This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 145 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 145 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Vocabulary:The oldest of the four collections of hymns and poems sacred to the Aryans A) Rig Veda. B) Bhagavad Gita. C) Mahayana. D) Ramayana. E) Sanskrit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rig Veda. 2. Vocabulary:Ancient dockyard A) Harappa. B) It's also Joe. C) Pakistan. D) Lothal. E) Ganges. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lothal. 3. Founder of Hinduism A) Siddhartha Gautama. B) No Single Founder. C) Moses. D) Asoka. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No Single Founder. 4. Words written down in a particular form, such as a book A) Text. B) Scroll. C) Facebook. D) Stihl. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scroll. 5. Which of the following is NOT an accomplishment that Indians made in medicine? A) Casting spells. B) Medicine from plants and animals. C) Performing surgery. D) Innoculations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Casting spells. 6. The Kshatriyas class contained which people? A) Common people. B) Priests. C) Untouchables. D) Warriors and rulers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Warriors and rulers. 7. India's Golden Age occurred during the ..... Empire. A) Mauryan. B) Mughal. C) Gupta. D) Jurassic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gupta. 8. What mountain range was a natural barrier between India and China? A) The Hindu Kush. B) The Western Ghats. C) The Himalyas. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Himalyas. 9. Who were the Aryans? A) They came to India from northwest. B) They came to India from China. C) They were people who lived in the Himalayas. D) They arrived by boat to take over India. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They came to India from northwest. 10. Why is the archaeological discovery of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro important? A) They were the first ancient cities ever discovered. B) They provide insights into the daily life of the Indus Valley people. C) They were built by the Romans. D) They are located in Egypt. . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They provide insights into the daily life of the Indus Valley people. 11. ..... became the Buddha after meditating under the Bodhi Tree and reaching enlightenment. A) Siddhartha Gautama. B) Ashoka. C) Chandra Gupta. D) Chandragupta Maurya. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Siddhartha Gautama. 12. Teaches you should follow the noble eightfold path A) Buddhism. B) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buddhism. 13. Even though Asoka believed strongly in the concepts of Buddhism and ahimsa (nonviolence), he allowed and accepted his subjects to follow other religions, like Hinduism. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. Which of the following true about how Hindus view water? A) Water is only necessary for drinking and farming. B) What is seen as a symbol for life, and rivers were sacred. C) Only seas/salt water were considered sacred. D) Most water was contaminated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What is seen as a symbol for life, and rivers were sacred. 15. Hindus use ..... to determine each person's rank in society. A) Import. B) Export. C) Caste. D) Raja. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caste. 16. Farming A) Agriculture. B) Specialization. C) Easy. D) Homeland Security. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agriculture. 17. The Persians conquered all of the following areas except ..... A) Israel. B) Babylonia. C) Egypt. D) India. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) India. 18. Which of the following is NOT one of the Four Noble Truths A) There is suffering in the world. B) The cause of suffering is desire. C) To end suffering you must always give away your money/resources to those in need. D) Follow the Eightfold Path. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To end suffering you must always give away your money/resources to those in need. 19. How did Asoka treat other religions in the Mauryan Empire? A) He punished people who practice Hinduism. B) Asoka only allowed people to practice Buddhism and Hinduism. C) Asoka forced all of the people to practice Hinduism. D) He wanted all religions to be honored and respected. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He wanted all religions to be honored and respected. 20. India can be best described as ..... A) An island. B) A separated nation. C) A subcontinent. D) A continent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A subcontinent. ← 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