This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 116 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 116 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... is the consequence of how you live. A) Dharma. B) Buddhism. C) Karma. D) Buddha. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Karma. 2. Early India relied on subsistence farming:what is subsistence farming? A) Growing enough food for my entire city. B) Growing enough food for just myself. C) Growing enough food to feed my family. D) Large-scale commercial farming that employ's hundreds of workers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Growing enough food to feed my family. 3. Being free from prejudice A) Tolerance. B) Caste. C) Atman. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tolerance. 4. Which belief system began in India and continues to dominate it today? A) Mormonism. B) HInduism. C) Buddhism. D) Christianity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) HInduism. 5. Which is an important river in India? A) Bengal. B) Tigris. C) Euphrates. D) Ganges. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ganges. 6. ..... winds influence India's weather during the summer bringing as much as 200 inches of rain. A) Strong. B) Monsoon. C) Winter. D) Summer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monsoon. 7. True or False:Hindus believe that you live only one lifetime. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. How did Buddhism influence Asoka as a ruler? A) It caused Asoka to be more violent. B) It caused Asoka to be more peaceful. C) It caused Asoka to require everyone to practice Buddhism. D) It causes Asoka to put intense taxes on everything. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It caused Asoka to be more peaceful. 9. What is the concept of reincarnation in Hinduism? A) A form of meditation. B) The cycle of birth, death, and rebirth. C) That Hindu festival. D) A type of Hindu temple . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The cycle of birth, death, and rebirth. 10. What is the world's oldest religion? A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Christianity. D) Zoroastrianism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. 11. What was sanskrit? A) India's original writing system. B) The first language spoken in India. C) The first religion in India. D) A great Buddhist leader. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) India's original writing system. 12. Ultimate Goal for Buddhism A) Reach Brahman. B) Reach the afterlife. C) Reach Nirvana (Enlightenment). D) Reach Canaan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reach Nirvana (Enlightenment). 13. Which of the following was a major city of the Indus Valley people? A) Mesopotamia. B) It's also Joe. C) Pakistan. D) Pataliputra. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's also Joe. 14. Hinduism is based on which of these? A) The Vedas. B) The decimal system. C) Siddhartha. D) Monkism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Vedas. 15. The Anasazi built their houses closely together like apartments. These houses were known as ..... which is the Spanish word for village. A) Civilization. B) Pueblos. C) Classes. D) Technology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pueblos. 16. The priests at the highest level of social class ..... A) Dalit. B) Vaisya:. C) Brahmins. D) Kshatriyas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brahmins. 17. According to the 4 Noble Truths, all people suffer and know what? A) Anxiety. B) Happiness. C) Desire. D) Sorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sorrow. 18. What is the constant cycle of birth and rebirth called in Hinduism? A) Karma. B) Dharma. C) Samsara. D) Salvation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Samsara. 19. The economy of the Indus Valley civilization was primarily based on A) Agriculture. B) Manufacturing. C) Land based trade. D) All answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agriculture. 20. People that travel around to teach and spread their religious beliefs are called A) Jains. B) Missionaries. C) Vedas. D) Sudras. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Missionaries. ← 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