This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 149 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 149 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What religion did Ashoka convert Ancient to? A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Green. D) Aryanism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddhism. 2. Which religion is the major religion in India today? A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) None of these. D) Both of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. 3. Raja is the Aryan word for A) King. B) Pharaoh. C) Chief. D) Elder. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chief. 4. The oldest active religion in the world, currently practiced by over 1 billion people A) Buddhism. B) Christianity. C) Judaism. D) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hinduism. 5. Which phrase best describes the Eastern and Western Ghats? A) Fertile plains. B) Sandy beaches. C) Mountain ranges. D) Marshy wetlands. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mountain ranges. 6. My caste includes bankers and merchants A) The Brahmins. B) Kshatriyas. C) Vaishyasya. D) Untouchables. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vaishyasya. 7. This term refers to your duties or responsibilities as a Hindu. A) Karma. B) Dharma. C) Deva. D) Reincarnation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dharma. 8. If a species of animal dies out, they are considered to be ..... A) Extinct. B) Slaves. C) Tribes. D) Nomads. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extinct. 9. Vocabulary:Injecting a person with a small dose of a virus to help him build up the defense to the disease A) Metallurgy. B) Salvation. C) Whisper. D) Inoculation. E) Kiln. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inoculation. 10. Which country has a unique type of Mahayana Buddhism because it mixed with Hinduism and the country's traditional religion? A) Cambodia. B) Tibet. C) India. D) Canada. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tibet. 11. The first written language of India A) Vedas. B) Sanskrit. C) Raja. D) Guru. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sanskrit. 12. Archaeologists recently uncovered giant reservoirs where it is speculated that rain water was kept to use during the dry season. What does the word reservoirs mean in the text? A) Swimming pool. B) Large basin to hold water. C) Sewage treatment. D) Lake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Large basin to hold water. 13. The most ancient Hindu scriptures A) Veda. B) Torah. C) Koran. D) Gospel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Veda. 14. The very numbers we use today? A) Roman Numerals. B) Arabic Numerals. C) Hindu-Arabic Numerals. D) Latin-Hindu Numbers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hindu-Arabic Numerals. 15. A military leader who seized control of northern India A) Reincarnation. B) Jessim. C) Metallurgy. D) Chandragupta Maurya. E) Fasting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chandragupta Maurya. 16. Vocabulary:The most famous of the passages from the Mahabharata A) Rig Veda. B) Bhagavad Gita. C) Four Noble Truths. D) Ramayana. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bhagavad Gita. 17. What did the Aryans bring to india? A) Few people across India accepted the Aryans, whose impact on India was negligible. B) The Aryans brought their language and their belief in many gods to India. C) Aryan influence in India never extended much further than the Indus Valley. D) The Aryans completely reshaped all aspects of Indian culture, driving out previous traditions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Aryans brought their language and their belief in many gods to India. 18. Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro are located in the modern country of ..... A) India. B) Pakistan. C) Iran. D) Saudi Arabia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pakistan. 19. One of the great mysteries about Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa is that ..... A) They were mysteriously abandoned. B) They had gold buried under the citadel. C) The Great Baths were made out of gold. D) They traded with Egypt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They were mysteriously abandoned. 20. Confucius believed that the key to a successful society was relationships that were based on ..... A) Respect and admiration. B) Honesty and trust. C) Honesty and respect. D) Power and trust. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Honesty and respect. ← 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