This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 227 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 227 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. One major achievement of the Gupta Dynasty was that they A) Promoted equality for women. B) Made advances in math and the arts. C) Gained overseas colonies through war. D) Developed a representative government. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Made advances in math and the arts. 2. Which of the following lists the correct order of the varnas, or social divisions, from highest to lowest? A) Sudra, Kshatriya, Brahmin, Vaishya. B) Vaishya, Brahmin, Sudra, Kshatriya. C) Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya, Sudra. D) Kshatriya, Vaishya, Sudra, Brahmin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya, Sudra. 3. Focusing one's mind on spiritual ideas A) Harappa. B) Hinduism. C) Atman. D) Meditation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Meditation. 4. The teachings of the Buddha A) Dharma. B) Karma. C) Vedas. D) Whisper. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dharma. 5. Includes farmers, laborers, and servants A) Brahmins. B) Kshatriyas. C) Sudras. D) Vaishyasya. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sudras. 6. What is the Panchatantra? A) Collection of artifacts. B) Collection of fables. C) Mathematical advancements. D) Scientific advancements. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Collection of fables. 7. The Indian language? A) Hieroglyphics. B) Cuneiform. C) Chinese. D) Sanskrit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sanskrit. 8. How is legalism different from Taoism? A) They both believed people were good. B) They both wanted war. C) Legalism used punishments, while Taoists believed the government should not interfere in the lives of people. D) Legalism used rewards, while Taoism used punishments. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Legalism used punishments, while Taoists believed the government should not interfere in the lives of people. 9. In Buddhism, the principles that rule life and promise an end to suffering. A) Eight Fold Path. B) Six Noble Truths. C) Vedas. D) Torah. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eight Fold Path. 10. What civilization did Mohenjo-Daro trade with? A) Egyptians. B) Mesopotamia. C) Greek. D) Roman. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mesopotamia. 11. What were jatis composed of? A) 1-2 families. B) 4 people. C) Several nuclear families. D) Many councils. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Several nuclear families. 12. He changed his name to Buddha A) Siddhartha Gautama. B) Sir John Hubert Marshall. C) Chandragupta Maurya. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Siddhartha Gautama. 13. Hindus believe the ultimate goal of existence is ..... A) For the soul to be reunited with Brahman. B) To reach Nirvana. C) To go to Heaven. D) To join Odin in Valhalla. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For the soul to be reunited with Brahman. 14. A ..... is usually separated from the rest of the continent by physical features. A) Monsoons. B) Subcontinent. C) Indus River. D) Raja. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subcontinent. 15. Which religion believes in karma? A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. 16. Religion started by Siddhartha Guatama when he became enlightened A) Buddhism. B) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buddhism. 17. For centuries, contact between India and the other ancient civilisations was limited by A) The caste system. B) A fear of foreigners. C) The Great Wall. D) The Himalaya Mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Himalaya Mountains. 18. What did Siddhartha Gautama develop? A) Buddhism. B) Hinduism. C) Nirvana. D) Dharma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buddhism. 19. What are two examples of highly developed cities along the Indus River? A) Harrapan and Hindu. B) Harrapan and Mohenjo Daro. C) Mohenjo Daro and Mumbai. D) Mumbai and New Delhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Harrapan and Mohenjo Daro. 20. Confucius lived when no dynasty controlled China. It was called "the Warring States Period." Confucius hoped to persuade rulers to ..... their ways and bring ..... to China. A) Move, happiness. B) Change, peace. C) Remove, slaves. D) Listen, work. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Change, peace. ← 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