This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 68 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 68 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Buddha believed that suffering is caused by people's ..... A) Needs. B) Wants. C) Gossiping. D) Enemies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wants. 2. Holiest city of Hinduism that is found on the Ganges River A) Varanasi. B) Theravada. C) Varna. D) Realized. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Varanasi. 3. Which of the following IS NOT associated with Hinduism. A) Nontheistic. B) Reincarnation. C) Polytheistic. D) Karma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nontheistic. 4. To protect against the floods of the monsoons, cities were ..... A) Built underground. B) Built on elevated platforms made out of brick walls. C) Built on elevated platforms made out of sand walls. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Built on elevated platforms made out of brick walls. 5. Siddhartha believed that suffering is caused by ..... rather than needs. A) Desire. B) Academics. C) Craving. D) Hungry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desire. 6. BUDDHISM SPREADS FROM INDIA TO CHINA A) 1971. B) 1492. C) C. A.D. 100. D) C. A.D. 330. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. A.D. 100. 7. Which animal did the Aryans introduce to India? A) Horses. B) Dogs. C) Cows. D) Sheep. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Horses. 8. A stupa is a Hindu shrine. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 9. Paintings of the Buddha were forbidden in temples A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 10. Which were India's first planned cities? A) Hinduism and Buddhism. B) Cairo and Giza. C) Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa. 11. What types of religion do the people of Indus River Valley practice? A) Buddhism & Hinduism. B) Christianity & Hinduism. C) Islamic & Buddhism. D) Hinduism & Christianity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buddhism & Hinduism. 12. Which of the following was NOT a person that Siddhartha met on his journey A) A dead man. B) An old man. C) A sick man. D) An old woman. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An old woman. 13. Most archaeologists think that the Indus Valley Civilization was invaded by people called ..... A) Brahmas. B) Vedas. C) Huns. D) Aryans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aryans. 14. Largest city of the Indus Valley civilization. It was centrally located in the extensive floodplain of the Indus River. A) It's also Joe. B) Subcontinent. C) Indus River. D) Hinduism. E) Monsoons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's also Joe. 15. What did the Indian people conclude after they studied & charted the planets & stars? A) The Earth was round & revolved around the sun. B) The Earth was flat & revolved around the sun. C) Neither the Earth nor the sun moved. D) The sun revolved around the Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Earth was round & revolved around the sun. 16. Teacher/tutor for young boys A) Dalai Lama. B) Raja. C) Guru. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Guru. 17. The Mahabharata ..... A) Is the longest poem written in any language. B) Is one of the Vedas. C) Tells the story of the king Rama. D) Asks for divine help in offering sacrifices. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is the longest poem written in any language. 18. Better roads, more security, and ..... helped trade grow during the Maurya Empire A) Credit cards. B) Government. C) Bills. D) Coins. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coins. 19. NOT a country included on the Indian Subcontinent A) Nepal. B) Qatar. C) Pakistan. D) Bangladesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Qatar. 20. In Hinduism the great god called the "great soul" or "world soul" is ..... A) Athena. B) Vedas. C) Nirvana. D) Brahman. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brahman. 21. The goal of Buddhists is to end the cycle of reincarnation and reach ..... A) Salvation. B) Nirvana. C) Understanding. D) Reincarnation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nirvana. 22. The Buddha believed that to stop suffering, people had to A) Give up their money. B) Give up all desires. C) Go to war. D) All live as one social class. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Give up all desires. 23. Which of the following is Buddha also known as? A) The average one. B) The enlightened one. C) The man of the people. D) The leader. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The enlightened one. 24. India is called a sub-continent because: A) It is separated from the rest of Asia by mountain ranges. B) It is surrounded by the Indian Ocean. C) The Himalayas run down the middle of it. D) It is separated from the rest of Africa by rivers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is separated from the rest of Asia by mountain ranges. 25. Which of the following is NOT a way the Aryans changed India? A) Implemented the Caste System. B) Brought the Vedas. C) Introduced Buddhism. D) Invented Sanskrit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Introduced Buddhism. 26. Himalayas are located where? A) Northern Italy. B) Coffee Springs. C) Afghanistan. D) Northern India. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Northern India. 27. Which area did the Aryans originally come from? A) Southeast Asia. B) Western Asia. C) Central Asia. D) Northern Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Central Asia. 28. Hindus can choose which gods to worship. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 29. Who composed Mahabharatha? A) Valmiki. B) Dandaka. C) Dasaratha. D) Viasa. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Viasa. 30. How did Aryan culture change after they moved to India? A) The Aryans did not change. B) Dogri1. Changed from nomads to city dwellers. 2. Began to believe dogs were sacred. 3. Developed Dogri. C) 1. Changed from farmers to Nomads. 2. Began to believe horses were sacred.3. Developed Urdu. D) 1. Changed from nomads to farmers. 2. Began to believe cattle were sacred. 3. Developed Sanskrit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1. Changed from nomads to farmers. 2. Began to believe cattle were sacred. 3. Developed Sanskrit. 31. Over one billion people practice the religion of ..... today, which first developed from the Vedas back in Ancient India. A) Buddhism. B) Sikhism. C) Jainism. D) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hinduism. 32. Who invented Buddhism? A) A Christian gone wild. B) A young Hindu prince named Siddartha Goutama. C) A priest who wanted to gain world peace. D) An elderly monk on the top of the Himalayas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A young Hindu prince named Siddartha Goutama. 33. Mohenjo Daro was built above ground level to A) Prevent invaders from conquering the city. B) Allow farmers to plant underneath the houses. C) Help protect it from floods. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Help protect it from floods. 34. Priests were a part of which level in Aryan society? A) Brahmins. B) Kshatriyas. C) Vaisya:. D) Sudras. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brahmins. 35. Religious and moral duties/destiny A) Whisper. B) Nirvana. C) Varna. D) Dharma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dharma. 36. In India's caste system, the Kshatriyas class contained which people? A) Common people. B) Priests. C) Untouchables. D) Warriors and rulers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Warriors and rulers. 37. To leave and never return A) Abandon. B) Return. C) Exit. D) Exile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abandon. 38. Why is sanskrit an important language, even though it is no longer used? A) It is the root of many South Asian Languages. B) It is the religious way. C) It was the founding way of the English language. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is the root of many South Asian Languages. 39. Which tells the story of a prince who rids the world of demons? A) Bhagavad Gita. B) Panchatantra. C) Mahabharata. D) Ramayana. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ramayana. 40. On what river was Mohenjo-Daro located? A) Tigris River. B) Ganges River. C) Brahmaputra River. D) Indus River. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indus River. 41. Which early civilizations developed near rivers? A) Anasazi and India. B) India and Egypt. C) Egypt and Iceland. D) India and Maya. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) India and Egypt. 42. 6.H.2.3 Ancient Egyptians from the New Kingdom wrote on A) Stone. B) Papyrus. C) Clay tablets. D) Hieroglyphics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Papyrus. 43. About how long did the Harappan civilization last? A) About 800 years. B) About 400 years. C) About 600 years. D) About 1, 000 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) About 600 years. 44. What math concepts did Ancient India discover? A) Decimal system. B) Numerals. C) Concept of zero. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 45. The ancient Indians can boast of few significant achievements. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 46. What is the Indian social system called? A) Caste. B) Varna. C) Karma. D) Cats. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Caste. 47. What two countries make up the Korean Peninsula? A) Vietnam & Laos. B) South Korea & North Korea. C) China & North Korea. D) Japan & South Korea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) South Korea & North Korea. 48. An ancient language from central Asia that is still spoken and written by many people today. A) Culture. B) Artifact. C) Sanskrit. D) Geography. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sanskrit. 49. In Hinduism, Moksha is your duty or responsibility to do what is right. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 50. Which invented symbol had a great impact on modern technology such as computers? A) Sanskrit. B) Zero. C) Science. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Zero. 51. Which is the BEST explanation for the geographic location of these ancient Indian cities and towns? A) They were all located along the Indus River for better trade with the Chinese. B) They were all located along the Indus River for protection from their enemies. C) They were all located along the Indus River for irrigation, transportation, and trade. D) They were all located along the Indus River to limit contact and stay away from other countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They were all located along the Indus River for irrigation, transportation, and trade. 52. Who wrote the Vedas in Sanskrit? A) The Bhutans. B) The Nepalese. C) The Vikings. D) The Aryans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Aryans. 53. Big change in how people got food:Farming started so you could settle in 1 place A) Beringia. B) Paleolithic Revolution. C) Monotheisitc Revolution. D) Neolithic Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neolithic Revolution. 54. Who were the FIRST people to live in the Indus River Valley A) Harappans. B) Himalayan. C) Aryans. D) Indians. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aryans. 55. Which desert provides a natural border between India and modern day Pakistan A) Thar. B) Gobi. C) Saharan. D) East. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thar. 56. Creator of buddhism A) Siddhartha Gautama. B) Tutankhamen. C) Asoka. D) Woodyard. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Siddhartha Gautama. 57. What is the name of the main river in India? A) Ganges River. B) Harappa River. C) Nile River. D) Indian River. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ganges River. 58. Where did "Russia" get its name? A) From a river it was originally built around. B) From the Slavic word "rus" for seafarer. C) From an ancient god. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) From the Slavic word "rus" for seafarer. 59. WHAT WAS THE RELIGION OF THE ARYANS? A) CHRISTIANITY. B) RA. C) HINDUISM. D) BUDDHISM. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) HINDUISM. 60. A person's good and bad deeds build up ..... That is, a force which determines what their soul will be reborn as in the next life. A) Brahman. B) Karma. C) Dharma. D) Reincarnation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Karma. ← 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