This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 192 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 192 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the system that divides Indian society into groups based on wealth, rank, or occupation? A) Vedas. B) Social. C) Caste. D) Carte. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caste. 2. The effects good or bad actions have on a person's soul A) Meditation. B) Subcontinent. C) Karma. D) Reincarnation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Karma. 3. Hinduism is the oldest religion of ancient India, and there is no known founder of this religion, it is still practiced by a vast majority of Indians today. It is a complex and diverse religion with many gods and goddesses, and a belief in reincarnation and karma. Hindus believe that the ultimate goal of life is to attain reincarnation, or liberation from the cycle of birth and death. The cow is a very sacred animal in this religion, the divine law of this religion is called dharma. The highest class in this religion are the brahmins(like priests).What is dharma? A) Relaxation. B) Equality. C) Divine Law. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Divine Law. 4. Abigail, William, and Rohan are time-traveling to the ancient cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-daro. What unique features of these cities will they discover? A) Standardized building bricks. B) Grid system streets. C) Built-in sewage systems. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 5. In this religion, people believe that desire is the cause of human suffering. A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddhism. 6. Why were monsoons important to the development of the South Asian subcontinent? A) Heavy rainfall in summer, providing water for agriculture. B) Dry winds kept land from being used for agriculture. C) Protected the Indus River Valley from the cold of the Himalayas. D) Rainfall was light and not reliable for farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heavy rainfall in summer, providing water for agriculture. 7. Chandragupta Maurya was the first king of Ancient India. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. How does one escape the caste they are born into? A) Performing good dharma in this life will give good karma for one move up a caste in the next life. B) Good dharma in this life will break the cycle of reincarnation and send them straight to heaven. C) One cannot ever escape their caste. D) One's caste is determined by the gods, only they determine if one can move in or out of their assigned station in life. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Performing good dharma in this life will give good karma for one move up a caste in the next life. 9. Which Ancient Indian ARCITECTURAL achievement is one we use today? A) Farming wheat and barley. B) Ink. C) Complex housing. D) Nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex housing. 10. Hindus practice yoga and meditation to reach the four purposes of life (purusharthas). A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. A religion of ancient India that does not believe in a supreme being. It emphasizes nonviolence and respect for all living things. A) Buddhism. B) Nirvana. C) Jainism. D) Bhagavad Gita. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jainism. 12. What was taught by the Buddha, the path one must follow to achieve nirvana? A) The Five Pillars. B) The Four Noble Truths. C) The Eightfold Path. D) Ten Commandments. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Eightfold Path. 13. Is Indus valley civilization a river civilization? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 14. Chandragupta's army consisted of:1) ..... infantry2) ..... cavalry3) ..... war elephants A) 502) 703) 90. B) 6002) 303) 9. C) 100, 0002) 60, 0003) 70, 000. D) 600, 0002) 30, 0003) 9, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 600, 0002) 30, 0003) 9, 000. 15. An official order of proclamation issued by a person in authority A) Edict. B) Bazaar. C) Excruciating. D) Perplexed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Edict. 16. Which of the following was not one of the Ancient Indian empires discussed in the class lecture? A) Mauryan Empire. B) Mughal Empire. C) Gupta Empire. D) Kushan Empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mughal Empire. 17. In Buddhism, the idea of Nirvana is ..... A) The underworld. B) A state of perfect peace. C) A city-state in India. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A state of perfect peace. 18. Which best describes modern Hinduism? A) Followers who believe in the teachings of Mahavira and practice nonviolence. B) Followers wear turbans and support treating everyone equally. C) Oldest of the Indian religions whose religious traditions are collected into Vedic texts. D) Largest number of followers in India who believe in many gods, such as Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Largest number of followers in India who believe in many gods, such as Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu. 19. Entering India from the north was difficult because of the presence of which geographical feature? A) The Ganges River. B) The Deccan Plateau. C) The Himalayas. D) The Indian Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Himalayas. 20. Which of the following describes he greatest effect the Hindu caste system had on India A) Different castes shared the same rules for governing heir behavior. B) Foreigners were treated as members of the lowest caste. C) People had to stay in the same caste to which they were born. D) Caste were encourage to interact with one another. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) People had to stay in the same caste to which they were born. ← 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