This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 258 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 258 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A period that began when the Aryan peoples migrated to the Indian subcontinent. The period is know for the Vedas, which were the religious text of the Aryan peoples. A) Aryans. B) Harappan Civilization. C) Vedic Period. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vedic Period. 2. Which caste is second A) Shudra. B) Brahmin. C) Kshatriya. D) Vaishya. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kshatriya. 3. In the summer, big winds called ..... bring lots of rain and thunderstorms to India. A) Nomads. B) Ice Ages. C) Floods. D) Monsoons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Monsoons. 4. Buddhists believe that ..... A) All people are evil. B) Desire is the cause of human suffering. C) The cow is sacred. D) People should not help one another. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Desire is the cause of human suffering. 5. The belief that a person's actions determine his/her future standing A) Reincarnation. B) Samsara. C) Karma. D) Dharma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Karma. 6. Buddha wanted to find the answer to ..... A) Reincarnation. B) Human suffering. C) Meditation. D) Death. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Human suffering. 7. The caste system was introduced by the Aryans and is a system for organising ..... A) The social class of people. B) Cows for milking. C) Priests and holy people. D) Horses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The social class of people. 8. What are the Four Noble Truths? A) Life is filled with suffering, the cause of suffering is our desires and attachments, to end suffering we must let go of our desires, and the Eightfold Path shows us how to do this. B) Life is filled with happiness, the cause of happiness is our desires and attachments, to increase happiness we must hold onto our desires, and the Eightfold Path shows us how to do this. C) Life is filled with suffering, the cause of suffering is our lack of desires and attachments, to end suffering we must hold onto our desires, and the Eightfold Path shows us how to do this. D) Life is filled with suffering, the cause of suffering is our desires and attachments, to end suffering we must hold onto our desires, and the Eightfold Path shows us how to do this. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Life is filled with suffering, the cause of suffering is our desires and attachments, to end suffering we must let go of our desires, and the Eightfold Path shows us how to do this. 9. Which came second? A) Gupta Empire. B) Indus Valley Civilization. C) Mauryan Empire. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mauryan Empire. 10. What dynasty is responsible for oracle bones, which contained questions written on the bones of animals? A) Shang. B) Zhou. C) He. D) Qin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shang. 11. The worship of many is gods is what? A) Polytheism. B) Monotheism. C) Unitheism. D) Tritheism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polytheism. 12. What religion is the Dalai Lama the leader of? A) Buddhism (in Tibet). B) Hinduism (in India). C) Islam (in China). D) Christianity (in India). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buddhism (in Tibet). 13. What made the Indus Valley Civilization unique for its time period? A) Their cities were built in grid patterns & sewer systems. B) They didn't trade with any other civilizations. C) They were a civilization that didn't develop in a river valley. D) The civilization crossed the Himalayas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their cities were built in grid patterns & sewer systems. 14. Hinduism is not a popular world religion, there are only 50, 000 followers today. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. The great soul or world soul in Hinduism is known as A) Vedas. B) Dharma. C) Brahman. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brahman. 16. Buddha's real name was Siddhartha Gautama. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. According to Buddhism, what causes suffering? A) Pain/suffering. B) Desires/wants. C) Ignorance/bliss. D) 4 noble truths. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Desires/wants. 18. What is the word that means "a short story with a moral at the end" ? A) Poem. B) Epic. C) Stanza. D) Fable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fable. 19. Which force decides the form a person is reborn into after they are reincarnated? A) Dharma. B) Karma. C) Buddha. D) Darth Vader. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Karma. 20. True or False:Indians believed the Earth was flat ..... A) True. B) False. 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