This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 274 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 274 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who is considered the founder of buddhism? A) Maurya. B) Water it. C) Siddhartha Gautama. D) Si Moon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Siddhartha Gautama. 2. The Four Noble Truths are associated with what religion? A) Confucianism. B) Taoism. C) Hinduism. D) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Buddhism. 3. Famous section of ancient religious, heroic poems. A) Buddhism. B) Bhagavad Gita. C) Hinduism. D) Siddhartha Gautama. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bhagavad Gita. 4. What is the sum of a person's actions? A) Whisper. B) Reincarnation. C) Dharma. D) Karma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Karma. 5. Monotheistic religion founded in ancient Persia A) Christianity. B) Hinduism. C) Buddhism. D) Zoroastrianism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Zoroastrianism. 6. Street sweepers, clean up human waste, handle dead bodies A) Brahmins. B) Kshatriyas. C) Vaisya:. D) Sudra. E) Untouchables. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Untouchables. 7. What is Buddhism try to find? A) The answer to eternal life (or never dying). B) The answers to all of the questions in the world. C) The way to develop strong cities. D) The secret to stopping human suffering. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The secret to stopping human suffering. 8. Which religion does not believe in a supreme being, but focuses on nonviolence and respect for all living things? A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Jainism. D) Judaism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jainism. 9. Which of these did the Guptas do? A) Spread Buddhism. B) Invent the compass. C) Develop the decimal system. D) Create the zero. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Develop the decimal system. 10. Mahabharata A) A collection of stories that teach moral lessons. B) Tells the story of a prince who rids the world of demons. C) A long story about two families struggling to control a kingdom. D) Explains the existence of spirits and the importance of reincarnation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A long story about two families struggling to control a kingdom. 11. A religion founded in ancient India by religious teachers of Buddha. A) Jainism. B) Buddhism. C) Monotheism. D) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddhism. 12. This is the best known section of the Mahabharata, the longest poem in any written language, and it is translated to the "Song of the Lord" . A) Bhagavad Gita. B) Vaisya:. C) Brahmin. D) Sudras. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bhagavad Gita. 13. Which was LEAST important in Harappan society and culture? A) Building. B) Farming. C) Manufacturing. D) Trading. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Manufacturing. 14. What is the name of the religious book that tells the history of the earliest Aryans? A) Dharma. B) Caste. C) Vedas. D) Brahman. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vedas. 15. Buddhism and Jainism have what in common with each other? A) They were both founded around 500 BCE. B) Both religions rejected rituals that defined and dominated Hinduism. C) Both believed in Virtue and Karma. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 16. What is the name of the religion that emphasizes being nice to each other and giving up desires to end suffering? A) Buddhism. B) Hinduism. C) Christianity. D) Judaism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buddhism. 17. Physical environment and how it may influence economy and culture. A) Physical features. B) History. C) Social Studies. D) Geography. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Geography. 18. Painted pottery, carved stone figures, and bronze statues were found. What does that teach us? A) Farmers harvested crops and put aside a surplus of grain. B) Cities were carefully planned and built. C) Craftworkers were highly skilled. D) Harappans traded with their neighbors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Craftworkers were highly skilled. 19. Rainy Season in monsoon climates, in which winds blow from the southwest for six months. A) Rainy season. B) Flu season. C) Monsoon season. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Monsoon season. 20. The written and spoken language of the Indo-Aryans is known as: A) Sanskrit. B) Cuneiform. C) Hindi. D) Hieroglyphics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sanskrit. ← 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