This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 101 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 101 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which empire brought a Golden age to India and many advancements such as the Iron pillar at Delhi? A) Gupta Empire. B) Mauryan Empire. C) Ashoka Empire. D) The Babylonian empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gupta Empire. 2. Brahman..... A) The supreme divine being in which all gods and goddess stem from. B) Is the destroyer of obstacles. C) Belief that plants and animals are sacred. D) Is a god closely related to India's government. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The supreme divine being in which all gods and goddess stem from. 3. The name 'Buddha' means "The Enlightened One" A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. Uttarapatha was a trade route that connected? A) Taxila and Pataliputra. B) Mathura and Muchiris. C) Taxila and Kaveripattinam. D) Mathura and Ujjain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taxila and Pataliputra. 5. Hindus believe souls come back in a different form, what is this called? A) Karma. B) The. C) Reincarnation. D) Caste. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reincarnation. 6. The great leader and founder of the ancient Persian Empire. A) Ashoka. B) Buddha. C) Cyrus II. D) Siddhartha. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cyrus II. 7. The first emperor of the Mauryan Dynasty was ..... A) Chandragupta. B) Ashoka. C) Siddhartha Gautama. D) Aryan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chandragupta. 8. A mixture of two or more metals is a ..... A) Alloy. B) Metallurgy. C) None of the above. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alloy. 9. LARGEST CITY OF THE INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION A) LAOS. B) It's also Joe. C) HARAPPA. D) NEW DELHI. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's also Joe. 10. In Hinduism, the order of the universe. A) Four Noble Truths. B) Sudras. C) Dharma. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dharma. 11. A Chinese philosophy that explains the way to ensure a stable government and an orderly society in the present world and stresses a moral code of conduct. A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Confucianism. D) Daoism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Confucianism. 12. What is a Citadel? A) Massive fort. B) Religious temple. C) Kings Palace. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Massive fort. 13. Natural barriers separate India from the rest of Asia. The Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea lie to the east and west of India. The Himalayan and Hindu Kush Mountains lie across northern India. What physical feature does NOT provide protection to India? A) Mountain. B) Sea. C) Bay. D) Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Desert. 14. Aryan social levels were determined according to a person's profession or ..... A) Job. B) Wealth. C) Caste. D) Birthday. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Job. 15. Which statement about the caste system, created in India around 1500 B.C.E., is most likely true? A) It determined the religion a person had to practice. B) It allowed people to improve their position in society. C) It allowed people to question mainstream religious beliefs. D) It determined a person's permanent position in society. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It determined a person's permanent position in society. 16. Which religion does this belong to? VEDAS. A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. 17. What is the Gupta Empire known for? A) Bronze Age. B) Gupta Empire initiated a period known as the Golden Age of India, marked by extensive inventions and discoveries in science, technology, engineering, art, dialectic, literature, logic, mathematics, astronomy, religion, and philosophy. C) Buddhism. D) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gupta Empire initiated a period known as the Golden Age of India, marked by extensive inventions and discoveries in science, technology, engineering, art, dialectic, literature, logic, mathematics, astronomy, religion, and philosophy. 18. What is one way religious beliefs are spread? A) Sending smoke signals. B) Releasing of birds. C) Releasing the Kraken. D) Sending missionaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sending missionaries. 19. Who was an important leader of the Mauryan Empire? A) Ashoka. B) Alexander. C) Aryans. D) Buddha. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ashoka. 20. What is the name of the lowest caste system in the Indian Caste System? A) Pleasants. B) Brahmins. C) Untouchables. D) Freshmen. 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