This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 270 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 270 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What plant makes up the Indian food, humus? A) Wheat. B) Chickpeas. C) Asparagus. D) Dates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chickpeas. 2. This king converted to Buddhism after seeing a battlefield covered with dead soldiers A) Chandragupta. B) Asoka. C) Maurya. D) Siddhartha. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asoka. 3. Strong central fortress A) Sudra. B) Stupa. C) Citadel. D) Veda. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Citadel. 4. 6.G.1.2:Which physical feature assisted Ancient Indians in trading? A) Desert. B) Plateau. C) Grasslands. D) Rivers and oceans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rivers and oceans. 5. In what color does the gandhara school art's statue will be? A) Grey. B) Red. C) Brown. D) Black. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grey. 6. What is the goal of Buddhism? A) To reach nirvana. B) Fly across the world. C) Read the tripitaka. D) Read the mahayana. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To reach nirvana. 7. Who is one great spirit and believed all humans and thousands of gods are different parts of Brahman? A) Brahmans. B) Aryans. C) Hindus. D) Buddhists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brahmans. 8. Chandra Gupta II promoted the arts, sciences, and Hinduism while expanding the Gupta Empire. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. -Law of right living.-If you act according to the rules of your caste, you will have good karma and a better reincarnation. A) Karma. B) Nirvana. C) Reincarnation. D) Dharma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dharma. 10. This Indian leader conquered weak kingdoms left by Alexander the Great. A) Ashoka. B) Chandra Gupta Maurya. C) Hari Krishna. D) Vishnu. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chandra Gupta Maurya. 11. What is one reason the principles of Buddhism became popular? A) Buddha was a wise person. B) Buddha was an attractive person. C) Buddhism did not accept the caste system. D) Buddhism was only for smart people. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buddhism did not accept the caste system. 12. One way these ancient cities were planned out was that they had A) Streets made in a grid pattern. B) Stop signs on each corner. C) Police officers directing traffic. D) A swimming pool at each home. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Streets made in a grid pattern. 13. Which plateau is known for its black soil and is rich in minerals? A) Great Plains Plateau. B) Siberian Plateau. C) Himalayan Plateau. D) Deccan Plateau. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deccan Plateau. 14. What is the meaning of the word Buddha? A) The Smart One. B) The Enlightened One. C) The Bright One. D) The Dark One. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Enlightened One. 15. What were the scales used for in the Indus Valley civilization? A) Weighing food. B) Measuring length. C) Measuring time. D) Measuring weight. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Measuring weight. 16. If someone's karma was bad what might happen? A) They could move up to a better caste. B) They could be reincarnated as an insect!. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They could be reincarnated as an insect!. 17. The two identical cities of the Indus river valley ..... A) Harappa. B) Mohenjodharo. C) Both of these. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both of these. 18. An epic poem that retells many legends. A) Mahabharata. B) Bhagavad Gita. C) Vedas. D) Brahmanism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mahabharata. 19. Seasonal winds that brought lots of rain and impacted the Indus ValleyCivilization. A) Sanskrit. B) Monsoons. C) Mud bricks. D) Drainage systems. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monsoons. 20. Siddhartha began the religion of A) Buddhism. B) Hinduism. C) Christianity. D) Islam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buddhism. ← 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