Ancient Indian History Quiz 41 (20 MCQs)

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1. A social class of people.

Correct Answer: C) Caste.

2. What is the time period of the Vedic Age in India?

Correct Answer: C) 1500-500 BCE.

3. One of the ancient Indian cities was called:

Correct Answer: B) Harappa.

4. Into what popsition was Siddhartha Gautama born?

Correct Answer: A) His family were rulers.

5. What is a feature of Hinduism that is NOT shared with Buddhism?

Correct Answer: C) Caste System.

6. What geographical feature formed the northern boundary of Ancient India?

Correct Answer: B) Himalaya Mountain.

7. Siddhartha Gautama went on a religious journey and become the

Correct Answer: A) Buddha.

8. What did Siddhartha Gautama say was the cause of all human suffering?

Correct Answer: A) Desires (wants).

9. Which of these statements are true of Hinduism?

Correct Answer: D) It has absorbed many beliefs from other religions.

10. According to Buddhists, how does one end suffering?

Correct Answer: A) Denying themselves wants and desires.

11. Who was the military leader who founded the Maurya Empire?

Correct Answer: A) Chandra Gupta I.

12. On which continent is India found?

Correct Answer: B) Asia.

13. Which of these is a Hindu belief

Correct Answer: C) A person's status in life is a result of how they lived in their previous life.

14. What was the name for the people that were not considered to be part of the caste system? At the very very bottom.

Correct Answer: C) Untouchables.

15. This statement belongs to which religion?"The focus is on enlightenment, or finding truthBelief in the 4 Noble Truths."

Correct Answer: A) Buddhism.

16. Great literature of the Aryan religion

Correct Answer: D) Vedas.

17. Buddhist shrines shaped like a dome or burial mound

Correct Answer: A) Stupa.

18. What makes the Indus Valley Civilization unique compared to Egypt and Mesopotamia?

Correct Answer: A) No evidence of royalty or religion (tombs/temples).

19. The effect of a person's actions in this and in previous lives is called .....

Correct Answer: C) Karma.

20. Which is NOT an advancement found at Harappa or Mohenjo-Daro?

Correct Answer: A) Air Conditioning.