This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 47 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 47 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which two rivers flow through India? A) Indus & Euphrates. B) Euphrates & Tigris. C) Nile and Ganges. D) Indus & Ganges. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indus & Ganges. 2. How did early Aryans pass down their stories before they had a written language? A) By word of mouth. B) By drawing on cave walls. C) Hieroglyphics. D) Coded messages. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By word of mouth. 3. What are the names of the three ancient Indian Religions we have been learning about? A) Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam. B) Jainism, Hinduism, Buddhism. C) Buddhism, Islam, Christianity. D) Jainism, Hinduism, Christianity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jainism, Hinduism, Buddhism. 4. The Hindus believe that the ..... River is Holy and can wash away their sins. A) Amazon. B) Ganges. C) Yangtze. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ganges. 5. The concept of one's actions in the present life affecting their rebirth in the next life is A) Dharma. B) Karma. C) Reincarnation. D) Bodhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Karma. 6. How has the location of the Himalaya Mountains benefited India? A) Consistent water supply. B) Protection from enemies. C) Prevention of earthquakes. D) Roads for trade routes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protection from enemies. 7. Vocabulary:The oldest of the four collections of hymns and poems sacred to the Aryans A) Bhagavad Gita. B) Mahayana. C) Rig Veda. D) Sanskrit. E) Ramayana. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rig Veda. 8. Vocabulary:Ancient dockyard A) Lothal. B) It's also Joe. C) Pakistan. D) Ganges. E) Harappa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lothal. 9. Founder of Hinduism A) No Single Founder. B) Asoka. C) Moses. D) Siddhartha Gautama. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No Single Founder. 10. Words written down in a particular form, such as a book A) Text. B) Stihl. C) Scroll. D) Facebook. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scroll. 11. Which of the following is NOT an accomplishment that Indians made in medicine? A) Casting spells. B) Medicine from plants and animals. C) Performing surgery. D) Innoculations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Casting spells. 12. The Kshatriyas class contained which people? A) Common people. B) Priests. C) Untouchables. D) Warriors and rulers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Warriors and rulers. 13. India's Golden Age occurred during the ..... Empire. A) Jurassic. B) Mauryan. C) Mughal. D) Gupta. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gupta. 14. What mountain range was a natural barrier between India and China? A) The Hindu Kush. B) The Western Ghats. C) The Himalyas. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Himalyas. 15. Who were the Aryans? A) They came to India from China. B) They were people who lived in the Himalayas. C) They came to India from northwest. D) They arrived by boat to take over India. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They came to India from northwest. 16. Why is the archaeological discovery of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro important? A) They were the first ancient cities ever discovered. B) They provide insights into the daily life of the Indus Valley people. C) They were built by the Romans. D) They are located in Egypt. . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They provide insights into the daily life of the Indus Valley people. 17. ..... became the Buddha after meditating under the Bodhi Tree and reaching enlightenment. A) Siddhartha Gautama. B) Ashoka. C) Chandra Gupta. D) Chandragupta Maurya. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Siddhartha Gautama. 18. Teaches you should follow the noble eightfold path A) Buddhism. B) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buddhism. 19. Even though Asoka believed strongly in the concepts of Buddhism and ahimsa (nonviolence), he allowed and accepted his subjects to follow other religions, like Hinduism. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. Which of the following true about how Hindus view water? A) Water is only necessary for drinking and farming. B) What is seen as a symbol for life, and rivers were sacred. C) Only seas/salt water were considered sacred. D) Most water was contaminated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What is seen as a symbol for life, and rivers were sacred. 21. Hindus use ..... to determine each person's rank in society. A) Export. B) Raja. C) Caste. D) Import. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caste. 22. The Persians conquered all of the following areas except ..... A) Babylonia. B) Israel. C) India. D) Egypt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) India. 23. How did Asoka treat other religions in the Mauryan Empire? A) He punished people who practice Hinduism. B) Asoka only allowed people to practice Buddhism and Hinduism. C) Asoka forced all of the people to practice Hinduism. D) He wanted all religions to be honored and respected. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He wanted all religions to be honored and respected. 24. India can be best described as ..... A) An island. B) A separated nation. C) A subcontinent. D) A continent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A subcontinent. 25. A religion that believes in one god ..... A) Atheism. B) Polytheism. C) Monotheism. D) Mythology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Monotheism. 26. Which of these actions helped Chandragupta control his empire? A) He gave food the areas he conquered. B) He appointed all government officials. C) He trusted those who pledged their loyalty. D) He lived simply and did not burden the people with taxes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He lived simply and did not burden the people with taxes. 27. According to the Gregorian calendar, the years after the birth of Christ are known as ..... A) BC. B) AD. C) Circa. D) BCE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) AD. 28. One of the world's oldest and largest religions that was founded in India ..... A) Judaism. B) Christianity. C) Islam. D) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hinduism. 29. A Chinese philosophy where people practice humility, lead a simple life and have harmony with nature. A) Daoism. B) Confucianism. C) Buddhism. D) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Daoism. 30. Which term is defined as:One Hindu god that exists in everything A) Atman. B) Vedas. C) Karma. D) Brahman. E) Salvation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brahman. 31. What is the major religion of India today? A) Christianity. B) Islam. C) Buddhism. D) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hinduism. 32. This statement belongs to which religion?"Belief in dharma, karma, and samsara." A) Buddhism. B) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hinduism. 33. The second varna made up of warriors and rulers A) Vaisya:. B) Sudras. C) Brahmans. D) Kshatriyas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kshatriyas. 34. The Aryans spoke ..... and developed a rich tradition of poems and hymns, but did not have a writing system. A) English. B) Arabic. C) Harappan. D) Sanskrit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sanskrit. 35. What life changing event led Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) to leave his life of luxury and help others? A) His wife died. B) His son died. C) He left his castle and saw that people were sick, poor, and unhappy. D) His father died. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He left his castle and saw that people were sick, poor, and unhappy. 36. The famous temple of Gangaikonda cholapuram built of king ..... A) King Vijayalaya. B) King Rajaraja I. C) King Rajendra I. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) King Rajendra I. 37. The two most famous Indus Valley Civilization settlements were ..... A) Ur and Sumer. B) Sumer and Harappa. C) Harappa and Mohenjo Daro. D) Mohenjo Daro and Ur. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Harappa and Mohenjo Daro. 38. The Arthasastra was a treatise on politics written by Kautilya. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 39. How could a Buddhist achieve nirvana? A) Follow the Eight Fold Path. B) Follow the Four Noble Truths. C) Meditation and Fasting. D) Only the Buddha can reach nirvana. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Follow the Eight Fold Path. 40. Which word describes "what goes around comes around" ? A) Epic poems. B) Karma. C) Yoga. D) Reincarnation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Karma. 41. Good Karma = Move down the caste system in the next life A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 42. "For the millionth time I asked myself why they couldn't judge me on where I stood. Why did they always have to judge me on where I came from." -Narendra JadhavThis person was a member of which caste? A) Untouchables. B) Rulers. C) Merchants. D) Brahmins. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Untouchables. 43. What did Buddha claim was the cause of suffering? A) War. B) Desire. C) Loss. D) Hunger. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Desire. 44. Some of the 7 key concepts for historical understanding are ..... A) Cause and effect, and significance. B) Evidence and perspectives. C) Continuity and change, and empathy. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 45. Who was the leader of he Mauryan Empire in 270 B.C.? A) Cyrus II. B) Brahman. C) Ashoka the Great. D) Karma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ashoka the Great. 46. Rebirth of the soul after physical death A) Nirvana. B) Reincarnation. C) Salvation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reincarnation. 47. Which of the following is NOT true about the Himalayan Mountains? A) These mountains continue to get taller each year. B) The name translates to the "Home of Snow.". C) These are the 2nd tallest mountains in the world. D) They affect the winter monsoons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) These are the 2nd tallest mountains in the world. 48. Why do historians believe that the Indus River Valley had an advanced civilization? A) It had highly organized religion. B) It left behind many weapons. C) Its royal tombs hold many artifacts. D) Its cities showed advanced planning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Its cities showed advanced planning. 49. Mohenjo-Daro was located in the modern-day country of ..... A) Bangladesh. B) India. C) Sri Lanka. D) Pakistan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pakistan. 50. Chandragupta Maurya established what kind of government in his empire? A) Monarchy. B) Bureaucracy. C) Dictatorship. D) Democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bureaucracy. 51. State of perfect peace and happiness. A) Dharma. B) Stupa. C) Reincarnation. D) Nirvana. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nirvana. 52. What is a distinct characteristic of the Indus River Valley cities? A) Grid pattern streets. B) Tall skyscrapers. C) Underground tunnels. D) Stone fortresses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grid pattern streets. 53. India is a ..... because it takes up a large part of Asia. A) Monsoon. B) Subcontinent. C) Reincarnation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subcontinent. 54. To determine an approximate value, size, or nature of something A) Accrue. B) Value. C) Estimate. D) Monetize. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Estimate. 55. What is nonviolence? A) The avoidance of violent actions. B) The avoidance of the caste system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The avoidance of violent actions. 56. According to the fourth Noble Truth, what is the way to remove desire in order to achieve enlightenment? A) Follow the Ten Commandments. B) Follow the Eightfold Path. C) Get as many material possessions as possible. D) Follow the 12-step Program. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Follow the Eightfold Path. 57. They do not believe or worship any god/gods. A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddhism. 58. Watering Crops (gates, dams, canals, reservoirs) A) PAleolithic Age. B) Irrigational Techniques. C) Guilds. D) Nomads. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irrigational Techniques. 59. What is the wind direction during the summer monsoon? A) Northwest. B) Southwest. C) South. D) Northeast. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Northeast. 60. The use of the decimal system, advancements in medicine, and construction of Hindu temples are most closely associated with the golden age of the A) Gupta Empire. B) Roman Empire. C) Abbasid Dynasty. D) Han Dynasty. 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