This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 327 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 327 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What strong leader converted to Buddhism and expanded the religion by sending out Missionaries? A) It's also a strange place. B) Chandragupta. C) Gandhi. D) Asoka. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Asoka. 2. Who is known as the "Plastic Man of India" A) Dr.R. Mahadevan. B) Dr.R. Vasudevan. C) Dr. A.S. R. Srinivasan. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dr.R. Vasudevan. 3. Which Mauryan ruler was first cruel to people, but changed to become a gentle ruler? A) Aryabhata. B) Ashoka. C) Chandra Gupta Maurya. D) In Kalida. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ashoka. 4. (321-185 BC) This was the first centralized empire of India whose founder was Chandragupta. A) Mauryan Empire. B) Chandragupta II. C) Salvation. D) It's also a strange place. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mauryan Empire. 5. What is located along the Indus River, was constructed using bricks, had a sanitation system, and arranged a road system? A) The Harrappan civilization. B) The Sumerian civilization. C) The Egyptian civilization. D) The Aryan civilization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Harrappan civilization. 6. Who was India's first empire founder? A) Asoka. B) Chandragupta Maurya. C) Kalidasa. D) Alexander the Great. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chandragupta Maurya. 7. What were the houses in the Indus Valley made of? A) Stone. B) Cedar logs. C) Animal skins. D) Mud bricks baked hard in ovens. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mud bricks baked hard in ovens. 8. Which statement describes a relationship between the Hindu belief in karma and the caste system? A) A person born to a high caste who does bad things will be forgiven. B) A person who acts morally will rise to higher caste in the next life. C) A person born to a lower caste is unable to rise to another caste. D) A person who acts morally will escape their caste in this life. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A person who acts morally will rise to higher caste in the next life. 9. What was the path that Buddhists follow? A) Buddhist Path. B) 8 Fold Path. C) Right Path. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 8 Fold Path. 10. In which country is most of Ancient India located? A) Iran. B) Iraq. C) Pakistan. D) Afghanistan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pakistan. 11. Religious Practices/Rules for Buddhism A) Follow the 10 Commandments. B) Follow the caste system. C) Follow the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. D) Follow the king's laws. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Follow the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. 12. Check all that apply. Which religion(s) is Asoka associated with? A) Hinduism. B) Jainism. C) Buddhism. D) Sikhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buddhism. 13. What are gurus? A) A type of candy. B) Warriors and lords. C) Thinkers and teachers. D) Artisans and farmers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thinkers and teachers. 14. Which of the following innovations was NOT found within Mohenjo-Daro? A) Sturdy brick houses. B) An elaborate drainage system. C) Houses built up to three stories high. D) Terracing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Terracing. 15. Read the following excerpt from the Bhagavad Gita. "For the soul there is neither birth nor death at any time. He has not come into being, does not come into being, and will not come into being. He is unborn, eternal [unending], ever-existing and primeval [ancient and original]. He is not slain [killed] when the body is slain." What central part of Hinduism does this quote illustrate? A) Whisper. B) Reincarnation. C) Dharma. D) Karma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reincarnation. 16. Buddhism shares its roots with this other major religion. What is it? A) Christianity. B) Confucianism. C) Hinduism. D) Taoism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hinduism. 17. A religion founded in ancient India by the religious teacher Budha A) Hinduism. B) Christianity. C) Islam. D) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Buddhism. 18. In Buddhism, beliefs about human suffering. A) Four Noble Truths. B) Fasting. C) Meditation. D) Enlightenment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Four Noble Truths. 19. Which group was traditionally the farmers/merchants/traders? A) Brahmin. B) Kshatriyas. C) Vaishyasya. D) Shudrasya. E) Dalits. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vaishyasya. 20. When one group takes over an area by force to gain control A) Aryans. B) Monsoon. C) Trade. D) Conquest. 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