This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 105 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 105 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Hindus believed in a ..... system, which meant that you were born into a certain place in society and could never move from it. A) Social. B) Religious. C) Caste. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caste. 2. Religion that is 3500 years old and began with the Aryan culture mixing with Indus River Culture A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. 3. Dome-shaped Buddhist shrine A) Reincarnation. B) Stupa. C) Dharma. D) Nirvana. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stupa. 4. Why do you think many from lower social classes supported Buddhist teachings? A) Buddhism believed in no god(s). B) Buddhism supported animal rights. C) Buddhism disagreed with the caste system. D) Buddhism was popular with the higher classes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buddhism disagreed with the caste system. 5. What is the meaning of Epigraphy? A) Study of seals. B) Study of coins. C) Study of inscription. D) Study of monuments. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Study of inscription. 6. Ramayana A) A collection of stories that teach moral lessons. B) Tells the story of a prince who rids the world of demons. C) A long story about two families struggling to control a kingdom. D) Explains the existence of spirits and the importance of reincarnation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tells the story of a prince who rids the world of demons. 7. What do the Four Noble Truths say is the cause of our suffering? A) Anger. B) War. C) Hope. D) Desire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Desire. 8. Asoka made a tremendous change in the history of his country. Which religion did he follow and spread to millions? A) Buddhism. B) Islam. C) Hinduism. D) Judaism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buddhism. 9. This river was home to the earliest Indian civilizations A) Indus. B) Ganges. C) Rhine. D) Volga. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indus. 10. Homes in ancient India were mostly made of A) Brick. B) Stone. C) Wood. D) Grass. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brick. 11. Summer rains brought by seasonal winds are best described as ..... A) Mystics. B) Monsoons. C) Brahmins. D) Thunder storm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monsoons. 12. What were the names of the first two cities in Ancient India? A) Ayodhya and Ujjain. B) Patna and Dwarka. C) Mohenjo Daro and Harappa. D) Harappa and Kanchipuram. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mohenjo Daro and Harappa. 13. What did the Aryans bring with them to the Indus River Valley? A) Farming. B) Caste system. C) New technology. D) Iron plow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) New technology. 14. The Ancient Indian cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro in the Indus Valley had some surprising modern conveniences. These include which of the following? A) Computers, lights, and radios. B) Aqueducts, theaters, and public baths. C) Castles, moats, and roads. D) Water wells, indoor plumbing, and sewer pipe systems. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water wells, indoor plumbing, and sewer pipe systems. 15. Strong seasonal winds that have a large influence on India's climate A) Caste. B) Raja. C) Sanskrit. D) Monsoons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Monsoons. 16. What is the written language used in Ancient India? A) Cuneiform. B) Hieroglyphics. C) Hinduism. D) Sanskrit. E) Calligraphy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sanskrit. 17. What were India's mathematic contributions to the world? A) Concept of zero. Algebra & Hindu-Arabic numerals. B) Geometry, Concept of zero & Algebra. C) Hindu-Arabic numerals, Calculus & Concept of zero. D) Calculus, Geometry & Algebra. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Concept of zero. Algebra & Hindu-Arabic numerals. 18. Hindus believe that all of their gods are part of a universal spirit called what? A) Brahman. B) Dharma. C) Karma. D) Enlightenment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brahman. 19. The cycle of birth, death, and rebirth is called A) Karma. B) Salvation. C) Reincarnation. D) Sanskrit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reincarnation. 20. Which term is defined as:Group of immigrants who spread their culture and traditions in Ancient India A) Aryans. B) Vedas. C) Reincarnation. D) Whisper. E) Atman. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aryans. ← 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