This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 210 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 210 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What happened to Buddhism after Buddha's death? A) It spread throughout India. B) It died out mostly. C) It spread around Asia. D) It replaced Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It spread around Asia. 2. Key term:a single, spiritual power that Hindus believe lives in everything A) Missionary. B) Migrate. C) Brahman. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brahman. 3. According to Buddhism, WHO could enter nirvana (a state of everlasting peace)? A) Brahmins. B) Shudrasya. C) Kshatriyas. D) Anyone, regardless of caste. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anyone, regardless of caste. 4. Which of the following is NOT true? A) Siddhartha Gautama was incredibly moved by all the suffering in the world. B) Worldly possessions and riches will help you reach enlightenment quicker. C) Siddhartha Gautama was born a prince. D) Siddhartha Gautama taught living "the Middle Way" where one does not live in one extreme or the other. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Worldly possessions and riches will help you reach enlightenment quicker. 5. Apart from Harappa, what other city was most iportant in the history of Harappan Civilization? A) It's also Joe. B) Drink it. C) Prophetess. D) Ganwerwala. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's also Joe. 6. Ancient India's written language was called what? A) Sanskrit. B) Cuneiform. C) Heiroglyphics. D) Pictographs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sanskrit. 7. A person's duties or responsibilities A) Dharma. B) Reincarnation. C) Meditation. D) Subcontinent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dharma. 8. What similarity did the Indus and Ganges Rivers share? A) They provided water that made the monsoons stronger. B) They created canyons that protected the Indian subcontinent. C) They added important nutrients to the soil that improved farming. D) They provided transportation routes that connected distant peoples. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They added important nutrients to the soil that improved farming. 9. What mountain range is west of the Deccan Plateau? A) Eastern Ghats. B) Western Ghats. C) Hindu Kush. D) Himalayas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Western Ghats. 10. The first civilization in India developed in the valley of which river? A) The Indus River. B) The Ganges River. C) The Deccan River. D) The Euphrates River. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Indus River. 11. Which of the following is not true about Chandragupta's rule? A) He divided the empire into 4 provinces. B) He taxed his people heavily. C) He raised a massive army. D) He converted to Buddhism at the end of his reign. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He converted to Buddhism at the end of his reign. 12. Buddha believed that suffering is caused by people's ..... A) Enemies. B) Needs. C) Wants. D) Gossiping. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wants. 13. Holiest city of Hinduism that is found on the Ganges River A) Theravada. B) Varna. C) Varanasi. D) Realized. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Varanasi. 14. Which of the following IS NOT associated with Hinduism. A) Polytheistic. B) Karma. C) Reincarnation. D) Nontheistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nontheistic. 15. To protect against the floods of the monsoons, cities were ..... A) Built underground. B) Built on elevated platforms made out of brick walls. C) Built on elevated platforms made out of sand walls. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Built on elevated platforms made out of brick walls. 16. Siddhartha believed that suffering is caused by ..... rather than needs. A) Desire. B) Hungry. C) Craving. D) Academics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desire. 17. BUDDHISM SPREADS FROM INDIA TO CHINA A) C. A.D. 100. B) C. A.D. 330. C) 1971. D) 1492. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) C. A.D. 100. 18. Which animal did the Aryans introduce to India? A) Cows. B) Horses. C) Sheep. D) Dogs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Horses. 19. A stupa is a Hindu shrine. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. Paintings of the Buddha were forbidden in temples A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. ← 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