This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 140 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 140 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Buddha's Eightfold Path is similar to Hinduism's ..... A) Dharma. B) Vedas. C) Cast system. D) Brahmin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dharma. 2. The religious writings (collections of poems, hymns, myths and rituals) of the Aryans were know as ..... A) The Gurus. B) The Rajas. C) The Vedas. D) The Ramas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Vedas. 3. An import is A) A product brought into a country. B) A photograph. C) A product sent out of a country. D) An object of importance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A product brought into a country. 4. Portuguese name given to a rigid social structure in Indian society that said every person is born into a social group defined by occupation and family lineage A) Karma. B) Hinduism. C) Varna. D) Caste system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Caste system. 5. Brahmins held what type of job A) Kings. B) Servants. C) Untouchables. D) Priests. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Priests. 6. Chandragupta's grandson who succeeded him to the throne was named ..... A) Ashoka. B) Chandragupta 2. C) Nanda. D) Kautilya. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ashoka. 7. Does not involve the worship of gods A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddhism. 8. What caste were landowners, farm owners, merchants, skilled traders in? A) Vaisya:. B) Sudras. C) Brahmin. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vaisya:. 9. What was the purpose of domesticating the water buffalo? A) Assisting in writing with ink. B) Assisting in sailing with sailboats. C) Assisting in building granaries. D) Assisting in plowing fields. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Assisting in plowing fields. 10. Who are the people in the caste system that perform difficult work? A) Peasants and Servants. B) Commoners. C) Outcastes. D) Warriors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peasants and Servants. 11. A nontheistic religion that emphasizes nonviolence and respect for all living things. A) Buddhism. B) Hinduism. C) Jainism. D) Whisper. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jainism. 12. Ashoka released a series of edicts carved into ..... A) Stone pillars. B) Wooden pillars. C) Marble wall. D) Stone Steps. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stone pillars. 13. Who is the author of Maha-Sidhhanta? A) Aryabhat E. B) Aryabhat E. C) Bhaskara. D) Baudhayan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aryabhat E. 14. The ancient language of India A) Sanskrit. B) Vedas. C) Hieroglyphs. D) Cuneiform. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sanskrit. 15. Who was at the top of the caste system? A) Kings. B) Traders. C) Priests. D) Soldiers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Priests. 16. Most people living in modern India claim ..... as their religion. A) Christianity. B) Buddhism. C) Hinduism. D) Islam. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hinduism. 17. In India, the social class is called: A) Food chain. B) Family. C) Caste. D) Dynasty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caste. 18. Which river is known as the most sacred river? A) Indus River. B) Ganges River. C) Arabian Sea. D) Bay of Bengal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ganges River. 19. Buddha wanted to stop suffering so he taught people to stop being greedy. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. ..... was a strong ruler, the strongest of all the Mauryan emperors. A) Siddhartha Gautama. B) Asoka. C) Chandra Gupta. D) She. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asoka. ← 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