This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 102 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 102 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Contestability is one of the key concepts of historical understanding. It relates to explanations or interpretations of the past being open to ..... A) Indisputed. B) Truth. C) Debate. D) Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Debate. 2. How long is the longest poem ever? A) 40, 000 verses. B) 65, 000 verses. C) 90, 000 verses. D) 34, 000 verses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 90, 000 verses. 3. Early Hinduism A) Followers who believe in the teachings of Mahavira and practice nonviolence. B) Followers wear turbans and support treating everyone equally. C) Oldest of the Indian religions whose religious traditions are collected into Vedic texts. D) Largest number of followers in India who believe in many gods, such as Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oldest of the Indian religions whose religious traditions are collected into Vedic texts. 4. An Iron Age historical power that spanned most of the Indian Region, from 322 BCE to 185 BCE A) Khilji Empire. B) Mauryan Empire. C) Chola Empire. D) Gupta Empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mauryan Empire. 5. When a Buddhist reaches "enlightenment" it is said they reach a certain state that is translated as "snuffing out" as in blowing out a lamp. What is this state called? A) Oklahoma. B) Nirvana. C) Bliss. D) Mumbai. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nirvana. 6. This was the warrior group in the caste system. A) Brahmins. B) Kshatriyas. C) Dalits. D) Sudras. E) Vaisya:. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kshatriyas. 7. What symbols represent the Hindu-Arabic numerical system? A) 1-9. B) A-z. C) I, II, III, IV. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1-9. 8. What is the gap in the Hindu Kush Mountains called? A) Cyber Pass. B) Rabbit Ear Pass. C) Indus Pass. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cyber Pass. 9. A social class in ancient India is called? A) Karma. B) Caste. C) Mrs. Rominger's SS class. D) Phorahs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Caste. 10. Archeologists found a structure that was 39 feet long and 8 feet deep. What evidence did they find that made them think it was a pool? A) A faucet. B) Bathing suits. C) Drawings. D) A drain and what appeared to be dressing rooms. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A drain and what appeared to be dressing rooms. 11. What was the Buddha's life like before he was a monk? A) He was a prince. B) He was a farmer. C) He was an outcast. D) He was a Shepherd. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was a prince. 12. Which religion relied on the caste system? A) Buddhism. B) Judaism. C) Hinduism. D) Christianity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hinduism. 13. Hindus believe in the 8 Fold Path in order to reach nirvana. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. Which civilization's achievements included hospitals, religious freedoms, improved roads, & a postal system? A) Mauryan. B) Gupta. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mauryan. 15. A religion that does not believe in a supreme being and emphasizes nonviolence A) Buddhism. B) Jainism. C) Hinduism. D) Vedas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jainism. 16. In Hinduism, what was Sati? A) The event of rising into a higher caste. B) The event of a woman throwing herself on a funeral pyre. C) The event of a soul achieving union with the gods. D) The event of a person falling into a lower caste. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The event of a woman throwing herself on a funeral pyre. 17. ..... is a period of time in history before information was written down. A) Prehistory. B) History. C) Vedic age. D) Ancient. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prehistory. 18. Living a life of moderation. A) The Four Noble Truths. B) Nirvana. C) The Eightfold Path. D) The Middle Way. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Middle Way. 19. Which leader was a great king of India that converted all of India to Buddhism? A) Asoka. B) Chandragupta. C) Gupta. D) Maurya. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asoka. 20. Which of the following is true about Aryabhata's contributions to math A) He calculated the number pi to 10 decimal places. B) He developed the number system (0-9) that we still use today. C) He invented the ratio. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He developed the number system (0-9) that we still use today. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIndian History 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 8Ancient Indian History Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books