This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 66 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 66 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True or False:The Harappan civilization had a large military A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. A scholar who studies languages is called: A) Linguist. B) Teacher. C) International student. D) Disciple. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Linguist. 3. Holy text of Judaism (Israel) A) Bible. B) Tanakh (Torah). C) Vedas. D) Tripitaka. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tanakh (Torah). 4. Which mountain range separates India from Afghanistan? A) Himalayas. B) Hindu Kush. C) Appalachians. D) Andes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hindu Kush. 5. Buddha left what religion A) Buddhism. B) Jainism. C) Hinduism. D) Islam. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hinduism. 6. What early nomadic group settled in India A) Buddhists. B) Hindus. C) Harappans. D) Aryans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aryans. 7. Which came last? A) Gupta Empire. B) Indus Valley Civilization. C) Mauryan Empire. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gupta Empire. 8. ..... is known as the destroyer. A) Vishnu. B) Shiva. C) Dharma. D) Brahma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shiva. 9. Compare and contrast Confucianism and Taoism:which statement is accurate? A) Confucianism focuses on nature and following ones own path while taoism focuses on respect for authority and family. B) Confucianism focuses on respect for authority and family while Taoism focuses on following one's own path and nature. C) Confucianism and Taoism both originated in India. D) Confucianism and Taoism were both developed by Lao-Tzu. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Confucianism focuses on respect for authority and family while Taoism focuses on following one's own path and nature. 10. Steps to end suffering A) 8 fold path. B) Nirvana. C) 4 Noble Truths. D) Dharma. E) Buddha. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 8 fold path. 11. What is unique about Buddhism compared to other religions? A) It doesn't focus on gods or deities, but on understanding and living by principles to find inner peace and happiness. B) It worships multiple gods and deities. C) It believes in the existence of a single supreme god. D) It believes that suffering is caused by evil spirits. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It doesn't focus on gods or deities, but on understanding and living by principles to find inner peace and happiness. 12. To which caste did most people of ancient India belong? A) Brahmins. B) Vaisya:. C) Sudras. D) Kshatriyas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vaisya:. 13. What present day country is the Indus River located in? A) China. B) Pakistan. C) Turkey. D) India. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pakistan. 14. Avoiding or doing harm to any living thing; belief in non-violence to humans and animals. A) Nirvana. B) Whisper. C) Salvation. D) Karma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whisper. 15. This is as a belief that people come back after death with his/her soul reborn into another person. A) Nirvana. B) Reincarnation. C) Dharma. D) Karma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reincarnation. 16. Idea that God & human beings are one A) Monism. B) Monotheism. C) Nirvana. D) Reincarnation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monism. 17. The features of a land, including mountains and bodies of water. A) Geography. B) Culture. C) Sanskrit. D) Artifact. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geography. 18. In the caste system, who is at the very top of the pyramid ..... ? A) Priests. B) Outcasts. C) Merchants. D) Warriors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Priests. 19. Asoka built thousands of Buddhist structures called ..... A) Enlightenment. B) Meditation. C) Stupas. D) Nirvana. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stupas. 20. An ancient Hindu practice in which a wife sacrifices herself on her husband's funeral pyre. A) Suttee. B) Karma. C) Dharma. D) Nirvana. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suttee. 21. First Indus Valley civilization. A) Harappans. B) Aryans. C) Untouchables. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Harappans. 22. The term Dharma refers to A) Knowing your role in society. B) The caste system ending in India. C) Good and bad behavior. D) Buddha and Brahmins. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Knowing your role in society. 23. A Large landmass that is like a continent, only smaller A) Total continent. B) Subcontinent. C) Bicontinent. D) Whisper. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subcontinent. 24. How did the Aryan invaders move into the Indian subcontinent? A) Through the Khyber Pass. B) Through Indian subcontinent. C) Through the Himalayas. D) Through the Indus River. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Through the Khyber Pass. 25. Read the phrase and determine which religion it is associated with:The founder was Siddhartha Gautama who became known as Buddha. A) Buddhism. B) Jainism. C) Hinduism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buddhism. 26. Civil servants in the Han era were chosen based on A) Status. B) Where you live. C) Merit. D) Military ability. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Merit. 27. What is the name for the Egyptian writing used for decoration? A) Irish. B) The alphabet. C) Hieroglyphics. D) Cyrillic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hieroglyphics. 28. A special, dome-shaped building meant to honor the Buddha A) Temple. B) Synagogue. C) Supt. D) Raja. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Supt. 29. Indians made all of these discoveries in Astronomy except which one? A) Discovered 7 of the 9 planets. B) That the sun was the center of the color system and the world revolved around it. C) Earth is a sphere and rotates on its axis. D) 10 constellations and the months that they are most visible. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 10 constellations and the months that they are most visible. 30. Government included harsh rule, ruler for life, rule passed down by bloodline, a huge standing army, taxes, and common laws were placed in public places on rocks or pillars. A) Muaryan. B) Gupta. C) Indus River Valley. D) Aryan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Muaryan. 31. RECALL the name of the capital of ancient India A) Garudaalhara. B) Tikki Makka. C) Mesopotamia. D) It's Monjou. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It's Monjou. 32. Where were the Aryans from? A) Central Africa. B) Asia Minor. C) Northern India. D) Central Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Central Asia. 33. The fourth, or lowest caste that made up most of the traditional Indian caste system; most were peasants and manual laborers; they had limited rights in society A) Sanskrit. B) Dukkha. C) Nirvana. D) Sudra. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sudra. 34. Grandson of Chandraguta Maurya became king A) Chandraguta Maurya. B) God. C) Asoka. D) Pablo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Asoka. 35. What determines what body the soul enters in the cycle of rebirth? A) Karma. B) Samsara. C) Dharma. D) Salvation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Karma. 36. Rulers and warriors, the second highest caste. A) Kshatriyas. B) Brahmins. C) Vaishyasya. D) Dalits. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kshatriyas. 37. What leader established the first Indian empire? A) Chandragupta Maurya. B) Emperor Ashoka. C) Siddhartha Gautama. D) Gandhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chandragupta Maurya. 38. The ancient people of the Indus River Valley experienced these natural disasters that may have caused them to abandon their cities. A) Disease and famine. B) Hurricanes and wildfires. C) Earthquakes and floods. D) Volcanoes and monsoons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Earthquakes and floods. 39. Which civilization is also referred as Harappan Civilization? A) The Mesopotamia Civilization. B) The South Asian Civilization. C) The Indus Valley Civilization. D) The Mohenjo-daro Civilization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Indus Valley Civilization. 40. Includes the four noble truths A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddhism. 41. Vocabulary:Going without food A) Karma. B) Crow. C) Meditation. D) Fasting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fasting. 42. The Arabian Sea is on the ..... side of Ancient India. A) East. B) West. C) North. D) South. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) West. 43. According to the 4 Noble Truths, someone can eliminate desire by following the ..... A) Straight and Narrow. B) Stairway to Heaven. C) Eightfold Path. D) Magic Eight Ball. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eightfold Path. 44. The Thar Desert ..... A) Is very hot & dry with limited natural resources. B) Has two rivers that run through that help make fertile soul. C) Has high elevations and is the main reason India is considered a subcontinent. D) Is positively impacted the monsoon season. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is very hot & dry with limited natural resources. 45. According to the four Noble Truths:People suffer because they desire spiritual things and to help others. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 46. Hindu belief that, after you die, your soul comes back as someone else. A) Reincarnation. B) Pilgrimage. C) Crucifixion. D) Embalming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reincarnation. 47. Education, respect for family and obeying authority are key teachings of A) Sikhism. B) Hinduism. C) Buddhism. D) T(D)aoism. E) Confucianism. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Confucianism. 48. This mountain range separates north India from the rest of India. A) Himalayan mountains. B) Karmet mountain. C) Kabru mountains. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Himalayan mountains. 49. What is a synonym for 'edict'? A) Recommendation. B) Offering. C) Wish. D) Command. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Command. 50. True or False:The Himalayas are the highest mountain chain in the world. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 51. Where did the first civilization of India arise? A) Near the coast of the subcontinent. B) Along the Ganges River. C) Along the Indus River. D) On the central plateau. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Along the Indus River. 52. To relocate; to move from one place to settle in another area. A) Meditate. B) Convert. C) Absolute power. D) Migrate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Migrate. 53. Hinduism's main god. He is known as the creator god. A) Brahman. B) Vishnu. C) Shiva. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brahman. 54. A literary work about the fictional ruler Rama A) ASoka. B) Chandra Gupta. C) The Rayana. D) Stupa. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Rayana. 55. An art form that is used by both Hindus and Buddhists as a form of meditation. A) Confetti. B) Slam poetry. C) Malala. D) Mandala. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mandala. 56. According to Hindu belief, what determines whether people will have bad or good karma? A) Their wealth. B) Their choices in life. C) Their profession. D) Their social level. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their choices in life. 57. Which of the following are the 3 main gods of Hinduism? A) Krishna, Vishnu, Devi. B) Brahmin, Vishnu, Shiva. C) Brahmin, Shiva, Parvati. D) Vishnu, Brahmin, Buddha. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brahmin, Vishnu, Shiva. 58. How did Harappan planners respond to flooding from monsoon season? A) They used buckets to transport water to other areas. B) They developed water management that included drainage system (canals) for irrigation. C) They directed the water to the drains located in the middle of their cities. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They developed water management that included drainage system (canals) for irrigation. 59. The first ancient Indian civilization was built near A) The Bay of Bengal. B) The Atlantic Ocean. C) The Indus River. D) The Himalaya Mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Indus River. 60. A granary is a place to ..... A) Store crops. B) Worship. C) Sell items. D) Make clothes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Store crops. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIndian History QuizzesGeneral Knowledge 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 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books