This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 86 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 86 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Monsoons are seasonal A) Migrants who come to live in India. B) Avalanches starting in the Himalayas. C) Winds. D) Floods. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Winds. 2. A study of the Gupta Empire would include information about A) Egyptian conquests. B) Muslim architectural influences. C) Medical and mathematical achievements. D) The British East India Company's trading posts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medical and mathematical achievements. 3. Hindus believe this river represents purity. A) Ganges. B) Nile. C) Indus. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ganges. 4. What is the name of the seasonal wind patterns? A) Hurricanes. B) Monsoons. C) Rainstorms. D) Tornadoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monsoons. 5. A seasonal prevailing wind in the region of South and Southeast Asia, blowing from the southwest between May and September and bringing rain A) Reincarnation. B) Monsoon. C) Whisper. D) Veneration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monsoon. 6. What city in Ancient India lied farthest from the Arabian Sea? A) It's also Joe. B) Mumbai. C) Delhi. D) Harappa. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Harappa. 7. Indians rely on this for life? A) Heavy river flooding. B) Strong spring snowfall. C) Strong summer monsoons. D) Support from allied nations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Strong summer monsoons. 8. Religion:In what ways did Greece's conquering of Persia and Northern India in 326 BCE affect the Indian people? A) The Greco-Buddhist changes affected art, religion, and clothing. B) The Indian people were forced into slavery. C) Indians were forced to convert to Hellenistic religion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Greco-Buddhist changes affected art, religion, and clothing. 9. This type of weather is a strong wind and heavy rain. A) Thunderstorm. B) Snow. C) Monsoon. D) Humid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Monsoon. 10. Chandragupta had a highly organized government that did what A) Collect taxes. B) Build roads. C) Write laws. D) Promote trade. E) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of these. 11. To end desire one must follow A) Faith. B) The Four Noble Truths. C) The Eightfold Path. D) The Fourfold Path. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Eightfold Path. 12. Chandra Gupta was a well known ..... ? A) Priest. B) Emperor. C) Animal wrangler. D) King. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emperor. 13. What was found by archeologists that showed the Indus Valley Civilization had a successful trading economy? A) Documents aboard boats. B) Massive warehouses. C) Harappan trading seals in Mesopotamia. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Harappan trading seals in Mesopotamia. 14. Hindus believe that there are many paths to the truth. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Aryan culture combined with Indian cultures to produce the religion of A) Christianity. B) Hinduism. C) Islam. D) Judaism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hinduism. 16. Includes priests and teachers A) Kshatriyas. B) Sudras. C) Vaishyasya. D) Brahmins. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brahmins. 17. Which religion:Rulers of Gupta Empire followed this religion A) Buddhism. B) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hinduism. 18. These were discovered in the center of the towns: A) Forum for gathering and politics. B) Great baths or pool areas. C) Temples for worship and sacrifice. D) Schools for a free education. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Great baths or pool areas. 19. Aryan Invader debate opssing side said Vedas don mention an invasion, what is the reason A) Extreme rainfall. B) Strong monsoons. C) Dried up river. D) Flooding. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dried up river. 20. What responsibility would belong to a member of the Brahmin caste in ancient India? A) Leading an army into battle. B) Trading goods in a marketplace. C) Performing a religious ceremony. D) Working as a laborer for a landowner. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Performing a religious ceremony. 21. How many different jobs for slavery were mentioned? A) 1 Job. B) 4 Jobs. C) 5 Jobs. D) 7 Jobs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5 Jobs. 22. What happened to the Indus Valley civilization? A) All of the above. B) The people migrated to the far south of the peninsula. C) An earthquake altered the course of the river. D) The soil lost its nutrients and stopped yielding crops. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All of the above. 23. Why did Gandhi do the salt protest? A) Gandhi wanted more salt. B) Gandhi wanted to make more money from the salt. C) Gandhi thought the salt wasn't good enough. D) Gandhi understood how it was unfair that they had to pay money to the British for the salt that was made by the Indians. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gandhi understood how it was unfair that they had to pay money to the British for the salt that was made by the Indians. 24. The hereditary classes of Hindu society A) Guru. B) Dharma. C) Karma. D) Caste. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Caste. 25. All of the following were true of Harappan society except A) Many of their dwellings featured indoor plumbing. B) They engaged in maritime traded with the ancient Mesopotamians and Egyptians. C) Their material culture and cities show evidence of social stratification. D) They were monotheists who worshipped the god Indra. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They were monotheists who worshipped the god Indra. 26. This is the combining of different metals in order to make them stronger or more pliable ..... A) Metallurgy. B) Alloys. C) Mixing. D) Oxidizing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alloys. 27. What is the name of the main mountain range in India? A) Mt. Everest. B) Ganges. C) Appalachian. D) Himalayas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Himalayas. 28. Which one of the following is the universal spirit? A) Reincarnation. B) Karma. C) Brahman. D) Atman. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brahman. 29. The 2 basic social groups in India are ..... and ..... A) The family and the missionaries. B) The family and the caste. C) The untouchables and the caste. D) The pyramid and the dynasty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The family and the caste. 30. According to Hinduism, what determines what you are reincarnated into? A) Reincarnation. B) Karma. C) Your social class. D) Your occupation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Karma. 31. What did Buddha call "the middle way" ? A) The Eightfold Path. B) The Short Path. C) The Noble Path. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Eightfold Path. 32. Capital city of the Mauryan Dynasty A) Pataliputra. B) Jerusalem. C) Salem. D) Cairo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pataliputra. 33. What vocabulary word means:A person's personal duty, based on social class or varna. A) Buddhism. B) Karma. C) Monsoon. D) Dharma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dharma. 34. The third ruler of the Mauryan Empire in India, he converted to Buddhism and broadcast his precepts on inscribed stones and pillars. A) Asoka. B) Chandragupta. C) Chandragupta II. D) Kautilya. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asoka. 35. Hinduism is ..... because of their belief in ..... ? A) Polytheistic; many gods. B) Monotheistic; many gods. C) Polytheistic; one god. D) Monotheistic; one God. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polytheistic; many gods. 36. What is the definition of sanskrit? A) The most well known language of ancient India. B) Going without food. C) Laws. D) Division in Indian society into groups based on a person's birth, wealth, or occupation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The most well known language of ancient India. 37. During summer, monsoon winds bring (a) and pouring rains. A) Warm, dry air. B) Cold, dry air. C) Cold, wet air. D) A warm, wet air. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A warm, wet air. 38. What plant makes up the Indian food, humus? A) Wheat. B) Chickpeas. C) Asparagus. D) Dates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chickpeas. 39. This king converted to Buddhism after seeing a battlefield covered with dead soldiers A) Chandragupta. B) Asoka. C) Maurya. D) Siddhartha. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asoka. 40. Strong central fortress A) Veda. B) Stupa. C) Sudra. D) Citadel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Citadel. 41. 6.G.1.2:Which physical feature assisted Ancient Indians in trading? A) Desert. B) Plateau. C) Grasslands. D) Rivers and oceans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rivers and oceans. 42. In what color does the gandhara school art's statue will be? A) Black. B) Brown. C) Red. D) Grey. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grey. 43. What is the goal of Buddhism? A) Fly across the world. B) Read the mahayana. C) To reach nirvana. D) Read the tripitaka. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To reach nirvana. 44. Who is one great spirit and believed all humans and thousands of gods are different parts of Brahman? A) Aryans. B) Brahmans. C) Buddhists. D) Hindus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brahmans. 45. Chandra Gupta II promoted the arts, sciences, and Hinduism while expanding the Gupta Empire. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 46. -Law of right living.-If you act according to the rules of your caste, you will have good karma and a better reincarnation. A) Reincarnation. B) Dharma. C) Karma. D) Nirvana. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dharma. 47. This Indian leader conquered weak kingdoms left by Alexander the Great. A) Ashoka. B) Chandra Gupta Maurya. C) Hari Krishna. D) Vishnu. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chandra Gupta Maurya. 48. What is one reason the principles of Buddhism became popular? A) Buddha was an attractive person. B) Buddhism did not accept the caste system. C) Buddhism was only for smart people. D) Buddha was a wise person. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddhism did not accept the caste system. 49. One way these ancient cities were planned out was that they had A) Police officers directing traffic. B) Streets made in a grid pattern. C) A swimming pool at each home. D) Stop signs on each corner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Streets made in a grid pattern. 50. Which plateau is known for its black soil and is rich in minerals? A) Great Plains Plateau. B) Deccan Plateau. C) Himalayan Plateau. D) Siberian Plateau. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deccan Plateau. 51. What is the meaning of the word Buddha? A) The Dark One. B) The Smart One. C) The Enlightened One. D) The Bright One. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Enlightened One. 52. What were the scales used for in the Indus Valley civilization? A) Weighing food. B) Measuring weight. C) Measuring time. D) Measuring length. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Measuring weight. 53. If someone's karma was bad what might happen? A) They could move up to a better caste. B) They could be reincarnated as an insect!. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They could be reincarnated as an insect!. 54. The two identical cities of the Indus river valley ..... A) Harappa. B) Mohenjodharo. C) Both of these. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both of these. 55. An epic poem that retells many legends. A) Vedas. B) Brahmanism. C) Bhagavad Gita. D) Mahabharata. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mahabharata. 56. Seasonal winds that brought lots of rain and impacted the Indus ValleyCivilization. A) Drainage systems. B) Monsoons. C) Mud bricks. D) Sanskrit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monsoons. 57. Siddhartha began the religion of A) Buddhism. B) Hinduism. C) Christianity. D) Islam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buddhism. 58. HARAPPA FLOURISHES A) C. A.D 100. B) 1776. C) C. 2500 B.C. D) C. A.D. 330. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 2500 B.C. 59. Enlightenment, lasting peace A) Nirvana. B) Brahman. C) Meditation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nirvana. 60. What is the Hindu religious text? A) Vedas. B) Holy Bible. C) Torah. D) Quran. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vedas. ← 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