This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 120 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 120 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Indus Valley is the birthplace of ..... A) Corn. B) Cotton. C) Soybeans. D) Figs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cotton. 2. This world renown board game was invented in India A) Monopoly. B) Chess. C) Clue. D) Scrabble. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chess. 3. The greatest Maurya King, who began to rule in 269 B.C. A) Aryan. B) Asoka. C) Elvis. D) Dharma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asoka. 4. Hindu word for soul A) Salvation. B) Sudra. C) Atman. D) Whisper. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Atman. 5. Mathematicians in the Gupta empire invented which mathematical concept? A) The number zero. B) Geometry. C) Prime numbers. D) Algebra. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The number zero. 6. Which metal from India was a highly prized trade good? A) Steel. B) Copper. C) Iron. D) Bronze. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Iron. 7. In ancient India plastic surgery was practiced. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. India was a major crossroads of trade in the ancient world. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. Good deeds involve following your ....., or duties dependent on your position, gender and occupation. A) Reincarnation. B) Vedres. C) Dharma. D) Sudra. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dharma. 10. Kali was the Hindu goddess of what? A) Life. B) The Sun. C) The Seasons. D) The Underworld. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Underworld. 11. A bureaucracy is A) A system of government where the country is ruled by the people. B) A system of government where religious leaders hold political power. C) A system of offices that carries out government rules and regulations. D) A monarch that holds all power. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A system of offices that carries out government rules and regulations. 12. What is a raja? A) Tiger. B) Teacher. C) Prince. D) Cow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prince. 13. Your Varna is determined by ..... A) The place where you are born. B) The Varna of the parents you are born to. C) The need for certain kinds of jobs. D) The time of year you are born. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Varna of the parents you are born to. 14. Work done by hand A) Manual. B) Automatic. C) Pulley. D) Semi Annual. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Manual. 15. Define:Hindu-Arabic numerals A) The number system we use today; it was created by Indian scholars during the Gupta dynasty. B) Injecting a person with a small dose of a virus to help build up defenses to a disease. C) None of the above. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The number system we use today; it was created by Indian scholars during the Gupta dynasty. 16. Brahman is the supreme spirit and all other gods represent Brahman in different forms. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. A person that is sent to another land to spread their religion. A) Priest. B) Atheist. C) Missionary. D) Merchant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Missionary. 18. Which social group is made up of warriors and rulers? A) Brahmin. B) Vaishya. C) Sudra. D) Kshatriya. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kshatriya. 19. The "Vaishyas' are considered the "Middle Class" on the Caste System, but they can still live a life comfortably. Most members of the Vaishyas group work as ..... ? A) Merchants. B) Warriors. C) Priests. D) Rulers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Merchants. 20. What caused the ancient Indus Valley civilization to disappear? A) Heavy flooding. B) Drought. C) Foreign invaders. D) Disease. E) No one knows why. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) No one knows why. ← 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