This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 72 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 72 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Feuding Indian kingdoms had to unite together to defend themselves against? A) The Persians and Alexander the Great. B) The Chinese and the Persians. C) The Mesopotamians and the Greeks. D) The Hindus and the Buddhists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Persians and Alexander the Great. 2. Geographically, India is a ..... A) Island. B) Region. C) Nation. D) Subcontinent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subcontinent. 3. What helped Buddhism spread? A) Indian traders and missionaries spreading it outside India. B) Warring tribes seeking an end to violence. C) Tamil traders sailing on the monsoon winds. D) The Buddha reincarnated into other forms in other lands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indian traders and missionaries spreading it outside India. 4. Which religion:Does not have one true founder A) Buddhism. B) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hinduism. 5. What is the definition of edicts? A) Division of Indian society into groups based on a person's birth, wealth, or occupation. B) Laws. C) The most well known language of ancient India. D) Going without food. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Laws. 6. When trading began, people were looking for ..... goods? A) Luxury. B) Common. C) Essential. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Luxury. 7. Initially, the Aryans developed the Sanskrit language so only who could understand it? A) Farmers. B) Priests. C) Rich people. D) Buddhists. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Priests. 8. How was the relationship between the beliefs and gender roles similar in Confucianism and Hinduism? A) Both emphasized gender equality and women's rights. B) Both enforced strict gender roles and hierarchy. C) Both rejected the concept of gender. D) Both believed in gender fluidity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both enforced strict gender roles and hierarchy. 9. What is the purpose of the Eightfold Path in Buddhism? A) Commitment to fasting, meditating, and worshiping the Buddha to reach nirvana. B) Work hard and become a Brahmin to reach nirvana. C) Have an intentional perspective, honorable actions, and mindfulness to reach nirvana. D) Follow the rules in the Vedas and Upanishads to reach nirvana. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Have an intentional perspective, honorable actions, and mindfulness to reach nirvana. 10. What religion incorporates ideas of Hinduism and Islam, while also encouraging its followers to meditate, practice honesty, and treat others equally? A) Jainism. B) Buddhism. C) Zoroastrianism. D) Sikhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sikhism. 11. Who was Chanakya? A) A poet. B) A royal advisor. C) An artist. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A royal advisor. 12. The Mauryan Empire was responsible for unifying India and for the spread of Buddhism under the rule of King Asoka. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 13. Which ancient Indian language, dating back to 1000 BC, was used to write legends and religious chants? A) Sudras. B) Papyrus. C) Hieroglyphics. D) Sanskrit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sanskrit. 14. What caused this ancient Indian civilization to disappear? A) Drought. B) Foreign invaders. C) Heavy flooding. D) No known cause. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No known cause. 15. What is one if the instruments the early Indians played? A) Drums. B) Guitar. C) Piano. D) Harmonica. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drums. 16. Tools in ancient India were made of ..... A) Wood. B) Stone. C) Clay. D) Metal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metal. 17. The third varna made up of common people A) Brahmans. B) Kshatriyas. C) Sudras. D) Vaisya:. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vaisya:. 18. Dharma means your sacred job A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. 19. The people that came to Indus River Valley right after the Harappans were called A) Mooryans. B) Aryans. C) Assyrians. D) Body. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aryans. 20. A PHILOSOPHER FROM INDIA, THIS MAN WAS A SPIRITUAL AND MORAL LEADER FAVORING INDIA'S INDEPENDENCE FROM GREAT BRITAIN. HE PRACTICED PASSIVE RESISTANCE, CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE AND BOYCOTTS TO GENERATE SOCIAL AND POLITICAL CHANGE A) MAHAVIRA. B) Mohandas Gandhi. C) THE DALAI LAMA. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mohandas Gandhi. 21. The four basic doctrines or principles of Buddhism is known as Four Noble Truths. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 22. What was the Gupta empire's big advantage over the Mauryan empire? A) More resources for trade. B) A smaller area to rule. C) An easy-to-learn language. D) Kinder kings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A smaller area to rule. 23. The Tipitaka is the text for A) Buddhism. B) Hinduism. C) T(D)aoism. D) Confucianism. E) Sikhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buddhism. 24. Vedas are the sacred text A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. 25. When did the people who built Mohenjo-Daro mysteriously abandoned their city A) Between 1900 &1500 BCE. B) Between 1200 and 900 BCE. C) Between 1900 & 1500 CE. D) Between 1200 and 900 CE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Between 1900 &1500 BCE. 26. True or False:The Aryan civilization was India's first civilization. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 27. Which of these sentences is true of most Hindu temples? A) They contain elaborate sculptures. B) They face west toward the setting sun. C) They are placed as far from cities as possible. D) They are small so as not to distract worshipers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They contain elaborate sculptures. 28. Chandragupta Maurya was motivated in part to expel the Greek administrators left behind by Alexander the Great. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 29. Hinduism's country of origin is ..... A) Honduras. B) The United States. C) India. D) France. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) India. 30. What mountain range can be found in India? A) Appalachian Mountains. B) Rocky Mountains. C) Himalaya Mountains. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Himalaya Mountains. 31. Who are the Shudras in the caste system? A) Herders. B) Servants. C) Rulers. D) Care for the dead. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Servants. 32. Who was the ruler of Ancient India? A) Chandra Gupta. B) Joe Biden. C) Donald Trump. D) Hinduvan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chandra Gupta. 33. True or False:There are only 320 million Hindus worldwide. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 34. In Hinduism, people so low they had no caste. A) Vedas. B) Untouchables. C) Karma. D) Brahman. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Untouchables. 35. Why was Ancient India likely a peaceful civilization? A) Monsoon season helped create very fertile soil and they didn't need anything from other communities. B) They had a lot of natural resources. C) They were isolated from most enemies by natural barriers. D) They didn't have the natural resources to make weapons, so they avoided conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They were isolated from most enemies by natural barriers. 36. The Kind whose name means "without snow" is who? A) Asoka. B) Buddha. C) Tut. D) Alexander the Great. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asoka. 37. He is the one who first uses the zero as a number. He gives rules to compute with zero. A) Bhaskara. B) Yajnavalkya. C) Aryabhat E. D) Brahmagupta. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brahmagupta. 38. What is Mohenjo-Daro and how do archeologists know that it was carefully planned? A) A city in the Eastern Ghats of India, and it had electricity. B) A farming village, and it was settled by Egyptians. C) A city in the Indus River Valley, and it had planned plumbing. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A city in the Indus River Valley, and it had planned plumbing. 39. Which of the following castes in the caste system included priests and educated people? A) Vaishyasya. B) Kshatriyas. C) Shudrasya. D) Brahmins. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brahmins. 40. Why did Qin Shi Huangdi build the Great Wall of China? A) For protection from invaders from the north. B) For fun. C) For shelter. D) For decoration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For protection from invaders from the north. 41. Who converted to Buddhism after conquering nearly all of India? A) Buddha. B) Siddhartha Guantama. C) Emperor Ashoka. D) Hammurabi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Emperor Ashoka. 42. True or False:The Aryans and the Mesopotamians are similar because they both had military skills, used horses, and built chariots. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 43. Who was the "creator god" in Jainism? A) There was no creator god. B) Mahavira. C) God. D) Mohammed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There was no creator god. 44. A person's duty or what is right A) Karma. B) Meditate. C) Dharma. D) Salvation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dharma. 45. Who built the famous temple called Vijayalaya Choleswaram? A) King Rajaraja I. B) King Rajendra I. C) King Vijayalaya. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) King Vijayalaya. 46. What Empire is considered by historians as the golden age of India? A) The Brahman Empire. B) The Gupta Empire. C) The Hun Empire. D) The Ottoman Empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Gupta Empire. 47. What factors attracted people to Buddhism? A) The emphasis on personal enlightenment and liberation from suffering. B) The rigid caste system of Hinduism. C) The belief in multiple gods. D) The strict rituals and ceremonies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The emphasis on personal enlightenment and liberation from suffering. 48. The Indus Valley civilization did not have a writing system. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 49. Life in ancient India centered on the family, the most basic unit in society. At the same time, the social structure of India came to reflect Aryan ideas of the ideal society. A set of social institutions and divisions emerged that has lasted in India, with some changes, down to the present day.What was life in India centered around? A) Jupiter. B) House of Toretto. C) Family. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Family. 50. What do Hindus believe influences your next life? A) Karma. B) Jati. C) Salvation. D) Nirvana. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Karma. 51. Why are Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva important gods in Hinduism? A) They represent creation, preservation, and destruction. B) They represent knowledge, wealth, and love. C) They represent music, the arts, and transformation. D) They represent war, strength, and devotion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They represent creation, preservation, and destruction. 52. How did the Caste System have an impact on a person's life? A) The holy scriptures, written by Harappans, of Hinduism and have been passed down for many years. B) Citizens were expected to marry and socialize with those who are in your caste, and nobody else. C) It let the people trade and they could also use it to transport themselves. D) It allowed for diversity in India]. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Citizens were expected to marry and socialize with those who are in your caste, and nobody else. 53. Smallest Caste:priests and intellectuals A) Vaishyasya. B) Shudras or Sudras. C) Brahmin. D) Kshatriyas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brahmin. 54. How did Chandragupta die? A) He poisoned himself. B) He was hung. C) He starved to death. D) He died in battle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He starved to death. 55. In Hinduism what river in India is seen as sacred and referred to as "Mother" ? A) Ganges River. B) Indus River. C) Mississippi River. D) Nile River. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ganges River. 56. Candragupta Maurya conquered most of India because he was the strongest military leader. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 57. Of the three goddess in the Hindu Tridevi, which is the goddess responsible for LEARNING, ARTS, AND MUSIC? A) Saraswati. B) Lakshmi. C) Parvati. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Saraswati. 58. What are the two mountain ranges to the east and west on the Indian peninsula? A) Eastern Ghats. B) Hindu Kush. C) Western Ghats. D) Himalayas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Western Ghats. 59. Which of the following is not a crop grown by the people of the Indus Valley A) Wheat. B) Cotton. C) Barley. D) Corn. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Corn. 60. What is the main teaching of Buddhism? A) Wealth is wonderful. B) Jesus. C) You don't need Buddha. D) The Eightfold Path. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Eightfold Path. ← 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