This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 21 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the Eightfold Path? A) A set of guidelines to help people live a more balanced and peaceful life. B) A set of guidelines to help people fulfill all desires and attachments. C) A set of guidelines to help people become monks. D) A set of guidelines to help people find happiness through material possessions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A set of guidelines to help people live a more balanced and peaceful life. 2. Where was the first Jain council held? A) Pavapuri. B) Pataliputra. C) Jimbhikgrama. D) Vaishali. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pataliputra. 3. What is one fact about monsoon winds? A) They sometimes blow only in the spring. B) They happen every year. C) They always bring disaster to farmers. D) They have no effect on daily life in India. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They sometimes blow only in the spring. 4. A famous Gupta mathematician and astronomer named Aryabhata discovered ..... A) That zero was a number and without its use, most mathematical calculations are impossible. B) There were other planets besides earth. C) A pillar should be 25 feet tall to hold about 13, 000 pounds. D) A year was 365.258 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A year was 365.258 days. 5. Siddhartha Gautama found enlightenment by ..... A) Meditating. B) Practicing yoga. C) Traveling. D) Seeking advice from gurus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meditating. 6. The way to end human suffering according to Buddha was the; A) The dharma. B) Middle Way. C) The three jewels of Buddhism. D) Charity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Middle Way. 7. Belief that a person lives many lives A) Dharma. B) Karma. C) Whisper. D) Samsara. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Samsara. 8. The first ruler of the Maurya Empire was ..... A) Siddhartha Gautama. B) Bhagavad Gita. C) Chandragupta. D) Ashoka. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chandragupta. 9. How is Buddhism a rejection of Hinduism? A) Buddhism does not practice rituals and ceremonies like Hinduism. B) Buddhism denies the existence of gods in Hinduism. C) Buddhism rejects the authority of the Vedas and the caste system in Hinduism. D) Buddhism does not believe in karma and reincarnation like Hinduism. . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buddhism rejects the authority of the Vedas and the caste system in Hinduism. 10. Gods and Goddesses for Hinduism A) Brahmin, Vishnu, Shiva. B) Allah. C) God. D) Osiris and Isis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brahmin, Vishnu, Shiva. 11. Which empire was created a time of peace and prosperity for its people? A) Maurya Empire. B) Gupta Empire. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gupta Empire. 12. India's plains owe their rich soil to: A) American donations. B) Rivers. C) A lot of sunlight. D) Lightning, which promotes nitrogen in the soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rivers. 13. What was the caste system? A) A system that divided Indian society into groups based on a persons birth, wealth or occupation. B) A system that divided Mesopotamian society into groups based on a persons birth, wealth or occupation. C) A system that divided Egyptian society into groups based on a persons birth, wealth or occupation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A system that divided Indian society into groups based on a persons birth, wealth or occupation. 14. Place the classes of the Indian caste system in order from highest to lowest. A) Kshatriyas, Brahmins, Sudras, Vaisyas, Dalits. B) Dalits, Brahmin, Vaisyas, Kshatriyas, Sudras. C) Brahmin, Vaisyas, Kshatriyas, Dalits, Sudras. D) Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras, Dalits. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras, Dalits. 15. Which word best describes a large land mass that juts out of a continent? A) Country. B) Subcontinent. C) State. D) Region. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subcontinent. 16. These mountains separate India and China A) The Appalachians. B) The Hindu Kush. C) The Rocky Mountains. D) The Himalayas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Himalayas. 17. Ancient Chinese history is usually divided by ..... A) Periods of flood and drought. B) Dynasties. C) Mongol invasions. D) The periods before and after the Great Wall was built. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dynasties. 18. Hindus believe that all their gods are part of a universal spirit called? A) Brahman. B) Vishnu. C) Gupta. D) Siva. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brahman. 19. The numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 come from a system of numbers created in India and spread along trade routes by traders. They are the (a) A) Roman Numeral System. B) A Hindu-Arabic Number System. C) Base 60 Number System. D) Binary Number System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A Hindu-Arabic Number System. 20. Farmers, unskilled workers, servants A) Brahmins. B) Kshatriyas. C) Vaisya:. D) Sudra. E) Untouchables. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sudra. ← 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