This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 16 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which person starts the Mauryan Empire and creates and army that includes war elephants and chariots? A) Kautilya. B) Siddhartha Gautama. C) Asoka. D) Chandragupta Maurya. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chandragupta Maurya. 2. In Buddhism, what is the state of perfect peace? A) Nirvana. B) The Cranberries. C) Heaven. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nirvana. 3. Which of these statements are true about Hinduism? A) It arose from the teachings of a single founder. B) Its sacred books were written in hieroglyphics. C) It is a way of life for over two billion people. D) It has absorbed many beliefs from other religions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It has absorbed many beliefs from other religions. 4. The Bay of Bengal is on the ..... side of Ancient India. A) North. B) South. C) East. D) West. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) East. 5. One of the oldest religions in the world started by the Aryans. The principles of Hinduism are written in the Vedas. A) Vedas. B) Guru. C) Hinduism. D) Karma. E) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hinduism. 6. Monsoons provide an excellent source for Indian farmers to irrigate their crops. What does irrigate mean? A) Tosupply water to farmland and crops. B) Toprovide large amounts of sunlight to encourage growing. C) Toflood a young crop. D) Todeliver just the right amount of Vitamin A to help growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tosupply water to farmland and crops. 7. Nomads from Europe and Asia who migrated to India and finally settled; vedas from this time suggest beginning of caste system A) Ganges River. B) Mohandas Gandhi. C) Aryans. D) Himalaya Mountains. E) Monsoons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aryans. 8. The Silk Road was important because it allowed for the A) Exploration of China by the Roman Army. B) Development of agriculture by the nomadic people of Central Asia. C) Movement of Chinese armies through Southeast Asia. D) Exchange of goods between Asia and the Middle East. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exchange of goods between Asia and the Middle East. 9. Dharma refers to one's ..... A) Family status. B) Personal duty. C) Nirvana. D) Prayer life. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personal duty. 10. Who was the founder of Buddhism? A) Siddhartha Gautama. B) There was none!. C) Chandra Gupta. D) Jesus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Siddhartha Gautama. 11. In Buddhism and Hinduism, the effects that good and bad actions have on a person's soul A) Dharma. B) Karma. C) Meditation. D) Metallurgy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Karma. 12. The two groups of Buddhists who spread the Buddha's ideas to Southeast Asia were A) Zen and Vajrayana Buddhists. B) Hinayana and Pure Land Buddhists. C) Theravada and Mahayana Buddhists. D) Tibetan and Zen Buddhists. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theravada and Mahayana Buddhists. 13. The Indus Valley Civilization engaged in trade with Sumer and other civilizations to the west. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. MOHENJO-DARO FLOURISHES A) C. 2600 B.C. B) C. A.D 100. C) C. A.D.330. D) 1950. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) C. 2600 B.C. 15. What did Buddha sit under when he got enlightened A) The sun. B) A tree. C) His house. D) A bush. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A tree. 16. What is the writing system of Ancient India known as? A) Cuneiform. B) Sanskrit. C) Latin. D) Hieroglyphics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sanskrit. 17. Which belief or practice is not shared between Hinduism and Buddhism? A) Reincarnation. B) Caste system. C) Karma. D) Cycle of life. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Caste system. 18. What is meditation? A) A state of peace that is free from suffering and desire. B) One's spiritual duties. C) The effect a person's actions have on their soul. D) Focusing one's mind on spiritual ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Focusing one's mind on spiritual ideas. 19. How do many people farm on the Indo-Ganges Plain? A) Double-cropping. B) Subsistence farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subsistence farming. 20. The Gupta Period was known as the ..... A) The Golden Age. B) Old Age. C) New Age. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Golden Age. ← 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