This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 52 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 52 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What was the term given for the government set up after Muhammed's death? A) Caliphate. B) The Protectorate. C) The Directory. D) Monarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Caliphate. 2. The Buddhists believed that people could only be truly happy once they stopped ....., or wanting things. A) Hating. B) Giving. C) Desiring. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Desiring. 3. What are some Harrapan cities? A) Harrapa and Monjeno Daro. They both had plumbing/sewage. B) Mesopotamia, they had gold trees. C) Harrapan civilization, had gold mines. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Harrapa and Monjeno Daro. They both had plumbing/sewage. 4. Mutton and chich are meats that are eaten in India. Mutton is a ..... A) Sheep. B) Bird. C) Cow. D) Deer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sheep. 5. The Untouchables are the lowest of the caste system. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 6. Who is known as the greatest Maurya King? A) Asoka. B) Chandragupta. C) Chandra Gupta. D) Magadha. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asoka. 7. What are the major waterways and landforms of India? A) Yamuna River, Bay of Bengal, Harappa, & Arabian Sea. B) Ganges River, Indus River, Deccan Plateau, & Coastal areas. C) Narmada River, Western Ghats, Potana. D) Hindu Kush, Indian Ocean, Sanchi, & Potana. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ganges River, Indus River, Deccan Plateau, & Coastal areas. 8. Name given to Indian princes A) Raja. B) Guru. C) Asoka. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Raja. 9. The Harappans created Hinduism A) True. B) False. C) We don't really know what Harappans religion was like. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We don't really know what Harappans religion was like. 10. What items tied to Hinduism have been found in the ruins of the ancient Indus Valley civilization? A) Statues of gods and goddesses. B) Books of religious laws. C) Paintings of ancient rituals. D) Musical instruments. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Statues of gods and goddesses. 11. Under the caste system of ancient India, which group had the highest status? A) Brahmans, who served as priests. B) Sudras, who served as farmers. C) Kshatriyas, who served as warriors. D) Vaisyas, who served as merchants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brahmans, who served as priests. 12. True or False:Historians have been able to decipher the Harappan written language. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. There are four noble truths in the Buddhist religion (or 'way of life') A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. Mauryan king who extended his rule across most of India and prioritized the well-being of his people A) Ashoka. B) Buddha. C) Chandragupta Maurya. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ashoka. 15. The Indus Valley Civilization's first two cities were ..... A) New York and Los Angeles. B) Thebes and Memphis. C) Babylon and Ur. D) Harappa and Mohenjo Daro. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Harappa and Mohenjo Daro. 16. Check all that apply. Which religion(s) are monotheistic? A) Sikhism. B) Buddhism. C) Jessim. D) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sikhism. 17. A Hindu Vaisyas is reincarnated as a Sudra. This person collected ..... in their life as a Vaisyas. A) Crow. B) Bad karma. C) Salvation. D) Good karma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bad karma. 18. Which ruler started off harsh and violent, but later changed to Buddhist peaceful values? A) Siddhartha Gautama. B) Chandragupta. C) Chandragupta II. D) Asoka/Asoka. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Asoka/Asoka. 19. Which empire emphasized the caste system to maintain control? A) Mauryan. B) Gupta. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gupta. 20. King Ashoka found peace why which religion A) Islam. B) Hinduism. C) Buddhism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buddhism. 21. Nepal, Bhutan, India, Pakistan, and Bangledash are the five countries represented in the Indian A) Continent. B) Territory. C) Country. D) Subcontinent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subcontinent. 22. What is the lowest level in the Indian caste system? A) Crow. B) Laborer. C) Brahmins. D) Untouchables. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Untouchables. 23. True or false:Aryans were equally spread out through all parts of the Caste System. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 24. How did the Aryan system of government differ from the Harappan system of government? A) The Aryan system was based mostly on family connections. B) The aryan system was led by scholars who could write. C) The Aryan system did not allow leaders or kings. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Aryan system was based mostly on family connections. 25. Select the choice that best represents the Caste system. A) Complex social structure in India, that began to take shape after the Indo-Aryan migration. B) Winds that mark the seasons in India. C) The Mexican social structure. D) The social structure of ancient Egypt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complex social structure in India, that began to take shape after the Indo-Aryan migration. 26. What river was the Indus Valley Civilization developed around? A) Indian Ocean. B) Yellow River. C) Yangtze River. D) Indus River. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indus River. 27. True or False. Buddha and Siddhartha are the same person? A) True. B) False. C) Maybe. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 28. The law of ..... determines how a person will be reincarnated. A) Whisper. B) Dharma. C) Salvation. D) Karma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Karma. 29. Siddhartha Gautama found enlightenment while sitting under what kind of tree? A) Bodhi. B) Willow. C) Birch. D) Cherry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bodhi. 30. Which event happened fifth? A) Buddha reaches enlightenment. B) Buddha converts many followers by his teachings. C) Buddha dies. D) Indian King Asoka coverts to Buddhism. E) Buddhism spreads to China and Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indian King Asoka coverts to Buddhism. 31. Hinduism believes in many gods, such as A) Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. B) Bravo, Tango and Vardy. C) Klink, Osborne and Talley. D) Toyota, Tesla, and Ford. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. 32. The flooding that happens during the summer season is caused by ..... A) Earthquakes. B) Avalanches. C) Hunting Season. D) Monsoon Season. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Monsoon Season. 33. How does a Hindu view one's soul? A) They don't believe in souls. B) As part of Vishnu. C) As part of Shiva. D) As part of Brahman. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) As part of Brahman. 34. Siddhartha was..... A) The founder of Hinduism. B) A famous ruler of India who converted to Buddhism. C) A powerful Aryan leader. D) The founder of Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The founder of Buddhism. 35. Lowest social class, "Untouchables" A) Kshatriyas. B) Brahmans. C) Vaisya. D) Pariahs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pariahs. 36. To which caste might a soldier belong in the Hindu caste system? A) Kshatriyas. B) Vaishyasya. C) Sudras. D) Brahmins. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kshatriyas. 37. Cotton was a surplus crop and a top ..... for the Gupta Empire. A) Export. B) Import. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Export. 38. The Law of Manu stated that women did not need to be treated with respect. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 39. People who settled in the Indus Valley and established the ancient cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro. A) Pictograph. B) Raja. C) Harappan Civilization. D) Outcaste. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Harappan Civilization. 40. One of the most powerful varnas was the Sudra. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 41. Monsoon winds brought rains to India that were essential for agriculture. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 42. Because India is isolated from the rest of Asia, it is referred to as a ..... A) Nation. B) Peninsula. C) Empire. D) Subcontinent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subcontinent. 43. The destroyer god A) Vishnu. B) Dalit. C) Shiva. D) Brahma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shiva. 44. Where did the Untouchables fall in the Caste system? A) The top. B) The middle. C) The bottom. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The bottom. 45. Name the two main rivers in India. A) The Nile and the Ganges. B) The Ganges and the Indus. C) The Nile and the Indus. D) There are no major rivers in India. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Ganges and the Indus. 46. How was the Indus Valley civilization similar to early civilizations in Egypt and Mesopotamia? A) It developed near a great river system. B) It had many mountains to protect it from invasion. C) Its cities were enclosed in a fortress. D) Its people all needed to farm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It developed near a great river system. 47. In Buddhism there are how many god A) 0. B) 1. C) 100. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 0. 48. What two important rivers start in the Himalaya Mountains? A) The Nile and Indus Rivers. B) The Ganges and Euphrates Rivers. C) The Indus and the Ganges Rivers. D) All of these rivers start in the Himalayas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Indus and the Ganges Rivers. 49. How long did the Gupta empire last? A) About 400 years. B) 1, 000 years. C) About 200 years. D) 40 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) About 200 years. 50. Taking place at an unnamed later time A) Afterward. B) Foreward. C) Later. D) Eventual. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eventual. 51. Vishnu, Shiva and Brahman are gods in ..... A) Hinduism. B) Buddhist. C) Sanskrit. D) Polynesian. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. 52. What was so amazing about the measurements used in building things in Mohenjo-Daro? A) The lack of organization. B) The exactness of the measurements. C) The chaotic patterns. D) How narrow they were. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The exactness of the measurements. 53. A building or buildings occupied by a community of monks or nuns living under religious vows. A) Mahayana. B) Varna. C) Vaisya. D) Monastery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Monastery. 54. India is known as what type of large landmass? A) Continent. B) Island. C) Subcontinent. D) Plateau. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subcontinent. 55. A spiritual teacher in Hinduism A) Priest. B) Pastor. C) Guru. D) Nun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Guru. 56. Which of these is the moral code? A) Reincarnation. B) Karma. C) Dharma. D) Salvation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dharma. 57. What factors in the Gupta Empire most helped the growth of learning? A) Peace and stability. B) Poverty and hunger. C) Power and conquest. D) Change and rebellion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peace and stability. 58. An ancient Indian language is A) Persian. B) Sanskrit. C) Nomadic. D) Aryan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sanskrit. 59. According to Hinduism, what is the ultimate goal of existence? A) To become a priest and reach the highest caste possible. B) To obey one's dharma and live right in order to have great karma. C) To be reincarnated into a higher group in the caste system. D) To achieve moksha, which is union with brahman, and stop the cycle of rebirth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To achieve moksha, which is union with brahman, and stop the cycle of rebirth. 60. What is the term used to describe a large area of land that is somewhat separated from a continent A) Isthmus. B) Mesa. 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