This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 57 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 57 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Today, about ..... % of Indians are vegetarians. A) 15. B) 20. C) 25. D) 30. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 25. 2. What river did ancient Indian culture derive (come from?) A) Indus Valley/Indus River. B) The Himalayas/Jhang He River. C) The Delta Valley/Nile River. D) Mississippi River Valley/Mississippi River. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indus Valley/Indus River. 3. Name the key concept of the following sentence:The Gupta traded with places like China and Rome using land and sea routes. A) Economy. B) Achievements. C) Geography. D) Social Structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Economy. 4. Which religion was used to support the caste system? A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. 5. Which body of water, besides typical uses such as irrigation and trade, was also a sacred site in Hinduism? A) Arabian Sea. B) Bay of Bengal. C) Ganges River. D) Indus River. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ganges River. 6. The people in the Bhramin caste are A) Priests and academics. B) Royalty and army. C) Servants and farmers. D) Untouchables. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Priests and academics. 7. With this new focus on maintaining order, trade flourished and ideas spread across India. The meaning of the underlined word most closely matches which of the following? A) Prospered. B) Decreased. C) Ended. D) Flatlined. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prospered. 8. Sanskrit is not used in religious texts and mantras anymore. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. Follow the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama and his views. A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddhism. 10. Means "the enlightened one" A) Untouchable. B) Brahma. C) Buddha. D) Dharma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buddha. 11. What is the tree Buddha sat under during his enlightenment called today? A) The tree of wisdom. B) The tree of knowledge. C) The tree of revelation. D) The tree of sermon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The tree of wisdom. 12. The huge empire that was put together through peaceful persuasion rather than war was called ..... A) The Harappan Civilization. B) The Gupta Empire. C) The Akkadian Empire. D) The Maurya Empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Maurya Empire. 13. What continent is India on? A) North Ameria. B) Africa. C) Asia. D) South America. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Asia. 14. Chandragupta Maurya's government was actively involved in commercial and manufacturing. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. There was a "lack" of a written language A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. The creator god A) Dalit. B) Shiva. C) Sudra. D) Brahma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brahma. 17. Brahman is..... A) The one universal god or spirit in the Hindu religion. B) The god of war in Greek mythology. C) The founder of the Buddhist religion. D) The man that started writing the first sacred Hindu texts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The one universal god or spirit in the Hindu religion. 18. How did the Aryans successfully spread their influence? A) They sent missionaries out to spread their culture. B) They drove horse-drawn chariots that helped them gain power and settle populations. C) They destroyed all the temples in the area and built their own. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They drove horse-drawn chariots that helped them gain power and settle populations. 19. What did Buddhism try to find? A) The answer to eternal life (or never dying). B) The answers to all of the questions in the world. C) The way to develop strong cities. D) The secret to happiness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The secret to happiness. 20. How much more silt does the Indus carry thatn the Nile? A) Two times as much. B) Three times as much. C) The same. D) Less. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Two times as much. ← 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