Arabian Sea. D) The Mediterranean Sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Bay of Bengal. 14. Major geographical feature in the central portion of India. A) Deccan Plateau. B) Indo-Gangetic Plain. C) Northern Mountains. D) Coastal Plain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deccan Plateau. 15. An isolated portion of a larger continent separated by a natural barrier such as mountains is called a A) Subcontinent. B) Plateau. C) Continenent. D) Mountain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subcontinent. 16. Nirvana is the freedom from ..... and being at one with the universe. A) Sickness. B) Reincarnation. C) Sorrow. D) Sutras. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reincarnation. 17. What is the name of the capital city of both the Mauryan and Gupta Empires? A) Harappa. B) Mohenjodaro. C) Thebes. D) Pataliputra. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pataliputra. 18. An alternative name for the ancient Indus Valley civilisation is ..... A) Aryan civilisation. B) Mehrgarh farming community. C) It's also Joe. D) Harappan civilisation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Harappan civilisation. 19. What are the names of India's two main rivers? A) Tiber River and Euprates RIver. B) Nile River and Indus River. C) Indus River and Ganges River. D) Ganges River and Nile River. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indus River and Ganges River. 20. The Harappan civilization was the first major Indian civilization established along the ..... River. A) Nile. B) Mississippi. C) Indus. D) Ganges. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indus. 21. The Caste System was based on which religious beliefs? A) Sikhism. B) Taoism. C) Hinduism. D) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hinduism. 22. Hindus believe in karma which means A) You will be born again. B) Your social class. C) You should not eat meat. D) What you put out will come back to you. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) What you put out will come back to you. 23. Who was Siddhartha Gautama before he became the Buddha? A) A Hindu prince. B) A priest. C) Aguru. D) A Brahmin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A Hindu prince. 24. A word that actually means "action" or "fate", most people think of its meaning as "what goes around comes around" . What is this word? A) Jalebi. B) Curry. C) Beans. D) Karma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Karma. 25. Identify the religion based on the descriptor:follows the Eightfold Path A) Buddhism. B) Hinduism. C) Both Buddhism and Hinduism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buddhism. 26. The ..... come in from the Indian Ocean and bring a ton of rain. A) Wet monsoons. B) Dry monsoons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wet monsoons. 27. Asoka, third king of the Maurya Empire, made a tremendous change in the history of his country when he stopped waging war and dedicated his life to peace. Which religion did he follow and spread to millions of people in India and Asia? A) Islam. B) Hinduism. C) Judaism. D) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Buddhism. 28. What is the name of the Aryan's first writing system? A) Sanskrit. B) Cuneiform. C) Hierogliphics. D) Latin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sanskrit. 29. How many principles does Jainism follow? A) 5. B) 4. C) 14. D) 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4. 30. Hinduism is based on ..... A) Caste system. B) Reincarnation. C) Both of these. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both of these. 31. Largest caste:manual laborers A) Kshatriyas. B) Vaishyasya. C) Shunders or Sundaras. D) Brahmin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shunders or Sundaras. 32. Which of the following is FALSE about India's geography? A) India and china share parts of the himalayas. B) India is considered a peninsula. C) India is touching the mediterranean sea. D) People in ancient india settled in the north west. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) People in ancient india settled in the north west. 33. How many Asamyutta Hastas are there? A) 56. B) 20. C) 32. D) 28. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 28. 34. Which weather pattern in India caused a wet and a dry season? A) Blizzards. B) Monsoons. C) Hurricanes. D) Tornadoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monsoons. 35. A fortress, typically on high ground A) Cathedral. B) Barricade. C) Temple. D) Citadel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Citadel. 36. People first settled in India on the ..... River. A) Yellow. B) Indus. C) Red. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indus. 37. Dharma is the belief that A) You have good karma. B) People should follow their duties and will be rewarded as such in reincarnation. C) Worshiping when it is necessary. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) People should follow their duties and will be rewarded as such in reincarnation. 38. What helped archeologists decode ancient Egyptian writing? A) Inferences. B) Indus script. C) Rosetta Stone. D) Vedas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rosetta Stone. 39. Hinduism has ..... major gods. A) 3. B) 2. C) 1. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 40. By following the idea of harming no living being and by practicing what he learned, he hoped that he would reach ..... A) Dharma. B) Stupa. C) Nirvana. D) Karma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nirvana. 41. (Buddhism) It represents the final goal of Buddhism. A state in which there is neither suffering, desire, nor sense of self, and the subject is released from the effects of karma and the cycle of death and rebirth. A) Dukkha. B) Dharma. C) Teen Spirit. D) Nirvana. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nirvana. 42. How did Asoka communicate his policies and beliefs with his people? A) Public Speeches. B) Scrolls. C) Rock Edicts. D) Professional Development Trainings. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rock Edicts. 43. Spiritual leaders and teachers A) Kshatriyas. B) Dalits. C) Brahminous. D) Sudras. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brahminous. 44. Why did Siddhartha want to leave his father and mother? A) He was tired of poverty. B) He was seeking Kamala. C) He was angry with his parents. D) He was seeking enlightenment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He was seeking enlightenment. 45. The two major cities that flourished within the Indus Valley were ..... and ..... A) Harappi and Mohenjo-Daro. B) Field plan d is Mehen Joe. C) Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro. D) Momon Joe, plan d Ashoka. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro. 46. The first person to use zero was A) Sushruta. B) Sagara. C) Mahendra. D) Brahmagupta. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brahmagupta. 47. Main belief of Hinduism A) Reincarnation-people live their lives over and over to reach spiritual perfection. B) Becoming one with Brahman. C) Follow the caste system. D) Cows are holy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reincarnation-people live their lives over and over to reach spiritual perfection. 48. The act of living a life of selflessness, respect, and good conduct A) Karma. B) Reincarnation. C) Dharma. D) Upsana. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dharma. 49. Why was Siddhartha's quest to find an end to suffering such a sacrifice? A) He had to give up his job as a carpenter. B) He had to give up his family and being an Indian prince. C) He had to give up being a priest in India. D) He had to give up being a scribe in India. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He had to give up his family and being an Indian prince. 50. Herders, farmers, artisans, merchants, middle group A) Vaisya:. B) Brahmins. C) Dalits. D) Kshatriyas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vaisya:. 51. The evidence strongly suggests that the Indus Valley civilization was primarily engaged in agriculture and trade. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 52. Which of the following most accurately describes the leadership philosophy of the Guptas? A) "To teach our rivals and our enemies of lesson, we must crush any who oppose us and enforce our will on all our subjects without hesitation and without mercy.". B) The Gupta state was a state where the leaders demanded absolute power and unquestioned obedience in all social, economic and political matters. C) The Gupta leaders, though fairly tolerant of their subjects, viewed themselves as superior to all and therefore required their subjects to worship them as living Gods. D) "We will allow our subjects to continue in their daily lives as they see fit, provided they pay their taxes and do not cause any social unrest within our kingdom.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "We will allow our subjects to continue in their daily lives as they see fit, provided they pay their taxes and do not cause any social unrest within our kingdom.". 53. An area surrounded on three sides by water A) Peninsula. B) Plateau. C) Monsoon. D) Island. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peninsula. 54. A government controlled by religious leaders A) Dharma. B) Nirvana. C) Reincarnation. D) Theocracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Theocracy. 55. Holy text of Christianity A) Bible. B) Vedas. C) Tripitaka. D) Tanakh (Torah). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bible. 56. Which of the following emperors was ruled during the high point of India? A) Chandragupta Maurya. B) Asoka. C) Chandra Gupta. D) Chandra Gupta. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chandra Gupta. 57. Concept of being reborn after death A) Reincarnation. B) Buddhism. C) Citadel. D) Upanishad. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reincarnation. 58. The Buddhist way of living that help Buddhists find relief from suffering. A) Eightfold Path. B) Enlightenment. C) Meditation. D) Four Noble Truths. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eightfold Path. 59. Ashoka was known as a powerful and ruthless warrior. A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TRUE. 60. Sacred Aryan writings are called A) Vedas. B) Mahabharata. C) Vaisya. D) Disintegrate. 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