This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 163 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 163 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In Buddhism there are how many god A) 1. B) 2. C) 100. D) 0. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 0. 2. What two important rivers start in the Himalaya Mountains? A) The Nile and Indus Rivers. B) The Ganges and Euphrates Rivers. C) The Indus and the Ganges Rivers. D) All of these rivers start in the Himalayas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Indus and the Ganges Rivers. 3. How long did the Gupta empire last? A) About 200 years. B) About 400 years. C) 1, 000 years. D) 40 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) About 200 years. 4. Taking place at an unnamed later time A) Eventual. B) Later. C) Foreward. D) Afterward. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eventual. 5. Vishnu, Shiva and Brahman are gods in ..... A) Buddhist. B) Sanskrit. C) Polynesian. D) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hinduism. 6. What was so amazing about the measurements used in building things in Mohenjo-Daro? A) The exactness of the measurements. B) The chaotic patterns. C) The lack of organization. D) How narrow they were. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The exactness of the measurements. 7. A building or buildings occupied by a community of monks or nuns living under religious vows. A) Monastery. B) Vaisya. C) Mahayana. D) Varna. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monastery. 8. India is known as what type of large landmass? A) Continent. B) Island. C) Subcontinent. D) Plateau. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subcontinent. 9. A spiritual teacher in Hinduism A) Pastor. B) Nun. C) Priest. D) Guru. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Guru. 10. Which of these is the moral code? A) Karma. B) Dharma. C) Salvation. D) Reincarnation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dharma. 11. What factors in the Gupta Empire most helped the growth of learning? A) Peace and stability. B) Poverty and hunger. C) Power and conquest. D) Change and rebellion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peace and stability. 12. An ancient Indian language is A) Sanskrit. B) Aryan. C) Nomadic. D) Persian. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sanskrit. 13. According to Hinduism, what is the ultimate goal of existence? A) To become a priest and reach the highest caste possible. B) To obey one's dharma and live right in order to have great karma. C) To be reincarnated into a higher group in the caste system. D) To achieve moksha, which is union with brahman, and stop the cycle of rebirth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To achieve moksha, which is union with brahman, and stop the cycle of rebirth. 14. What is the term used to describe a large area of land that is somewhat separated from a continent A) Isthmus. B) Archipelago. C) Subcontinent. D) Mesa. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subcontinent. 15. True or False:Seals were likely used for identification purposes A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. A collection of stories, poems, and songs of the Aryans. A) Vedas. B) Harappa. C) Sanskrit. D) Karma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vedas. 17. The two major world religions to come out of India are- A) Christianity & Islam. B) Islam and Buddhism. C) Hinduism & Buddhism. D) Hinduism & Christianity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hinduism & Buddhism. 18. Many Buddhist temples, called stupas, were built in India by this leader A) Ashoka. B) Chandra Gupta. C) Alexander. D) Ramses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ashoka. 19. Cotton was a surplus crop and so the Gupta Empire did this with it. A) Imported it. B) Exported it. C) Burned it. D) Ate it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exported it. 20. The division of Indian society A) Social Hierarchy. B) Social Chain. C) Caste System. D) Hammurabi's Code. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caste System. ← 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