This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 78 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 78 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The ancient Egyptians built pyramids along the west bank of the Nile River. These pyramids were built as: A) Temples for the gods. B) Tourist attractions. C) Palaces for the kings. D) Tombs for the pharaohs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tombs for the pharaohs. 2. Which of the following is a Buddhist belief? A) Desire is the cause of suffering. B) No one can reach the highest spiritual plane. C) The cow is a sacred animal. D) All living creatures are connected to Brahman. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desire is the cause of suffering. 3. This body of water was a sacred site in Hinduism. A) Arabian Sea. B) Bay of Bengal. C) Indus River. D) Ganges River. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ganges River. 4. Which physical feature of India is most suitable for settlement? A) Deccan Plateau. B) Thar Desert. C) Ganges River. D) Himalayan Mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ganges River. 5. Mainly practiced in Southeast Asia (China, Japan, Thailand and Vietnam) A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddhism. 6. A fortress in a city. A) Caste. B) Citadel. C) Cave. D) Convert. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Citadel. 7. Siddhartha Gautama changed his name to: A) Gandhi. B) The god of meditation. C) Buddha. D) Allah. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buddha. 8. Who was responsible for the Rock Edicts, building roads, creating hospitals, and vet clinics? A) Buddha. B) Chandragupta. C) Asoka. D) Siddhartha Gautama. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Asoka. 9. Key term:The lasting peace that Buddhists seek by giving up selfish desires A) Meditate. B) Nirvana. C) Dharma. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nirvana. 10. Why did the Untouchables live in separate communities? A) They wanted to stay pure. B) They shared all their goods. C) They had to eat a special diet. D) They were considered unclean. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They were considered unclean. 11. A serf in Hindu society A) Sudras. B) Brahmins. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sudras. 12. Which word describes a state of wisdom reached by following the Eightfold path in Buddhism? A) Karma. B) Dharma. C) Nirvana. D) Enlightenment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nirvana. 13. Hinduism is polytheistic. What does that mean? A) Hindus believe in one God. B) Hindus believe in multiple gods and goddesses that control the universe. C) Hindus believe in more than one version of heaven. D) Hindus believe in multiple classes of people. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hindus believe in multiple gods and goddesses that control the universe. 14. MANY PEOPLE AND LANGUAGES OF EUROPE, IRAN, AND NORTHERN INDIA SHARE A COMMON LINGUISTIC TRAITS DUE TO BEING PART OF THIS ANCIENT GROUP A) INDO-EUROPEAN. B) AFRO AMERICAN. C) SOUTH AMERICAN. D) FRANCO-EUROPEAN. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) INDO-EUROPEAN. 15. The Yellow River is yellow because of the loess in it. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. Check all that apply. Which religion(s) believe in the caste system? A) Jainism. B) Sikhism. C) Buddhism. D) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hinduism. 17. What is not a landform of Ancient India? A) Mesopotamia. B) Deccan Plateau. C) Hindu Kush. D) Himalayas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mesopotamia. 18. True or False:You can be reincarnated into a higher or lower varna based off of your karma A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 19. Is the belief that the deeds of a person affect what he or she will be in the next life. A) Whisper. B) Reincarnation. C) Karma. D) Nirvana. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Karma. 20. In India, the Aryans developed a written language called A) Hebrew. B) English. C) Sanskrit. D) Greek. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sanskrit. 21. This religion believes that the way to stop suffering is to stop desire. A) Buddhism. B) Islam. C) Hinduism. D) Christianity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buddhism. 22. The first Indian cities, the Mohenjo-daro and Harappa, developed in the A) Indus Valley. B) Tigris and Euphrates Valley. C) Deccan Plateau. D) Nile River Valley. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indus Valley. 23. Being reborn into another life here on earth A) Paradise. B) Decipherism. C) Reincarnation. D) Heaven. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reincarnation. 24. In what part of India di Buddhism first take root? A) Eastern India. B) Western India. C) Southern India. D) Nothern India. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nothern India. 25. Which was the unknown metal to Indus Valley people? A) Iron. B) Bronze. C) Copper. D) Silver. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Iron. 26. The Indus, Brahmaputra, and (a) are the Subcontinent's major rivers. A) Yangtze. B) Euphrates. C) A Ganges. D) Nile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A Ganges. 27. Which of these statements about Buddhism in India is true? A) It was taught from a single sacred book. B) It became the major religion. C) Gurus became Buddhist missionaries. D) Hinduism adopted many Buddhist teachings and templates. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hinduism adopted many Buddhist teachings and templates. 28. A social class in India was called a ..... A) Pyramid. B) Tier. C) Caste. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caste. 29. Mohenjo-Daro had a wall for protecting the city against floods and enemies. This was called the: A) Citadel. B) Harappa. C) Warrior. D) Wall. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Citadel. 30. What group of people ran the first empire? A) Indians. B) The Guptas. C) Mauryans. D) Aryans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aryans. 31. Match this term to the correct Religion:Supreme universal spirit called Brahman A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Hinduism and Buddhism. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. 32. Membership of a country that has rights and obligations is called: A) Emperor. B) King. C) Prince. D) Citizenship. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Citizenship. 33. A. Today, ..... is widely practiced in Southeast Asia and East Asia A) Buddhism. B) Christianity. C) Jainism. D) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buddhism. 34. Which Buddhist group spread their ideas to the north of India, and to China, Korea, and Japan? A) Theravada. B) Mahayana. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mahayana. 35. The Silk Road refers to ..... A) A giant factory where silk is made. B) A road made of a stringy material. C) A religious path. D) A series of trade routes between Asia and Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A series of trade routes between Asia and Europe. 36. Government/Leadership:King Cyrus the Great conquered India in the 6th century BCE. What impact did this have on ancient Indian culture? A) Early Indian culture became nearly extinct. B) Persian culture merged with Indian culture. C) Persian culture vanished. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Persian culture merged with Indian culture. 37. What is a series of rulers from the same family. A) Empire. B) Legacy. C) Mythology. D) Dynasty. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dynasty. 38. Nomadic cattle herders that migrated across the Hindu Kush mountains from central Asia and into the Indus Valley around 1500 BC. A) Huns. B) Mongols. C) Hittites. D) Aryans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aryans. 39. What game, that we still play today, was created in Ancient India? A) Hop-scotch. B) Chess. C) Checkers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chess. 40. Harrappan civilization happened near what river valley? A) Nile River. B) Tigris River. C) Indus River. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indus River. 41. Both men and women had access to higher education in Ancient India A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 42. True or False? The Eightfold Path and Four Noble Truths are part of the Buddhist Religion. A) Maybe. B) True. C) False. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 43. What is the best definition for:HINDU TRIDEVI? 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: A) The three most important Hindu goddesses. 44. What is Theravada Buddhism? A) Buddhist that interpret Buddhas teachings in their own way. B) Buddhist that follow the Buddhas teachings exactly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddhist that follow the Buddhas teachings exactly. 45. Which of the following was not an innovation that the Aryans brought to India? A) Iron plow. B) Writing system. C) Agricultural knowledge. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Agricultural knowledge. 46. Ashoka sent out what to spread Buddhism? A) Missionaries. B) Armies. C) Traders. D) Priests. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Missionaries. 47. How did India's mountains and surrounding water influence its development? A) These landforms were significant as they provided easy contact with Asian lands. B) These landforms helped to encourage invasions by other countries to the east & west. C) These landforms made it very accessible to trade with other civilizations. D) These landforms limited contact between the subcontinent and the rest of the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) These landforms limited contact between the subcontinent and the rest of the world. 48. This river is considered to be the holiest river in India A) Ganges River. B) Indus River. C) Yellow River. D) Tigris river. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ganges River. 49. What are important texts of Buddhism called? A) Vedas. B) Upanishads. C) Sutras. D) Bibles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sutras. 50. Determine if the phrase describes dharma, karma, or both. Sum of person's actions. A) Karma. B) Dharma. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Karma. 51. THis river is the holiest river to Hindus? A) Indus. B) Nile. C) Come on. D) Ganges. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ganges. 52. In the Caste System, if you are part of the highest Caste, or priestly, you are considered: A) Brahman. B) Kshatriya. C) Sudra. D) Vaishya. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brahman. 53. Why did early farming villages in India depend on Summer Monsoons? A) Summer Monsoons made warmer weather. B) Summer Monsoons brought rain. C) Summer Monsoons brought drought. D) Summer Monsoons brought snow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Summer Monsoons brought rain. 54. Parents would arrange marriages for their children in ancient India. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 55. India developed in isolation due to all of the following except A) The Indian Ocean. B) The Himalayan Mountains. C) The Thar Desert. D) The unpredictable climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The unpredictable climate. 56. Women had (many/few) rights in the Gupta Empire. A) Many. B) Few. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Few. 57. The wealth/treasures a bride brings to a marriage A) Vedas. B) Bridal. C) Dowry. D) Upanishads. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dowry. 58. How did sculptors portray the human body? A) Gracefully. B) Ugly. C) Distorted. D) Disjointed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gracefully. 59. Which two is true about Vedas? A) A collection of poems, hymns, myths, and rituals AND it's the sacred texts for Hinduism. B) A collection of poems, hymns, myths, and rituals AND it's the sacred texts for Buddhism. C) Journey to the Holy place AND it's the sacred texts for Hinduism. D) Language for Ancient India and it's the sacred texts for Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A collection of poems, hymns, myths, and rituals AND it's the sacred texts for Hinduism. 60. What written language did the Aryans make A) Hieroglyphics. B) Cuneiform. C) Sanskrit. D) Alphabet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sanskrit. ← 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