This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 92 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 92 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which animals pull a bullock cart? A) Donkeys. B) Oxen. C) Goats. D) Horses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oxen. 2. Have an interest in converting people to this religion. This religion spread through missionaries and dominates China, Nepal, Tibet, and much of Asia. A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddhism. 3. During the Shang Dynasty, the Chinese people were ..... A) Always at war with Mongols and other invaders. B) Nomadic people living in different tribes. C) Sophisticated world travelers. D) Making the transition from farming to city life. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Making the transition from farming to city life. 4. The Vedas are the oldest scriptures of Hinduism, who wrote many plays and stories based on them? A) The Buddha. B) Kalidasa. C) Gandhi. D) Luther. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kalidasa. 5. Two contributions of Harappans related to Water A) Weightsbricks with certain ratios. B) Bathstoilets. C) Roads laid-out in a gridplenty of wells. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bathstoilets. 6. A pilgrim is a religious traveler who visits temples or sacred sites. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 7. Could people in India marry into a different Caste or Varna? A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No. 8. The social class in India is known as a ..... A) Caste. B) Monsoon. C) Ashoka. D) Sanskrit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Caste. 9. What led Siddhartha Gautama to the development of Buddhism? A) He was opposed to the Hindu beliefs. B) He met a poor, holy man who was happy, a dead man, a sick man, and an old man. C) He started practicing yoga. D) He felt that he had to do something big since he was the prince. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He met a poor, holy man who was happy, a dead man, a sick man, and an old man. 10. A dry, high region south of the Indo-Ganges Plain. A) Western Ghats. B) Eastern Ghats. C) Deccan Plateau. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deccan Plateau. 11. What is the only desert in India? A) Thar Desert. B) Taklamakan Desert. C) Gobi Desert. D) Thor Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thar Desert. 12. What were statues used for? A) To show personal history. B) To show their math skills. C) To show their intelligence. D) For pleasure and worship. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For pleasure and worship. 13. Choose the response that is NOT one of Buddhism's noble truths A) Suffering is universal-everyone suffers. B) There is an eightfold path to the elimination of suffering. C) Ignorance is the basic cause of suffering. D) There is no cure for ailments. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) There is no cure for ailments. 14. Which two religions were started in Ancient India? A) Hinduism and Buddhism. B) Hinduism and Christianity. C) Buddhism and Christianity. D) Hinduism and Judaism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism and Buddhism. 15. What did Siddhartha Gautama teach about reincarnation and nirvana? A) People will keep being reincarnated until they reach nirvana. B) Only some people can reach nirvana and everyone else will just keeping being reincarnated. C) You can only be reincarnated once and then you reach nirvana. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People will keep being reincarnated until they reach nirvana. 16. True and False:Rulers of the Gupta dynasty generally were not supportive of the Hindu caste system. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. Key term:A person who spreads his or her religious beliefs to others A) Missionary. B) Brahman. C) Avatar. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Missionary. 18. What is the Vedic period? A) When the Vedas were laws. B) When the Vedas were oral tradition. C) When the Vedas were displayed. D) When the Vedas were written down. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When the Vedas were written down. 19. Which mountain range is known as the 'Roof of the World'? A) Rocky Mountains. B) Alps. C) Himalayas. D) Andes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Himalayas. 20. What jobs did Kshatriyas have? A) Priests and scholars. B) Rulers and warriors. C) Merchants, traders and farmers. D) Peasants, laborers and servants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rulers and warriors. 21. Indo-European is a collection of similar languages spoken in the Indus River Valley, and is an example of a ..... A) Jainism. B) Language Family. C) Brahman. D) Caste. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Language Family. 22. Which of these is NOT one of Buddha's Eightfold Path? A) Right Concentration. B) Right Action. C) Right Dress. D) Right Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Right Dress. 23. The life and beliefs of which Indian leader inspired the American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.? A) Asoka. B) The Buddha. C) Siddhartha Gautama. D) Mohandas Ghandi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mohandas Ghandi. 24. Buddha's basic rules of behavior to end suffering was called ..... A) The Vedas. B) Sanskrit. C) The Book of the Dead. D) The Eightfold Path. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Eightfold Path. 25. The Aryans migrated to India and changed the way of life in the Indus River Valley. Where did they come from? A) North Africa. B) Central Asia. C) South America. D) North America. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central Asia. 26. The monsoon is a violent wind pattern that brings heavy rain during the A) Winter. B) Spring. C) Fall. D) Summer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Summer. 27. Did the farmers begin planing crops in India before the Ancient Egyptians? A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 28. How is the Indian language called? A) Sanskrit. B) Hieroglyphics. C) Cuneiform. D) Chinese. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sanskrit. 29. ..... originally was a merciless conqueror and created a mighty empire, but he later converted to Buddhism out of a desire to make peace. A) Ashoka. B) Chandra Gupta. C) Chandragupta Maurya. D) Siddhartha Gautama. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ashoka. 30. How do monsoons affect India? A) They are weak winds. Winter monsoons blow, warm, dry air. Summer monsoons bring cold, wet air. B) They are high winds. Winter monsoons bring frigid, dry air from the Arabian Sea. Winter monsoons blow cool, frigid air. Winter monsoons=Rainy Season. C) They are strong winds. Winter monsoons blow cold, dry air from the mountains. Summer monsoons bring warm, wet air from the Arabian Sea. Summer monsoons=Rainy Season. D) They are winds and they blow everything out into the ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are strong winds. Winter monsoons blow cold, dry air from the mountains. Summer monsoons bring warm, wet air from the Arabian Sea. Summer monsoons=Rainy Season. 31. Which geographical feature of India served as protection from outside invasion? A) Ganges River. B) Brahmaputra River. C) Indus River. D) Himalayan mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Himalayan mountains. 32. Siddhartha Gautama began the religion of Hinduism. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 33. What were the social ranks of the caste system from top to bottom? A) Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras, and Dalits. B) Priests, Nobles, Warriors, Artisans, and Peasants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras, and Dalits. 34. Which of the following is NOT a geographic feature of India? A) Ganges River. B) Indus River. C) Nile River. D) Himalayans. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nile River. 35. What does Mohenjo-Daro mean in Sanskrit? A) Mound of the dead. B) Mound of the fallen. C) Mountains of doom. D) Mountains of death. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mound of the dead. 36. Then he heard about the concept of ahimsa. He was impressed and converted to ..... A) Buddhism. B) Jainism. C) Judaism. D) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jainism. 37. Ancient language which emerged in the Indus River Valley. A) Hieroglyphics. B) Cuneiform. C) Sanskrit. D) Vedas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sanskrit. 38. Missionaries travel around to spread what? A) News about other civilizations. B) Knowledge to teach. C) New items to trade. D) Religious beliefs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Religious beliefs. 39. Name the two great rivers of Ancient China A) Tigris and Euphrates. B) Yellow and Yangtze. C) Indus and Ganges. D) Nile and Jordan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yellow and Yangtze. 40. What did Brahmanism blend with to form Hinduism? A) Harappan beliefs. B) Aryan's beliefs. C) Other cultures' beliefs. D) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Other cultures' beliefs. 41. Buddha's teachings are called A) Nirvana. B) Dharma. C) Happiness. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dharma. 42. Who founded Taoism? A) Confucius. B) Ronald Reagan. C) John Cena. D) Laozi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Laozi. 43. After converting to Buddhism, Asoka did not launch any more wars of conquest. Which of the following was a resource he DID NOT use to improve the lives of his people? A) Had wells dug. B) Had roads and rest houses built. C) Planted trees. D) Promoted the arts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Promoted the arts. 44. How many classes are there in the India Caste System? A) 4. B) 3. C) 1. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 5. 45. Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro cities were built along the banks of this river. A) Nile. B) Indus. C) Brahmaputra. D) Ganges. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indus. 46. Which of the following math contributions did NOT come from India? A) The decimal system. B) Binary numbers. C) The idea of zero. D) Algebra. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Algebra. 47. What was the Mauryan empire? A) It united all of India and included leaders like Ashoka; founded by Chandra Gupta Maurya. B) The empire founded by Chandra Gupta in the north of India. C) A small kingdom within India among many others. D) The last Indian empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It united all of India and included leaders like Ashoka; founded by Chandra Gupta Maurya. 48. Hinduism believes that there is a universal life force. They can be part of this after several cycles of reincarnation, and they reach MOKSHA. A) Enlightenment. B) Nirvana. C) Brahman. D) Total consciousness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brahman. 49. A nomadic tribe from Europe known as the ..... invaded the Indus River Valley and dominated the region. A) Mesopotamians. B) Aryans. C) Egyptians. D) Amazons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aryans. 50. Nomads believed to have moved into Indus Valley around 1, 500 BC; conquered the people of northwestern India. A) Outcaste. B) Harappan Civilization. C) Raja. D) Aryans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aryans. 51. What is the bay that the Ganges River flows into, on the eastern coast of India? A) Bay of Tigers. B) Bay of Biscay. C) Gulf of Mexico. D) Bay of Bengal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bay of Bengal. 52. Which term is defined as:Hindu's oldest religious text A) Vedas. B) Atman. C) Whisper. D) Reincarnation. E) Aryans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vedas. 53. Which of these comes from ancient India? A) Pi. B) The multiplication table. C) XBox One. D) Algebra. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pi. 54. To break free from the cycle of reincarnation or heaven to the Hindus is A) Salvation. B) Karma. C) Samsara. D) Dharma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Salvation. 55. What is the most significant change the Aryans brought when they took over India? A) A religion called Buddhism. B) A religion called Verda. C) A religion called Hinduism. D) A religion called Aryanism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A religion called Hinduism. 56. ..... is a religion developed by Siddhartha Gautama, which promotes the Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path as methods to understand and relieve human suffering. A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Sikhism. D) Jainism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddhism. 57. What was the golden age of ancient India? A) Discovery of gold. B) Most citizens had reached their golden years. C) Discovery of fire. D) Advances in international trade, math and science. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Advances in international trade, math and science. 58. What is the ancient, sacred Indian language of Hinduism called? A) Hieroglyphics. B) Cuneiform. C) Sanskrit. D) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sanskrit. 59. Flooding along rivers created good A) Farmland. B) Trade routes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Farmland. 60. 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