This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 62 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 62 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the correct order of cultures and empires in ancient India? A) Maurya, Gupta, Indus, Vedic. B) Indus, Vedic, Gupta, Maurya. C) Vedic, Indus, Gupta, Maurya. D) Indus, Vedic, Maurya, Gupta. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indus, Vedic, Maurya, Gupta. 2. THE BUDDHA WAS BORN A) C. 1000 B.C. B) 1492. C) C. 265.B.C. D) 563 B.C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 563 B.C. 3. Why is Article 17 a significant part of India's constitution today? A) It continues discrimination depending on caste. B) It outlawed discrimination based upon one's caste in the workplace and education. C) It further divides India's caste system. D) There is not an Article 17. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It outlawed discrimination based upon one's caste in the workplace and education. 4. What is the system that divides Indian society into groups based on wealth, rank, or occupation? A) Vedas. B) Caste. C) Social. D) Carte. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Caste. 5. Hinduism is the oldest religion of ancient India, and there is no known founder of this religion, it is still practiced by a vast majority of Indians today. It is a complex and diverse religion with many gods and goddesses, and a belief in reincarnation and karma. Hindus believe that the ultimate goal of life is to attain reincarnation, or liberation from the cycle of birth and death. The cow is a very sacred animal in this religion, the divine law of this religion is called dharma. The highest class in this religion are the brahmins(like priests).What is dharma? A) Relaxation. B) Equality. C) Divine Law. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Divine Law. 6. Abigail, William, and Rohan are time-traveling to the ancient cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-daro. What unique features of these cities will they discover? A) Standardized building bricks. B) Grid system streets. C) Built-in sewage systems. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 7. In this religion, people believe that desire is the cause of human suffering. A) Buddhism. B) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buddhism. 8. Why were monsoons important to the development of the South Asian subcontinent? A) Heavy rainfall in summer, providing water for agriculture. B) Dry winds kept land from being used for agriculture. C) Protected the Indus River Valley from the cold of the Himalayas. D) Rainfall was light and not reliable for farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heavy rainfall in summer, providing water for agriculture. 9. Chandragupta Maurya was the first king of Ancient India. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 10. How does one escape the caste they are born into? A) Performing good dharma in this life will give good karma for one move up a caste in the next life. B) Good dharma in this life will break the cycle of reincarnation and send them straight to heaven. C) One cannot ever escape their caste. D) One's caste is determined by the gods, only they determine if one can move in or out of their assigned station in life. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Performing good dharma in this life will give good karma for one move up a caste in the next life. 11. Which Ancient Indian ARCITECTURAL achievement is one we use today? A) Farming wheat and barley. B) Ink. C) Complex housing. D) Nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex housing. 12. Hindus practice yoga and meditation to reach the four purposes of life (purusharthas). A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 13. A religion of ancient India that does not believe in a supreme being. It emphasizes nonviolence and respect for all living things. A) Bhagavad Gita. B) Nirvana. C) Jainism. D) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jainism. 14. What was taught by the Buddha, the path one must follow to achieve nirvana? A) The Five Pillars. B) The Four Noble Truths. C) The Eightfold Path. D) Ten Commandments. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Eightfold Path. 15. Is Indus valley civilization a river civilization? A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 16. Chandragupta's army consisted of:1) ..... infantry2) ..... cavalry3) ..... war elephants A) 6002) 303) 9. B) 600, 0002) 30, 0003) 9, 000. C) 502) 703) 90. D) 100, 0002) 60, 0003) 70, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 600, 0002) 30, 0003) 9, 000. 17. An official order of proclamation issued by a person in authority A) Bazaar. B) Perplexed. C) Edict. D) Excruciating. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Edict. 18. Which of the following was not one of the Ancient Indian empires discussed in the class lecture? A) Kushan Empire. B) Mughal Empire. C) Mauryan Empire. D) Gupta Empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mughal Empire. 19. In Buddhism, the idea of Nirvana is ..... A) The underworld. B) A state of perfect peace. C) A city-state in India. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A state of perfect peace. 20. Which best describes modern Hinduism? A) Followers who believe in the teachings of Mahavira and practice nonviolence. B) Followers wear turbans and support treating everyone equally. C) Oldest of the Indian religions whose religious traditions are collected into Vedic texts. D) Largest number of followers in India who believe in many gods, such as Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Largest number of followers in India who believe in many gods, such as Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu. 21. Entering India from the north was difficult because of the presence of which geographical feature? A) The Himalayas. B) The Indian Ocean. C) The Ganges River. D) The Deccan Plateau. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Himalayas. 22. Which of the following describes he greatest effect the Hindu caste system had on India A) Caste were encourage to interact with one another. B) Different castes shared the same rules for governing heir behavior. C) People had to stay in the same caste to which they were born. D) Foreigners were treated as members of the lowest caste. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) People had to stay in the same caste to which they were born. 23. Whose idea was it to create stupas? A) Ashoka. B) Gupta. C) Alexander the Great. D) Filial piety. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ashoka. 24. The achievements of Asoka's rule included A) Discouaging trade. B) The breakup of the empire. C) Building the greatest empire India had ever known. D) The Building of a system of colleges. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Building the greatest empire India had ever known. 25. According to the Arthasastra, the ends justify the means. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 26. The Aryans were: A) The first Buddhist believers. B) Nomads. C) Great city planners. D) The biggest Indian empire in history. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nomads. 27. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A WONDER OF THE ANCIENT WORLD? A) GREAT PYRAMID OF GIZA. B) HANGING GARDENS OF BABYLON. C) CAVE ART OF SPAIN. D) ALL OF THESE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) CAVE ART OF SPAIN. 28. Belief in reincarnation and rebirth into the next level A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. 29. A religion founded in ancient India by the religious teacher Buddha. A) Buddhism. B) Hinduism. C) Jainism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buddhism. 30. Who received education in Indian society? A) All people, no matter their caste or gender. B) Boys AND girls, upper caste only. C) Boys, upper caste only. D) Girls, upper caste only. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Boys, upper caste only. 31. Middle way is..... A) Lives guided by the laws of the Eightfold Path. B) The four basic doctrines or principles of Buddhism. C) Ideal state of happiness and peace. D) Teachings or guidelines for Buddhists to follow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lives guided by the laws of the Eightfold Path. 32. In the Caste System, a person's birth, wealth, or occupation determines their A) Options for a job. B) Marital status. C) The amount of kids they can have. D) Place in society. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Place in society. 33. The Buddha believed that people should overcome their desire for material goods. However, they should be reasonable and not too extreme.Which of the following actions best illustrates this belief? A) A woman gives away all of her money to poor people. B) A man in a store buys every item that he sees or wants. C) A woman keeps some of her dresses but gives some away. D) A man throws away all of the possessions in his home. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A woman keeps some of her dresses but gives some away. 34. Even with a son and a big party, Siddhartha is still unhappy. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 35. (a) state of heavenly peace and freedom from desire and suffering. A) 8 Fold Path. B) 4 Noble Truths. C) Peace. D) A Nirvana. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A Nirvana. 36. Which religion does this belong to? DHARMA, KARMA, SAMARA, and AHIMSA. A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. 37. A system of social classes arose in India with the arrival of the ....., whose sacred texts described four main classes in society A) Indians. B) Buddhists. C) Harappans. D) Aryans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aryans. 38. ..... were at the top of the caste system. A) Warriors. B) Peasants. C) Non-Aryan workers. D) Priests. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Priests. 39. The Aryans invaded the Indus River Valley. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 40. Leader is Siddhartha Gautama A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddhism. 41. Ultimate reality or the end of the self and a reunion with the Great World Soul A) Middle Path. B) The Four Noble Truths. C) Nirvana. D) Eightfold Path. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nirvana. 42. Which of the following is an ancient language of India? A) Hieroglyphics. B) Mohenjodaro. C) Sanskrit. D) Vedas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sanskrit. 43. Which crop did Indus Valley people use to make cloth? A) Cotton. B) Flax. C) Barley. D) Wheat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cotton. 44. What is the cycle of rebirths (the process of reincarnation) called? A) Wheel of fortune. B) Wheel of destiny. C) Circle of life. D) Wheel of life. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wheel of life. 45. Ancient Indian farmers relied on the ..... to bring rainfall to the crops. A) Monsoons. B) Karma. C) Reincarnation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monsoons. 46. Mohenjo-Daro had a drainage system, which allowed people to have what in their houses? A) Stoves. B) Bathrooms. C) Couches. D) Beds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bathrooms. 47. Harrapans are known for their what type of carvings? A) Wood carvings. B) Seal carvings-to stamp. C) Steel carvings. D) Stone carvings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seal carvings-to stamp. 48. These books are very important to the Hindu people A) The Bible. B) The Vedas. C) The Book of the Dead. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Vedas. 49. What is a benefit of the Himalaya Mountains. A) Protection. B) A place to climb. C) A place to explore. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protection. 50. What is the definition of subcontinent? A) A strong seasonal wind. B) A group of people who invaded India. C) A large landmass. D) A writing system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A large landmass. 51. What are the basic beliefs of Buddhism? A) The Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. B) The worship of multiple gods and goddesses. C) The importance of social status and hierarchy. D) The belief in an eternal soul and salvation through rituals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. 52. What was the main occupation of the people in the Indus Valley civilization? A) Trading. B) Hunting. C) Fishing. D) Farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Farming. 53. Which of the following is a benefit the Himalayas provided the people of Ancient India. A) Crops. B) Protection. C) Entertainment. D) Freedom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protection. 54. The ..... were priests in the highest social caste A) Brahmins. B) Gupta. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brahmins. 55. The belief that a soul is reborn many times is A) Karma. B) Eternal. C) Nirvana. D) Reincarnation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reincarnation. 56. The two biggest cities in the Indus Valley were ..... and ..... A) Mohenjo-Daro, Burgaw. B) Harappa, Wilmington. C) It's Momon Joe in the open field. D) Harappa, Burgaw. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It's Momon Joe in the open field. 57. In Buddhism, a state of pure goodness, the goal of reincarnation. A) Meditation. B) Yoga. C) Fasting. D) Enlightenment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Enlightenment. 58. Which major river supports life in India? A) Indus. B) Yangtze. C) Nile. D) Tigris. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indus. 59. What is a geographical similarity between Mesopotamia, Egypt, and India that helped them survive? A) Mountains. B) Deserts. C) Forests. D) Rivers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rivers. 60. Which term is used to describe the spread of Buddhism from India through Southeast Asia? A) Cultural diffusion. B) Dharma. C) Reincarnation. D) Karma. 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