This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 168 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 168 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The study of the stars and planets. A) Astronomy. B) Monsoons. C) Meditation. D) Metallurgy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Astronomy. 2. What is the most common religion in Ancient India? A) Hinduism. B) Judaism. C) Buddhism. D) Christianity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. 3. The ancient language of India is A) Hindu. B) English. C) Sanskrit. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sanskrit. 4. (Sec. 1) For centuries, contact between India and other civilization was limited by A) The caste system. B) A fear of foreigners. C) The Great wall. D) The Himalaya Mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Himalaya Mountains. 5. The written language developed in Aryan villages A) Jati. B) Raja. C) Himalaya. D) Sanskrit. E) Monsoons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sanskrit. 6. We know that ..... was well planned because its streets were designed in a grid. A) Harappa. B) It's also Joe. C) Bay St. Louis. D) Kiln. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Harappa. 7. Today, where does Buddhism have the most followers? A) Western Europe. B) India. C) Southeast Asia. D) North America. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Southeast Asia. 8. What was the lowest social class in the Indo-Aryan culture? A) The King. B) The Nobles. C) The Untouchables. D) The Farmers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Untouchables. 9. Where did most of the people of Mohenjodaro live? A) In the citidel. B) In the tall tower. C) In the lower city. D) In the courtyards. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the lower city. 10. What mountain range is in northern India? A) Hindu Kush. B) Himalayas. C) Eastern Ghats. D) Western Ghats. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Himalayas. 11. One of the worlds largest religions and originated 2, 500 years ago in India. They believe that the human life is one of suffering, and that meditation, spiritual and physical labor, and good behaviors are the ways to achieve enlightenment or nirvana. A) Buddhism. B) Hinduism. C) Jainism. D) Brahmans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buddhism. 12. A set of spiritual duties. A) Dharma. B) Karma. C) Salvation. D) Nirvana. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dharma. 13. What is the name of the ancient city whose name means "mound of the dead" ? A) Harappa. B) New Delhi. C) Arya. D) It's also a strange place. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It's also a strange place. 14. An emotional or spiritual state of perfect peace and happiness A) Dharma. B) Karma. C) Nirvana. D) None of htese. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nirvana. 15. How did the Indus Valley end? A) Nobody knows. B) A Flood. C) Earthquake. D) Tornado. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nobody knows. 16. What landform is the majority of India? A) Peninsula. B) Island. C) Mountain. D) Strait. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peninsula. 17. Which language was used the most at ancient india? A) Pali and Prakit. B) Hindi and tamil. C) Tamil and Prakrit. D) Pali and telugu. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pali and Prakit. 18. Eastern hemisphere A) Chile. B) Canada, Africa and south America. C) Europe, Asia, Australia, and Africa. D) A famous person. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Europe, Asia, Australia, and Africa. 19. Buddhism and Jainism rejected the caste system. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. Holy text of Buddhism A) Bible. B) Tanakh (Torah). C) Vedas. D) Tripitaka. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tripitaka. ← 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