This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 64 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 64 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is something that the Ancient India Society can not change when they are born. A) Sanskrit. B) Himalaya. C) Caste. D) Raja. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caste. 2. What are the highest mountains in Asia. A) The Himalayas. B) Your dad. C) Mountain expelliarmus. D) The church. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Himalayas. 3. "Make sure your mind keeps your senses under control" is part of: A) Four Noble Truths. B) Eightfold Path. C) Vedas. D) Upanishads. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eightfold Path. 4. What method did Mughal metallurgists use to create a seamless metal globe? A) Fire boil. B) Glass mold. C) Lost-wax. D) Found-wax. E) Metal waxer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lost-wax. 5. How did Hinduism spread throughout the Indian subcontinent? A) Donkeys, camels, and cows. B) Through rivers only. C) Trade, travel, and war. D) Through deserts only. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trade, travel, and war. 6. The cycle of birth, death, and rebirth is called ..... A) Reincarnation. B) Monsoon. C) Deity. D) Export. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reincarnation. 7. What religion was brought to China from India during the Silk Road? A) Judaism. B) Islam. C) Christianity. D) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Buddhism. 8. The enlightened state achieved when Hindu's become free from the cycle of reincarnation. A) Heaven. B) Equilibrium. C) Nirvana. D) Salvation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Salvation. 9. Which of the following contains texts where Hindu scholars present their interpretations and explanations about the Vedas and the main ideas of Hinduism? A) Guru Granth Sahib. B) Bible. C) Quran. D) Upanishads. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Upanishads. 10. The name Siddhartha Gautama took for himself after her left Hinduism; "Enlightened One" . A) Buddha. B) Nirvana. C) Linguist. D) Reincarnation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buddha. 11. What is the definition of the Hindu term "ahimsa" ? A) Nonviolence. B) Rebirth. C) Vengeance. D) Religious Duties. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nonviolence. 12. According to the 4 Noble Truths, what causes suffering? A) Desire. B) Pain. C) Sorrow. D) Happiness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desire. 13. A state of blissful peace without desire or suffering A) Meditate. B) Karma. C) Dharma. D) Nirvana. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nirvana. 14. Which plate did the Indian plate collide with around 45 million years ago? A) North American. B) South American. C) African. D) Eurasian. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eurasian. 15. Hinduism and Buddhism are different religions. In what way are they similar? A) Both religions believe in reincarnation. B) Both religions recognize the importance of dharma. C) Both religions have to do with the concept of moksha. D) Both religions use the Vedas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both religions believe in reincarnation. 16. The good or bad energy a person builds up based upon whether he or she lives a good or bad life. A) Karma. B) Dharma. C) Raja. D) Nirvana. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Karma. 17. The division of Indian society into groups based on rank, wealth, or occupation A) Caste system. B) Alloys. C) Sanskrit. D) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Caste system. 18. Which Indian civilization produced some of the world's first planned cities? A) Mauryan. B) Guptan. C) Harappan. D) Aryan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Harappan. 19. A religion in which people practice rituals and have specific beliefs, but in which people don't believe there is a supreme being A) Henotheism. B) Monotheism. C) Nontheism. D) Pantheism. E) Polytheism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nontheism. 20. Hinduism has no single founder, but originated from the mixing of Harappan and Aryan cultures in ancient India around 1500 BCE. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 21. What group was part of the middle class? A) Sudras. B) Brahmans. C) Vaishyasya. D) Kshatriyas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vaishyasya. 22. What is the message of the Bhagavad Gita? A) To be reunited with Brahman, one must be reincarnated many times. B) It is noble to do one's duty. C) The world is an illusion. D) To reach Nirvana, one must give up worldly desires. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is noble to do one's duty. 23. Which job was a Vaishyas most likely to do? A) Interpret religious law. B) Hold a government post. C) Herd sheep. D) Plow a field. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plow a field. 24. Religion founded by Mahavira A) Buddhism. B) Sikhism. C) Jainism. D) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jainism. 25. Respect for elders, good government and social order represent the basic beliefs of A) Hinduism. B) Legalism. C) Confucianism. D) Daoism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Confucianism. 26. How did the ancient Indians make their bricks stronger? A) They were packed with straw. B) They were dried in the sun. C) They were packed with stone. D) They were baked in an oven. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They were baked in an oven. 27. The highest caste in the caste system are the ..... They include the priests and the teachers. A) Brahmin. B) Kshatriyas. C) Sudras. D) Untouchables. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brahmin. 28. The people at the bottom of the social class were the ..... who were usually people accused of a crime. A) Mound Builders. B) Slaves. C) Technology. D) Tribes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slaves. 29. Which group in the Aryan caste system were the highest ranked? A) Sudras. B) Kshatriyas. C) Vaisya:. D) Brahmins. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brahmins. 30. The numbers we use today. A) Hindu-Arabic numerals. B) Roman numerals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hindu-Arabic numerals. 31. The cycle of life, death, and rebirth in Hinduism is called Samsara. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 32. Strong seasonal winds are called ..... A) Gusts. B) Breezes. C) Monsoons. D) Hurricanes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Monsoons. 33. Name the river where India's first cities, including Harappa, developed? A) Ganges. B) Indus. C) Tigris. D) Nile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indus. 34. One of the best-known books of the Vedas. A) Rig Veda. B) Vig Geda. C) New Testament. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rig Veda. 35. COUNTRY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA WAS ONCE KNOWN AS BURMA A) SIAM. B) THAILAND. C) PAKISTAN. D) MYANMAR. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) MYANMAR. 36. Merchants, artisans, and farmers are part of the? A) Vaishya. B) Kshatriya. C) Sudra. D) Brahmin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vaishya. 37. All leaders after Ashoka were kind A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 38. Which is an ancient, sacred writing of India? A) Caste. B) Veda. C) Guru. D) Pilgrim. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Veda. 39. In the Gupta Empire, many decisions were made by ..... A) Local leaders. B) Untouchables. C) Priests. D) The king. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Local leaders. 40. The four basic truths you must accept in Buddhism A) Four Holy Facts. B) Eightfold Path. C) Hinduism. D) Four Noble Truths. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Four Noble Truths. 41. What is a brahmin? A) A warrior. B) A priest. C) A noble. D) A commoner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A priest. 42. The goal of Buddhists is Nirvana. Nirvana is A) Becoming enlightened. B) A life of moderation. C) A state of no more suffering. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A state of no more suffering. 43. Accomplishemtns include the concept of Zero, Decimal System, Surgeries, Vaccinations (like smallpox), and many famous Poets/Literature. Music, dance, and instruments were the norm. A) Mauryan. B) Aryan. C) Indus. D) Gupta. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gupta. 44. What body part was cut off in Ancient India when punishing those for committing a crime? A) The nose. B) A finger. C) A toe. D) An ear. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The nose. 45. (Map) About how far did early Buddhist missionaries have to travel to reach Ceylon? A) About 1, 000 miles. B) About 500 miles. C) About 250 miles. D) About 750 miles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) About 750 miles. 46. The Aryans were NOT A) Nomadic herders. B) Democratic leaders. C) Warriors with horses and chariots. D) Believers in reincarnation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic leaders. 47. To place all of one's attention on something A) Meditate. B) Focus. C) Gaze. D) Frenzy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Focus. 48. Sacred language of the ancient Aryans A) Practice. B) Hindi. C) Sanskrit. D) Aryanese. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sanskrit. 49. Members of the lowest caste of India's caste system A) Brahmans. B) Sudras. C) Kshatriyas. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sudras. 50. Select the choice that best represents Varnas. A) Seasonal winds. B) Distinct social class within the Indian caste system. C) Short poem. D) Long poem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Distinct social class within the Indian caste system. 51. Metallurgy is ..... A) Religion based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama. B) Study of the stars and planets. C) Science of working with metals or extracting metals from ore. D) Written language created in Ancient India. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Science of working with metals or extracting metals from ore. 52. Which society domesticated water buffalo? A) Buddhists. B) Mauryan. C) Aryan. D) Agrarian. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Agrarian. 53. Persian King who expanded the Persian Empire to include India. A) Cyrus II. B) Darius I. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Darius I. 54. What jobs did the Kshatriyas have? A) Unclean jobs. B) Priests, judges, and teachers. C) Rulers and soldiers. D) Merchants and farmers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rulers and soldiers. 55. A landmass that is set apart from the rest of the continent is known as: A) Subcontinent. B) Continent. C) Country. D) Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subcontinent. 56. In order to reach enlightment, one must accept the ..... A) 4 noble truths. B) Ways of life. C) Reincarnation. D) Nirvana. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4 noble truths. 57. Hindus believe you build either good or bad ..... by doing good or bad things. A) Karma. B) Vibes. C) Parables. D) Mojo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Karma. 58. A wind that reverses direction with the change of seasons A) Monsoon. B) Tornado. C) Typhoon. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monsoon. 59. The ..... separate India from China creating a natural protection for invasion. A) Himalayas. B) Hindu Kush. C) Alps. D) Andes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Himalayas. 60. The third ranked caste in traditional Indian society; usually merchants A) Varna. B) Mahayana. C) Vaisya. D) Theravada. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vaisya. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIndian History QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesAncient Indian History Quiz 1Ancient Indian History Quiz 2Ancient Indian History Quiz 3Ancient Indian History Quiz 4Ancient Indian History Quiz 5Ancient Indian History Quiz 6Ancient Indian History Quiz 7Ancient Indian History Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books