This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 185 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 185 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of these rights did an Indian woman have? A) Schooling. B) Divorce. C) Inheritance. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Schooling. 2. Vedas are A) A collection of sacred hymns that describe Aryan beliefs and life. B) A caste system invented by the Aryans. C) The law and teachings of Buddha. D) The law and teachings of Mr. Shull. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A collection of sacred hymns that describe Aryan beliefs and life. 3. Because of its geography, India was: A) Open to trade with only african people. B) A world trading power. C) Isolated and had limited contact with the rest of the world. D) Open to trade with pirates. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Isolated and had limited contact with the rest of the world. 4. Mountain range in northern India A) Deccan Plateau. B) Arabian Sea. C) Rocky Mountains. D) Himalaya Mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Himalaya Mountains. 5. This statement belongs to which religion?" The Ganges River is holy/pure to this religion." A) Buddhism. B) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hinduism. 6. One idea that Buddha teaches is that "Life is full of suffering" . This is part of what philosophy? A) Ten Commandments. B) Four Noble Truths. C) Upanishads. D) Vedic teachings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Four Noble Truths. 7. Who was the leader who united India and established the Mauryan Dynasty? A) Sea secret. B) Alexander the Great. C) Ashoka. D) Chandragupta. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chandragupta. 8. End goal is to break free from samsara A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both. 9. True or False:Harappans had a caste system A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. Which ancient Indian civilization started the Caste System? A) Harappan. B) Aryan. C) The mother. D) Gupta. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aryan. 11. What are Vedas? A) Cults that worship the buddhist faith. B) Sacred text that teaches important lessons. C) A type of desert. D) A place to go worship. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sacred text that teaches important lessons. 12. A Mauryan emperor who converted to Buddhism A) Asoka. B) Chandra Gupta. C) Chandragupta Maurya. D) O-T-Z-I. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asoka. 13. What word best describes the philosophy or way of thinking of legalism? A) Strict. B) Respect. C) Easy going. D) Welcoming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Strict. 14. True or False? Ancient India was the first civilization to use calculus? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. What was a rajah? A) Sun god. B) Tribal or village leader. C) Untouchables. D) Karma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tribal or village leader. 16. Ancient India was the first place to perform this surgery A) Plastic Surgery. B) Brain Surgery. C) Heart Surgery. D) Emergency surgery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plastic Surgery. 17. Who is the grandson of Chandragupta who converted to Buddhism? A) Samudragupta. B) Ashoka. C) Chandra Gupta I. D) Siddhartha. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ashoka. 18. Himalayas Indian Ocean Hindu Kush The box above is referring to the ..... of India A) Geography. B) Economy. C) Religion. D) Education. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geography. 19. What type of jobs did the untouchables have to do? A) Clean the kitchen, mop the floors, and cook. B) Clean the bathrooms, skin animals, and take care of dead people. C) Work in shops, make thread, and sew. D) Lead church services and teach people. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clean the bathrooms, skin animals, and take care of dead people. 20. A large landmass that is set apart from the rest of the continent A) Silt. B) Subcontinent. C) Monsoon. D) Citadel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subcontinent. ← 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