This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 72 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 72 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A state of perfect happiness A) Karma. B) Mediate. C) Nirvana. D) Raja. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nirvana. 2. What does it mean for a civilization to have a "Golden Age?" A) They produced lots of gold, more than any other resource. B) They painted gold on all structures and architecture, so their cities were golden. C) Arts, learning, science, and architecture flourished (increased and thrived). D) They won a gold Oscar Award for being the best civilization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arts, learning, science, and architecture flourished (increased and thrived). 3. What was the location of Ancient China? A) Southern Asia. B) Middle East. C) Northern Africa. D) Eastern Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eastern Asia. 4. One of the Hindu gods, he was one of the many forms of god Vishnu. A) Krishna. B) Vishnu. C) Kshatriya. D) Sudra. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Krishna. 5. China was isolated from the rest of the world because of its natural barriers. (mountains, oceans, deserts, etc.) A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. What was the major source of money for the Mauryan Empire? A) Taxes on trade products. B) Taxes on religious groups. C) Taxes on farmers. D) Taxes on slave traders. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Taxes on farmers. 7. How did the Mauryan Empire change Indian civilization? A) Many roads were built to make trade with Persia easier. B) People enjoyed a public bath and brick homes. C) The stories and songs of the time were written down. D) The government controlled many aspects of life. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The government controlled many aspects of life. 8. The Gupta Empire thrived through the trade of goods such as A) Gold. B) Iron. C) Paintings. D) Sculptures. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Iron. 9. What kind of information does this table provide? A) Information about world religions. B) Information about countries. C) What religion to follow. D) Where to worship. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Information about world religions. 10. Siddhartha Gautama lived during the time of which civilization or empire? A) Harappan Civilization. B) Vedic Civilization. C) Maurya Empire. D) Gupta Empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vedic Civilization. 11. A social system determined by birth. A) Monsoon. B) Meditation. C) Nirvana. D) Caste System. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Caste System. 12. Means that each person has many lives. A) Karma. B) Reincarnation. C) Brahmanism. D) Nirvana. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reincarnation. 13. Which of the following is a Hindu deity known as "the Preserver" ? A) Ashoka. B) Brahma. C) Shiva. D) Vishnu. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vishnu. 14. Which of the following is most closely associated with the caste system? A) It allowed for a government with a strong bureaucracy. B) It was a class system that determined many aspects of a person's life. C) It helped create a national school system in ancient India. D) It reinforced Buddhist ideas and teachings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was a class system that determined many aspects of a person's life. 15. Which is NOT a reason that China's Han dynasty collapsed? A) Weak rulers. B) Corruption. C) Peasant revolts. D) Roman invasion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Roman invasion. 16. India is on what continent? A) Africa. B) South America. C) Asia. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Asia. 17. A command that is obeyed like a law? A) Edict. B) Alms. C) Karma. D) Buddha. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Edict. 18. Which ancient Indian text contains the roots of modern trigonometry, including the first use of sines, cosines, inverse sines, tangents, and secants? A) Sulba Sutras. B) Surya theory. C) Bhaskara's Treatise on Trigonometry. D) Aryabhatiya. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Surya theory. 19. What impact did the spread of Buddhism have on the landscape of India during the Mauryan Dynasty? A) Buddhism impacted India as more people became monotheistic. B) More Hindu temples were built in response to Buddhism. C) Buddhism didn't have a major impact as Hinduism stayed the main religion. D) Buddhism impacted India as stupas were built. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Buddhism impacted India as stupas were built. 20. Who is the greatest king in the Mauryan Dynasty. A) Pataliputra. B) Asoka. C) Stupas. D) Chandraguta Maurya. 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