This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 322 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 322 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following emperors was ruled during the high point of India? A) Chandragupta Maurya. B) Asoka. C) Chandra Gupta. D) Chandra Gupta. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chandra Gupta. 2. Concept of being reborn after death A) Citadel. B) Reincarnation. C) Upanishad. D) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reincarnation. 3. The Buddhist way of living that help Buddhists find relief from suffering. A) Four Noble Truths. B) Eightfold Path. C) Meditation. D) Enlightenment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eightfold Path. 4. Ashoka was known as a powerful and ruthless warrior. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 5. Sacred Aryan writings are called A) Vedas. B) Disintegrate. C) Vaisya. D) Mahabharata. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vedas. 6. Practice of quiet reflection to clear the mind and find inner peace A) Nirvana. B) Nonviolence. C) Fasting. D) Meditation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Meditation. 7. What jobs did the Dalits/Untouchables have? A) Unclean jobs. B) Priests, judges, and teachers. C) Rulers and soldiers. D) Peasants, servants, Laborers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unclean jobs. 8. Were the streets of Moheno-Daro paved? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 9. Achievements during the Gupta period include all but the following A) Creating a calendar for farming. B) Discovering the length of a solar year. C) Developing poetry and plays. D) Discovering the Earth was a rotating sphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Creating a calendar for farming. 10. Which factor most influenced a person's position in early Indian society? A) Education. B) Birth. C) Geographic location. D) Individual achievement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Birth. 11. Which empire existed from 350CE to 550CE? A) Indus River Valley Civilization. B) Mauryan Empire. C) Gupta Empire?. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gupta Empire?. 12. Siddhartha Gautama was the founder of Buddhism. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. What is the Mahabharata? A) A caste rank. B) A prince of the capital city. C) The second hand man of a raja. D) The longest poem ever. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The longest poem ever. 14. How are people divided into the caste system? A) Birth. B) Wealth. C) Occupation. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 15. Ancient India's social pyramid is called a A) Caste system. B) Cast system. C) Social dynamo. D) Social group. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Caste system. 16. Which religion has the greatest number of members? A) Buddhism. B) Christianity. C) Hinduism. D) Islam. E) Judaism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Christianity. 17. Ancient Indian songs were called ..... A) Kshatriyas. B) Dalits. C) Epics. D) Vedas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vedas. 18. Caste levels determine A) What do you eat. B) Where you live. C) Who you talk to. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 19. What was Mohenjo-Daro? A) A monument. B) A lake. C) A royal person. D) A city. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A city. 20. The Vedas explored the relationship between the soul and the world and founded the basis of ..... A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Taoism. D) Confucianism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. ← 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