This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 326 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 326 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What religion has moksha as its ultimate goal? A) Judaism. B) Christianity. C) Buddhism. D) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hinduism. 2. Buddhism has multiple gods that they worship. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. The ancient city of Harappa had the following A) Sewers. B) 2 & 3 story homes. C) Private bathrooms. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 4. Who was known as "the Buddha" ? A) Ashoka. B) Siddhartha Gautama. C) Chandragupta Maurya. D) Emperor Huang. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Siddhartha Gautama. 5. What position do the Untouchables occupy in the Indian caste system? A) They are strictly religious people. B) They are the prominent leaders. C) They are foreigners hired as soldiers. D) They are outside of the caste system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They are outside of the caste system. 6. After the Battle at Kalinga was over, what happened when Asoka walked the battlefield and saw all of the bloodshed? A) He rejected violence, found a more peaceful way to rule, and embraced Buddhism. B) He readied his army for another attack on Kalinga. C) He converted to Hinduism. D) He walked away and became a monk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He rejected violence, found a more peaceful way to rule, and embraced Buddhism. 7. Which of these jobs would be performed by an "untouchable" ? A) Soldier. B) Priest. C) Farmer. D) Butcher. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Butcher. 8. Pick the key concept:The Harappan Culture used wheeled transportation and sailboats with a single mast and sail. A) Geography. B) Achievements. C) Economy. D) Government and Leadership. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Achievements. 9. One of India's best-known ancient writers A) Pilgrim. B) Chandragupta Maurya. C) Kalidasa. D) Asoka. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Asoka. 10. Hinduism teaches that a person can live more than once in different bodies. What is this belief? A) Dharma. B) Reincarnation. C) Karma. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reincarnation. 11. Seasonal winds are called? A) Storms. B) Hurricanes. C) Typhoons. D) Monsoons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Monsoons. 12. Avery, Olivia, and Grace are studying ancient Indian beliefs. They come across the concept of dharma. How would they understand this concept? A) Actions they do in their life create energy that comes back to them in the future. B) Every person, including them, has a moral duty or responsibility to fulfill in their life. C) After they die, their souls are reborn into new bodies and they start new lives. D) The experiences and actions in their previous lives influence their current lives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Every person, including them, has a moral duty or responsibility to fulfill in their life. 13. What central feature of Hinduism did Buddhism reject? A) The Caste System. B) Use of missionaries to spread the religion. C) Union with a universal spirit as a major goal. D) Reincarnation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Caste System. 14. Who is the Hindu wife of Shiva? A) Pickleasd. B) Shipping. C) Shakti. D) Asoka. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shakti. 15. What is the mountain range on the subcontinent of India? A) Andes. B) Himalayas. C) Appalachian. D) Alps. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Himalayas. 16. How old is Hinduism? A) 1500 years. B) 5000 years. C) 2500 years. D) 3500 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3500 years. 17. The Mahabharata and Ramayana are..... poems. A) Epic. B) Diets. C) Export. D) Import. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epic. 18. Which religion believes everyone has Dharma or a religious duty? A) HInduism. B) Buddhism. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) HInduism. 19. Geography:India is surrounded by which two seas? A) On the eastern side is the Bay of Dubai, on the western side is the Indus Sea. B) On the eastern side is the Bay of Bengal, on western side is the Arabian Sea. C) On the eastern side is the Sea of Galilee, on the western side by the Red Sea. D) On the eastern side is the Chinese Sea, on the western side is the Bay of Bomba. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On the eastern side is the Bay of Bengal, on western side is the Arabian Sea. 20. In which country did Hinduism originate? A) Myanmar. B) United States. C) Japan. D) India. 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