This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 157 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 157 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. During the summer in India, the monsoon brings: A) Heavy rain. B) Dust storms. C) Unbearable heat. D) Pleasant mornings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heavy rain. 2. Vedas A) A priest who held the highest position in Aryan society. B) The main language of the Aryans. C) "Books of Knowledge" that contain much of the stories and songs of the Aryans. D) Nomadic people who moved into and took over the Indus River Valley from the North. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Books of Knowledge" that contain much of the stories and songs of the Aryans. 3. To become a member of the Chinese civil service during and after the Han Dynasty, a person had to A) Be born as a noble to a ruling family. B) Be sponsored by a Buddhist priest. C) Pass an examination that could take three days. D) Serve in the Chinese army at least 20 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pass an examination that could take three days. 4. What was the lowest group in the caste system? A) Sudras. B) Kshatriya. C) Untouchables. D) Brahmins. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Untouchables. 5. According to Buddha, what is Nirvana? A) The ultimate destination for human souls. B) The state of perfect peace for the sould. C) The cycle of birth, death, and rebirth. D) The illusion created to confuse humans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The state of perfect peace for the sould. 6. Chandragupta II ruled India from 374-415 AD, and he eased what type of burdens? A) Food. B) Farming. C) Tax. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tax. 7. The dominant form of Buddhism in China, Korea, and Japan A) Varna. B) Sudra. C) Mahayana. D) Theravada. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mahayana. 8. Which two major cities are associated with the Indus Valley Civilization? A) Athens and Rome. B) Open field plan d is also a joke. C) Thebes and Memphis. D) Troy and Sparta . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Open field plan d is also a joke. 9. Hinduism started in the ..... A) Indus Valley. B) Streets of Waupun. C) Islands of Hawaii. D) Mississippi River Valley. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indus Valley. 10. The Harappan civilization developed in the valley of which river? A) The Tigris. B) The Indus. C) The Nile. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Indus. 11. What are the religious writings called that were created by Aryan Priests? A) Monk. B) Buddhism. C) Vedas. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vedas. 12. What was the first official language in India? A) Hieroglyphics. B) Sanskrit. C) Prakrit. D) Pali. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sanskrit. 13. What is the name of the mountain range that is along the Northern boarder of India? A) Himalayas. B) Hindu Kush mountains. C) Ganges Mountains. D) Deccan Mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Himalayas. 14. What was the location of Ancient India? A) Southern Asia. B) Eastern Asia. C) Eastern Europe. D) Middle East. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Southern Asia. 15. The idea of nonviolence in Hinduism is called A) Dharma. B) Whisper. C) Maat. D) Karma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whisper. 16. Is the most important text of Hinduism. A) The Vedas. B) Dharma. C) Bhagavad Gita. D) Whisper. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bhagavad Gita. 17. Which mountain range separates India from its neighboring countries in the north? A) Alps. B) Himalayas. C) Andes. D) Rocky Mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Himalayas. 18. Art in Ancient India often represented what? A) The scenery. B) The buildings. C) Religious beliefs. D) Imaginary worlds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Religious beliefs. 19. How did Hinduism affect the caste system in ancient India? A) Reincarnation allowed one to move up in the caste system. B) It didn't. C) One duty(Dharma) would be their job for all eternity. D) Everyone had to pray to buddha. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reincarnation allowed one to move up in the caste system. 20. Why did ancient civilizations flourish by river valleys? A) To use the wood of the palm trees. B) Fertile land, water for crops, transportation, and trade. C) To be able to reach the coast faster. D) To pray to the gods of water and papyrus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fertile land, water for crops, transportation, and trade. ← 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