This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 47 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 47 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Written in Sanskrit2. includes poems, prayers, myths, and hymns3. broken into four parts including the Samhitas, Brahmans, Aranyakas, and the UpanishadsWhich collection of religious texts is described above? A) The Vedas. B) The Puranas. C) The Analects. D) The Sutras. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Vedas. 2. ..... was Chandragupta Maurya's grandson. A) Ashoka. B) Buddha. C) Chandragupta I. D) Chandragupta II. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ashoka. 3. The final development in early Indian architecture was the rock chamber, carved out of rock cliffs. This structure was developed by Asoka to provide a series of rooms to house monks and to serve as a hall for religious ceremonies.What was the purpose of the rock chamber? A) To house monks and serve as a hall for religious ceremonies. B) To house the king and queen. C) To house farm animals like cows. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To house monks and serve as a hall for religious ceremonies. 4. Who did the hindu belive to be the destroyer of the world? A) Siva. B) Brahma. C) Vishnu. D) Ganesha. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Siva. 5. The Harappan traded with city-states form where? A) Greece. B) India. C) China. D) Egypt. E) Mesopotamia. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Mesopotamia. 6. David, Harper, and Liam are having a debate about the Upanishads. What exactly are the Upanishads? A) Holy scriptures of the Aryans. B) Ancient Indian epics. C) Philosophical texts. D) Religious rituals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Philosophical texts. 7. Buddhism(the rival of Hinduism) was founded by Siddhartha Gautama, also known as the Buddha, in the 6th century BCE. Buddhism spread rapidly throughout India and later throughout Asia, and it is still practiced by millions of people today. Buddhism teaches that the ultimate goal of life is to attain nirvana, or ultimate reality, and that suffering can be overcome through letting of all worldly cares and materialistic goods. Buddhism principles are based on The Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Paths.What is nirvana? A) Fake reality. B) Virtual reality. C) Ultimate reality. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ultimate reality. 8. Who was Ashoka? A) Chandragupta's son. B) Ruler of Indus Valley River Civilization. C) Ruler that built an empire that covered 2/3 of India. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ruler that built an empire that covered 2/3 of India. 9. Who is the father of the Arab race? A) Ishmael. B) Isaac. C) Muhammed. D) Joseph. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ishmael. 10. Which of the following religions, based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, believes that enlightenment, or Nirvana, occurs during one's life? A) Judaism. B) Christianity. C) Hinduism. D) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Buddhism. 11. How was a persons caste determined? A) Birth. B) Death. C) Skills. D) Achievements. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Birth. 12. The Gupta Empire expanded this economic activity: A) Farming. B) Metalworking. C) Mining. D) Trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trade. 13. When siddartha searched for enlightment he ..... A) Meditated under a tree. B) Made himself an untouchable. C) Travelled the silk road to china. D) Began to pray to the brahmins. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meditated under a tree. 14. Epic poems such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata helped define Hinduism because they help explain: A) How karma affects you in the next life. B) How people should live their lives as Hindus by stressing the importance of morals. C) How to perform religious rituals. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) How people should live their lives as Hindus by stressing the importance of morals. 15. Which of the following animals are you not allowed to harm because they are considered sacred? A) Beetle. B) Cow. C) Spider. D) Dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cow. 16. Which is a collection of stories that teach moral lessons? A) Panchatantra. B) Ramayana. C) Mahabharata. D) Bhagavad Gita. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Panchatantra. 17. What are the basic teachings of Buddhism called? A) Ten Commandments. B) The Four Noble Truths. C) Eastern Lou. D) The Five Noble Truths. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Four Noble Truths. 18. Which of the following is not a part of the trio of hindu gods? A) Siva the destroyer. B) Vishnu the perserver. C) Anubis the warrior. D) Brahman the creator. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anubis the warrior. 19. Siddhartha Guatama started which religion? A) Buddhism. B) Hinduism. C) Jainism. D) Islam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buddhism. 20. The Main teacher of Jainism and his title was "The Jina" (the conqueror). A) Mahavira. B) Dalai Lama. C) Siddhartha Gautama. D) Saraswati. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mahavira. ← 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