This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 6 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is Varna? A) A belief in non-violence. B) A social hierarchy brought to India by the Aryans. C) Pursuing one's destiny. D) Rebirth of the soul in another form. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A social hierarchy brought to India by the Aryans. 2. Why do historians have many questions about the history of the Indus Valley Civilization? A) The monsoons destroyed all of their cities and artifacts. B) The people were nomads and lived in several places. C) The trading seals contain several pieces to a treasure map. D) The writing system cannot be translated today. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The writing system cannot be translated today. 3. This was the Ancient Indian custom of sacrifice where a widow would burn herself to death A) Varna. B) Arrangement. C) Suttee. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Suttee. 4. What is union with brahman? A) Salvation. B) Raja. C) Nirvana. D) Karma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Salvation. 5. What level was the below all other levels in the caste system? A) Untouchables. B) Brahmins. C) Dravidians. D) Vedas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Untouchables. 6. The number system we use today; it was created by scholars during the Gupta dynasty A) Alloys. B) Caste system. C) Hindu-Arabic numerals. D) Nonviolence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hindu-Arabic numerals. 7. Which factor contributed most to the spread of the mathematical system developed in India during the Gupta Empire? A) The travels of foreign merchants. B) The construction of universities. C) The spread of Buddhism by missionaries. D) The conquest of the empire by outside invaders. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The travels of foreign merchants. 8. ..... is a seasonal wind. A) Caste. B) Raja. C) Rain. D) Monsoon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Monsoon. 9. The three most important deities in Hinduism are: A) There are only two-Shiva and Brahma. B) Brahma, Ganesa and Shiva. C) Vishnu, Brahma and Shiva. D) Gansea, Jesus and Vishnu. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vishnu, Brahma and Shiva. 10. What factor helped increase the influence of the Caste System? A) The war with Kalinga. B) Asoka's edicts. C) Hinduism. D) Buddhists' religion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hinduism. 11. This religion was founded by Mahavira, it teaches ahimsa-to not harm living things, and believers try to reach nirvana by stopping worldly desires. A) Christianity. B) Buddhism. C) Hinduism. D) Jainism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jainism. 12. Which empire's famous leaders were Chandragupta Maurya, Bindusara, & Ashoka? A) Mauryan. B) Gupta. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mauryan. 13. A major contribution of Ancient Indian doctors was A) Discovery of the heart. B) Discovery of the pancreas. C) Discovery of the human vascular system. D) Determination of th e brain as the control center for the body. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Discovery of the human vascular system. 14. Respect and honoring your parents is a very important concept in ..... A) Legalism. B) Taoism. C) Confucianism. D) The Qin dynasty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Confucianism. 15. Mixtures of two or more metals A) Alloys. B) Sanskrit. C) Reincarnation. D) Nirvana. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alloys. 16. To live A) Leave. B) Reside. C) Move. D) Start. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reside. 17. A flat or nearly flat landform composed of rich sediments deposited by flowing water. A) Alluvial Plain. B) Great Plains. C) Flooding. D) Monsoon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alluvial Plain. 18. Which group of people left behind books of religious hymns called Vedas? A) Arya. B) Gupta. C) Hidden. D) Maurya. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arya. 19. How did we learn about the Aryan Civilization? A) Buddha. B) Bible. C) Vedas. D) Caste System. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vedas. 20. Buddhism spreads widely through Asia primarily due to which emperor's support? A) Emperor Ashoka. B) Emperor Alexander. C) Emperor Akbar. D) Emperor Harsha. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emperor Ashoka. ← 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 7Ancient Indian History Quiz 8Ancient Indian History Quiz 9Ancient Indian History Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books