This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 94 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 94 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What landmass blocks India off from the rest of Asia? A) Himalayan Mountains. B) Thar Desert. C) Indian Rainforest. D) Deccan Plateau. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Himalayan Mountains. 2. Which of the following is NOT a math legacy of Ancient India? A) Decimal System. B) Zero. C) Arabic Numerals. D) Fractions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fractions. 3. Define Nomadic people A) People who moved with their herds. B) People who are never angry. C) People who moved from city to city in search of jobs. D) The Vedas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People who moved with their herds. 4. Where was Prince Siddhartha born? A) Egypt. B) India ( modern day Nepal ). C) China. D) Pakistan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) India ( modern day Nepal ). 5. This god was the popular Hindu god of new beginnings and the remover of obstacles. A) Parvati. B) Vishnu. C) Brahman. D) Ganesha. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ganesha. 6. The Ancient Indians developed an important written language called A) Cuneiform. B) Hieroglyphics. C) Sanskrit. D) Latin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sanskrit. 7. This was emphasized by Confucius as a way to improve society A) Education. B) Slavery. C) Fame. D) Wealth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Education. 8. What is the universal spirit that is part of all things in Hinduism? A) Buddha. B) Salvation. C) Brahman. D) Shudra. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brahman. 9. Which Ancient Indian invention had the greatest impact on the study of mathematics. A) Algorithms. B) Algebra. C) Zero symbol. D) Geometry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Zero symbol. 10. What are the two epic poems in the Hindu religion? A) The Jataka Tales and the Noble Truths. B) The Odyssey and the Illiad. C) The Mahabharata and the Ramayana. D) The Hindu Kush and the Himalaya. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Mahabharata and the Ramayana. 11. Compare and contrast Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism A) All originate in East Asia. B) They all are Polytheistic. C) They all are monotheistic. D) All originate from South Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All originate from South Asia. 12. Believes that desire is cause of human suffering A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddhism. 13. Deep continued thought that focused the mind on spiritual ideas A) Meditation. B) Sanskrit. C) Reincarnation. D) Caste system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meditation. 14. What Mauryan emperor spread Buddhism beyond India? A) Asoka. B) Lau Tzu. C) Confucius. D) Siddhartha Gautama. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asoka. 15. Because of their advances in astronomy, the ancient Indians were able to ..... A) Identify a variety of minerals. B) Predict eclipses of the sun. C) Protect people against disease. D) Create stronger minerals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Predict eclipses of the sun. 16. Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva are ..... A) All Hindu gods. B) All Buddhist gods. C) The first two are Hindu, the last is Buddhist. D) The first one is Hindu, while the last two are Buddhist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All Hindu gods. 17. A state of perfect happiness; an ideal place. This represents the final goal in Buddhism. A) Karma. B) Nirvana. C) Sanskrit. D) Salvation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nirvana. 18. What river served the same purpose for the ancient Indians as the Tigris and Euphrates served for the ancient Mesopotamians? A) Yangtze River. B) Nile River. C) Ganges River. D) Indus River. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indus River. 19. After the Saraswati River dried up, where did the Indus valley civilization settle? A) Ganges River. B) Ravi River. C) Hindu Kush Mountains. D) Indus River. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ganges River. 20. Which is NOT true of Mohenjo-Daro? A) Streets divided the cities into blocks. B) Houses were two-stories with bathrooms. C) It was a very small town with a population of only about 500. D) It was built on the banks of the Indus River. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It was a very small town with a population of only about 500. 21. An ancient Indian Empire that ruled from 320 BCE to 550 BCE. It was considered the Golden Age of India. A) Maurya Empire. B) Chola Empire. C) The Gupta Empire. D) The Mughal Empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Gupta Empire. 22. Why might farmers in India be happy during summer monsoons? A) The air is dry. B) There is water for their crops. C) The temperatures are colder. D) It is the beginning of a drought. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There is water for their crops. 23. . The empire that took over after the Aryan empire was the ..... and their greatest king was ..... A) Gupta Empire, Chandra Gupta II. B) Aksum Empire, Ezana. C) Maurya Empire, Asoka. D) Kush Empire, Piankhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Maurya Empire, Asoka. 24. What is true about Buddhist and Hindus? A) They both worship gods. B) They both believe in reincarnation. C) They both believe in striving for wealth and power. D) They both believe the sutras are their holy text. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They both believe in reincarnation. 25. Key term:to move from one place to settle in another area A) Monsoon. B) Reincarnation. C) Migrate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Migrate. 26. Strong seasonal winds that cause a "wet" and "dry" season in India. A) Monsoon. B) Varna. C) Buddhism. D) Dharma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monsoon. 27. Under Emperor ....., Indian civilization reached a high point & the economy strengthened and prospered. A) Chandra Gupta. B) Chandragupta Maurya. C) Siddhartha Gautama. D) The Buddha. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chandra Gupta. 28. Some Hindus are vegetarians. This means they do not eat ..... A) Fruit. B) Milk. C) Sweets. D) Meat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Meat. 29. 'Life is full of suffering' is part of A) Ten Commandments. B) Four Noble Truths. C) Upanishads. D) Eight Fold Path. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Four Noble Truths. 30. Teachings or guidelines for Buddhists to follow A) Eightfold Path. B) Nirvana. C) Four Noble Truths. D) Middle Way. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eightfold Path. 31. Which statement about the Hindu caste system in India is accurate? A) Foreigners were treated as members of the lowest caste. B) Castes were encouraged to interact with one anothe. C) Castes shared the same rules for governing their behavior. D) People had to stay in the same caste to which they were born. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) People had to stay in the same caste to which they were born. 32. What vocabulary word means:A major religion that developed in India, the main belief was that all souls are part of one universal spirit. A) Jainism. B) Dharma. C) Buddhism. D) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hinduism. 33. A broad flat area of high land is called a ..... A) Plateau. B) Desert. C) Mountain. D) Delta. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plateau. 34. Which is the lowest group in the caste system? A) Merchants. B) Untouchables. C) Sudras. D) Brahmins. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Untouchables. 35. How could someone reach a higher caste? A) Bad deeds. B) Good deeds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Good deeds. 36. What does the 8 fold path consist of? A) 8 things that a dude said one day under a tree. B) Right thought, intent, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, concentration. C) 8 items that the Brahmins felt were very important to the Caste System. D) Right decisions, choices, livelihood, no talking, be crazy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Right thought, intent, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, concentration. 37. A person's duty, or what is right for them. A) Dharma. B) Karma. C) Salvation. D) Whisper. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dharma. 38. Which mountain range contains Mt. Everest? A) Himalayas. B) Tian Shen. C) Andes. D) Pyrenees. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Himalayas. 39. What famous teacher was the founder of Confucianism? A) Concubine Han. B) Confucius. C) This should be easy. It is named after the guy who started it!. D) L u bang. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Confucius. 40. This is the state of emotioanl or spiritual perfect peace and happiness for Buddhists. A) Guru. B) Hinduism. C) Brahma. D) Nirvana. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nirvana. 41. The most widespread religion in India today. A) Jainism. B) Hinduism. C) Buddhism. D) Christianity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hinduism. 42. What vocabulary word means:A seasonal wind change that brings huge amounts of rain, specifically around the Indian Ocean. A) Caste. B) Dharma. C) Monsoon. D) Karma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Monsoon. 43. The development of India's caste system was closely related to which philosophy/religion? A) Hinduism. B) Taoism. C) Buddhism. D) Confucianism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. 44. Which civilization first settled around the Indus River? A) Sumerians. B) Egyptians. C) Aztecs. D) Harappans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Harappans. 45. An Indian teacher A) Vedas. B) Belts. C) Guru. D) Raja. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Guru. 46. What is the Buddhist religion's list of steps toward enlightenment? A) The Holy Trinity. B) The Eightfold Path. C) The Vedas. D) The Five Pillars of Islam. E) The Ten Commandments. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Eightfold Path. 47. What was a long lasting effect of Ashoka even after his empire collapsed? A) All wars stopped for 100 years. B) He pave the way to spread Buddhism to parts of Asia. C) He taught people to increase their wealth and power. D) He taught people how to develop agricultural advancements. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He pave the way to spread Buddhism to parts of Asia. 48. The Kshatriya caste were A) Priest. B) Kings. C) Sweepers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kings. 49. The majority of the people of Ancient India belonged to the Untouchables. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 50. What's the Persian road called A) The Silk Road. B) Royal Road. C) The Purple Road. D) Tigris-Euphrates Road. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Royal Road. 51. While sneaking out of the palace a few times, what did Siddhartha see? A) A lady, a dead body, and a sick person. B) A man, a dead body, and a sick person. C) An old person, a sick person, and a lady. D) An old person, a sick person, and a dead body. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An old person, a sick person, and a dead body. 52. According to Hinduism, what was the only way that someone could gain entrance into a higher caste? A) Become a skilled warrior or buy land. B) Live a good life and be reincarnated into a higher caste. C) Marry someone in a higher caste. D) Provide money and sacrifices to the priests. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Live a good life and be reincarnated into a higher caste. 53. The Bhagavad Gita A) Explains the existence of spirits and the importance of reincarnation. B) Is the guide to social classes in India. C) Was the Prince of India. D) Is a famous song. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Explains the existence of spirits and the importance of reincarnation. 54. The ultimate goal for Buddhists A) Karma. B) Reincarnation. C) Nirvana. D) Union with Brahma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nirvana. 55. What mountains did the Aryan people cross to get into India? A) The Himalayas. B) The Hindu Kush. C) The Indian Mountains. D) Mount Everest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Hindu Kush. 56. Which is NOT an example of infrastructure A) Roads. B) Parks. C) Government buildings. D) Post offices. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parks. 57. A way to "classify" people based on what family they were born into ..... A) Classification system. B) Society system. C) Caste system. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caste system. 58. The force created by a person's actions. A) Asoka. B) Sanskrit. C) Karma. D) Fasting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Karma. 59. Buddhism started in which country? A) Japan. B) China. C) India. D) Korea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) India. 60. The Panchatantra has many stories about which culture. A) Albanian. B) Australian. C) American. D) Indian. 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