Ancient Indian History Quiz 256 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which key concept is linked to 'cause'?

Correct Answer: B) Effect.

2. What is Buddhism?

Correct Answer: B) A religion based on the teachings of the Buddha.

3. Religion founded by Guru Narak

Correct Answer: B) Sikhism.

4. Seasonal winds that influence India's climate

Correct Answer: A) Monsoon.

5. The top varna (social class) made up of priests

Correct Answer: A) Brahmans.

6. Ashoka was always a kind and nonviolent leader.

Correct Answer: B) False.

7. Which of the following best describes the Silk Road?

Correct Answer: D) A network of trade routes that extended across Asia.

8. Not consumed with material things

Correct Answer: B) Buddhism.

9. In what system does an individual's social class dictate what work the person can do and who the person can marry?

Correct Answer: B) Caste system.

10. Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa had .....

Correct Answer: D) All of the above.

11. The seasonal wind patterns that bring wet and dry seasons

Correct Answer: D) Monsoon.

12. Many hospitals were built by .....

Correct Answer: A) Asoka.

13. Which Hindu god was called the Creator and is the most powerful of the three main gods?

Correct Answer: A) Brahma.

14. How did the Buddha gain support from the masses?

Correct Answer: C) Did not support the caste system.

15. Where are the Himalayas located?

Correct Answer: C) Northern India.

16. The cycle of death and rebirth is called what?

Correct Answer: C) Reincarnation.

17. According to Hindu belief, what is dharma?

Correct Answer: D) Moral and religious law that governs behavior.

18. Large land area in southern India between the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats

Correct Answer: A) Deccan Plateau.

19. A Hindu/Buddhist belief that souls are born and reborn many times

Correct Answer: A) Reincarnation.

20. Connect the following statement with the religion it describes:The Lotus flower is an important symbol:

Correct Answer: C) Both.