This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 29 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 29 (60 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) Tolerance. B) Strictness. C) Nonviolence. D) Karma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 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) Native. D) Foreign. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 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) Brahman. B) Old Dali. C) Ashoka. D) Siddhartha Gautama. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 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) 500BCE. B) 700BCE. C) 700CE. D) 1 500BCE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 700BCE. 8. Buddhism is based on the teaching from ..... A) God. B) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. C) Siddhartha Gautama. D) Asoka. 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) Indian Ocean. B) China. C) Himalayan Mountains. D) Iran. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 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) Sudras. D) Brahmins. 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) Changing the form of governmen. B) Giving up selfish desires. C) Pretending that it did not exist. D) Realizing that it could not be prevented. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Giving up selfish desires. 19. The Aryans migrated to India. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 20. Which ancient civilization has evidence of practicing dentistry as early as 7000 BC? A) Mesopotamia. B) Egypt. C) Indus Valley. D) China. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indus Valley. 21. The avoidance of violent action A) Nonviolence. B) Fasting. C) Inoculation. D) Meditation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nonviolence. 22. India is known as a ..... A) Peninsula. B) Subcontinent. C) Plateau. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subcontinent. 23. The "Middle Path" is also called ..... A) The Buddhist Path. B) The Right Path. C) The Eightfold Path. D) The Sanskrit Path. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Eightfold Path. 24. The most popular theory as to how humans migrated to America A) They were here all along. B) By boat. C) Through a land bridge connecting northeast Asia and Alaska. D) Through a land bridge connecting Africa and South America. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Through a land bridge connecting northeast Asia and Alaska. 25. The belief that everything in the universe is part of a supreme being. A) Aryans. B) Pictograph. C) Nirvana. D) Pantheism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pantheism. 26. A state of wisdom and freedom from the cycle of rebirth A) Guru. B) Dharma. C) Karma. D) Nirvana. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nirvana. 27. The Buddhist concept of a state of being where suffering ends A) Nirvana. B) Dharma. C) Kharma. D) Reincarnation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nirvana. 28. Name the key concept of the following sentence:The Harrapan culture had running water, drains, and a pool in the courtyard. A) Social Structure. B) Geography. C) Achievements. D) Economy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Achievements. 29. Which religion believes your goal is to reach Nirvana? A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddhism. 30. What was found in Northern part of Inida and served as isolationist factro? A) Himalayas. B) Indus River. C) Hindu Kush. D) Ganges River. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Himalayas. 31. One way in which Hinduism differs from other major religions is ..... A) Believers rely on a single sacred book. B) It has not attracted many followers. C) It has no single founder. D) It has developed just recently. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It has no single founder. 32. True or False:Both Hinduism and Buddhism believed in the Caste System. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 33. How was Ancient India's society divided into groups? A) A. Caste System. B) Social Classes. C) Social System. D) Social Hierarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. Caste System. 34. What landforms create physical separation between the Indian subcontinent and the rest of Asia? A) Seas. B) Rivers. C) Mountains. D) Canyons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mountains. 35. Has many gods, all considered a part of one main god A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. 36. For how long did Siddhartha Gautama meditate underneath the Bohdi tree before achieving enlightenment? A) 49 days. B) 30 days. C) 7 days. D) 90 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 49 days. 37. What is the ancient Aryan language called? A) Hieroglyphics. B) Aryanese. C) Cuneiform. D) Sanskrit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sanskrit. 38. What are the four major social classes in the Aryan caste society pyramid? A) Aryans. B) Sudras. C) Dharma. D) Crow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Crow. 39. Which Gupta ruler was considered a patron because he gave money for people to create art? A) Siddhartha Gautama. B) Chandragupta Maurya. C) Sea secret. D) Ashoka. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sea secret. 40. Determine if the phrase describes dharma, karma, or both.Key ideas in Hinduism. A) Karma. B) Dharma. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both. 41. The Deccan Peninsula accounts for what percentage of India's total landmass? A) 12 percent. B) 43 percent. C) 66 percent. D) 22 percent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 43 percent. 42. A COUNTRY BORDERING VIETNAM; PART OF THE HO CHI MINH TRAIL THROUGH THIS COUNTRY A) CAMBODIA. B) LAOS. C) INDIA. D) PAKISTAN. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) LAOS. 43. What was the Buddha's original name? A) Chandragupta. B) Siddhartha Gautama. C) Akbar. D) Shiva. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Siddhartha Gautama. 44. Who are, largest number of followers in India who believe in many gods, such as Brahma, Siva, and Vishnu? A) Modern Hinduism. B) Early Hinduism. C) Jainism. D) Sikhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Modern Hinduism. 45. What is the significance of rivers in early civilizations like the Indus Valley Civilization? A) Rivers served as natural borders. B) Rivers provided a source of drinking water only. C) Rivers provided agriculture and transportation. D) Rivers had no significant role in ancient civilizations. . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rivers provided agriculture and transportation. 46. What is a major difference between Buddhism and Hinduism? A) Hinduism don't follow the caste system. B) Jesus is the son of God. C) Buddha believes in reincarnation. D) Buddhist don't follow the caste system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Buddhist don't follow the caste system. 47. Ancient city of the Harappan civilization in modern Pakistan A) It's also a strange place. B) Aryans. C) Pakistan. D) Harappans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's also a strange place. 48. The Harappan civilization developed in which river valley? A) The Nile River. B) The Indus River. C) The Tigris River. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Indus River. 49. What weather pattern causes specific seasons in India? A) Tropical Storms. B) Drought. C) Tsunamis. D) Monsoons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Monsoons. 50. This time period marked a shift from hunting and gathering to systematic agriculture (growing food on a regular basis). A) Bronze Age. B) Paleolithic Era. C) Ice Age. D) Neolithic Era. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neolithic Era. 51. Why was India's climate generally warm? A) Winter monsoons bring warm winds from the South. B) Waters of the Indian Ocean warm the nearby land. C) Mountains keep cold northern winds from much of India. D) Rain from the Arabian Sea warms India. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mountains keep cold northern winds from much of India. 52. Why is Chandragupta significant? A) He wrote India's first legal code. B) He is the founder of Hinduism. C) He united India into one empire. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He united India into one empire. 53. What word means "a large landmass smaller than a continent." A) Subcontinent. B) Submarine. C) Subway. D) Subterranean. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subcontinent. 54. The sea that borders India to the west is the ..... A) Red Sea. B) Ganges Sea. C) Indian Sea. D) Arabian Sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Arabian Sea. 55. At the bottom of the caste system are the Dalits, also known as the ..... A) Untouchables. B) Vaishyasya. C) Sudras. D) Kshatriyas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Untouchables. 56. To move from place to place A) Migrate. B) Nomad. C) Settle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Migrate. 57. Which of the following is one of India's three most important major rivers? A) Ganges. B) Arabian. C) Indian. D) Bengal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ganges. 58. India is a subcontinent of A) South America. B) North America. C) South Asia. D) Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) South Asia. 59. Most ancient Indians were A) Brahmin. B) Merchants. C) Farmers. D) Buddhists. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Farmers. 60. What river in India is the river where many people first settled and flows into the Arabian Sea? A) Nile River. B) Brahmaputra River. C) Indus River. D) Ganges River. 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