This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 259 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 259 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Anyone from outside the groups of the Hindu caste system; bound by strict social restrictions. A) Outcaste. B) Linguist. C) Harappan Civilization. D) Raja. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Outcaste. 2. To get water to crops, early people used this method: A) Domesticated animals. B) Sprinkler systems. C) Irrigation. D) Sea routes for trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Irrigation. 3. An Indian prince who became so distraught at the suffering in the world that he left his wealthy life to meditate. He is said to have achieved enlightenment and became the first Buddha. A) Nirvana. B) Buddhism. C) Siddhartha Gautama. D) Planned cities. E) Ayurveda. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Siddhartha Gautama. 4. Karma is known as A) The "pariah" caste. B) Meditation. C) Yoga. D) Rebirth of the soul. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rebirth of the soul. 5. The Caste System helped the wealthy because ..... A) It helped keep order in the society. (People were afraid to rebel.). B) Dharma allowed people to move up in society. C) Karma was a great educational system. D) One could marry someone in a higher caste. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It helped keep order in the society. (People were afraid to rebel.). 6. What jobs did Dalits or Outcastes have? A) Priests and scholars. B) Rulers and warriors. C) Merchants, traders and farmers. D) Dirty jobs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dirty jobs. 7. These small carved objects, typically featuring images of animals, are believed to have been used as identification stamps on trade goods A) Amulets. B) Seals. C) Hieroglyphs. D) Sanskrit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seals. 8. Is the caste system supported by the government in India today? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 9. Who is at the bottom of the caste system? A) Sudra. B) Untouchables. C) Brahmin. D) Vaishya. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Untouchables. 10. Nirvana is a condition of endless suffering. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. Subcontinent A) Social group that one is born into and cannot change. B) Buddhist shrine shaped like a dome or mound. C) Strong wind that blows one way in winter and another way in summer. D) Smaller than a continent, follows same tectonic plate lines. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Smaller than a continent, follows same tectonic plate lines. 12. What was one of the accomplishments of the Gupta Empire? A) Solving basic addition. B) Developing physics. C) Creating a number system. D) Creating the idea of "zero". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Creating the idea of "zero". 13. What caused the Mauryan empire to collapse after Ashoka's death? A) Kings were bad leaders. B) Kings forced merchants to pay high taxes. C) Kings took peasant's crops without paying them. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 14. The consequences of how a person lives their life. A) Karma. B) Dharma. C) Buddhism. D) Reincarnation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Karma. 15. In the Caste System, if you are a trader or landowner, you are part of this caste ..... A) Brahman. B) Kshatriya. C) Vaishya. D) Sudra. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vaishya. 16. Which advancement in mathematics is credited to Indian mathematics? A) They invented calculus. B) They invented geometry. C) They were the first to use the number zero (0). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They were the first to use the number zero (0). 17. According to Hindu beliefs, why would someone be reincarnated as a member of the Dalit (untouchables)? A) You performed your Moksha correctly. B) You did a lot of good deeds. C) You performed your Dharma well. D) You performed your Dharma poorly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You performed your Dharma poorly. 18. Who was the Chinese philosopher who emphasized good behavior, harmonious relationships, and wise governing? A) Lao Zi. B) Confucius. C) Shi hu and GI. D) Siddhartha Gautama. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Confucius. 19. Chandragupta was a paranoid ruler who had his servants taste his food for poison, slept in a different room each night and even had a spy network. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. Is a large landmass that is like a continent, only smaller. A) Subcontinent. B) Brahmanism. C) Monsoon. D) Nirvana. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subcontinent. ← 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