This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 35 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 35 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This can be either good or bad and is a result of a person's actions in life. In Hinduism, they believe this determines the person's future existence. A) Dharma. B) Karma. C) Nirvana. D) Reincarnation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Karma. 2. True or False:Bathing was unimportant to Harappans A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 3. What major architectural work was built in Mohenjo-daro? A) The Great Bath. B) The Great Wall. C) The Great Hall. D) The Great Tower. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Great Bath. 4. What is the mountain range that separates India from the rest of Asia? A) Himalayas. B) Ganges River. C) Alps. D) Mt. Everest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Himalayas. 5. What do Buddhists hope to one day achieve? A) Nirvana. B) Heaven. C) Salvation. D) Happiness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nirvana. 6. What is the significance of the Upanishads in Indian culture? A) All of the above. B) They form the basis of Indian religion and mythology. C) They discuss topics like reincarnation and duties of people. D) They are a series of brief teachings on philosophy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All of the above. 7. Group of people from north of the Himalayas that settled in the Indus Valley A) Sudras. B) Aryans. C) Mesopotamians. D) Brahmins. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aryans. 8. In Ancient India, they had 'levels of society' called the ..... A) Caste system. B) Social pyramid. C) Upper, Middle, and Lower class. D) Social system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Caste system. 9. Which of the following are the two most important rivers in India? A) Amazon and Nile Rivers. B) Mississippi and Hudson River. C) Sutlej and Ravi Rivers. D) Ganges and Indus Rivers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ganges and Indus Rivers. 10. A collection of hundreds, even thousands, of sacred hymns A) Bible. B) Veda. C) Hymnal. D) Book. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Veda. 11. The four classes (varnas) in the caste system are: A) Pharaoh, priests, artisans, slaves. B) Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras. C) Shogun, samurai, governors, artisans. D) King, queen, princes, lords. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras. 12. True or False:The Hindu's ultimate goal is to be free of reincarnation. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. Who sought to unify the political factions into a centralized whole and formed the Maurya Empire in ancient India? A) Chandragupta Maurya. B) Ashoka the Great. C) Akbar the Great. D) One who increases Joy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chandragupta Maurya. 14. A scholar who studies language. A) Pantheism. B) Linguist. C) Dharma. D) Sanskrit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linguist. 15. Which statement below describes the Mandate of Heaven? A) The belief that the Chinese kings could remain in charge for ever. B) The belief that the Chinese kings could divide the kingdom into territories. C) The belief that the Chinese kings could carry out religious ceremonies to please the gods. D) The belief that the Chinese king's right to rule came from the gods. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The belief that the Chinese king's right to rule came from the gods. 16. People in the Indus Valley got their fresh water daily from A) Walking to the Indus River. B) The Arabian Sea. C) Wells by their home. D) The Indian Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wells by their home. 17. The first pentium chip was invented by Mr.Vinod Dham in the year ..... A) 1933. B) 1953. C) 1943. D) 1923. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1933. 18. A job assigned at birth based on their family's line of work. A) Temple. B) Jati. C) Currency. D) Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jati. 19. What is the mountain range to the north of India called? A) Alps. B) Adirondacks. C) Himalayas. D) Rockies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Himalayas. 20. Which is true of most women in Ancient India? A) They had many opportunities to make laws and participate in trade. B) They all learned to read and write and held many government positions. C) They could always choose who and when they married. D) They were expected to take care of the home and had fewer rights than men. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They were expected to take care of the home and had fewer rights than men. 21. Discrimination based on the caste system in India was finally outlawed in the ..... A) 1500s B.C. B) 1750s A.D. C) 1500s A.D. D) 1950s A.D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1950s A.D. 22. What language did the Aryan people introduce to the ancient Indian people? A) Sanskrit. B) Hebrew. C) Sumerian. D) Cuneiform. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sanskrit. 23. Religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama. One of the major religions of the world today A) Hinduism. B) Jainism. C) Buddhism. D) Whisper. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buddhism. 24. Followers of this religion believe in a single, universal force called Brahman A) Buddhism. B) Yoga. C) Hinduism. D) Crow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hinduism. 25. Determine if the phrase describes dharma, karma, or both.Controls all aspects of life. A) Karma. B) Dharma. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dharma. 26. What are Hinduism's three main gods? A) Siddhartha, Moses, Abraham. B) Shiva, Vishnu, Brahma. C) Brady, Mahomes, Manning. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shiva, Vishnu, Brahma. 27. Hindus believe Brahman is A) A god encompassing and embodying the entire universe. B) The prophet who wrote the Vedas. C) A member of the warrior caste. D) Hindu Spirit and creator of everything in the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hindu Spirit and creator of everything in the world. 28. True or False? An Ancient Indian achievement was a higher education for men and women. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 29. What religion did Asoka practice in his later life? A) Christianity. B) Islam. C) Hinduism. D) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Buddhism. 30. Sacred books that recorded Aryan hymns, stories, poems, and prayers A) Siddhartha Gautama. B) Teacher. C) Stupas. D) Vedas. E) Dalai Lama. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vedas. 31. Who was the man that earned the name of Buddha? A) Chaundragupta Maurya. B) Arya. C) Asoka. D) Siddhartha Gautama. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Siddhartha Gautama. 32. Who especially liked Buddha's message? A) Brahmins. B) Vaisya:. C) Kshatriyas. D) Untouchables. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Untouchables. 33. Individual essence or soul A) Brahman. B) Dharma. C) Atman. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Atman. 34. Who was included in the Brahmin Caste system class? A) Priests/Teachers. B) Kings. C) Businessmen. D) Warriors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Priests/Teachers. 35. In Buddhism, a state of perfect peace A) Dharma. B) Nirvana. C) Karma. D) Meditation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nirvana. 36. How did Hinduism develop as a religion? A) Indian leaders were considered to be gods, and they established Hinduism. B) A prophet lived among the people and taught them the basic beliefs of Hinduism. C) Aryan invaders brought their religion to India, and it combined with local beliefs. D) The first people to settle in India had a creation story that developed into Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aryan invaders brought their religion to India, and it combined with local beliefs. 37. The Indus river valley is located in which country today A) Pakistan. B) Iran. C) China. D) Afghanistan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pakistan. 38. What writing style did the Aryans bring with them? A) Arabic. B) Script. C) Hinduism. D) Sanskrit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sanskrit. 39. Religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama; main belief:inner peace comes from ending desire A) Buddhism. B) Hinduism. C) Jainism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buddhism. 40. A seasonal shift in the prevailing winds that influences large climate change A) Monsoons. B) Nirvana. C) Karma. D) Climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monsoons. 41. Religious duties of a Hindu or Buddhist. A) Dharma. B) Harappan Civilization. C) Pantheism. D) Linguist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dharma. 42. What principoole do Jains try to teach in the story of the blind men and the elephant? A) Tolerance of other faiths. B) Vows of poverty. C) Of telling the truth. D) Non-violence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tolerance of other faiths. 43. Chandragupta's grandson who converted to Buddhism and kept India peaceful and quiet during his reign A) Chandragupta. B) Ashoka. C) Chandra Gupta I. D) Samudra Gupta. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ashoka. 44. Which river is closer to the Bay of Bengal? A) Ganges River. B) Indus River. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ganges River. 45. Ancient polytheistic religion that emphasizes reincarnation and eventual union with the ultimate higher power. A) Jainism. B) Buddhism. C) Judaism. D) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hinduism. 46. ..... united most of the Indian subcontinent. A) Asoka. B) Prince Ali. C) Dharma. D) Hubert Marshall. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asoka. 47. The Caste System controlled all of the following except? A) Where you could go. B) Who you could socialize with. C) What job you could have. D) Who you could marry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Where you could go. 48. The great Indian epic poem about a prince who had to fight his own family was called A) Ashoka. B) Bhagavad Gita. C) The Vedas. D) The Upinashads. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bhagavad Gita. 49. What did the rigid social caste system of Ancient India allow the leaders to do? A) Create the first democracy. B) Control the people in their kingdom. C) Give women more power. D) Provide education for everyone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Control the people in their kingdom. 50. What was NOT the primary goal of Gupta Emperors? A) Peace, cooperation, and trade with others. B) Brutal warfare and conquest. C) Scientific achievement and advancement. D) Openness to others. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brutal warfare and conquest. 51. India's monsoons are NOT dangerous A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 52. The Kshatriyas hold which jobs on the caste system ladder ..... A) Priests. B) Trash collectors. C) Herders and merchants. D) Rulers and warriors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rulers and warriors. 53. The Maurya Empire was from A) 322 B.C.E-184 B.C.E. B) 322 C.E.-184 C.E. C) 300 C.E.-180 C.E. D) 300 B.C.E-100 B.C.E. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 322 B.C.E-184 B.C.E. 54. According to the Upanishads, reincarnation is the Hindu belief that A) Describes the beginning of the world. B) There are many gods. C) Explains why people suffer. D) After death, the soul is reborn in another living thing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After death, the soul is reborn in another living thing. 55. The Summer Monsoons are winds that blow in from the Pacific Ocean. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 56. The game of chess was invented in India. True or False? A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 57. ..... is based on four major principles:injure no life, tell the truth, do not steal, and own no property. A) Buddhism. B) Sikhism. C) HInduism. D) Jainism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jainism. 58. Which best describes the ancient Indian cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro? A) Chaotic and constantly at war. B) Organized, well-planned and advance for their era. C) Unable to support themselves with agriculture. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Organized, well-planned and advance for their era. 59. The highest level of society in the caste system were the A) Brahmins. B) Kshatryiahs. C) Sudras. D) Untouchables. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brahmins. 60. Ancient India had flushing toilets and a sewer system. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. ← 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