This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 318 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 318 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following was a discover made by Gupta Scientist Aryabhata? A) The number ZERO (0). B) A "base 10" number system. C) The use of Iron. D) Paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The number ZERO (0). 2. What is the 6th Practice of the Eightfold Path? (Pg. 120) A) Right Livelihood. B) Right Concentration. C) Right Understanding. D) Right Effort. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Right Effort. 3. Indian mathematics working during the Gupta Empire were responsible for which mathematical achievement? A) A decimal system for writing numbers. B) A mechanical device for adding and multiplying. C) A system of symbols to represent abstract concepts. D) A way of representing geometric shapes as equations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A decimal system for writing numbers. 4. What do Hindus call the path that each person must follow to build good karma? A) Dharma. B) Salvation. C) Eightfold Path. D) Vedas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dharma. 5. What can you infer about Ashoka with his message below? "On the roads, ..... trees have been planted for the enjoyment of animals and men. I have had ponds dug and shelters erected along the roads. Everywhere I have had wells dug." A) He wanted to take care of his people and animals. B) He wanted territorial expansion. C) He wanted to secure his borders. D) He wanted people to fear his authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He wanted to take care of his people and animals. 6. Hindu belief that the spirit or soul goes from one life to the next. A) Reincarnation. B) Eightfold Path. C) Dharma. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reincarnation. 7. Thought to do work that was not pure and had a low social class A) Untouchables. B) Touchable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Untouchables. 8. Which Mauryan King converted to Buddhism and dedicated his life to peace? A) Hammurabi. B) Raja. C) Ashoka. D) Buddha. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ashoka. 9. Grandson of Chandragupta Maurya. Who used stone columns to mark the territory of his empire and make announcements. A) Ashoka. B) Chandragupta Maurya. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ashoka. 10. Which nomadic people entered the Indus River valley around 1500 B.C.? A) Rajas. B) Sudra. C) Aryans. D) Ganges. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aryans. 11. What forms of literature were created by Gupta writers? A) Plays. B) Poems. C) Folktales. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 12. Ancient India began around the A) Arabian River. B) Indus River. C) Nile River. D) Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indus River. 13. Name the key concept of the following sentence:The Varnas were a part of the Aryan civilization and divided people into groups. A) Economy. B) Politics/Government/Leadership. C) Geography. D) Social Structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Social Structure. 14. An outcast in India's society-not to be touched; polluted person A) Caste. B) Untouchable. C) ReincarnationTerm. D) Brahmin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Untouchable. 15. In the Indian caste system, who are the Sudras? A) Priests. B) Rulers/warriors. C) Farmers/craftspeople/traders. D) Laborers/non-Aryan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Laborers/non-Aryan. 16. The ..... was the Golden Age of Indian culture. A) Gupta Empire. B) Mauryan Empire. C) Vaishya Empire. D) Buddhist Empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gupta Empire. 17. The Caste System is ..... A) A great game for Indians. B) The social hierarchy in India. C) A fair system for all people. D) Set up so all people benefit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The social hierarchy in India. 18. Which is NOT a similarity between Hinduism and Buddhism? A) Cows and elephants were sacred. B) Belief in Dharma and Karma. C) Belief in monotheism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Belief in monotheism. 19. What does Daoism and Confucianism have in common? A) Order and Stability. B) Yin and yang. C) Learning. D) Gods. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Order and Stability. 20. Which of the following statements would the Buddha be likely to make? A) I believe the cast system is necessary to maintain social order. B) You must give up all desire to find true peace. C) I came from a poor family and worked as a servant when i was young. D) True justice demands an "eye for and eye" . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You must give up all desire to find true 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