This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 48 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 48 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the FALSE statement about the social structure of the Mauryan and Gupta Empires. A) Rulers were below priests and teachers. B) Farmers were not the lowest social class. C) Untouchables were not considered a social class. D) The social classes were very determined by birth. E) People could move to a higher social class by reaching a state of enlightenment. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) People could move to a higher social class by reaching a state of enlightenment. 2. .... was the strongest ruler of the Mauryan dynasty. Later, he converted to Buddhism and worked toward improving the lives of his people. A) Chandra Gupta. B) Siddhartha Gautama. C) Asoka. D) Chandragupta Maurya. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Asoka. 3. They invented measuring devices for weights and construction similar to our modern ruler. The Harappans built one of the earliest known docks on the Sabarmati River that flows into the Arabian Sea that promoted trade by sea. Scholars note how vast their knowledge of tides and hydrography was to deal with the ever-changing delta of the river and coastal waters. Suspension bridges appeared in the 4th Century BCE made of braided bamboo and iron chains. Achievements and economy:Which sentence in the excerpt above best supports the topic sentence, "The people of ancient India traversed the water for economic reasons" ? A) They invented measuring devices for weights and construction similar to our modern ruler.". B) "The Harappans built one of the earliest known docks on the Sabarmati River that flows into the Arabian Sea that promoted trade by sea.". C) "Suspension bridges appeared in the 4th Century BCE made of braided bamboo and iron chains.". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "The Harappans built one of the earliest known docks on the Sabarmati River that flows into the Arabian Sea that promoted trade by sea.". 4. What are samskaras? A) Evil spirits that cause people to commit evil actions. B) People who do not belong to a particular caste. C) Dresses worn for special occasions, like a wedding. D) Rites of passage for different stages in a person's life. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rites of passage for different stages in a person's life. 5. The prince or leader of a tribe A) Raja. B) Himalaya. C) Monsoon. D) Caste. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Raja. 6. True or False. Asoka helped spread Buddhism by making it the state religion and sending missionaries to other countries to preach and spread Buddhist ideas. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. Which of the following is NOT an advancement of Indus Valley Civilization? A) Dice. B) Indoor Toilets. C) Sewer systems. D) Coal burning fireplace. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coal burning fireplace. 8. Who established the Mauryan Empire and became its first tuler? A) Asoka. B) Bindusara. C) Chandragupta Maurya. D) Brahma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chandragupta Maurya. 9. What is the purpose of a citadel in the cities of the Indus River Valley? A) Protection from attack. B) Storing grain. C) Farm land. D) Housing animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protection from attack. 10. When groups of people intermingle, changes often occur within both groups. How did the Aryans change as a result of their move into India? A) They celebrated God's passing over during the final plague. B) They became farmers. C) They continued their nomadic lifestyle in order to maintain their military strength. D) The acclimated to the Harappan society. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They became farmers. 11. When the Aryan and Indian Cultures blended, what religion resulted? A) Vedic. B) Buddhism. C) Hinduism. D) Christianity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hinduism. 12. Who was the father of Plastic Surgery? A) Chanakya. B) Sushruta. C) Arya Bhatt. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sushruta. 13. What did Siddhartha do to try to achieve enlightenment? A) Analyze his dreams. B) Write books. C) Study in a Buddhist monastery. D) Meditate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Meditate. 14. What religion was promoted heavily by King Ashoka during the Mauryan Empire? A) Christianity. B) Buddhism. C) Islam. D) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddhism. 15. Greatest Writer and Poet of India who wrote in Sanskrit A) Kalidasa. B) Gandhi. C) Chandragupta. D) Siddhartha Gautama. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kalidasa. 16. The ....., which are located in northern India, are the highest mountains in the world. A) Everest. B) Rockies. C) Ganges. D) Himalayas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Himalayas. 17. The effect that good or bad actions have on a person's soul A) Nirvana. B) Reincarnation. C) Sanskrit. D) Subcontinent. E) Karma. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Karma. 18. Hinduism grew out of an earlier Aryan religion called ..... A) Incarnation. B) Brahmanism. C) Buddhism. D) Polytheism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brahmanism. 19. Which of the following is NOT a spice given to us by Ancient India? A) Salt. B) Paprika. C) Pepper. D) Cinnamon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Salt. 20. One of India's first major cities that was successful and peaceful A) Harappa. B) Nepal. C) Tibet. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Harappa. 21. Which Ancient Indian CULTURAL achievement is one we use today? A) Farming wheat and barley. B) Ink. C) Complex housing. D) Nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ink. 22. What technique was used to produce high-quality steel in South India by 200 BC? A) Crucible technique. B) Casting technique. C) Molding technique. D) Forging technique. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crucible technique. 23. Who conquered Persia A) Rome. B) Carthage. C) Gongols. D) Alexander the Great. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alexander the Great. 24. Which of these was the second highest caste? A) Kshatriyas. B) Brahmin. C) Sudras. D) Vaisya:. E) Dalits. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kshatriyas. 25. What religion did Ashoka convert Ancient to? A) Aryanism. B) Green. C) Buddhism. D) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buddhism. 26. Raja is the Aryan word for A) Chief. B) Pharaoh. C) King. D) Elder. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chief. 27. The oldest active religion in the world, currently practiced by over 1 billion people A) Hinduism. B) Judaism. C) Buddhism. D) Christianity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. 28. Which phrase best describes the Eastern and Western Ghats? A) Fertile plains. B) Sandy beaches. C) Mountain ranges. D) Marshy wetlands. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mountain ranges. 29. My caste includes bankers and merchants A) Kshatriyas. B) Untouchables. C) The Brahmins. D) Vaishyasya. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vaishyasya. 30. This term refers to your duties or responsibilities as a Hindu. A) Reincarnation. B) Karma. C) Dharma. D) Deva. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dharma. 31. If a species of animal dies out, they are considered to be ..... A) Extinct. B) Nomads. C) Slaves. D) Tribes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extinct. 32. Vocabulary:Injecting a person with a small dose of a virus to help him build up the defense to the disease A) Metallurgy. B) Salvation. C) Whisper. D) Inoculation. E) Kiln. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inoculation. 33. Which country has a unique type of Mahayana Buddhism because it mixed with Hinduism and the country's traditional religion? A) India. B) Cambodia. C) Canada. D) Tibet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tibet. 34. The first written language of India A) Guru. B) Vedas. C) Sanskrit. D) Raja. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sanskrit. 35. Archaeologists recently uncovered giant reservoirs where it is speculated that rain water was kept to use during the dry season. What does the word reservoirs mean in the text? A) Lake. B) Sewage treatment. C) Large basin to hold water. D) Swimming pool. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Large basin to hold water. 36. The most ancient Hindu scriptures A) Veda. B) Torah. C) Gospel. D) Koran. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Veda. 37. The very numbers we use today? A) Arabic Numerals. B) Hindu-Arabic Numerals. C) Latin-Hindu Numbers. D) Roman Numerals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hindu-Arabic Numerals. 38. A military leader who seized control of northern India A) Reincarnation. B) Jessim. C) Metallurgy. D) Chandragupta Maurya. E) Fasting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chandragupta Maurya. 39. Vocabulary:The most famous of the passages from the Mahabharata A) Bhagavad Gita. B) Rig Veda. C) Ramayana. D) Four Noble Truths. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bhagavad Gita. 40. What did the Aryans bring to india? A) Few people across India accepted the Aryans, whose impact on India was negligible. B) The Aryans brought their language and their belief in many gods to India. C) Aryan influence in India never extended much further than the Indus Valley. D) The Aryans completely reshaped all aspects of Indian culture, driving out previous traditions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Aryans brought their language and their belief in many gods to India. 41. Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro are located in the modern country of ..... A) Iran. B) Saudi Arabia. C) Pakistan. D) India. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pakistan. 42. One of the great mysteries about Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa is that ..... A) They were mysteriously abandoned. B) They had gold buried under the citadel. C) The Great Baths were made out of gold. D) They traded with Egypt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They were mysteriously abandoned. 43. Confucius believed that the key to a successful society was relationships that were based on ..... A) Respect and admiration. B) Honesty and trust. C) Honesty and respect. D) Power and trust. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Honesty and respect. 44. What were ancient India's most significant contributions and achievements? A) Hierglyphics, pyramids, embalming. B) Plow, wheel, sails. C) The alphabet, rule of law, monotheism. D) Medicine, the number zero, Arabic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Medicine, the number zero, Arabic. 45. Which of these was the third highest caste? A) Dalits. B) Brahmin. C) Sudras. D) Kshatriyas. E) Vaisya:. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Vaisya:. 46. When born into a certain caste level in Ancient India ..... A) You can only move up never down. B) You could never move. C) You could move down and up as you wanted. D) You could move up whenever you wanted. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You could never move. 47. Which of the following terms represents the coming back to life as another life form? A) Nirvana. B) Dharma. C) Salvation. D) Reincarnation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reincarnation. 48. Which fact is true about Asoka? A) He was one of India's the strongest rulers. B) He caused much poverty in India. C) He became a monk. D) He was related to Gandhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was one of India's the strongest rulers. 49. The main religion of India which includes the worship of many gods and the belief in reincarnation A) Buddhism. B) Salvation. C) Hinduism. D) Nirvana. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hinduism. 50. Which is Not an accomplishment of Ancient India A) Base 60 numbers. B) 1st fired mud bricks. C) 1st sewers. D) 1st cotton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Base 60 numbers. 51. What is the best definition for:HINDU TRIMURTI? A) The three most important Hindu goddesses. B) The three Hindu gods responsible for the creation of the world. C) Valley that was home to Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro. D) Hindu's oldest religious text. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The three Hindu gods responsible for the creation of the world. 52. Chinese philosophy developed by Hanfeizi; taught that humans are naturally evil and therefore need to be ruled by harsh laws A) Confucianism. B) Daoism. C) Legalism. D) Mandate of Heaven. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Legalism. 53. In the Caste System, if you are part of the highest caste, or priestly, you are a ..... A) Brahman. B) Kshatriya. C) Vaishya. D) Sudra. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brahman. 54. Effects that good or bad actions have on a person's soul A) Meditation. B) Reincarnation. C) Karma. D) Mercenaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Karma. 55. Untouchables were ..... A) Members of the lowest caste. B) High priests. C) Government officials. D) Under the lowest caste. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Under the lowest caste. 56. The protector god A) Shiva. B) Brahma. C) Dalit. D) Vishnu. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vishnu. 57. Historians know little about the Indus Valley Civilization because they are unable to translate their writing system. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 58. What probably caused the end of the Harappan civilization? A) A civil war. B) An invading army. C) Monsoon winds and rains. D) Earthquakes and lack of rainfall. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Earthquakes and lack of rainfall. 59. Architecture from the Maurya and Gupta periods can oly be studied with ancient texts. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 60. WHAT WAS THE ART OF PALEOLITHIC TIMES? A) CAVE PAINTINGS. B) GREAT ARCHITECTURE. C) GREAT POTTERY. D) ABU SIMBEL. 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