This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 316 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 316 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This ritual encouraged women to throw herself on her dead husband's funeral pyre. A) Asceticism. B) Salvation. C) Sati. D) Jati. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sati. 2. When the Aryan culture and Indian culture blended, which religion resulted? A) Christianity. B) Buddhism. C) Hinduism. D) Taoism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hinduism. 3. Which religion:Focuses on meditation and achieving Nirvana A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddhism. 4. Where did Hinduism and Buddhism originate? A) India. B) China. C) Europe. D) Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) India. 5. According to Hinduism, the main supreme power in the universe is A) Rama. B) Ganesh. C) Shiva. D) Brahman. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brahman. 6. Seasonal winds, especially in the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia A) Monsoon. B) Santa Ana Winds. C) Leeward Winds. D) Antilles Winds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monsoon. 7. Buddhist Shrines A) Synagogues. B) Hail Mary's. C) Cross. D) Stupas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stupas. 8. Why did people settle along the rivers? (a) A) Water. B) Farming. C) Travel. D) A All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A All of the above. 9. What was the greatest mathematical achievement at this time? A) Multiplication. B) Basic algebra. C) Decimal system. D) Geometric proofs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decimal system. 10. What are the two ancient cities of the Indus Valley? A) Harappa & Mohenjo, right?. B) Babylonia & Jerusalem. C) Sumer & Persia. D) Tatooine & Dagobah. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Harappa & Mohenjo, right?. 11. Which of these was the fourth highest caste? A) Vaisya:. B) Brahmin. C) Kshatriyas. D) Dalits. E) Sudras. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Sudras. 12. How can Buddhists reach enlightenment? A) Follow the Four Noble Truths and the Eight-fold Path. B) Study the vedas and follow its teachings. C) Nirvana is enlightenment. D) Follow your dharma to get good karma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Follow the Four Noble Truths and the Eight-fold Path. 13. A RULER OF THE MAURYAN EMPIRE WHO CONVERTED TO BUDDHISM A) Ashoka. B) BRAHMAN. C) CHANDRA GUTPA I. D) Mohandas Gandhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ashoka. 14. India borders what ocean? A) Atlantic. B) Superior. C) Pacific. D) Indian. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indian. 15. According to the caste system, who is at the top of the pyramid and what is their job? A) Brahmin-priests. B) Brahmin-farmer. C) Sudra-farmer. D) Sudra-priests. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brahmin-priests. 16. During the reign of the Gupta Dynasty, the government was ruled by an emperor. One of the main political goals of the early Gupta emperors was to A) Abolish the caste system. B) Reunite the people of India. C) Bring religious peace. D) Extend Gupta territory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reunite the people of India. 17. What vocabulary word means:A large landmass smaller than a continent? A) Sanskrit. B) Subcontinent. C) Monsoon. D) Dharma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subcontinent. 18. What was the highest class in Aryan society? A) Brahmins. B) Untouchables. C) Merchants. D) Kings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brahmins. 19. The man who became the Buddha was born a ..... A) Prince. B) Pauper. C) Merchant. D) Farmer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prince. 20. An ancient writing in Sanskrit? A) Primary Source. B) Secondary Source. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary Source. ← 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