This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 87 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 87 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following crops may have first been cultivated in the Indus Valley A) Beans. B) Wheat. C) Cotton. D) Barley. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cotton. 2. Hinduism believes in these EXCEPT A) Reincarnation:rebirth. B) Monotheism. C) Dharma:Doing good. D) Karma:destiny is based on previous actions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monotheism. 3. Lothal was the economic center of the Indus River Valley Civilization. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. What was the name of the important trade route that the people of India used? A) The Silk Road. B) The Salt Route. C) The Persian Road. D) The Amber Road. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Silk Road. 5. It is known as the 'trading center' of the Indus Valley Civilization? A) Agra. B) Mumbai. C) Harappa. D) It's also a strange place. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It's also a strange place. 6. A group of similar languages is a ..... A) Language nations. B) Language regions. C) Language Family. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Language Family. 7. What is the form of Buddhism that teaches that the Buddha is a god who came to save people? A) Southeast Asia Buddhism. B) Theravada Buddhism. C) Mahayana Buddhism. D) Tibet Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mahayana Buddhism. 8. Which ancient city of India was known for its excellent urban planning and drainage systems? A) Delhi. B) Pataliputra. C) Agra. D) Harappa. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Harappa. 9. Which Year is known as Vedic age? A) Prehistory. B) Medieval. C) Ancient. D) Modern. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ancient. 10. The main reason we know very little about the Indus River Valley civilization is because we can't read their writing. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. A person's religious or moral duties A) Nonviolence. B) Karma. C) Reincarnation. D) Dharma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dharma. 12. Explain the caste system A) Worst at top and best at bottom. B) Best to worst. C) Best at top and worst on bottom. D) Worst to best. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Best at top and worst on bottom. 13. Commons between Hinduism and Buddhism A) No founder. B) Believed in reincarnation. C) Reject Caste system. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Believed in reincarnation. 14. Hinduism is monotheistic. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. A language family is a ..... A) A family that includes a mother, father, and their children. B) A group of similar languages. C) A family that includes parents, children, and grandparents. D) Many different ways to write one language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A group of similar languages. 16. Chief Hindu god who is the Destroyer A) Siva. B) Vishnu. C) Pataliputra. D) Krishna. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Siva. 17. The part of the Caste System that includes warriors and government officials. A) Kshatriyas. B) Brahmins. C) Sudras. D) Hasty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kshatriyas. 18. Which of the colors on the map represents the Gupta Empire? A) Green Stripes. B) Blue. C) Purple. D) Yellow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Green Stripes. 19. Deities is another name for gods and goddesses. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. Karma is described as A) All the bad things you have done in your life. B) All the good things you have done in your life. C) The destiny earned through your actions and behavior in life. D) The worlds oldest religion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The destiny earned through your actions and behavior in life. 21. Who was the first Gupta emperor? A) Chandra Gupta I. B) Asoka. C) Bindusara. D) Siddhartha Gautama. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chandra Gupta I. 22. What was Hinduisms main goal? A) Death. B) Nirvana. C) Reincarnation. D) Salvation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Salvation. 23. A prince who led a tribe A) Guru. B) Brahman. C) Raja. D) Karma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Raja. 24. In 184 BC, the last Mauryan emperor was ....., and India split into warring kingdoms. A) Overthrown. B) Arrested. C) Murdered. D) Sent away. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Murdered. 25. In Hinduism, a person's religious and moral duties. In Buddhism, the Buddha's teachings. A) Dharma. B) Salvation. C) Nirvana. D) Sanskrit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dharma. 26. Buddhists believe that any person can reach ....., a state of perfect peace, by living a life of selflessness and good character. A) Salvation. B) Karma. C) Reincarnation. D) Nirvana. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nirvana. 27. Which of the following is the supreme being worshiped by Hindus? A) Brahman. B) Karma. C) Dharma. D) Nirvana. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brahman. 28. What are the guiding principles at the heart of Buddhism called? A) What Goes Around Comes Around. B) Four Noble Truths. C) Five Principles of Living. D) The Golden Rule. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Four Noble Truths. 29. What is the capital of the Mauryan dynasty under the rule of Chandragupta Maura? A) Las Vegas. B) Phoenix. C) Pataliputra. D) Jerusalem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pataliputra. 30. Which mountain range is on the northern border of India and has many tall peaks, including Mount Everest? A) The Himalayas. B) The Alps. C) The Rocky Mountains. D) The Pindus Mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Himalayas. 31. What city was 400 miles south of Harappa? A) China. B) It's Mahon Joe. C) Central Asia. D) Arabia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's Mahon Joe. 32. This religion denies the existence of deities/gods and focuses on individual enlightenment A) Hinduism. B) Judaism. C) Buddhism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buddhism. 33. Indian number symbols eventually replaced ..... numerals, and we still use these symbols today. A) Greek. B) Persian. C) Roman. D) Egyptian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Roman. 34. Why was Ashoka considered one of India's greatest leaders A) )Under his rule, the Maurya empire extended across china. B) )He tried to improve the lives of his people. C) )He had thousands of stupas built throughout India. D) )Both B and C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) )Both B and C. 35. In Hinduism, the effect of a person's action in this and in previous lives. A) Reincarnation. B) Epic poem. C) Buddhism. D) Brahmanism. E) Karma. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Karma. 36. According to Hindus, what is Karma? A) It's the position which a person is born into. B) It's the effects of their good and bad actions. C) It's the stage they are at in the cycle of existence. D) It's the state of being at peace with the universe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's the effects of their good and bad actions. 37. The teachings of Siddhartha Gautama are found inwhich of the following? A) The Four Noble Truths. B) The Ramayana. C) The Vedas. D) The Bhagavad Gita. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Four Noble Truths. 38. A basic belief of Buddhists and Hindus is that how one behaves in this life affects what will happen in the next life. This is known as A) Karma. B) Samsara. C) Dharma. D) Reincarnation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Karma. 39. What determined which category of the Caste System you belonged to? A) You are born into your Caste System category. B) You get to chose your category of the Caste System. C) You get to vote which category you belong to. D) You are randomly chosen into your category. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You are born into your Caste System category. 40. Army warriors and rulers A) Vaisya:. B) Kshatriyas. C) Pariahs. D) Brahmans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kshatriyas. 41. The leader during the Golden Age of the Gupta Empire: A) Chandragupta Maurya. B) Chandra Gupta. C) Ashoka. D) Chandra Gupta I. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chandra Gupta. 42. The prince who traveled through India and questioned the meaning of life A) Lao T group. B) Hammurabi. C) Siddhartha Gautama. D) Aladdin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Siddhartha Gautama. 43. Which one of the following did Buddhist Monks not do during the day? A) Meditate. B) Study. C) Chant. D) Exercise. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exercise. 44. According to Buddhist tradition, the Buddha came up with these as a way to understand and over-come suffering. (You will need to know them for the test.) A) Four Noble Truths. B) The Eightfold Path. C) Vedas. D) Eight Parts of Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Four Noble Truths. 45. Beginning with the earliest, what is the correct order of Indian emperors? A) Asoka, Chandra Gupta, Samudra Gupta, Chandra Gupta. B) Chandra Gupta, Chandra Gupta, Samudra Gupta, Asoka. C) Chandra Gupta, Samudra Gupta, Chandra Gupta, Asoka. D) Asoka, Chandra Gupta, Chandra Gupta, Samudra Gupta. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asoka, Chandra Gupta, Samudra Gupta, Chandra Gupta. 46. According to Buddhist tradition, how did the Buddha reach enlightenment? A) He invented the lantern to improve lighting at night. B) He lived as an ascetic and fasted for long periods of time. C) He meditated under a fig tree for several weeks. D) He published a book about the meaning of life. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He meditated under a fig tree for several weeks. 47. Which word describes the totality of the Buddha's teachings, and is also known as divine law in Hinduism and Buddhism? A) Nirvana. B) Karma. C) Dharma. D) Enlightenment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dharma. 48. Buddha believed that people were A) Basically good. B) Equal. C) Lost. D) Evil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Equal. 49. The cities of the Indus River Valley civilization were built in what kind of pattern? A) Grid. B) Checkerboard. C) Circle. D) Oval. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grid. 50. Beloved Hindu God with the head of an elephant A) Sundar. B) Dharma. C) Buddha. D) Ganesha. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ganesha. 51. What is the most important text of Hinduism? A) The Vedas. B) The Eightfold Path. C) The Bhagavad Gita. D) The Mahabharata. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Bhagavad Gita. 52. What two rivers were the Indian civilizations settled on? A) Tigress and Euphrates. B) Indus and Ganges. C) Nile and Congo. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indus and Ganges. 53. Confucius is credited with stating the "Golden Rule" . What is that? A) Honor your elders. B) What goes around comes around. C) Treat others as you would like to be treated. D) Speak no evil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Treat others as you would like to be treated. 54. What was Ancient India's economy based on? A) Toothpaste. B) Trade. C) Farming crops. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trade. 55. A major river flowing out of the Himalayas A) Caste system. B) Raja. C) Indus. D) Inoculation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indus. 56. After the Mauryan Empire collapsed, the Indian Subcontinent ..... A) Started to trade the Egyptians. B) Began subsistence farming. C) Worked together to build a complex system of well-designed roads. D) Divided into several smaller kingdoms. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Divided into several smaller kingdoms. 57. Who is considered the founder of buddhism? A) Si Moon. B) Water it. C) Maurya. D) Siddhartha Gautama. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Siddhartha Gautama. 58. The Four Noble Truths are associated with what religion? A) Hinduism. B) Confucianism. C) Taoism. D) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Buddhism. 59. Famous section of ancient religious, heroic poems. A) Hinduism. B) Siddhartha Gautama. C) Bhagavad Gita. D) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bhagavad Gita. 60. What is the sum of a person's actions? A) Karma. B) Reincarnation. C) Whisper. D) Dharma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Karma. ← 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