This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 30 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 30 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which ancient conqueror attempted to take over the Indus Valley but had to retreat due to internal problems with his army? A) Napoleon Bonaparte. B) Alexander the Great. C) Julius Caesar. D) Genghis Khan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alexander the Great. 2. The continuous cycle of birth, death and rebirth A) Samsara. B) Karma. C) Dharma. D) Nirvana. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Samsara. 3. What was the name of the prince who became Buddha A) Mohandas Gandhi. B) Chandra Gupta. C) Siddhartha. D) Ashoka. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Siddhartha. 4. Which religion has more modern day followers in India? A) Buddhism. B) Judaism. C) Hinduism. D) Monotheism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hinduism. 5. The Golden Age of India occurred during this empire. A) The Vedic Age. B) The Harappans. C) The Mauryans. D) The Guptas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Guptas. 6. In what region has evidence of trade with the Indus Valley been found? A) China. B) Europe. C) Mesopotamia. D) Southeast Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mesopotamia. 7. (9) Why do scholars believe that the Indus Valley had an advanced civilization? A) It left behind many written records. B) It had a highly organized religion. C) Its royal tombs hold many artifacts. D) Its cities show advanced planning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Its cities show advanced planning. 8. In hinduism, women were believed to be able to ..... A) Leave hinduism. B) Lead society as a queen. C) Lead religous services. D) Be reincarnated. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Be reincarnated. 9. Became known as the Buddha A) Vedas. B) Teacher. C) Siddhartha Gautama. D) Dalai Lama. E) Stupas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Siddhartha Gautama. 10. A human-made object that is of cultural or historical interest. A) Artifact. B) Culture. C) Geography. D) Sanskrit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Artifact. 11. Religion:Choose the meaning of the word "attributes" in the following sentence: "The people believed that his many attributes could only be understood through many lesser gods, the Hindu pantheon ..... " A) Arms. B) Thoughts. C) Characteristics. D) Feelings. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Characteristics. 12. Confucius believed that if people could be taught to behave ..... to one another, then ..... and ..... would return to society. A) Properly, peace, order. B) Orderly, money, happiness. C) Righteously, ideas, people. D) Alone, people, rulers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Properly, peace, order. 13. Which is an epic poem about a ruler who rescues his captured wife and that grew to about 25, 000 verses? A) Ramayana. B) Iliad. C) Odyssey. D) Bhagavad Gita. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bhagavad Gita. 14. Where did Hinduism originate? A) Indian Valley. B) India. C) Nepal and India Border. D) Indus Valley. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indus Valley. 15. During his reigh, Asoka A) Cut down trees along roads. B) Prohibited trade with China and the Mediterranean. C) Set up hospitals for people and animals. D) Sponsored Hindu missionaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prohibited trade with China and the Mediterranean. 16. Compare and contrast Hinduism and Buddhism. Which Statement is true? A) They both believe in karma's effect on resurrection but differ how it occurs. B) They both believe in karma's effect on reincarnation, but differ in the physical form of reincarnated body. C) They are both polytheistic. D) They both have the 5 Ks as a core philosophy of their religion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They both believe in karma's effect on reincarnation, but differ in the physical form of reincarnated body. 17. From which direction did the Aryans come? A) North. B) South. C) East. D) West. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) North. 18. Rebirth of a soul in a new body A) Reincarnation. B) Resurrection. C) Rebirth. D) Reborn. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reincarnation. 19. What were the Vidas? A) A group of powerful kings. B) Religious texts of ancient India. C) Major trade cities in ancient India. D) A list of laws created for order. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Religious texts of ancient India. 20. The common people were blank in the caste system. A) Vaisya:. B) Brahmans. C) Raja. D) Sudras. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vaisya:. ← 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