This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 317 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 317 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What was the network of trading routes that connected East Asia to as far as Europe called? A) The Silk Road. B) The Spice Road. C) The Golden Road. D) The Trade Road. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Silk Road. 2. Which of these is true for both Hinduism and Buddhism? A) They both have moksha as their ultimate goal. B) They are both dead religions with no followers today. C) They are both practiced in Asia today. D) They both have the Vedas as their sacred text. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are both practiced in Asia today. 3. The Indian prince, ..... searched for wisdom in many ways such as fasting & meditating. A) Siddhartha Gautama. B) Guru Nanak. C) Mahavira. D) Chandragupta Maurya. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Siddhartha Gautama. 4. What is the system that is a class society and is a way to become closer to god? A) Hinduism. B) Vishnu. C) Caste. D) Salvation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caste. 5. A COUNTRY OF SOUTHEASTERN ASIA THAT EXTENDS SOUTHWARD ALONG THE ISTHMUS OF KRA TO THE MALAY PENINSULA A) THAILAND. B) SRI LANKA. C) PAKISTAN. D) SANSKRIT. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) THAILAND. 6. ..... was invented in Mauryan Empire. A) Kite-flying. B) Banking. C) Hospitals. D) The wheel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hospitals. 7. Aiden, Zoe, and Avery are playing a game of historical trivia. They stumbled upon a question that they couldn't answer. Can you help them? Who was the founder of the Maurya Empire? A) Chandragupta. B) Ashoka. C) Brihadnatha. D) Alexander the Great. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chandragupta. 8. Major religion that developed in ancient India; main belief:all souls are part of one universal spirit A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Jainism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. 9. King Ashoka urged his people to A) Refuse to serve in the army. B) Follow the Buddhist path. C) Not punish minor criminals. D) Reject non-Buddhist religions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Follow the Buddhist path. 10. Group of people from ancient history believed to haave created the idea of caste. A) Babylonians. B) Aryans. C) Buddhist. D) Assyrians. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aryans. 11. A. The ..... led Tibet's government and was considered a leader and a reincarnations of Buddha by Tibetans A) Dalai Lama. B) Enlightened One. C) Supreme Being. D) True Buddha. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dalai Lama. 12. Which is an achievements / inventions of Acncient India? A) Soap. B) Boat dock. C) Paper. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Boat dock. 13. The Indian caste system was created by the ..... A) Aryans. B) The Guptas. C) Greeks. D) Zhous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aryans. 14. Which game may have originated in ancient India? A) Monopoly. B) Chess. C) Boggle. D) Connect 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chess. 15. Who was the first Buddhist King A) Chandragupta Maurya. B) Asoka. C) Pataliputra. D) Mike Wazowski. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asoka. 16. What helped early Indian civilizations grow? A) Being a peninsula. B) Predicting weather patterns. C) Building things. D) Trading goods. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Predicting weather patterns. 17. To leave and not return A) Immigrate. B) Migrate. C) Stay. D) Abandon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Abandon. 18. The caste system of India is an example of a ..... A) Rigid class system. B) Political bureaucracy. C) Religious beliefs. D) Economic system of bartering. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rigid class system. 19. Very large landmass that is smaller than a continent A) Subcontinent. B) Country. C) Inoculation. D) State. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subcontinent. 20. A strong wind that blows one way in winter and another way in summer A) Caste. B) Monsoon. C) Raja. D) Sanskrit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monsoon. ← 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