This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 177 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 177 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What desert is located in the northwest region of Ancient India? A) Golgi Body. B) Golby. C) The Thar. D) Indus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Thar. 2. The Four Noble Truths1. Life is full of ..... 2. People suffer because they desire worldly things. 3. The way to end suffering is to stop desiring things. 4. The only way to stop desiring things is to follow the ..... A) Problems, Bible. B) Suffering, Bible. C) Suffering, Eightfold Path. D) Disappointment, Buddha. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Suffering, Eightfold Path. 3. What were some of the differences between Chinese religion and Indian religion? A) Chinese religion was polytheistic and Indian religion worshipped ancestors. B) They were very similar. C) Chinese religion had ancestral worship; Indian religion was polytheistic. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chinese religion had ancestral worship; Indian religion was polytheistic. 4. A city in Ancient India A) Sanskrit. B) Ashoka. C) Pataliputra. D) Brahma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pataliputra. 5. ..... is the sum of all your deeds, good and bad. A) Karma. B) Sudra. C) Dharma. D) Vaisya. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Karma. 6. An Indo-European, Indic language, in use since circa 1200 BC as the religious and classical literary language of India. A) Hebrew. B) Spanish. C) Sanskrit. D) Cuneiform. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sanskrit. 7. As waves of invasion and migration swept over India beginning in the 1500s BCE and new kingdoms were established, leaders utilized what social system to control the behavior, production, and culture in their kingdoms? A) Education system. B) Legalist system. C) Caste system. D) Taoist system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caste system. 8. Hindus believe in a supreme God called ..... A) Veda. B) Brahma. C) Hindu. D) Vishnu. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brahma. 9. Which group of people moved in from the North and brought with them new ideas and religion? A) Aryans. B) Christians. C) Egyptians. D) Hebrews. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aryans. 10. Founder of this religion is Siddhartha Gautama A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Both. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddhism. 11. What are the Vedas? A) A language written in Sanskrit. B) Sacred hymns. C) Priests who recited offerings. D) The number system of the Aryans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sacred hymns. 12. In which language did Aryans write their poems, hymns, and literature. A) Sanskrit. B) Indian. C) Vedic. D) Harappan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sanskrit. 13. A state of peace that is free from suffering and desire A) Nirvana. B) Dharma. C) Harappa. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nirvana. 14. What could have been the purpose for the large bath that was located next to the city hall? A) Religious purpose. B) Social purpose. C) Hygiene purposes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Religious purpose. 15. In Hinduism, ..... is the god known as the Destroyer. A) Vishnu. B) Shiva. C) Brahmins. D) Coach Correll. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shiva. 16. The social hierarchy (social class pyramid) of India was known as the ..... A) Monsoon. B) Caste system. C) Sanskrit. D) 8 Fold Path. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Caste system. 17. With time, there became a group known as the ..... who were/are outside the Varna. A) Untouchables. B) Headmasters. C) Elite. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Untouchables. 18. What book do Buddhists consider sacred? A) Torah. B) Vedas. C) Old Testament. D) Tripitaka. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tripitaka. 19. Which is NOT a reason for the early conquests of the Muslims? A) They wanted to escape the barren Arabian peninsula. B) The Arab tribes were unified under Islam. C) They wanted to find more oil. D) The Persian and Byzantine empires were weakening. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They wanted to find more oil. 20. What ocean is south of India? A) Indian. B) Pacific. C) Atlantic. D) Arctic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indian. ← 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