This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 41 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 41 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A team game similar to baseball. A) Cricket. B) Karma. C) Henna. D) Literacy rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cricket. 2. Who ruled over India during the Golden Age of the Gupta Empire? A) Ashoka. B) Chandragupta. C) Siddhartha. D) Chandra Gupta. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chandra Gupta. 3. What is the tallest peak in the Himalayan Mountain range? A) Mount Kilimanjaro. B) Mount Everest. C) Mount Rushmore. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mount Everest. 4. How many gods/goddesses are in Hinduism? A) 330. B) 330 thousand. C) 330 billion. D) 330 Million. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 330 Million. 5. The holy book of Hinduism is: A) Book of the Dead. B) Old Testament. C) Vedas. D) Bible. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vedas. 6. How were Harappan and Mesopotamian civilizations similar? A) They both spoke the same languages. B) They both built pyramids in which to bury their dead. C) They both used the same system of weights and measures. D) They both created irrigation systems to supply water to their crops. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They both created irrigation systems to supply water to their crops. 7. Which monsoons brought heavy rains? A) Summer and winter. B) Summer only. C) Winter only. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Summer only. 8. Who were the Indus Valley people? A) Germans. B) Persians. C) Dravidians. D) Chinese. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dravidians. 9. Which belief or practice is not shared by Buddhism? A) Reincarnation. B) Karma. C) Caste system. D) Cycle of life. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caste system. 10. A broad flat area of high land A) Plateau. B) Mountain. C) Plain. D) Savanna. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plateau. 11. What are the two civilizations of the Indus River Valley? A) Harappan and Aryan. B) Gupta and Gandhi. C) Hindu and Buddhist. D) Brahman and Atman. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Harappan and Aryan. 12. What river did the Harrappan civilization emerge around? A) Ganges. B) Brahmaputra. C) Indus. D) Nile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indus. 13. Explain what a process of which a person goes from one life to another. A) Harappans. B) Reincarnation. C) Aryans. D) Bro. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reincarnation. 14. Approximately how many people lived in Mohenjo-Daro A) 100, 000. B) 400, 000. C) 10, 000. D) 40, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 40, 000. 15. The term pre-columbian describes the history of America before the arrival of A) Europeans. B) Writing. C) Straights. D) Human sacrifices. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Europeans. 16. What mathematical concept did the Hindu civilization introduce to make writing numbers easier? A) Square roots. B) Zero. C) Pi. D) Division. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Zero. 17. How did the Himalaya and Hindu Kush Mountains benefit India? A) They provide a natural barrier. B) They make trading easier. C) They are tall. D) They bring warm monsoon winds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They provide a natural barrier. 18. The caste system was introduced by what group of people? A) Romans. B) Muslims. C) Persians. D) Aryans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aryans. 19. In what ways did the Indus and the Aryan cultures influence one another? A) The Indus People learned better combat techniques from the Aryans. B) The Aryans' lifestyle became more settled as they began to raise crops. C) The Aryans brought new kinds of field crops to the Indus. D) The Aryans brought new kinds of field crops to the Indus Valley to feed their cattle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Aryans' lifestyle became more settled as they began to raise crops. 20. Lao-Tzu was the founder of A) Sikhism. B) T(D)aoism. C) Buddhism. D) Hinduism. E) Confucianism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) T(D)aoism. 21. The Pharaoh represented the gods on Earth as 'High Priest of Every Temple'. He built temples to honor the Gods and used taxes to pay for them. Egyptians believed that the gods spoke with the Pharaoh and gave him powers ..... 27.6.C&G.1.2 According to the passage above, what did Egyptians believe about the Pharaoh? A) Egyptian gods walked on earth. B) All Egyptians were created equal. C) The Pharaoh spoke with the gods. D) Anyone could become Pharaoh. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Pharaoh spoke with the gods. 22. The first metal age of India is to use and copper implements were known as ..... A) Paleolithic age. B) Neolithic age. C) Chalcolithic age. D) Mesolithic age. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chalcolithic age. 23. A major world religion that developed in India from the Vedas A) Islam. B) Christianity. C) Hinduism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hinduism. 24. Which ruler won the Battle of Kalinga, became very upset by the bloodshed, and then converted to Buddhism and spread it to his people? A) Chandragupta. B) Asoka. C) Maurya. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asoka. 25. What was a teacher called in India? A) Rajas. B) Professor. C) Dalit. D) Guru. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Guru. 26. Which of the following helped trade to grow in India? A) Better roads. B) Taxes. C) Luxury Goods. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Better roads. 27. The teachings of Hinduism was first written down during ..... A) The Indus River Valley civilization. B) The Vedic Period. C) Maurya Empire. D) Gupta Empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Vedic Period. 28. The Shang and Zhou Dynasties were part of what River Valley Civilization? A) Ancient Egypt. B) Mesopotamia. C) Ancient China. D) Ancient India/Indus River Valley. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ancient China. 29. Read the phrase and determine which religion it is associated with:Believed in reaching nirvana through personal suffering-giving up all worldly possessions. A) Buddhism. B) Jainism. C) Hinduism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buddhism. 30. Part of the city of Mohenjo Daro was raised with walls around it. What inference can you make? A) The city had religious leaders. B) The city had enemies. C) The city had traders. D) The city had poor and rich people. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The city had enemies. 31. The Harrapans designed a sophisticated gravity powered plumbing and sewage system the envy of cities built thousands of years later. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 32. What did the Han dynasty combine in order to govern the people? A) Confucianism and Legalism. B) Hinduism and Buddhism. C) Buddhism and Confucianism. D) Legalism, Buddhism and Confucianism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Confucianism and Legalism. 33. In Tibet, Mahayana Buddhist leaders lead the government. This type of government is called a ..... A) Oligarchy. B) Monarchy. C) Theocracy. D) Democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theocracy. 34. Which religion is founded on suffering and was developed by a prince who gave up his life of luxury? A) Hinduism. B) Judaism. C) Buddhism. D) Islam. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buddhism. 35. Sudras were..... A) Warriors. B) Priests. C) Artisans. D) Manual Laborers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Manual Laborers. 36. All of the following were Indian achievements EXCEPT? A) Concept of zero. B) Metallurgy. C) Wood Block Printing. D) Inoculation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wood Block Printing. 37. What is the major religion in India that has many gods, with Brahma being the most important? A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Monotheism. D) Theocracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. 38. Women were free to make their own decisions & own property ..... A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 39. An Indian social class whose members are restricted in jobs and social associations. A) Guru. B) Nirvana. C) Caste. D) Raja. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caste. 40. The Mauryan Empire reached its height under his rule A) Pilgrim. B) Chandra Gupta Maurya. C) Enters. D) Bhagavad Gita. E) Ashoka. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Ashoka. 41. In India's jati and varna system, the Kshatriyas class contains these people A) Untouchables. B) Priests. C) Common people. D) Warriors and rulers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Warriors and rulers. 42. Which group was traditionally the manual laborers? A) Dalits. B) Kshatriyas. C) Shudrasya. D) Brahmin. E) Vaishyasya. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shudrasya. 43. The Mauryan Empire had an advanced system of government. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 44. The Aryans invaded India around 1500 B.C. A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TRUE. 45. If I were a merchant, I would be part of the ..... class. A) Brahman. B) Kshatriyas. C) Sudras. D) Vaisya:. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vaisya:. 46. Key term:A strong wind that blows across East Asia at certain times of the year A) Migrate. B) Nirvana. C) Monsoon. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Monsoon. 47. Karma is a spiritual force determined by one's actions. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 48. The Four Noble Truths say to end ones suffering they must end ..... A) Worry. B) Doubt. C) Desire. D) Hate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Desire. 49. The only way to break the cycle of samsara A) Death. B) Reincarnation. C) To end suffering. D) The soul unites with Brahma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The soul unites with Brahma. 50. The process of passing through many lives to reach Brahman. A) Specialization. B) Mummification. C) Reincarnation. D) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reincarnation. 51. What is the monsoon season in India? A) Harvest time. B) Dry period of time. C) Growing season. D) Rainy period of time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rainy period of time. 52. The Gupta Dynasty saw development in A) Religion. B) Education. C) Literature. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 53. In the caste system you can work hard and rise up to a higher caste during your lifetime. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 54. Golden Age (Gupta)-time of ..... and ..... A) Great prosperity, humanity. B) Great prosperity, creativity. C) Creativity, humanity. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Great prosperity, creativity. 55. Vocabulary:The belief in the rebirth of the soul into another body A) Varna. B) Salvation. C) Reincarnation. D) Whisper. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reincarnation. 56. The largest religion in Indian society A) Hinduism. B) Sikhism. C) Jainism. D) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. 57. Which Indian empire is described by the following:Took over because of WarAshoka (their king) was horrified from the bloodshed so he became Buddhist.Known for leading the unification of the vast landCentral governmentRoyal roadPromoted General welfare Just law system and security A) Gupta Empire. B) Mauryan Empire. C) Buddhist Empire. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mauryan Empire. 58. The climate of India includes: A) Tropical. B) Moderate. C) Hot and dry. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 59. Where did the Aryan Civilization settle? A) Ganges River. B) Nile River. C) Indus River. D) Tigris River. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ganges River. 60. Analogy:Hinduism is to moksha as Buddhism is to ..... A) Nirvana. B) Sutras. C) Reincarnation. D) Vedas. 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