This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 263 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 263 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Mauryan Ruler, he founded the Mauryan Empire in northern India A) Chandragupta Maurya. B) Asoka. C) Chandra Gupta. D) Buddha. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chandragupta Maurya. 2. Bhagavad Gita means: A) "Song of the Lord". B) "Song of Christ". C) "Song of Jesus". D) "Song of Buddah". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Song of the Lord". 3. The Aryan culture blended with that of other people and created what is today known as the ..... religion. A) Buddhist. B) Christian. C) Jewish. D) Hindu. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hindu. 4. Buddhism is the belief of many gods. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. Buddhist temples are called ..... A) Church. B) Stupas. C) Dharma. D) Temple. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stupas. 6. The caste system in India was characterized by what? A) Toleration for various religious beliefs. B) Equality between men and women. C) A lack of social mobility. D) The right of people to choose their occupations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A lack of social mobility. 7. What landform is in the middle of the Indian subcontinent? A) Deccan Plateau. B) Eastern Ghats. C) Western Ghats. D) Hindu Kush Mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deccan Plateau. 8. What mountains form the northern border of India and are the tallest in the world? A) Indus. B) Ganges. C) Arabian. D) Himalayas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Himalayas. 9. Jainism was a ..... Hinduism. A) Study of. B) Reaction to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reaction to. 10. A traditional Indian social class that emerged below the Sudras and whose members perform(ed) the most unclean and polluting work. Formerly called Pariah, now Dalits. A) Sudra. B) Varna. C) Untouchables. D) Wretched. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Untouchables. 11. There is no single founder of this religion A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Both. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. 12. Early India's contributions to world civilization included A) Developing the world's first calendar. B) Creating what is now called algebra. C) Inventing the plow and the wheel. D) Introducing zero to the number system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Introducing zero to the number system. 13. What group of people were the first known to be in Ancient India? A) Dharma. B) Crow. C) Aryans. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aryans. 14. What were the Upanishads? A) Religious writings of the farmers, that only farmers could read. B) Religious writings of the nobles, that only nobles could read. C) Religious writings of the priests, that only priests could read. D) Religious writings of the gurus, that everyone could read. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Religious writings of the gurus, that everyone could read. 15. According to the timeline, Queen Hatshepsut was ruling Egypt, about the same time as ..... A) Aryans began to migrate into India. B) Chandra Gupta II began to rule India. C) King Asoka ruled India. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aryans began to migrate into India. 16. What two empires came after the Aryans in India A) Gupta and Mauryan. B) Mohenjo Daro and Harappa. C) Shang and Mongols. D) Leonardo da Vinci. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gupta and Mauryan. 17. Not an item that people in Ancient India exported a lot of A) Olives. B) Pearls. C) Ivory. D) Cotton cloth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Olives. 18. The Indians knew how to create alloys, a mixture of two or more metals. Which of the following is a reason why they would want to create alloys? A) Alloys are shinier. B) Alloys are sometimes stronger and can be easier to work with. C) Alloys had a higher trade value. D) Alloys were considered a luxury. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alloys are sometimes stronger and can be easier to work with. 19. The Eightfold Path includes the idea that we must A) Trust our senses over our minds. B) Worship images of the Buddha. C) Disregard the Four Noble Truths. D) Do works that uplift our being. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Do works that uplift our being. 20. In Hinduism, who is the creator god? A) Brahma. B) Vishnu. C) Shiva. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brahma. ← 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