This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 114 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 114 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which king eventually rejected violence and embraced Buddhism? A) Ashoka. B) Chandra Gupta Maurya. C) Krishna. D) Lakshmi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ashoka. 2. What were the ancient cities discovered by archaeologists along the Indus River? A) Memphis and Thebes. B) Athens and Sparta. C) Rome and Florence. D) Momon Jodara plan d open field. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Momon Jodara plan d open field. 3. ..... is an exercise to relax your mind, soul and body. A) Meditation. B) Enlightenment. C) Nirvana. D) Stupas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meditation. 4. ....., the largest religion in India today, is a blending of many of the religious traditions of Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent. A) Sikhism. B) Judaism. C) Jainism. D) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hinduism. 5. The oldest religion in the world with roots dating back to 4000 BCE A) Hinduism. B) Indusism. C) Mohenjo-daro. D) The way of the Seal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. 6. MAURYAN EMPIRE'S GOLDEN AGE BEGINS A) C. 265 B.C. B) 1776. C) C. 1000 B.C. D) C. 15500 B.C. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) C. 265 B.C. 7. The Kushans adapted A) The Greek alphabet. B) A calendar based on the sun and the moon. C) Kalasindra's poem The Cloiud Messenger. D) The Arabic numerical system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A calendar based on the sun and the moon. 8. India's climate depends on what type of weather? A) Trade winds. B) Monsoons. C) The boy. D) Hurricanes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monsoons. 9. Which is a religion of tolerance (accepting of others)? A) Both. B) Neither. C) Hinduism. D) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both. 10. What is the word that means "a state of perfect peace" in Buddhism? A) Salvation. B) Karma. C) Nirvana. D) Stupa. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nirvana. 11. How does Buddhism differ from Hinduism? A) Women were the equals of men. B) The material world held the key to happiness. C) Self denial is necessary to achieve an understanding of reality. D) Buddhists believe you are responsible for your own life. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Buddhists believe you are responsible for your own life. 12. Indian families often pooled their resources to invest in business ventures. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. Key term:the religious and moral duties of Hindus A) Reincarnation. B) Dharma. C) Nirvana. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dharma. 14. Why are the summer monsoons so important? A) They bring cold, dry air. B) They bring the rainy season which allows crops to grow. C) They aren't important. D) They dry out the land. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They bring the rainy season which allows crops to grow. 15. The Aryans displayed knowledge of health and medicine by doing which of the following? A) Successful blood transfusions. B) Lobotomies. C) Inoculations. D) Dissecting DNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inoculations. 16. What evidence shows us how men in Mohenjodaro might have dressed? A) Pictographs. B) An ancient statue. C) A report by a visitor. D) Remains of an old robe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An ancient statue. 17. The Harappans were a river valley civilization like Egypt and Mesopotamia A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. Shiva was an important Hindu deity, or God, whose role was A) The creator. B) The preserver. C) The destroyer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The destroyer. 19. The third largest religion in the world. A) Christianity. B) Islam. C) Hinduism. D) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hinduism. 20. (5) In terms of economy, how are the Indus River Valley and the river valleys of Mesopotamia and Egypt alike? A) They all have merchants who were also worshiped as gods. B) They all traded their surplus of goods. C) The Indus River valley was the only one that traded. D) Only Mesopotamia and India traded. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They all traded their surplus of goods. ← 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