This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 181 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 181 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Lowest social group in India. Technically not part of the caste system. A) The Brahmins. B) The Sutras. C) The Vedas. D) The Untouchables. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Untouchables. 2. River are good for farming because flooding leaves behind rich soil called A) Clay. B) Dirt. C) Silt. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Silt. 3. The people of India invented these types of roofs so the water would not pool and cause the roof to collapse A) Pyramidal. B) Triangle. C) Flat. D) Elaborate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pyramidal. 4. The oldest texts in Hindu that contains hundreds of sacred hymns is called ..... A) Guru. B) Vedas. C) Karma. D) Dharma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vedas. 5. The religion of the Guptas was ..... A) Buddhism. B) Hinduism. C) Judaism. D) Islam. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hinduism. 6. How did Rajas treat each other? A) Kind. B) Unkind. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unkind. 7. People can build good or bad ..... which influences how they are born in another life. A) Karma. B) Salvation. C) Dharma. D) Whisper. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Karma. 8. Which religion follows the caste system? A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. 9. Emperor of the Gupta Empire, brought back Hindu religion and caste system A) God. B) Pablo. C) Chandragupta l. D) Asoka. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chandragupta l. 10. Those who follow the teachings of Hinduism believe in reincarnation. If you have BAD kharma, what could happen to you? A) You could be reincarnated as a person who falls into the Brahman level of India's caste system. B) You could be reincarnated as a person who falls into the Sudra level of India's caste system. C) In your next life, you would be more wealthy. D) Nothing happens. This is a trick question. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You could be reincarnated as a person who falls into the Sudra level of India's caste system. 11. What do Buddhists and Hindus have in common? A) The worship of many deities. B) A belief in reincarnation. C) The holy teachings of the Vedas. D) The teachings of the dharma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A belief in reincarnation. 12. Which Indian empire is described by the following:Chandragupta I was a leaderKnown as the Golden AgeA time of learning and artistic growthKnown for its universities, literature, paintings, sculptures, metalworkers.First to use zero as a number. A) Gupta Empire. B) Mauryan Empire. C) Buddhist Empire. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gupta Empire. 13. According to Hindu beliefs, people's thoughts and actions create ..... which determines the kind of life into which they will be reborn. A) Dharma. B) Karma. C) Reincarnation. D) Brahman. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Karma. 14. The Mahabharata was a great work of literature from the Epic Age A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 15. The first people in India settled by (a) A) Ponds. B) The ocean. C) A Rivers. D) Lakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A Rivers. 16. What is one reason why the Aryans are important to India's history? A) Their practices developed into Hinduism and the caste system. B) They destroyed the Harappan culture and civilization. C) They were first to farm in India. D) Their leader united India under one rule and set of laws. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their practices developed into Hinduism and the caste system. 17. Father of plastic surgery A) Maharishi Acharya. B) Maharishi Vibhukta. C) Maharishi Sushruta. D) Maharishi Bhardwaj. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Maharishi Sushruta. 18. What are the three main Hindu gods? A) Apollo, Bacchus, and Fauna. B) Artemis, Demeter, and Dionysus. C) Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva. 19. The Ganges River is holy/pure to this religion A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. 20. If Hindus obey their ..... (duties) they can escape the cycle of birth and death and unite with ..... A) Religion, brahmin. B) Karma, Ashima. C) Brahmin, religion. D) Religion, nirvana. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Religion, brahmin. ← 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