This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 20 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Considering the time, the field of ..... in ancient India was very advanced compared to other ancient civilizations. A) Cosmetology. B) Democracy. C) Communication. D) Medicine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Medicine. 2. What is the epic poem that tells the story of Rama who fights the demon Ravana who has kidnapped his wife Sita? A) THE RAMAYANA. B) MAHABHARATA. C) The Bhagavad Gita. D) Krishna. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) THE RAMAYANA. 3. Mountain range blocking Indian subcontinent from Asia A) Jati. B) Raja. C) Himalaya. D) Sanskrit. E) Monsoons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Himalaya. 4. Which of the following is a basic Buddhist belief? A) Teaching simple principles. B) Embracing people from any level of society. C) Reaching enlightenment. D) All of these options. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these options. 5. What was the name of the Persian governor of each province? A) King. B) Governor. C) Satrap. D) Lord. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Satrap. 6. What did the spinning wheel eventually become a symbol of? A) Indian cuisine. B) Indian religion. C) Indian independence. D) Indian fashion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indian independence. 7. The Indian subcontinent is surrounded on three sides by? A) Desert. B) Mountains. C) Land. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water. 8. How many herbal treatments has Ancient China developed? A) About 1 million. B) About 2000. C) About 200. D) About 150. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) About 200. 9. Which version of Buddhism tried to follow Buddha's teachings exactly how he originally shared them? A) Theravada. B) Mahayana. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theravada. 10. Which of the following was an important Gupta contribution in mathematics? A) Counting to nine. B) Developing the decimal system. C) Shaping iron pillars. D) Subtracting numbers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Developing the decimal system. 11. According to Hinduism, this was the first of all sounds that created the universe. A) Puja. B) Aum or Om. C) Ganesha. D) Yikes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aum or Om. 12. What religion developed by the Aryans would combine with several other beliefs to create Hinduism? A) Atmanism. B) Brahmanism. C) Buddhism. D) Jainism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brahmanism. 13. Untouchables are separate groups seen as impure A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. This is the caste that is the most respected of all the castes A) Brahmins (priests). B) Kshatriyas (leaders and military). C) Vaisyas (business owners). D) Sudras (servants). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brahmins (priests). 15. Which Mauyran ruler built hospitals and sent teachers to spread Buddhism? A) Chandra Gupta. B) Chandra Gupta Maurya. C) Ashoka. D) Siddhartha Gautama. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ashoka. 16. Mountains on India's east and west coast A) Alps. B) Rockies. C) Aims. D) Ghats. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ghats. 17. In Hinduism the rebirth of the soul is known as A) Nirvana. B) Reincarnation. C) Karma. D) Sutra. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reincarnation. 18. Which religions believe in reincarnation A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Both of these. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both of these. 19. To the Jains all ..... is sacred A) Life. B) Money. C) Land. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Life. 20. Five hundred years after the Mauryan dynasty failed, which dynasty reunited much of northern India? A) Ashoka. B) Hindu. C) Gupta. D) Kalidasa. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gupta. ← 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