This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 282 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 282 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What are the four passing sights? A) Old age, sickness, death and an ascetic. B) Wealth, power, greed, and old age. C) Lions, tigers, bears and elephants. D) Sickness, wealth, a bodhi tree and hunger. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Old age, sickness, death and an ascetic. 2. Who can be a Buddhist priest? A) Anyone. B) Anyone in the brahmin caste. C) Anyone who can read and write. D) Anyone who who has reached enlightenment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anyone. 3. Which explains the existence of spirits and the importance of reincarnation? A) Panchatantra. B) Ramayana. C) Mahabharata. D) Bhagavad Gita. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bhagavad Gita. 4. What most likely caused Ashoka to practice Buddhism? A) He wanted his empire united under one religion in order to reduce animosity between religious sects. B) He felt sad and ashamed after conquering Kalinga because he witnessed so much death and suffering. C) He felt that if he were Buddhist, neighboring city-states would unite with his cause. D) He felt that Buddhism would give him the clear mindedness he required to rule his empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He felt sad and ashamed after conquering Kalinga because he witnessed so much death and suffering. 5. Hinduism is the ..... largest religion A) 1st. B) And. C) An offer. D) Ch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An offer. 6. The Four Noble Truths and The Eight Fold Path are major works that emphasize what religion? A) Judaism. B) Hinduism. C) Buddhism. D) Taoism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buddhism. 7. Vocabulary:The focusing of the mind on spiritual things A) Fasting. B) Nirvana. C) Salvation. D) Alloy. E) Meditation. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Meditation. 8. Archaeologists have found that the Harappan civilization was advanced; including this modern convenience: A) Indoor plumbing [toilets!]. B) Washing machine. C) Vacuum. D) Blender. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indoor plumbing [toilets!]. 9. How many hymns contains in Rig Veda? A) 1026. B) 1028. C) 1029. D) 1023. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1028. 10. Who are the nomad invaders who brought Brahmanism with them into India? A) Harappans. B) Aryans. C) Mauyras. D) The Guptas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aryans. 11. Which ancient Indian mathematical text listed Pythagorean triples and provided a simplified Pythagorean theorem long before Pythagoras? A) Bhaskara's Treatise on Geometry. B) Sulba Sutras. C) Aryabhatiya. D) Surya theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sulba Sutras. 12. Hinduism is the oldest religion of ancient India, and there is no known founder of this religion, it is still practiced by a vast majority of Indians today. It is a complex and diverse religion with many gods and goddesses, and a belief in reincarnation and karma. Hindus believe that the ultimate goal of life is to attain reincarnation, or liberation from the cycle of birth and death. The cow is a very sacred animal in this religion, the divine law of this religion is called dharma. The highest class in this religion are the brahmins(like priests).Highest class in Hinduism? A) Pope. B) Priest. C) Brahmin. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brahmin. 13. To honor their gods, priests known as Brahmins performed rituals in the ancient language of A) Cuneiform. B) Sanskrit. C) Hieroglyphics. D) Cursive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sanskrit. 14. Which of these below is the title for a teacher that educates until their students (a BOY OR MAN) travel to the city? A) Raja. B) Brahmin. C) Harappa. D) Guru. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Guru. 15. What is the tallest mountain in the Himalayan Mountain range? A) Mount Kilimanjaro. B) Mount Everest. C) Mount Rushmore. D) Mount McKinley. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mount Everest. 16. The "Untouchables" do not fall within the usual Caste System. They are considered to be: A) Below the other castes. B) Above the other castes. C) Even with the bottom class. D) Even with the top class. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Below the other castes. 17. It was easy for people of ancient India to move from one caste to another A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 18. What is the name of the two important rivers in India? A) The Indus and the Arabian. B) The Tigris and the Euphrates. C) The Nile and the Tigris. D) The Indus and the Ganges. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Indus and the Ganges. 19. The founder of Buddhism was ..... A) Siddhartha Gautama. B) Hammurabi. C) Tutankhamen. D) The Aryans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Siddhartha Gautama. 20. What is the ultimate goal of Taoism? A) Finding inner peace. B) Gaining wealth. C) Being popular. D) War. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Finding inner peace. ← 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