This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 32 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 32 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An Indian faith whose followers do not believe in a supreme being; they emphasize nonviolence and respect for all living things A) Reincarnation. B) Dharma. C) Jainism. D) Nirvana. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jainism. 2. Which statement best exemplifies how Ashoka contributed to the spread of Buddhism? A) He forced all of his subjects to become Buddhists. B) He originated Buddhism while meditating under a fig tree. C) He built roads and trade routes to support the Buddhist Eightfold Path. D) He sent Buddhist missionaries throughout India and other parts of Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He sent Buddhist missionaries throughout India and other parts of Asia. 3. Holy text of Hinduism A) Bible. B) Tanakh (Torah). C) Vedas. D) Tripitaka. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vedas. 4. ARYANS BEGIN MIGRATIONS TO INDIA A) C. 1500 B.C. B) C. 1000 B.C. C) C. 265 B.C. D) 1492. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) C. 1500 B.C. 5. A state of perfect happiness (hint:not the band) A) Buddhism. B) Nirvana. C) Peace. D) Love. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nirvana. 6. Which physical feature separates the subcontinent of India from the rest of Asia? A) Indian Ocean. B) Bay of Bengal. C) Deccan Plateau. D) Himalayas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Himalayas. 7. A fixed social class that a person is born into is called the caste system. It was used in Ancient India and the lowest class was called the ..... A) Brahmins. B) Kshatriyas. C) Vaishyasya. D) Sudras. E) Untouchables. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Untouchables. 8. According to historians, astronomers in ancient India proposed the theory that the Earth A) Was flat. B) Was shrinking. C) Revolved around the sun. D) Was the center of the universe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Revolved around the sun. 9. The time this empire ruled was known as the "golden age" because of all the advancements in science and literature. A) Gupta. B) Mughal. C) Mauryan. D) Aryan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gupta. 10. Advancements in mathematics from ancient India are ..... today. A) Still important. B) Hard to understand. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Still important. 11. What led to the end of Indus Valley Civilization? A) Invasion of Aryans. B) Recurrent Floods. C) Earthquakes. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 12. With which places did the Indus Valley Civilization have trade links? A) Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah. B) India, Pakistan, Bangladesh. C) Mesopotamia, Afghanistan, Persia (Iran). D) Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mesopotamia, Afghanistan, Persia (Iran). 13. Monsoon A) Social group that one is born into and cannot change. B) Buddhist shrine shaped like a dome or mound. C) Strong wind that blows one way in winter and another way in summer. D) Smaller than a continent, follows same tectonic plate lines. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Strong wind that blows one way in winter and another way in summer. 14. Krishna is the ..... ? A) Teacher of the world. B) Destroyer of the world. C) Deity of the sun. D) Preserver of the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Teacher of the world. 15. One item rarely found in the ruins of Indus Valley cities is ..... A) Weapons. B) Pottery. C) Statues. D) Clay Seals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weapons. 16. India's Caste system ..... A) Based on Hinduism. B) Determined what social class you were in. C) Allowed people to move between castes(classes) only after rebirth into next life. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 17. A rigid social structure A) Caste. B) Role. C) Citizen. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Caste. 18. The ultimate goal of Buddhism is to achieve enlightenment, and similar to the Hindu concept, be released from the cyclical births and deaths. This belief is known as- A) Reincarnation. B) Dharma. C) Karma. D) Nirvana. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nirvana. 19. The city of Mohenjo-daro had one of the first A) Pyramids. B) Park systems. C) Drainage and sewage system. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drainage and sewage system. 20. This religion was started by Prince Siddhartha Guatama. A) Buddhism. B) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buddhism. ← 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