This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 221 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 221 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What ancient India game requires a great deal of skill and intelligence? A) Checkers. B) Chess. C) Sanskrit. D) Mathematics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chess. 2. Where is the Indian subcontinent located? A) South Asia. B) North Asia. C) North Africa. D) South Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) South Asia. 3. The Gupta empire is also known as ..... A) The Dark Days of India. B) The Time of Eternal Rejoicing. C) The Golden period. D) The Platinum period. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Golden period. 4. What is the main goal of people who follow Buddhism as it was taught by the Buddha? A) Wealth. B) Reaching moksha. C) Reaching nirvana. D) Reincarnation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reaching nirvana. 5. What group of people ran the third empire? A) The Guptas. B) Indians. C) Aryans. D) Mauryans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Guptas. 6. According to the belief of Karma, a servant who does bad things would MOST LIKELY be reincarnated as which of the following? A) A god. B) A priest. C) A street sweeper. D) A warrior. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A street sweeper. 7. India's sacred ancient texts are called ..... A) The Vedas. B) The Books of the Dead. C) The Torah. D) The Holy Bible. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Vedas. 8. The major religious system of India, which worshiped many gods and goddesses, most important is Brahma is called ..... A) Hinduism. B) Sanskrit. C) Buddhism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. 9. Identify the correct 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: B) They happen every year. 10. Priests A) Brahmins. B) Kshatriyas. C) Vaisya:. D) Sudra. E) Untouchables. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brahmins. 11. A stamped image A) Seal. B) Imprint. C) Hieroglyphics. D) Ideogram. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seal. 12. Religious and moral duties of both Hinduism and Buddhism A) Reincarnation. B) Nirvana. C) Dharma. D) Brahman. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dharma. 13. Select the choice that best represents the word, Raja. A) An Indian nickname for Roger. B) A prince who ruled an Indo-Aryan state. C) Nomadic people who migrated from north of the Black and Caspian Seas. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A prince who ruled an Indo-Aryan state. 14. What is the majority religion (main one practiced) in India? A) Islam. B) Hinduism. C) Buddhism. D) Christianity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hinduism. 15. Which caste is described below?This social class was considered the priests and teachers. A) Vaisya:. B) Sudras. C) Untouchables. D) Kshatriyas. E) Brahmin. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Brahmin. 16. Religion:According to the reading, which religious belief system in Ancient India stated that everything is living, feels pain, and has a soul? A) Buddhism. B) Jainism. C) Hinduism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jainism. 17. The Iron pillar (the pillar that has never rusted) is a prime example of the advancements Indians made in which area? A) Early Indian Art. B) Sanskrit Literature. C) Metallurgy. D) Astronomy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metallurgy. 18. People that do jobs considered dirty or unclean; outcastes, untouchables A) Dalits. B) Sudras. C) Kshatriyas. D) Vaishyasya. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dalits. 19. What geographic feature protected the Indus River Valley's Northern region? A) The Himalaya. B) The Alps. C) The Deccan Plateau. D) The Indian Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Himalaya. 20. Another religion that began in India believes in getting rid of suffering and seeking enlightenment. What is it called? A) Christianity. B) Islam. C) Hinduism. D) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Buddhism. ← 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