This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Aryan caste that eventually included cultivators, artisans, and merchants A) Brahmins. B) Shudrasya. C) Vaishyasya. D) Kshatriyas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vaishyasya. 2. What is the difference between Nirvana and Moksha? A) Moksha is enlightenment in Buddhism and Nirvana is enlightenment in Hinduism. B) Nirvana is a 90's alt rock band and Moksha is not. C) One begins with N and the other begins with M. D) Nirvana is enlightenment in Buddhism and Moksha is enlightenment in Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nirvana is enlightenment in Buddhism and Moksha is enlightenment in Hinduism. 3. Who ruled during the Golden Age of India? A) Mauryas. B) The Guptas. C) Cushions. D) Like that. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Guptas. 4. In some religions, the idea that after you die, your soul/spirit will be reborn A) Reincarnation. B) Renewal. C) Resurrection. D) Rebirth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reincarnation. 5. Hinduism states that all people, plants, animals, and "things" are connected to the same force. The idea that is all people are "one" is called A) Dharma. B) Monism. C) Buddhism. D) Vishnu. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monism. 6. At the beginning, what allowed the Harappan Civilization to grow? A) Trading. B) The yellow river. C) Culture. D) Irrigation and agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Irrigation and agriculture. 7. A land with different territories and people under one ruler. A) Empire. B) Dynasty. C) Subcontinent. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Empire. 8. The main religion of India is A) Christianity. B) Hinduism. C) Buddhism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hinduism. 9. There were ..... Varnas in Ancient India. A) 3. B) 4. C) 5. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4. 10. What two ancient cities did archaeologists discover in 1922? A) Memphis and Thebes. B) Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro. C) Ur and Babylon. D) Los Angeles and Cleveland. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro. 11. Name the key concept of the following sentence:Mohandas Gandhi led the people of India against the British government. A) Politics/Government. B) Economy. C) Geography. D) Achievements. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Politics/Government. 12. What is the ultimate goal of life in Hinduism? A) Dharma. B) Artha. C) Salvation. D) Karma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Salvation. 13. The form a person takes when he or she is reborn depends upon his or her ....., which is the effect that good or bad actions have on a person's soul. A) Reincarnation. B) Dharma. C) Karma. D) Seals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Karma. 14. What is the study of stars and planets? A) Astrology. B) Spaceology. C) Cosmetology. D) Astronomy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Astronomy. 15. Rejected the caste system A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddhism. 16. Which of the following does not describe Hinduism? A) One of the world's oldest religions. B) There is no founder. C) The goal is to reach Nirvana. D) The divine being is known as Brahman. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The goal is to reach Nirvana. 17. The Khyber Pass is a break in the Hindu Kush mountains in Pakistan that links with the ..... A) Ancient Silk Road. B) China. C) Aryans. D) The Himalayas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ancient Silk Road. 18. Which of these beliefs did Hinduism and Buddhism have in common? A) Many gods. B) Caste system. C) Ritual bathing. D) Enlightenment and many lifetimes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Enlightenment and many lifetimes. 19. A social group that one is born into and cannot be change is called a A) Caste. B) Raja. C) Family. D) Cast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Caste. 20. It is believed that the Guptas supported other religious beliefs. What suggests this? A) They lived around people with other beliefs. B) It was talked about among civilizations. C) They built many Buddhist temples. D) They wrote about it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They built many Buddhist temples. 21. The Science of working with metals. A) Metallurgy. B) Nirvana. C) Monsoons. D) The many. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metallurgy. 22. Universal spirit of all gods and goddesses A) Polytheism. B) Theocracy. C) Brahman. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brahman. 23. The Vedas, or sacred texts of Hinduism, are written in the ..... language. A) Hindi. B) Hebrew. C) Sanskrit. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sanskrit. 24. Which of the following was not one of Confucius's basic relationships? A) Husband and Wife. B) Father and Brother. C) Ruler and Subject. D) Friend and Friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Father and Brother. 25. The ..... further divided Indian society into groups based on a person's rank, wealth, or occupation. A) Caste system. B) Atman. C) Eightfold path. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Caste system. 26. Of the 3 deities of Hinduism, Shiva is known as the destroyer. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 27. HIGHEST PEAK IN THE WORLD, LOCATED IN THE HIMALAYAS A) MOUNT BLANC. B) MOUNT KILIMANJARO. C) MOUNT EVEREST. D) MOUNT MCKINLEY. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) MOUNT EVEREST. 28. The two ancient cities that developed on the Indus River were: A) Babylon and Ur. B) Harappa and Mohenjo Daro. C) Dehli and Beijing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Harappa and Mohenjo Daro. 29. Where are the Hundu Kush Mountains located? A) Southern India. B) Northeast India. C) Northwest India. D) Eastern India. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Northwest India. 30. A place of perfect peace and happiness, like heaven. A) Karma. B) Siddhartha Gautama. C) Buddhism. D) Nirvana. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nirvana. 31. How did Zoroastrianism come to the people of India? A) It was started by an Indian prophet. B) Zoroaster was reincarnated as an Indian citizen. C) It was brought to India by the Persians. D) It was taught from books called the Vedas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It was brought to India by the Persians. 32. The process of rebirth A) Karma. B) Jainism. C) Reincarnation. D) Caste System. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reincarnation. 33. The priestly class of Ancient Indian society were A) The Kshatriyas. B) The Brahmins. C) The Sudras. D) The Vaisyas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Brahmins. 34. Ethan, Samuel, and Benjamin are having a heated discussion about the Bhagavad Gita. Can you help them figure out its core message? A) The importance of duty and righteousness. B) The pursuit of material wealth. C) The rejection of all desires. D) The worship of multiple gods. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The importance of duty and righteousness. 35. Name this famous Mathematician A) Aryabhata. B) Brahmagupta. C) Srinivas Ramanujan. D) Bhaskar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aryabhata. 36. Which country found plastic surgery? A) CHINA. B) JAPAN. C) US. D) INDIA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) INDIA. 37. Who was Aryabhata? A) Mathematician. B) Philosopher. C) Historian. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mathematician. 38. Asoka was a prince True or False? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 39. How is the Hindu belief in Karma related to the caste system? A) People born in a low caste can rise to a higher one. B) People are in a caste because of how much money they make. C) People are in a caste because of how they lived a past life. D) People born into a low caste can't improve thei karma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) People are in a caste because of how they lived a past life. 40. This religion started in India and spread to China and beyond A) Judaism. B) Jainism. C) Hinduism. D) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Buddhism. 41. Which ruler believed in absolute power, commanded a huge army, became very paranoid, and then starved himself to death? A) Chandragupta. B) Asoka. C) Maurya. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chandragupta. 42. Who was thought as the greatest Mauryan ruler? A) Chadragupta I. B) Chandragupta e. C) Ashoka. D) Devvarman . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ashoka. 43. Prince Gautama became known as the ....., which means "Enlightened One." A) Buddha. B) Mahavira. C) Gupta. D) Asoka. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buddha. 44. In what year was construction of the Taj Mahal completed (when was it finished)? A) 1642. B) 1632. C) 1638. D) 1648. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1648. 45. The first truly centralized dynasty in China that was rather short-lived and developed the terracotta soldiers and started the Great Wall. A) Ming Dynasty. B) Shang Dynasty. C) Qin Dynasty. D) Zhou Dynasty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Qin Dynasty. 46. Historians describe a civilization's ..... by identifying its government styles, laws, military courts, foreign policies, wars, voting, and rights. A) Technology. B) Politics. C) Ideas. D) Nature. E) Culture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Politics. 47. The belief that spirits return to earth many times in different forms, attempting to become one with Brahman, is known as? A) Reincarnation. B) Sudra. C) Caste System. D) Dharma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reincarnation. 48. How did Gupta Emperors rule India? A) By promoting peace and expanding learning and trade. B) By warfare and conquest. C) By combining Buddhist discipline into the Hindu caste system. D) By choosing their leaders based on merit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By promoting peace and expanding learning and trade. 49. What language was the Vedas written in? A) Hieroglyphics. B) Sanskrit. C) Cuneiform. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sanskrit. 50. The belief that is you do bad things in life you will suffer in the next life. A) Dharma. B) Karma. C) Pharma. D) Parma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Karma. 51. Siddhartha Gautama is known as the first ..... A) Thinker. B) Philosopher. C) Emperor. D) Buddha. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Buddha. 52. Vocabulary:The religion of most Gupta leaders A) Jainism. B) Sikhism. C) Buddhism. D) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hinduism. 53. India's Varnas is an example of ..... A) Economics. B) Geography. C) Achievements. D) Social Structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Social Structure. 54. AN ISLAND NATION SOUTH OF INDIA IN THE INDIAN OCEAN A) THAILAND. B) CAMBODIA. C) LAOS. D) SRI LANKA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) SRI LANKA. 55. To aid in the spread of Buddhism throughout India and parts of Asia, Ashoka used ..... A) Mercenaries & printing press. B) Khyber Pass & missionaries. C) Missionaries & the Royal Road. D) Pillars & missionaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pillars & missionaries. 56. Siddhartha Gyatam A) Ancient Indian Emperor. B) Founder of Hinduism. C) Founder of Buddhism. D) Brahmin Priest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Founder of Buddhism. 57. Was the lowest division of the caste system A) Untouchables. B) Merchants. C) Brahman. D) Kshatriyas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Untouchables. 58. Buddhists and Hindus share the beliefs of A) Reincarnation. B) Karma. C) A final resting place for the soul. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 59. Which caste is known as 'pariah' or 'harijan' is the lowest in Indian society? A) Untouchable. B) Brahmin. C) Sudra. D) Vaishya. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Untouchable. 60. The Taj Mahal is actually a ..... A) Pyramid. 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