This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 24 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is most closely associated with the caste system? A) It allowed for a government with a strong bureaucracy. B) It was a class system that determined many aspects of a person's life. C) It helped create a national school system in ancient India. D) It reinforced Buddhist ideas and teachings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was a class system that determined many aspects of a person's life. 2. Which is NOT a reason that China's Han dynasty collapsed? A) Weak rulers. B) Roman invasion. C) Peasant revolts. D) Corruption. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Roman invasion. 3. A command that is obeyed like a law? A) Alms. B) Buddha. C) Karma. D) Edict. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Edict. 4. Which ancient Indian text contains the roots of modern trigonometry, including the first use of sines, cosines, inverse sines, tangents, and secants? A) Sulba Sutras. B) Aryabhatiya. C) Bhaskara's Treatise on Trigonometry. D) Surya theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Surya theory. 5. What impact did the spread of Buddhism have on the landscape of India during the Mauryan Dynasty? A) Buddhism didn't have a major impact as Hinduism stayed the main religion. B) More Hindu temples were built in response to Buddhism. C) Buddhism impacted India as stupas were built. D) Buddhism impacted India as more people became monotheistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buddhism impacted India as stupas were built. 6. Who is the greatest king in the Mauryan Dynasty. A) Pataliputra. B) Asoka. C) Stupas. D) Chandraguta Maurya. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asoka. 7. Buddhist shrine that is shaped like a dome or mound A) Plateau. B) Sign. C) Pilgrim. D) Stupa. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stupa. 8. A unique characteristic about Harappan cities is A) They had thick walls to protect them. B) They had sewer systems. C) The city streets were built in a grid pattern. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 9. Most popular of Hindu gods? A) Vishnu. B) Shiva. C) Krishna. D) Brahma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Krishna. 10. The rebirth of atman into another body is called A) Rejuvenation. B) Renaissance. C) Restoration. D) Reincarnation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reincarnation. 11. The process of growing food mainly for self-consumption is A) Traditional farming. B) Subsistence farming. C) Agriculture. D) Supply and demand farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subsistence farming. 12. A chief, prince, or ruler in India. A) Sanskrit. B) Nirvana. C) Raja. D) Harappan Civilization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Raja. 13. What is the highest caste? A) Sudras. B) Kshatriyas. C) Dalit. D) Brahmin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brahmin. 14. Harrappan bricks were all the same size which made them ..... A) Brown. B) Uniform. C) Not good. D) Curved. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Uniform. 15. WHAT WAS THE DRAMATIC CHANGE FROM HUNTING AND GATHERING TO FARMING AND DOMESTICATION CALLED A) THE NEOLITHIC REVOLUTION. B) THE PALEOLITHIC REVOLUTION. C) THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. D) THE CIVILIZATION REVOLUTION. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) THE NEOLITHIC REVOLUTION. 16. Hindu belief of reincarnation is called A) Salvation. B) Karma. C) Samsara. D) Dharma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Samsara. 17. Vocabulary:People who work to spread their religious beliefs A) Ramayana. B) Sutras. C) Untouchables. D) Missionaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Missionaries. 18. A traditional Indian garment for women worn wrapped around the body. A) Bindi. B) Henna. C) Cricket. D) Sari. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sari. 19. What was probably the key factor in the Aryan conquest of the Indus Valley civilisations? A) They were accomplished diplomats. B) They cut off the food supply. C) They destroyed the canals. D) They had horse-drawn chariots. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They had horse-drawn chariots. 20. Which of the following is an example of a Mauryan King? A) Ashoka. B) Akbar. C) Sri Gupta. D) Harsha. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ashoka. 21. What is the spiritual goal of Hinduism? A) To reach heaven. B) Moksha, to escape the cycle of death and rebirth. C) To bathe in the Ganges. D) To become a cow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moksha, to escape the cycle of death and rebirth. 22. You do not want to be born into the unclean or polluted class called the ..... (Fill in the blank) A) Untouchables. B) Unpopular. C) Unstable. D) Unlikeable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Untouchables. 23. Prince Siddhartha Gautama was ..... A) The name of a ruler in the Mauryan Empire. B) The name of an Aryan ruler. C) The name of the Buddha before he achieved enlightenment. D) The name of a ruler in the Gupta Dynasty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The name of the Buddha before he achieved enlightenment. 24. Buddhism(the rival of Hinduism) was founded by Siddhartha Gautama, also known as the Buddha, in the 6th century BCE. Buddhism spread rapidly throughout India and later throughout Asia, and it is still practiced by millions of people today. Buddhism teaches that the ultimate goal of life is to attain nirvana, or ultimate reality, and that suffering can be overcome through letting of all worldly cares and materialistic goods. Buddhism principles are based on The Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Paths.Who is the rival of Buddhism? A) Hinduism. B) Christianity. C) Islam. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. 25. Which one of these determines what a person will be born into in the next life? A) Dharma. B) Salvation. C) Karma. D) Reincarnation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Karma. 26. Chandragupta was known for ..... A) Uniting the Northern and Central India. B) Absolute rule of the people. C) Investing his wealth in the good of the people. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 27. In what way did the Aryan people influence the development of Indian society? A) Women held a great deal of power in Aryan society. B) The Aryans introduced paper money. C) The Aryans introduced the caste system. D) The Aryans created democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Aryans introduced the caste system. 28. Metallurgy is the science of working with metals? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 29. Used to construct buildings in the Harappan period. A) Mud bricks. B) Crow. C) Dharma. D) Drainage system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mud bricks. 30. Gupta Empire astronomers figured out that the ..... was round A) Moon. B) Sun. C) Sky. D) Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Earth. 31. Hindu god known as "the Preserver" A) Indra. B) Vishnu. C) Krishna. D) Shiva. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vishnu. 32. What effect do monsoons have on India's climate? A) They cause wet and dry seasons. B) Monsoons cause India's climate to become colder. C) Monsoons reduce the amount of sunlight India receives. D) Monsoons increase air pollution in India. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They cause wet and dry seasons. 33. Hindus believe that after they die, their souls are reincarnated into another form. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 34. These are the consequences you get from your actions and behavior. A) Rajah. B) Hinduism. C) Karma. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Karma. 35. What religious group in India believe that there is nothing "too nasty" they could do here on Earth that would stop them from enterting into their final eternal paradise? A) Untouchables. B) Jainism. C) Hinduism. D) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Untouchables. 36. In the Caste System, the ..... were the peasants/artisans class near the bottom. (bulk of Indian population) A) Kshatriya. B) Brahmins. C) Sudras. D) Vaishya. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sudras. 37. Why don't we know a lot about Mohenjo Daro? A) There was no writing. B) We can't figure out their writing. C) They were very secretive. D) Everything is in complete ruin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We can't figure out their writing. 38. Karma means that it doesn't matter if you are good or bad in your previous life you will be rewarded. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 39. This philosophy is based on harmony with nature A) T(D)aoism. B) Sikhism. C) Hinduism. D) Buddhism. E) Confucianism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) T(D)aoism. 40. The people found in the Sudra caste are A) Farmers and servants. B) Warriors and kings. C) Merchants and landowners. D) Criminals and the sick. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Farmers and servants. 41. Migrated to India from Central Asia A) He. B) Ayrans. C) Hindus. D) Persians. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ayrans. 42. Guru Nanak created the religion of ....., which promotes honesty and equality. A) Sikhism. B) Jainism. C) Hinduism. D) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sikhism. 43. The Indus Valley Civilization is a part of ..... India. A) Ancient. B) Medieval. C) Modern. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ancient. 44. An Indian prince is known as a ..... A) Raja. B) Prince. C) Crow. D) Jati. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Raja. 45. Caste System-Dalits/Untouchables A) Priests and Intellectuals. B) Warriors and Kings. C) Merchants, Craftspeople, and Landowners. D) Street Sweeper, Garbage Collectors, Bathroom Cleaners, and Animal Control. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Street Sweeper, Garbage Collectors, Bathroom Cleaners, and Animal Control. 46. When the ..... from Central Asia invaded India, it led to the end of the Gupta Dynasty. A) Huns. B) Aryans. C) Mauryans. D) Egyptians. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Huns. 47. All the actions (good or bad) in this life that affect your next life. A) Nirvana. B) Varna. C) Buddhism. D) Karma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Karma. 48. A classical language of South Asia and the sacred language of Hinduism. A) Urdu. B) Dogri. C) Bengali. D) Sanskrit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sanskrit. 49. According to Hindu belief, ..... is the force created by a person's good and bad deeds that affect his or her future life. A) Dharma. B) Reincarnation. C) Karma. D) Rebirth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Karma. 50. What did Siddhartha Gautama become after finding the answers he was seeking? A) A prince. B) A monk. C) A sick person. D) Buddha. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Buddha. 51. What do Buddhism and Hinduism have in common? A) They both believe in reincarnation, that enlightenment ends suffering, and that following Dharma leads to good Karma. B) They are both Christian religions. C) They both believe in reincarnation, that enlightenment ends suffering, the Eightfold Path, and the Four Noble Truths. D) They both believe in reincarnation, that enlightenment ends suffering, that there is a caste ladder that tells duties. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They both believe in reincarnation, that enlightenment ends suffering, and that following Dharma leads to good Karma. 52. Which major religion from ancient India helped to support the caste system? A) Confucianism. B) Buddhism. C) Polytheism. D) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hinduism. 53. Being reborn to a life here on earth, a foundation of Hinduism, is called A) Reincarnation. B) Going to Heaven. C) Atheism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reincarnation. 54. The Gupta Empire needed copper, so it was a top ..... A) Export. B) Import. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Import. 55. Buddha's teachings were based on ..... A) Living a perfect life in order to become a brahmin in your next life. B) Ending suffering through the elimination of wants/selfishness. C) Giving all your money/possessions to the poor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ending suffering through the elimination of wants/selfishness. 56. The Indus Valley Civilization was also called the ..... A) Indian Civilization. B) Egyptian Civilization. C) Harappan Civilization. D) Indus Civilization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Harappan Civilization. 57. Buddha taught that relieving human suffering was based on the ..... A) Vishnu. B) Four Noble Truths. C) Caste systems. D) Samskara. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Four Noble Truths. 58. Used by emperor Ashoka to communicate imperial laws and pronouncements across northern India A) The Rock and Pillar Edicts. B) The Behistun Inscription. C) The Rosetta Stone. D) The Oracle Bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Rock and Pillar Edicts. 59. For what purpose would a Shang leader most likely use an oracle bone made from a turtle shell? A) To send messages to the nobles. B) To make music for his family. C) To ask advice from his ancestors. D) To serve a ceremonial meal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To ask advice from his ancestors. 60. My caste includes rulers and warriors A) Vaishyasya. B) Kshatriyas. C) The Brahmins. D) Untouchables. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kshatriyas. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIndian History QuizzesGeneral Knowledge 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 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books