This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 70 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 70 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What are the four duties every Hindu should follow? A) Be unkind, be unfaithful, be supportive and be cruel to animals. B) Respect the deities, respect all ancestors, respect all human being, honor everyone. C) Be rude, Respect all animals, Respect the Gods, Respect Everyone. D) . Be generous, be kind, be respectful, honor everyone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Respect the deities, respect all ancestors, respect all human being, honor everyone. 2. What were some things that shows us that Mohenjo-Darro and Harappa were more advanced than earlier civilizations? A) First planned cities, advanced roads, advanced sanitation. B) Invention of the wheel and use of fire. C) Invention of hieroglyphics to communicate better. D) Building of great pyramids to put the bodies of their pharaohs in. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First planned cities, advanced roads, advanced sanitation. 3. Early invader tribe A) Romans. B) Caller. C) Gautama. D) British. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Caller. 4. Aryans could be characterized as ..... A) Aggressive. B) Warriors. C) Light-skinned. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 5. What is word that means "having a status with political rights and obligation" ? A) Numeral. B) Fable. C) Citizenship. D) Metallurgy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Citizenship. 6. Mountains that separate India from the rest of Asia A) Aryans. B) Hindu Kush. C) It's also a strange place. D) Himalayas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Himalayas. 7. Buddhist memorial burial grounds A) Cave. B) Salvation. C) Pyramid. D) Stupas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stupas. 8. Which term is defined as:This is your soul. A soul is your true essence (the real you). A) Atman. B) Vedas. C) Aryans. D) Whisper. E) Reincarnation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Atman. 9. The supreme being known as the preserver is ..... A) Shiva. B) Vishnu. C) Dharma. D) Karma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vishnu. 10. Which came first? A) Gupta Empire. B) Indus Valley Civilization. C) Mauryan Empire. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indus Valley Civilization. 11. What was the name of the written language of Ancient India? A) Cuneiform. B) Hieroglyphics. C) Sanskrit. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sanskrit. 12. Identify the religion based on the descriptor:polytheistic A) Buddhism. B) Hinduism. C) Both Buddhism and Hinduism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hinduism. 13. The largest religion in India. Approximately 80% of the population practices it. A) Buddhism. B) Hinduism. C) Jainism. D) Islam. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hinduism. 14. The mountains to the north of India are called ..... A) The Rocky Mountains. B) The Andes Mountains. C) The Himalayas. D) Caucasus Mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Himalayas. 15. A popular form of literature during the Gupta empire was the fable, which was A) A short story with a moral at the end written in Sanskrit. B) Based on Buddhist and Hindu writings. C) The world's first novel. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A short story with a moral at the end written in Sanskrit. 16. Chandragupta Maurya established ..... A) The Mauryan Empire. B) The Gupta Empire. C) Sikhism. D) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Mauryan Empire. 17. Which of the following are two important cities in the Indus River Valley A) Kish & Ur. B) It's too bad & ur. C) Mohenjo-Dara & Harappa. D) Harappa & Kiss. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mohenjo-Dara & Harappa. 18. What type of clothing is worn by many Indian women on formal occasions? A) Dhoti. B) Lungi. C) Salwar. D) Sari. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sari. 19. People who want to spread their religious beliefs are called ..... A) Vedics. B) Warriors. C) Missionaries. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Missionaries. 20. What were some building and architecture projects of Ancient Indians? A) Granaries, complex houses, and sailboats. B) Granaries, complex houses, and ink. C) Granaries, complex houses, and sugarcane. D) Granaries, complex houses, and horses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Granaries, complex houses, and sailboats. 21. Buddhists follow the guidance of which two sets of rules? A) Torah & the Bible. B) The Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. C) Book of the Living & Book of the Dead. D) Mahabharata and the Ramayana. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. 22. Where did the Aryan come from? A) India. B) Central Asia. C) North Pole. D) South america. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central Asia. 23. The Himalaya Mountains are the ..... mountains in the world. A) Wettest. B) Highest. C) Driest. D) Shortest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Highest. 24. For Hindus, the universal spirit to which all strive to be united. A) Karma. B) Vedas. C) Brahmanism. D) Dharma. E) Nirvana. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brahmanism. 25. Confucianism focused on A) Following the vedas of hinduism. B) The yin and yang. C) Worshipping more than one god. D) Respecting rulers and elders. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Respecting rulers and elders. 26. What were some of the crops harvested by Ancient Indians? A) Cotton, peas, dates, and horses. B) Cotton, peas, dates, and ink. C) Cotton, peas, dates, and melons. D) Cotton, peas, dates, and sugarcane. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cotton, peas, dates, and melons. 27. What trade route went through India and connected China and Europe? A) Silk Route. B) Silk Road. C) Cotton Road. D) Cotton Route. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Silk Road. 28. An astronomical discovery of Ancient India was A) Discovery of the circumference of Earth. B) Discovery of the planet Pluto. C) Discovery of the Andromeda Galaxy. D) Discovery of Black Holes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Discovery of the circumference of Earth. 29. The first step of a monsoon is A) The water in the Indian Ocean evaporates into clouds. B) The winds push the clouds over India and it rains for months. C) The winds bounce off the Himalayas and turn around. D) The dry winds blow over India. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The water in the Indian Ocean evaporates into clouds. 30. Most historians think that Indo-Aryan culture spread through India by A) Rapid conquest. B) Overland trade. C) Gradual mixing. D) Forceful integration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gradual mixing. 31. True or False:By the 1900s, there was no longer a caste system in India A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 32. Which of the following is a TRUE statement A) India has a single very long river that brings water to the whole country. B) In the summer, big winds called monsoons bring lots of rain and thunderstorms to India. C) India contains over a dozen active and inactive volcanoes. D) India is surrounded by mountains on all four sides. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the summer, big winds called monsoons bring lots of rain and thunderstorms to India. 33. People can overcome ignorance and desire by following an eight-fold path that leads to: A) Wisdom, wealth, and power. B) Wisdom, enlightenment, and salvation. C) Salvation, power, and wealth. D) Enlightenment, power, and salvation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wisdom, enlightenment, and salvation. 34. Of the three gods in the Hindu Trimurti, which is the god responsible for DESTRUCTION? A) Brahma. B) Vishnu. C) Brahmin. D) Shiva. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shiva. 35. Who are the three most important Hindu Gods? A) Ganesh, Lakshmi, and Shiva. B) Vishnu, Shiva, and Brahma. C) Durga, Hanuman, and Ganesh. D) Saraswati, Vishnu, Kali. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vishnu, Shiva, and Brahma. 36. Where in the present world is the Indus River located A) Germany. B) China. C) India. D) Pakistan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pakistan. 37. Two important trade routes in Eurasia were the overland routes called the ..... and maritime routes in the ..... A) Silk Roads/Indian Ocean. B) No answer is correct. C) Silk Roads/Atlantic Ocean. D) Trans-Saharan Trade/Atlantic Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Silk Roads/Indian Ocean. 38. Considered by some to be the world's oldest religion. A) Christianity. B) Hinduism. C) Confucianism. D) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hinduism. 39. A monarch or princely ruler A) Guru. B) Vishnu. C) Untouchable. D) Raja. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Raja. 40. Nonviolence is the avoidance of violent actions? A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 41. The science of working with metals, also known as ....., was founded in Ancient India. A) Karma. B) Sanskrit. C) Metallurgy. D) Salvation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metallurgy. 42. Hindus believe in..... A) One god. B) Violence. C) Reincarnation. D) Hatred. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reincarnation. 43. The social caste warriors belonged to A) Sudra. B) Brahmin. C) Kshatriya. D) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kshatriya. 44. Buddhist who teaches about the way to achieve nirvana A) Siddhartha Gautama. B) Upanishads. C) Vedas. D) Eightfold Path. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Siddhartha Gautama. 45. The Four Vedas are a: A) Book of sacred hymns and songs. B) A bible translated in Sanskrit. C) Another name for our history textbook. D) The jobs of each caste. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Book of sacred hymns and songs. 46. Which of the following is NOT a reasonable explanation for why the Indus Valley people abandoned their cities between 1900 BCE and 1500 BCE A) Climate change, the monsoon winds shifted causing less rain to fall. B) The Mongols attacked them and drove them out. C) The Indus river may have changed its course affecting the supply of water to the cities. D) Trade with Mesopotamia was disrupted and famine weakened them allowing the Aryans to take over. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Mongols attacked them and drove them out. 47. Which of the following phrases best describes teachings by Buddha: A) Focus on bettering yourself and don't let negative energy bring you down. B) Focus on every problem in your life until they are solved. C) Your thoughts and feelings have nothing to do with each other. D) Don't do anything without remembering the past. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Focus on bettering yourself and don't let negative energy bring you down. 48. What are the four basic caste groups of the caste system in Ancient India? A) Wealthy, Military, Working Class, Poor. B) Rich, Middle Class, Lower Class, Poverty. C) Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Sundaras. D) Hindis, Buddhists, Protestants, and Christians. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Sundaras. 49. Historians think which religion is the oldest? A) Judaism. B) Hinduism. C) Buddhism. D) Islam. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hinduism. 50. Which group is at the top of the ranking order? A) Kshatriyas. B) Brahmins. C) Shudrasya. D) Vaishyasya. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brahmins. 51. Which of the following is a religion in India? A) Pharaohism. B) Judaism. C) Ziggurats. D) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hinduism. 52. Which is NOT true of the Aryans? A) They were a patriarchal society. B) Hinduism and the caste system developed after they arrived in India. C) They are the founders of Buddhism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are the founders of Buddhism. 53. Harapan, Mohenjo-Daro, and Kalibangan are considered to be part of the same civilization because they are similar in ..... A) Size. B) Construction. C) Population. D) Decor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Construction. 54. Which of the following statements best describes the teachings of Buddha? A) They attracted few followers. B) They have spread to many parts of Asia. C) They died out shortly after Buddha himself died. D) They remain strongest in India where Siddhartha lived. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They have spread to many parts of Asia. 55. Which of the following was the highest social group of the Aryan caste system? A) Merchants. B) Priests. C) Warriors. D) Laborers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Priests. 56. What did the Han Dynasty develop? A) Steel and paper. B) Bronze work. C) Terracotta soldiers. D) Oracle bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Steel and paper. 57. Another way that Buddhism differed from HInduism was that Buddhists rejected A) The many Hindu gods. B) The simplicity of Hinduism. C) The five precepts of right action. D) The idea of awakening. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The many Hindu gods. 58. The stupa was a kind of ..... A) Temple. B) Sacred text. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Temple. 59. What religion did the people who moved from central Asia to northwestern India worship? A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Jainism. D) Vedism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vedism. 60. The Himalaya Mountains were created by A) A massive earthquake. B) Ocean levels dropping millions of years ago. C) Volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. D) Tectonic plates colliding. 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