This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 45 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 45 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Ruler of the Mauryan Empire, he extended his controller most of India and promoted the spread of Buddhism A) Chandragupta Maurya. B) Asoka. C) Chandra Gupta. D) Buddha. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asoka. 2. A mudra is..... A) An ancient Indian empire. B) A Buddhist philosophy. C) The way a Buddha is sitting. D) A symbolic hand gesture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A symbolic hand gesture. 3. Why was the Mandate of Heaven important to Ancient China? A) The peasants of China could lose the mandate as quickly as they could gain it. B) Merchants were seen as very important in Chinese society because they had the mandate. C) Slaves in China were required to follow the Mandate. D) The mandate allowed the Emperor of China to rule since the gods picked him. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The mandate allowed the Emperor of China to rule since the gods picked him. 4. What was the first strong Indian empire? A) Gupta. B) Mauryan. C) Islamic. D) Mongol. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mauryan. 5. This religion spread throughout Asia. A) Brahmanism. B) Hinduism. C) Jainism. D) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Buddhism. 6. Determine if the phrase describes dharma, karma, or both.Determines what a person will be born into in next life. A) Karma. B) Dharma. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Karma. 7. Indo-Aryans were warriors and ..... A) Farmers. B) Singers. C) Dancers. D) Traders. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Farmers. 8. What was the earliest form of writing called? A) English. B) Pictographs. C) Cuneiform. D) Scribe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cuneiform. 9. What spirit is the destroyer of the world. A) Surya. B) Siva. C) Ganesha. D) Krishna. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Siva. 10. Which empire is described as the Golden Age of classical Indian culture? A) Gupta Empire. B) Harappa Empire. C) Indo-Aryan Empire. D) Mauryan Empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gupta Empire. 11. Why do cows have a special place in Hinduism? A) Cows are symbolic of the reverence for life. B) The greatest Hindu deity is often depicted as a cow. C) Cows represent health, wealth, and happiness. D) The only meat that Hindus can eat is beef. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cows are symbolic of the reverence for life. 12. A prince of an Aryan tribe was called a ..... A) Raja. B) Sultan. C) King. D) Chief. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Raja. 13. What is the land between the Red Sea and the Persian gulf called? A) Arabia. B) India. C) Russia. D) Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arabia. 14. Which is a large landmass that is smaller than a continent? A) Monsoon. B) Mountain. C) Plateau. D) Subcontinent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subcontinent. 15. What river valley did the Harrappan civilization form around? A) Nile River. B) Indus River. C) Tigris River. D) Euphrates River. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indus River. 16. How were the roads arranged? A) There was no arrangement. B) Triangular patterns. C) In circles. D) The roads were arranged into a series of grid-systems. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The roads were arranged into a series of grid-systems. 17. Who was the Buddha? A) The founder of Buddhism. B) The founder of Hinduism. C) The founder of Shintoism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The founder of Buddhism. 18. What do summer monsoons bring? A) Dry air and drought. B) Rain and floods. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rain and floods. 19. Which of the following was NOT why people suffer according to buddha? A) Having something we dont want and have. B) Wanting to keep what we dont have. C) Wanting to keep something we currently have. D) Wanting something we don't have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wanting to keep what we dont have. 20. When was the spinning wheel invented in India? A) 1000 AD. B) 500 AD. C) 200 BC. D) 800 BC. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 500 AD. ← 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