This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 310 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 310 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What mountains are located to the west of India? A) Himalayas. B) Zagros. C) Hindu Kush. D) Kailash. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hindu Kush. 2. Buddhism(the rival of Hinduism) was founded by Siddhartha Gautama, also known as the Buddha, in the 6th century BCE. Buddhism spread rapidly throughout India and later throughout Asia, and it is still practiced by millions of people today. Buddhism teaches that the ultimate goal of life is to attain nirvana, or ultimate reality, and that suffering can be overcome through letting of all worldly cares and materialistic goods. Buddhism principles are based on The Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Paths.What were the principles of Buddhism based on? A) The way of Allah. B) The Bible. C) The Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Paths. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Paths. 3. 6.G.1.1:What similarity did the Indus and Ganges Rivers share? A) They provided water that made the monsoons stronger. B) They created canyons that protected the Indian subcontinent. C) They added important nutrients to the soil that improved farming. D) They provided transportation barriers that separated distant peoples. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They added important nutrients to the soil that improved farming. 4. How did ancient China's geography mainly impact their culture and civilization? A) Natural resources made them much more advanced than other cultures of the time. B) Natural barriers isolated them from other ancient civilizations. C) The people in ancient China were forced to adapt to the harsh climate. D) Rivers made it easy to travel to other ancient civilizations to trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Natural barriers isolated them from other ancient civilizations. 5. Which Indian Empire was primarily Buddhist? A) Maurya Empire. B) Maratha Empire. C) Mughal Empire. D) Gupta Empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maurya Empire. 6. In Hinduism, what is the name of the Universal Spirit? A) Brahman. B) Vishnu. C) Ganesha. D) Veda. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brahman. 7. Buddhist state of little to no suffering. A) Meditation. B) Enlightenment. C) Hinduism. D) Karma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Enlightenment. 8. What was one feature of Mohenjo Daro that was different from other settlements of this time? A) It had walls. B) It had private homes. C) It had roads. D) It had sewer systems. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It had sewer systems. 9. Indus valley cities did not have which of these? A) Temples. B) Storehouses. C) Walls. D) Wells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Temples. 10. Which Group was at the highest level in the ancient Indian Caste system? A) Dalits. B) Brahmins. C) Sudras. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brahmins. 11. The ..... was an ancient Indian city with large walls around the neighborhoods. A) It's also Joe. B) Dynasty. C) Raja. D) Caste. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's also Joe. 12. Who was at the top of the ancient Indian social class pyramid? A) Kshatriya. B) Brahmins. C) Sudras. D) Vedas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brahmins. 13. Ashoka had government officials carve the laws on rocks, dig wells, plant trees, build rest houses along roads, and build hospitals. These improvements made life more comfortable and helped traders and government officials get around. What Buddhist king ruled the Maurya Empire according to law and improved many public facilities? A) Ashoka. B) Chandragupta. C) Chandra Gupta. D) Siddhartha. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ashoka. 14. Along with the river systems of India, what seasonal wind patterns helped to bring rain/fresh water to Indian farmers? A) Brahman. B) The boy. C) Monsoons. D) Typhoons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Monsoons. 15. What is the main difference between Buddhism and Hinduism? A) Buddhism denied the possibility of reincarnation. B) Buddhism denied the need for a caste system, or social classes. C) Buddhism denied that the spiritual world was more important than the real world. D) Buddhism denied nirvana. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddhism denied the need for a caste system, or social classes. 16. The dharma is each person's spiritual duties. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. A person's rank compared to others A) Status. B) Hierarchy. C) Heraldry. D) Station. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Status. 18. Who Was Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) A) Prince of America. B) Founder of Buddhism. C) A god of Hinduism. D) An untouchable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Founder of Buddhism. 19. The Buddha believed suffering stops when you stop ..... things. A) Stealing. B) Making. C) Wanting. D) Destroying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wanting. 20. The name Panchatantra comes from which language. A) Hindi. B) Tamil. C) Sanskrit. D) Old English. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 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