This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 104 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 104 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Taj Mahal is perfectly ..... A) Round. B) Symmetrical. C) Square. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Symmetrical. 2. Which of the following statements about ancient India is CORRECT? A) India was known for medicine, the number zero, and Arabic numerals. B) India was known for the invention of the plow and the advanced system of irrigation. C) India was known for the invention of paper, gunpowder, and the compass. D) India was the center of Alexander the Great's vast empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) India was known for medicine, the number zero, and Arabic numerals. 3. Who was the first Emperor of China? A) Emperor Huang. B) Tang the Succesful. C) Siddhartha Gautama. D) Shi hang big. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emperor Huang. 4. What numeric system spread throughout Europe taking the Roman numeral system out of use? A) Architecture. B) Algorithms. C) Vedas. D) Aryahabat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aryahabat. 5. Which is not an invention of the people that lived along the Indus River? A) Scale. B) Sewer System. C) Shadoof. D) Public Baths. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shadoof. 6. Which of the following IS NOT associated with Buddhism. A) Polytheistic. B) Reincarnation. C) Karma. D) Nontheistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polytheistic. 7. In Ancient India the ..... was the center of life. A) King. B) Family. C) Religious temple. D) Caste. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Caste. 8. What religion is nontheistic religion and its followers are committed to values such as nonviolence and vegetarianism. A) Sikhism. B) Jainism. C) Buddhism. D) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jainism. 9. This image represents A) An example of cuneiform in Mesopotamia. B) An example of Egyptian hieroglyphs. C) An example of an undeciphered language of the Indus Valley. D) An example of Sanskrit from India. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An example of an undeciphered language of the Indus Valley. 10. Seasonal winds that bring dry air or precipitation. A) Subcontinent. B) Silt. C) River system. D) Monsoon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Monsoon. 11. Which of the following castes in the caste system included commoners and peasants? A) Brahmins. B) Shudrasya. C) Kshatriyas. D) Vaishyasya. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shudrasya. 12. A religion practiced in south eastern Asia between around 1500 and 500 B.C.E. It focused on finding harmony, or peace and balance, with the universe. It heavily influenced later religions, including Hinduism and Buddhism. A) Crow. B) Caste System. C) Vedas. D) Brahmanism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brahmanism. 13. What religion has moksha as its ultimate goal? A) Hinduism. B) Judaism. C) Buddhism. D) Christianity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. 14. Buddhism has multiple gods that they worship. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. The ancient city of Harappa had the following A) Sewers. B) 2 & 3 story homes. C) Private bathrooms. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 16. Who was known as "the Buddha" ? A) Ashoka. B) Siddhartha Gautama. C) Chandragupta Maurya. D) Emperor Huang. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Siddhartha Gautama. 17. What position do the Untouchables occupy in the Indian caste system? A) They are strictly religious people. B) They are outside of the caste system. C) They are the prominent leaders. D) They are foreigners hired as soldiers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are outside of the caste system. 18. After the Battle at Kalinga was over, what happened when Asoka walked the battlefield and saw all of the bloodshed? A) He rejected violence, found a more peaceful way to rule, and embraced Buddhism. B) He readied his army for another attack on Kalinga. C) He converted to Hinduism. D) He walked away and became a monk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He rejected violence, found a more peaceful way to rule, and embraced Buddhism. 19. Which of these jobs would be performed by an "untouchable" ? A) Priest. B) Soldier. C) Butcher. D) Farmer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Butcher. 20. Pick the key concept:The Harappan Culture used wheeled transportation and sailboats with a single mast and sail. A) Geography. B) Achievements. C) Economy. D) Government and Leadership. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Achievements. 21. One of India's best-known ancient writers A) Pilgrim. B) Chandragupta Maurya. C) Kalidasa. D) Asoka. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Asoka. 22. Hinduism teaches that a person can live more than once in different bodies. What is this belief? A) Dharma. B) Reincarnation. C) Karma. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reincarnation. 23. Seasonal winds are called? A) Storms. B) Hurricanes. C) Monsoons. D) Typhoons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Monsoons. 24. Avery, Olivia, and Grace are studying ancient Indian beliefs. They come across the concept of dharma. How would they understand this concept? A) Actions they do in their life create energy that comes back to them in the future. B) Every person, including them, has a moral duty or responsibility to fulfill in their life. C) After they die, their souls are reborn into new bodies and they start new lives. D) The experiences and actions in their previous lives influence their current lives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Every person, including them, has a moral duty or responsibility to fulfill in their life. 25. What central feature of Hinduism did Buddhism reject? A) Reincarnation. B) Use of missionaries to spread the religion. C) Union with a universal spirit as a major goal. D) The Caste System. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Caste System. 26. Who is the Hindu wife of Shiva? A) Shakti. B) Pickleasd. C) Asoka. D) Shipping. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shakti. 27. What is the mountain range on the subcontinent of India? A) Andes. B) Himalayas. C) Appalachian. D) Alps. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Himalayas. 28. How old is Hinduism? A) 2500 years. B) 5000 years. C) 1500 years. D) 3500 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3500 years. 29. The Mahabharata and Ramayana are..... poems. A) Epic. B) Export. C) Diets. D) Import. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epic. 30. Which religion believes everyone has Dharma or a religious duty? A) HInduism. B) Buddhism. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) HInduism. 31. Geography:India is surrounded by which two seas? A) On the eastern side is the Bay of Dubai, on the western side is the Indus Sea. B) On the eastern side is the Bay of Bengal, on western side is the Arabian Sea. C) On the eastern side is the Chinese Sea, on the western side is the Bay of Bomba. D) On the eastern side is the Sea of Galilee, on the western side by the Red Sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On the eastern side is the Bay of Bengal, on western side is the Arabian Sea. 32. In which country did Hinduism originate? A) United States. B) Myanmar. C) India. D) Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) India. 33. What strong leader converted to Buddhism and expanded the religion by sending out Missionaries? A) It's also a strange place. B) Chandragupta. C) Gandhi. D) Asoka. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Asoka. 34. Who is known as the "Plastic Man of India" A) Dr.R. Mahadevan. B) Dr.R. Vasudevan. C) Dr. A.S. R. Srinivasan. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dr.R. Vasudevan. 35. Which Mauryan ruler was first cruel to people, but changed to become a gentle ruler? A) Aryabhata. B) Ashoka. C) Chandra Gupta Maurya. D) In Kalida. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ashoka. 36. (321-185 BC) This was the first centralized empire of India whose founder was Chandragupta. A) Mauryan Empire. B) Chandragupta II. C) Salvation. D) It's also a strange place. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mauryan Empire. 37. What is located along the Indus River, was constructed using bricks, had a sanitation system, and arranged a road system? A) The Aryan civilization. B) The Harrappan civilization. C) The Egyptian civilization. D) The Sumerian civilization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Harrappan civilization. 38. Who was India's first empire founder? A) Asoka. B) Chandragupta Maurya. C) Kalidasa. D) Alexander the Great. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chandragupta Maurya. 39. What were the houses in the Indus Valley made of? A) Cedar logs. B) Stone. C) Animal skins. D) Mud bricks baked hard in ovens. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mud bricks baked hard in ovens. 40. Which statement describes a relationship between the Hindu belief in karma and the caste system? A) A person born to a high caste who does bad things will be forgiven. B) A person who acts morally will rise to higher caste in the next life. C) A person born to a lower caste is unable to rise to another caste. D) A person who acts morally will escape their caste in this life. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A person who acts morally will rise to higher caste in the next life. 41. What was the path that Buddhists follow? A) Buddhist Path. B) 8 Fold Path. C) Right Path. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 8 Fold Path. 42. In which country is most of Ancient India located? A) Iraq. B) Iran. C) Pakistan. D) Afghanistan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pakistan. 43. Religious Practices/Rules for Buddhism A) Follow the 10 Commandments. B) Follow the caste system. C) Follow the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. D) Follow the king's laws. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Follow the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. 44. Check all that apply. Which religion(s) is Asoka associated with? A) Hinduism. B) Jainism. C) Sikhism. D) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Buddhism. 45. Which of the following innovations was NOT found within Mohenjo-Daro? A) Terracing. B) An elaborate drainage system. C) Sturdy brick houses. D) Houses built up to three stories high. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Terracing. 46. Read the following excerpt from the Bhagavad Gita. "For the soul there is neither birth nor death at any time. He has not come into being, does not come into being, and will not come into being. He is unborn, eternal [unending], ever-existing and primeval [ancient and original]. He is not slain [killed] when the body is slain." What central part of Hinduism does this quote illustrate? A) Karma. B) Reincarnation. C) Dharma. D) Whisper. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reincarnation. 47. Buddhism shares its roots with this other major religion. What is it? A) Taoism. B) Hinduism. C) Confucianism. D) Christianity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hinduism. 48. A religion founded in ancient India by the religious teacher Budha A) Christianity. B) Hinduism. C) Islam. D) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Buddhism. 49. In Buddhism, beliefs about human suffering. A) Enlightenment. B) Fasting. C) Meditation. D) Four Noble Truths. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Four Noble Truths. 50. Which group was traditionally the farmers/merchants/traders? A) Kshatriyas. B) Brahmin. C) Dalits. D) Vaishyasya. E) Shudrasya. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vaishyasya. 51. When one group takes over an area by force to gain control A) Conquest. B) Monsoon. C) Aryans. D) Trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conquest. 52. Does West India thrive? A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 53. Define missionaries: A) People who travel to other countries or areas to spread religious ideas. B) People who travel to the beach during the summer months. C) People who eat too much food. D) People who are forced to travel to other countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People who travel to other countries or areas to spread religious ideas. 54. Decide whether the phrases listed describe the Indus River, Ganges River, or Both.Empties into the Arabian SeaWater source for Pakistan and Northern India A) Indus River. B) Ganges River. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indus River. 55. Which word is for a religion of no specific god? A) Polytheistic. B) Monotheistic. C) Pantheistic. D) Nontheistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nontheistic. 56. Shows the people of India were organized before they built their cities. A) Game sets. B) Clay seals. C) Planned city. D) Great bath. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Planned city. 57. The three Great Rivers of India are called the Ganges River, the Indus River, and the ..... A) Brahmaputra River. B) Tigris River. C) Nile River. D) Euphrates River. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brahmaputra River. 58. Under the Aryans, Indian society was divided into 4 main groups called ..... A) Seals. B) Crow. C) Karma. D) Whisper. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crow. 59. What river is found in India and Hindus bathe in to wash away their sins? A) Tigris. B) Nile. C) Ganges. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ganges. 60. What does reincarnation mean? A) To do good deeds. B) To irrigate fields. C) To be born again. D) To build major projects. 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