This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 223 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 223 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Is Buddha a god? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. The social hierarchy that is based on birth and determines one's job, education, and marriage. A) Social anxiety. B) Social graces. C) Social awkwardness. D) Caste system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Caste system. 3. Which caste is at the top (1) A) Shudra. B) Brahmin. C) Kshatriya. D) Vaishya. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brahmin. 4. Each level of the Caste System is called a ..... A) Caste. B) Class. C) Varna. D) Veda. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Varna. 5. In which language did Aryans write their poems and hymns? A) Indian. B) Vedic. C) Sanskrit. D) Harapan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sanskrit. 6. Feuding Indian kingdoms had to unite together to defend themselves against? A) The Persians and Alexander the Great. B) The Chinese and the Persians. C) The Mesopotamians and the Greeks. D) The Hindus and the Buddhists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Persians and Alexander the Great. 7. Geographically, India is a ..... A) Island. B) Region. C) Nation. D) Subcontinent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subcontinent. 8. What helped Buddhism spread? A) Indian traders and missionaries spreading it outside India. B) Warring tribes seeking an end to violence. C) Tamil traders sailing on the monsoon winds. D) The Buddha reincarnated into other forms in other lands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indian traders and missionaries spreading it outside India. 9. Which religion:Does not have one true founder A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. 10. What is the definition of edicts? A) Laws. B) The most well known language of ancient India. C) Division of Indian society into groups based on a person's birth, wealth, or occupation. D) Going without food. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Laws. 11. When trading began, people were looking for ..... goods? A) Luxury. B) Common. C) Essential. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Luxury. 12. Initially, the Aryans developed the Sanskrit language so only who could understand it? A) Farmers. B) Buddhists. C) Rich people. D) Priests. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Priests. 13. How was the relationship between the beliefs and gender roles similar in Confucianism and Hinduism? A) Both emphasized gender equality and women's rights. B) Both enforced strict gender roles and hierarchy. C) Both rejected the concept of gender. D) Both believed in gender fluidity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both enforced strict gender roles and hierarchy. 14. What is the purpose of the Eightfold Path in Buddhism? A) Commitment to fasting, meditating, and worshiping the Buddha to reach nirvana. B) Work hard and become a Brahmin to reach nirvana. C) Have an intentional perspective, honorable actions, and mindfulness to reach nirvana. D) Follow the rules in the Vedas and Upanishads to reach nirvana. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Have an intentional perspective, honorable actions, and mindfulness to reach nirvana. 15. What religion incorporates ideas of Hinduism and Islam, while also encouraging its followers to meditate, practice honesty, and treat others equally? A) Buddhism. B) Jainism. C) Sikhism. D) Zoroastrianism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sikhism. 16. Who was Chanakya? A) A poet. B) A royal advisor. C) An artist. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A royal advisor. 17. The Mauryan Empire was responsible for unifying India and for the spread of Buddhism under the rule of King Asoka. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. Define:fasting A) Going with water for a long time. B) Going without water for a long time. C) Going with food for a long time. D) Going without food for a long time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Going without food for a long time. 19. Which ancient Indian language, dating back to 1000 BC, was used to write legends and religious chants? A) Papyrus. B) Hieroglyphics. C) Sanskrit. D) Sudras. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sanskrit. 20. What caused this ancient Indian civilization to disappear? A) Heavy flooding. B) Drought. C) Foreign invaders. D) No known cause. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No known cause. ← 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