This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 115 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 115 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who invented Buddhism in 600 B.C A) Krishna. B) Siddhartha. C) Brahma. D) Hindus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Siddhartha. 2. What is the term for the Hindu belief that each person has many lives? A) Reincarnation. B) Veda. C) Meditation. D) Yoga. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reincarnation. 3. Which job do Kshatriya perform according to the caste system? A) Priests. B) Outcasts/pariah. C) Warrior and ruler. D) Skilled trader. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Warrior and ruler. 4. Hindus believe that souls are born and reborn many times. This process of rebirth is called ..... A) Karma. B) Reincarnation. C) Dharma. D) Whisper. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reincarnation. 5. Buddhists believe that suffering is caused by ..... instead of needs. A) Academics. B) Work. C) Desires. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Desires. 6. A division of Indian society into groups based on a person's birth, wealth, or occupation. A) Social status. B) Division of labor. C) Social system. D) Caste system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Caste system. 7. What was the name of the written language of the Ancient Indian civilization? A) Cuneiform. B) Sanskrit. C) Hieroglyphics. D) Hindi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sanskrit. 8. Which of the following is NOT true about Ashoka? A) He ruled by Buddhist principles. B) He encouraged religious toleration. C) He spread his message by the "Rock Edicts.". D) He demanded all his people become buddhists. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He demanded all his people become buddhists. 9. Why did the people in the Indus Valley move and resettle in northwestern India? A) They were forced to leave by invaders. B) They wanted to explore new lands. C) They were following their religious beliefs. D) The climate in the Indus Valley became unfavorable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They were following their religious beliefs. 10. This determines a person's job, social group, and marriage A) Karma. B) Dharma. C) Caste system. D) Vedas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caste system. 11. There were many advancements in art during this period, most notably in ..... A) Pottery. B) Painting. C) Metalworking. D) Interpretive dance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metalworking. 12. Hindus believe in one unifying spirit known as? A) Brahman. B) Thor. C) Ares. D) Mars. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brahman. 13. Became known as Buddha A) Vedas. B) Siddhartha Gautama. C) Dalai Lama. D) Mahavira. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Siddhartha Gautama. 14. Why is so little known about the Harappa? A) They did not have a writing system. B) They were a mythical civilization that never existed. C) They were only around for a few decades and disappeared. D) Their pictograms have not yet been deciphered. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Their pictograms have not yet been deciphered. 15. Which ancient Chinese philosophy believed strict laws and harsh punishments would lead to proper behavior? A) Daoism. B) Confucianism. C) Shintoism. D) Legalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Legalism. 16. What is a guru? A) Craftsman. B) Merchant. C) Teacher. D) Preacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Teacher. 17. What is the oldest sacred text of the Hindu religion? A) Vedas. B) Four Nobel Truths. C) Ramayana. D) Samsara. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vedas. 18. True or False:The Mauryan and Gupta Empire fell to invaders A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. Early Aryan religion A) Caste. B) Brahmanism. C) Hinduism. D) Reincarnation. E) Karma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brahmanism. 20. Who am I? My name means "Enlightened One" . A) Chanakya. B) Rama. C) Buddha. D) Asoka. E) The Huns. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buddha. ← 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