This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 64 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 64 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An emotional or spiritual state of perfect peace and happiness in Buddhism A) Nirvana. B) Reincarnation. C) Karma. D) Sutra. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nirvana. 2. India is a large landmass, but is still smaller than a continent. What do we call such a landmass? A) A non-continent. B) An archcontinent. C) A subcontinent. D) An archipelago. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A subcontinent. 3. "Enlightened One" A) Gautama. B) Buddha. C) Veda. D) Epic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddha. 4. He united most of the Indian subcontinent A) Chandragupta Maurya. B) Asoka. C) Siddharth Gyatham. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asoka. 5. Siddhartha was inspired to leave his royal life and search for enlightenment when he saw A) Happiness. B) Suffering. C) Greed. D) Wealth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Suffering. 6. Which practice is MOST important to Hindu beliefs? A) Doing good deeds. B) Becoming a Brahman. C) Worshiping Krishna. D) Eating no animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Doing good deeds. 7. The sacred texts from Hinduism are: A) The Vedas & Upanishads. B) The Old & New Testament. C) The Torah. D) Hammurabi's Code. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Vedas & Upanishads. 8. A mountain range in Asia separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. A) Himalayas. B) Indus River. C) Monsoons. D) Indus River Valley Civilization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Himalayas. 9. According to Hinduism, the Brahman is a ..... shared between all living things. A) Kings/Queens. B) Religion. C) Air. D) Universal Spirit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Universal Spirit. 10. Siddartha Guatama founded what religion A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Christianity. D) Judaism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddhism. 11. How do Buddhists believe they can get rid of suffering? A) Follow the 8-fold path. B) Follow the Golden Rule. C) Believe in the 4 Noble Truths. D) Pray to Muhammed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Follow the 8-fold path. 12. Which of the following is not one of the crops grown in India? A) Wheat. B) Barley. C) Corn. D) Lentils. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Corn. 13. Gautama became known as the "Buddha" and founded the religion ..... A) Buddhism. B) Hinduism. C) Islam. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buddhism. 14. This area also receives rain during the monsoon season. While many people associate this season as a time of intense rain it is actually a time when the winds change. During India's monsoon season, hot air flows across the Indian Ocean and forms clouds full of water. As these clouds move across the cooler land it drops its rain, often resulting in floods. What does the word monsoon mean in the text? A) Annual wet weather pattern. B) Strong storm. C) Heavy rain. D) Flooding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Annual wet weather pattern. 15. Hindus believe that a person's ultimate goal should be to reunite their soul (atman) with Brahman, but this can take many lifetimes to accomplish, so ..... is necessary. A) Karma. B) Monsoon. C) Reincarnation. D) Dharma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reincarnation. 16. Entering India from the north was difficult because of the presence of which mountains? A) The Andes. B) The Appalachians. C) The Urals. D) The Himalayas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Himalayas. 17. A teacher A) Guru. B) Reincarnation. C) Karma. D) Dharma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Guru. 18. Why did the Gupta Emperors enforce the caste system? A) They believed it would create a strong nation. B) They believed it would put everyone in their "place". C) They believed the people wanted it that way. D) They believed they had to according to their religion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They believed it would create a strong nation. 19. What is India's national animal? A) Asian Elephant. B) King Cobra. C) Bengal Tiger. D) Panther. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bengal Tiger. 20. The height of Mount Everest A) 30, 546 feet. B) 29, 673 feet. C) 32, 658 feet. D) 29, 029 feet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 29, 029 feet. ← 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