This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 123 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 123 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Indians practiced injecting a person with a small dose of avirus to help him or her build up defensesto a disease. A) Alloys. B) Inoculation. C) Metallurgy. D) Meditation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inoculation. 2. Tools and weapons made from metals were traded with other cities. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. Siddhartha took a path to enlightenment that was a balance between extreme life styles. This path was also called the A) "middle way.". B) "high road.". C) "low road.". D) "final path.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "middle way.". 4. A Hindu and Buddhist belief that souls are born and reborn many times, each in a new body A) Caste system. B) Reincarnation. C) Meditation. D) Fasting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reincarnation. 5. Which civilization's achievements included successful trade, strong military, and a powerful spy network? A) Mauryan. B) Gupta. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mauryan. 6. Whit is the climate like in India? A) Below freezing. B) Cold. C) Hot, Humid, and Monsoons. D) Cool temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hot, Humid, and Monsoons. 7. Used trade routes to travel to religious shrines or sites A) Pilgrim. B) Chandragupta Maurya. C) Kalidasa. D) Asoka. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pilgrim. 8. Nirvana means A) A religious book. B) A cool band. C) A final resting place for your soul. D) Karma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A final resting place for your soul. 9. Which of the following is an accomplishment that Ancient India made in Mathematics? A) Figured out how to divide and multiply. B) Created tally marks. C) Created the numerals we use today. D) Figured out how to use money. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Created the numerals we use today. 10. We know about Chandragupta Maurya's empire comes primarily from the writings of A) Alexander the Great. B) Megasthenes. C) Plato. D) Ashoka. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Megasthenes. 11. Buddhists believed that the only way to find truth was to ..... A) Believe in Brahman. B) Learn. C) Believe in Krishna. D) Give up all desires. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Give up all desires. 12. What animal is sacred to Hindus? A) Dog. B) Cat. C) Elephant. D) Cow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cow. 13. Indian faith that emphasizes nonviolence and respect for all living things. A) Siddhartha Gautama. B) Pilgrims. C) Jainism. D) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jainism. 14. This court official is believed to have advised Chandragupta Maurya regarding the structure of his empire. A) Arthasastra. B) Rig Veda. C) Kautilya. D) Megasthenes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kautilya. 15. Which of the following is not associated (connected) with the teachings of Hinduism? A) Reincarnation. B) Caste system. C) Karma. D) Nirvana. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nirvana. 16. In Hinduism, who is the god of destruction and new life? A) Brahma. B) Vishnu. C) Shiva. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shiva. 17. What is the capital symbol of India? A) A statue of lions. B) The bald eagle. C) The Statue of Liberty. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A statue of lions. 18. The Slavic alphabet was adapted from which alphabet? A) Greek. B) Roman. C) Egyptian. D) Sumerian. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greek. 19. Which caste is made up of warriors and kings? A) Brahmin. B) Kshatriya. C) Vaishya. D) Sudra. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kshatriya. 20. Which of the following was NOT an invention of the Indus Valley Civilization? A) Standard weights and measures. B) Toilet. C) Drainage (sewer) system. D) Water mill. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water mill. ← 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