This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 34 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 34 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The caste system determines all of the following, EXCEPT ..... A) Your job. B) Your friends. C) Who you can marry. D) How many children you can have. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) How many children you can have. 2. Hinduism..... A) Is monotheistic. B) Is polytheistic. C) Has no gods. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is polytheistic. 3. Which mountain range separates India from the rest of the continent? A) Rocky Mountains. B) Himalayas. C) Appalachian Mountains. D) Hindu Kush. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Himalayas. 4. Belief in the 4 Noble Truths A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddhism. 5. Who founded or started Buddhism? A) The Brahman. B) Mahabharata. C) Ramayana. D) Siddhartha Gautama. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Siddhartha Gautama. 6. The Indian written language is called A) Hieroglyphics. B) Cuneiform. C) Chinese. D) Sanskrit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sanskrit. 7. A Seasonal Wind, which brings in cold air during the winter and hot air during the summer, is known as A) Buddhism. B) Sanskrit. C) Raja. D) Monsoon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Monsoon. 8. The Gupta Empire is known as the ..... in Indian history A) Economic Age. B) Peaceful Age. C) Golden Age. D) Bronze Age. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Golden Age. 9. Belief in the Eightfold Path A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddhism. 10. The Tibet Plateau is a physical feature in China. What is the definition of a Plateau? A) A Plateau is a cone like shape. B) A Plateau is an area of relatively high ground. C) A Plateau is an area where people traded. D) A Plateau is an Area of relatively low ground. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A Plateau is an area of relatively high ground. 11. Which of the following was NOT a feature of Harappan cities? A) Long, straight streets. B) Public water wells. C) Bathrooms and plumbing. D) Public street lighting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Public street lighting. 12. Ancient sacred writings of Hinduism A) Vedas. B) Caste. C) Four Noble Truths. D) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vedas. 13. The belief in Hinduism that everything functions as one A) Dharma. B) Karma. C) Buddhism. D) Monism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Monism. 14. Buddha taught this, which explained why people suffer. A) Four Noble Truths. B) Four Books of Buddha. C) Four Rules of Life. D) Four Buddha Truths. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Four Noble Truths. 15. How did the roads built by Asoka make his empire stronger? A) The roads had plenty of shade and water. B) The roads were good for trade, communication, and quick travel. C) The roads connected the hospitals built by Asoka. D) He did not build any roads. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The roads were good for trade, communication, and quick travel. 16. ARYANS CONTROL NORTHERN INDIA A) C. 1000 B.C. B) C. 265 B.C. C) C. 1500 B.C. D) 1776. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) C. 1000 B.C. 17. Which of the following best describes the relationship between the Vedic texts and the Vedas? A) Vedic texts were a collection of thoughts about the Vedas. B) Vedic texts contained the same sacred hymns as the Vedas. C) The Vedas were based on the teachings in the Vedic texts. D) The Vedas described how Aryans should use the Vedic texts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vedic texts were a collection of thoughts about the Vedas. 18. Mauryan ruler, founded the Mauryan Empire in Northern India A) Candrguptra Maurya. B) Sanskrit. C) Buddhism. D) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Candrguptra Maurya. 19. What was the language that the Aryans brought and then further developed in India? A) Sanskrit. B) Indian. C) Hindi. D) Tamil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sanskrit. 20. What word means the idea that people are born again after they die? A) Nirvana. B) Karma. C) Separation. D) Reincarnation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reincarnation. ← 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