This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 73 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 73 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Buddhist shrine that is shaped like a dome or mound A) Pilgrim. B) Sign. C) Plateau. D) Stupa. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stupa. 2. A unique characteristic about Harappan cities is A) They had thick walls to protect them. B) They had sewer systems. C) The city streets were built in a grid pattern. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 3. Most popular of Hindu gods? A) Vishnu. B) Brahma. C) Krishna. D) Shiva. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Krishna. 4. The rebirth of atman into another body is called A) Renaissance. B) Rejuvenation. C) Restoration. D) Reincarnation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reincarnation. 5. The process of growing food mainly for self-consumption is A) Traditional farming. B) Subsistence farming. C) Agriculture. D) Supply and demand farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subsistence farming. 6. A chief, prince, or ruler in India. A) Harappan Civilization. B) Nirvana. C) Sanskrit. D) Raja. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Raja. 7. What is the highest caste? A) Brahmin. B) Sudras. C) Dalit. D) Kshatriyas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brahmin. 8. Harrappan bricks were all the same size which made them ..... A) Not good. B) Uniform. C) Curved. D) Brown. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Uniform. 9. WHAT WAS THE DRAMATIC CHANGE FROM HUNTING AND GATHERING TO FARMING AND DOMESTICATION CALLED A) THE PALEOLITHIC REVOLUTION. B) THE NEOLITHIC REVOLUTION. C) THE CIVILIZATION REVOLUTION. D) THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) THE NEOLITHIC REVOLUTION. 10. Hindu belief of reincarnation is called A) Samsara. B) Karma. C) Salvation. D) Dharma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Samsara. 11. Vocabulary:People who work to spread their religious beliefs A) Untouchables. B) Missionaries. C) Ramayana. D) Sutras. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Missionaries. 12. A traditional Indian garment for women worn wrapped around the body. A) Sari. B) Bindi. C) Cricket. D) Henna. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sari. 13. What was probably the key factor in the Aryan conquest of the Indus Valley civilisations? A) They had horse-drawn chariots. B) They were accomplished diplomats. C) They cut off the food supply. D) They destroyed the canals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They had horse-drawn chariots. 14. Which of the following is an example of a Mauryan King? A) Akbar. B) Ashoka. C) Harsha. D) Sri Gupta. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ashoka. 15. What is the spiritual goal of Hinduism? A) To reach heaven. B) Moksha, to escape the cycle of death and rebirth. C) To bathe in the Ganges. D) To become a cow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moksha, to escape the cycle of death and rebirth. 16. You do not want to be born into the unclean or polluted class called the ..... (Fill in the blank) A) Untouchables. B) Unlikeable. C) Unpopular. D) Unstable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Untouchables. 17. Prince Siddhartha Gautama was ..... A) The name of the Buddha before he achieved enlightenment. B) The name of a ruler in the Mauryan Empire. C) The name of a ruler in the Gupta Dynasty. D) The name of an Aryan ruler. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The name of the Buddha before he achieved enlightenment. 18. 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.Who is the rival of Buddhism? A) Hinduism. B) Christianity. C) Islam. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. 19. Which one of these determines what a person will be born into in the next life? A) Reincarnation. B) Dharma. C) Karma. D) Salvation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Karma. 20. What were some of the achievements of the Gupta Empire? A) Astronomy and farming. B) Epic texts and mathematics. C) Making cotton cloth. D) Painting and religion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epic texts and mathematics. ← 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