This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 155 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 155 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The world's highest mountain range, the Himalayas, lie to the north and northeast of India. Snow covers the mountains year round. The extreme cold and height of these mountains made them difficult to cross. So, outsiders from the east rarely entered the Indian subcontinent. The Hindu Kush Mountains lie to the northwest of India. The climate in these mountains is more desertlike. The people of central Asia were already used to such dry and hot weather in their homelands. So, they used the passes in the Hindu Kush to cross over into India. What roles did the Himalayas and the Hindu Kush Mountains play when it came to outsiders entering the Indian subcontinent? A) The Himalayas acted as a meeting point to outsiders, while the Hindu Kush acted as a barrier for foreigners trying to get into India. B) The Himalayas acted as a gateway to outsiders, while the Hindu Kush acted as a meeting point for foreigners trying to get into India. C) The Himalayas acted as a barrier to outsiders, while the Hindu Kush acted as a gateway for foreigners trying to get into India. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Himalayas acted as a barrier to outsiders, while the Hindu Kush acted as a gateway for foreigners trying to get into India. 2. "A line of hereditary rulers of a country" describes a(an): A) Regime. B) Dynasty. C) Monarchy. D) Aristocracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dynasty. 3. Who invented zero? A) Aryabhata. B) Aaribhata. C) Aryabhata. D) Aryabata. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aryabhata. 4. Social structure in Ancient India was determined by birthright, this division of classes is called? A) Karma. B) 8 Fold Path. C) Feudalism. D) Caste System. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Caste System. 5. According to Buddhism, if a person gave up all desires, he or she would reach ..... A) Karma. B) Nirvana. C) Mandala. D) Siddhartha. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nirvana. 6. The study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space A) Meditation. B) Starography. C) Metallurgy. D) Astronomy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Astronomy. 7. The Tang dynasty of China and the Gupta Empire of India were similar in that each experienced a period of A) Prosperity and artistic creativity. B) Feudalism and oppression. C) War and constant invasion. D) Mercantilism and industrial expansion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prosperity and artistic creativity. 8. What idea states that everything in the universe is part of a supreme being? A) Karma. B) Pantheism. C) Reincarnation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pantheism. 9. Ashoka converted to which belief system? A) Buddhism. B) Hinduism. C) Jainism. D) Christianity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buddhism. 10. The chief god of the Aryans, Indra, was the god of? A) The sun. B) Rain and thunder. C) Creation and destruction. D) Wumbology, the study of wumbo. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rain and thunder. 11. Pick the key concept:King Ashoka creates edicts and laws A) Government and Leadership. B) Social Classes. C) Religion. D) Achievements. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Government and Leadership. 12. Why was the Silk road important? A) It connected China to the rest of the world for trading; it introduced Buddhism to China. B) It introduced Shi Huangdi to his wife and he created Legalism. C) It connected China to Mesopotamia and their people became Buddhist. D) It connected trade routes and then the Persians conquered them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It connected China to the rest of the world for trading; it introduced Buddhism to China. 13. Chandragupta Maurya ruled the Mauryan Empire through A) Expanding education and peace. B) Terror and fear. C) A well maintained bureaucracy. D) A civil service systeem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Terror and fear. 14. What is Ahisma? A) A person's spirit/soul. B) Nonviolence. C) A religious text. D) Heaven. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonviolence. 15. A country in south Asia northwest of India A) Aryans. B) Pakistan. C) Harappans. D) The Guptas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pakistan. 16. According to tradition, how did Siddhartha Gautama become the Buddha? A) He meditated under a bodhi (fig) tree for days. B) He attained a new level of consciousness-nirvana. C) He attained a state of happiness and peace and became the Buddha. D) All of the answer choices are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the answer choices are correct. 17. A mountain range in Asia separating the plains of India from the Tibetan Plateau. A) Sinai Plateau. B) Deccan Plateau. C) Himalayan Mountains. D) Indus River. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Himalayan Mountains. 18. What is the definition of the term Bureaucracy? A) Calm or clear the mind, often by focusing on a single object. B) System of offices that carries out government rules and regulations. C) A region with its own government. D) Journey with a purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) System of offices that carries out government rules and regulations. 19. Which Indian invention affected the study of math and science? A) Algebra. B) Algorithms. C) Geometry. D) The symbol zero. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The symbol zero. 20. A state of perfect happiness that is achieved after giving up all desires A) Nirvana. B) Reincarnation. C) Salvation. D) Dharma. 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