This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 28 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the best known section of the Mahabharata? A) Krishna. B) Kalidasa. C) Bhagavad Gita. D) Ramayana. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bhagavad Gita. 2. Which of the following is NOT a reason Buddhism was popular among lower castes? A) Belief that people shouldn't be confined to a certain place in society. B) Anyone could achieve nirvana by following the 8 fold path. C) Reincarnation was rejected. D) Encouraged to avoid extreme behaviors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reincarnation was rejected. 3. Ancient sacred writings of India A) Sanskrit. B) Vedas. C) Crow. D) Sudras. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vedas. 4. The Buddha believe that all individuals could reach a perfect state of peace called A) Heaven. B) Nirvana. C) Meditation. D) Life. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nirvana. 5. Which empire existed from 321BCE to 185BCE? A) Indus River Valley. B) Mauryan. C) Gupta. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mauryan. 6. 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. 7. The two important religions that come from India are ..... and ..... A) Hinduism and Buddhism. B) Christianity and Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism and Buddhism. 8. Is the collected teachings of the Buddha. A) Dharma. B) Whisper. C) Bhagavad Gita. D) The Vedas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dharma. 9. A social group that a person is born into and cannot change. A) Class. B) Level. C) Caste. D) Status. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caste. 10. Avery, Ava, and Oliver are having a debate about the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. Can you help them identify what these texts are? A) Historical records of ancient India. B) Religious scriptures of Hinduism. C) Ancient Indian epics. D) Philosophical texts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ancient Indian epics. 11. Who is the founder of Hinduism? A) Jesus. B) Muhammad. C) Abraham. D) Their is no one specific founder. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Their is no one specific founder. 12. The major religion of India A) Caste. B) Brahmanism. C) Hinduism. D) Reincarnation. E) Karma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hinduism. 13. Why can Asoka's history be described as "written in stone" ? A) Because most of what we konw about him and his rule comes from the stone age. B) Because most of what we know about him comes from his best friend's cousin's sister's little cousin Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. C) Because most of what we know about him and his rule comes from the edicts carved on pillars, rocks, and walls across his empire. D) Because he beat up people with his hands that were considered to be made of stone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because most of what we know about him and his rule comes from the edicts carved on pillars, rocks, and walls across his empire. 14. In Hinduism, ..... is the god believed to keep the balance between good and evil in the world A) Aryans. B) Shiva. C) Siddhartha Gautama. D) Vishnu. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vishnu. 15. The Harappans' use of standard weights and measures showed the importance of what activity? A) Trade. B) Crafts. C) Religion. D) Farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trade. 16. A long poem of literature about a hero is called A) A superhero movie. B) An epic. C) A book. D) A ballad. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An epic. 17. Nirvana is..... A) A state of perfect happiness and peace. B) The idea of passing through many lives to be united with Brahman. C) The consequences of how a person lives. D) Divine law that requires people to perform the duties of their caste. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A state of perfect happiness and peace. 18. Ancient sanskrit texts are called: A) The Vedas. B) The Mahabharata. C) The Bhagavad Gita. D) The texts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Vedas. 19. India is part of which continent? A) North America. B) Africa. C) Asia. D) Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Asia. 20. The Dao means ..... A) The Center. B) The Middle. C) The Way. D) The Path. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Way. ← 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