This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 79 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 79 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Farming settlements began in the Indus Valley during what year? A) 3000 BCE. B) 300 BCE. C) 300 BC. D) 30 BC. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3000 BCE. 2. Who was Candra Gupta II? A) An Indian emperor whotook the throne in AD375; during his rule, Gupta society reachedits high point. B) A military leader whoseized control of Indiaand founded theMauryan Empire in the320s BC. C) None of the above. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An Indian emperor whotook the throne in AD375; during his rule, Gupta society reachedits high point. 3. Vocabulary:Guides listing the rules of castes A) Mahayana. B) Sutras. C) Crow. D) Four Noble Truths. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sutras. 4. Dome shaped Buddhist shrine A) Nirvana. B) Monsoon. C) Caste. D) Stupa. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stupa. 5. A fixed social class that a person is born into A) Class. B) Caste. C) Royalty. D) Casting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Caste. 6. A monsoon is seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry season A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. When did the Aryans migrate to India? A) 1 500BCE. B) 3 500 BCE. C) 2 500CE. D) 100 BCE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1 500BCE. 8. The Indus Valley people made their houses out of which material? A) Mud. B) Stone. C) Bricks. D) Wood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bricks. 9. Which of the following concerns was of great importance to Siddhartha Gautama? A) Mediating under a tree. B) Helping people worship God daily. C) Finding ways to eliminate human suffering. D) Encouraging followers to give money. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Finding ways to eliminate human suffering. 10. Siddhartha Guatama was a wealthy ..... A) Warrior. B) Farmer. C) Prince. D) Priest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prince. 11. A central virtue and spiritual practice of Jainisism is A) Loving your family. B) Non-violence. C) The renunciation of worldly possessions. D) The annual pilgrimage to Amristar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-violence. 12. Astronomy is ..... A) Written language of Ancient India. B) State of blissful and perfect peace in Buddhism. C) The study of the stars and planets. D) Belief that your soul is born and reborn many times. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The study of the stars and planets. 13. Religion during the Gupta Empire is considered revolutionary or progressive because ..... A) They were not polytheistic. B) They believed in reincarnation. C) They allowed people to practice different religions. D) They created a social pyramid based on religion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They allowed people to practice different religions. 14. The study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains. A) Archaeology. B) Psychology. C) Minerology. D) Astrology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Archaeology. 15. Which empire had a period known as "The Golden Age of India" ? A) Maurya Empire. B) Gupta Empire. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gupta Empire. 16. A member of the second caste in the traditional Indian caste system. Warriors, rulers, and politicians A) Kshatriya. B) Vedas. C) Chandragupta. D) Sanskrit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kshatriya. 17. The first civilizations in India developed around the ..... A) Indus River Valley. B) Ganges River Valley. C) Mississippi River Valley. D) Po River Valley. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indus River Valley. 18. Enlightenment in Buddhism means A) Height of understanding; an end to all suffering, pain, greed, and desire. B) Height of intelligence; an end to all ignorance. C) Height of awareness; an end to all confusion, ignorance, and close-mindedness. D) Height of fashion; an end to all ugly, unflattering, ill-fitting, and unstylish clothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Height of understanding; an end to all suffering, pain, greed, and desire. 19. Aryan society was divided into four social classes, or ..... A) Crow. B) Castes. C) Vedas. D) Vedic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crow. 20. Is more of a way of life than a religion A) Buddhism. B) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buddhism. ← 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