This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 268 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 268 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is Ahimsa? A) The Jain belief in nonviolence. B) The Hindu belief in reincarnation. C) The Buddhist belief in Nirvana. D) The Christian belief in Heaven. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Jain belief in nonviolence. 2. The results of how a person lives. A) Karma. B) Sutra. C) Reincarnation. D) Nirvana. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Karma. 3. Monsoons are seasonal A) Avalanches starting in the Himalayas. B) Migrants who come to live in India. C) Floods. D) Winds. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Winds. 4. A study of the Gupta Empire would include information about A) Egyptian conquests. B) Muslim architectural influences. C) Medical and mathematical achievements. D) The British East India Company's trading posts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medical and mathematical achievements. 5. Hindus believe this river represents purity. A) Ganges. B) Nile. C) Indus. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ganges. 6. What is the name of the seasonal wind patterns? A) Hurricanes. B) Tornadoes. C) Rainstorms. D) Monsoons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Monsoons. 7. A seasonal prevailing wind in the region of South and Southeast Asia, blowing from the southwest between May and September and bringing rain A) Reincarnation. B) Veneration. C) Monsoon. D) Whisper. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Monsoon. 8. What city in Ancient India lied farthest from the Arabian Sea? A) Mumbai. B) It's also Joe. C) Harappa. D) Delhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Harappa. 9. Indians rely on this for life? A) Heavy river flooding. B) Strong spring snowfall. C) Strong summer monsoons. D) Support from allied nations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Strong summer monsoons. 10. Religion:In what ways did Greece's conquering of Persia and Northern India in 326 BCE affect the Indian people? A) The Greco-Buddhist changes affected art, religion, and clothing. B) The Indian people were forced into slavery. C) Indians were forced to convert to Hellenistic religion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Greco-Buddhist changes affected art, religion, and clothing. 11. This type of weather is a strong wind and heavy rain. A) Snow. B) Thunderstorm. C) Monsoon. D) Humid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Monsoon. 12. Chandragupta had a highly organized government that did what A) Collect taxes. B) Build roads. C) Write laws. D) Promote trade. E) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of these. 13. To end desire one must follow A) The Four Noble Truths. B) The Eightfold Path. C) The Fourfold Path. D) Faith. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Eightfold Path. 14. Chandra Gupta was a well known ..... ? A) Priest. B) Animal wrangler. C) Emperor. D) King. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Emperor. 15. What was found by archeologists that showed the Indus Valley Civilization had a successful trading economy? A) Documents aboard boats. B) Massive warehouses. C) Harappan trading seals in Mesopotamia. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Harappan trading seals in Mesopotamia. 16. Hindus believe that there are many paths to the truth. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. Aryan culture combined with Indian cultures to produce the religion of A) Islam. B) Hinduism. C) Christianity. D) Judaism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hinduism. 18. Includes priests and teachers A) Brahmins. B) Kshatriyas. C) Sudras. D) Vaishyasya. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brahmins. 19. Which religion:Rulers of Gupta Empire followed this religion A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. 20. Which religion has the universal spirit called Brahman? A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. ← 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