This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 141 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 141 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where do the winds blow from in the winter in India creating warm, dry winters? A) Mountains. B) It's also a strange place. C) Indian Ocean. D) Harappa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mountains. 2. The Brahman was an invisible energy, force, or spirit that is a part of everyone. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. Books created on palm leaves are an example of an achievement in: A) Science. B) Math. C) Literature. D) Sculpture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Literature. 4. Who is the Hindu god that exists in everything and can take many different forms? A) Brahman. B) Brahma. C) Vishnu. D) Shiva. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brahman. 5. The act or an instance of planning or thinking quietly is called ..... A) Karma. B) Nirvana. C) Reincarnation. D) Meditation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Meditation. 6. What correctly describes Hindu poems like the Bhagavad Gita? A) It discusses architecture. B) Teaches moral and correct behavior. C) What the last thing written in sanskrit. D) They were never written down. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Teaches moral and correct behavior. 7. Located in India, this river is considered sacred to Hindus and is used for spiritual cleansing, funeral rites, and other Hindu rituals. A) Amazon. B) Colorado. C) Ganges. D) Indus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ganges. 8. Who is considered a hero to the lower castes and fought non-violently for the end of the caste system. A) Mahatma Gandhi. B) Room. C) Chandragupta. D) Asoka. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mahatma Gandhi. 9. What is another name for the Middle Way that Buddhists follow? A) Eight Fold Path. B) Four Noble Truths. C) Five Precepts. D) 3 Marks of Existence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eight Fold Path. 10. In which continent is India located? A) Africa. B) Europe. C) Asia. D) North America. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Asia. 11. Ashoka was a kind rule rthat built schools A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. Servants, slaves, tenant farmers; the lowest of the caste. A) Vaishyasya. B) Brahmins. C) Dalits. D) Sudras. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sudras. 13. Which advancement in mathematics is credited to Indian mathematicians? A) Indian mathematicians invented calculus. B) Indian mathematicians invented geometry. C) Indian mathematicians were the first to use the number zero. D) Indian mathematicians were the first to use negative numbers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indian mathematicians were the first to use the number zero. 14. How were the Himalayan Mountains formed? A) The second ice age developed the mountains. B) As a result of the collision between the Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate. C) A large monsoon. D) A volcanic earthquake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As a result of the collision between the Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate. 15. Around what year was Hinduism founded? A) 1500 BC. B) 1500 AD. C) 500 BC. D) 500 AD. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1500 BC. 16. The Gupta empire mostly occupied ..... India. A) Northern. B) Southern. C) Eastern. D) Western. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Northern. 17. What is one reason Hindu traditions stand out? A) They have a single founder. B) They have a single book of law and truth. C) They have no central religious organization. D) They have a code of life. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They have no central religious organization. 18. Imagine you're time-traveling historians, Charlotte, Kai, and Lily. You've just landed in the Indus Valley civilization. What would you find most significant about this civilization? A) Its advanced urban planning. B) Its peaceful nature. C) Its trade networks with Mesopotamia. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 19. Term for when a leader or ruler has complete control over someone or something A) Dictator. B) Absolute Rule. C) Absolute Power. D) Totalitarianism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Absolute Power. 20. According to the Aryans, Brahman is the supreme spirit and all other gods represent Brahman in different forms. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← 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