This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 191 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 191 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Around 1500 B.C., what group of people traveled east into India? A) Egyptians. B) Mesopotamians. C) Aryans. D) Hittites. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aryans. 2. Samsara is the endless cycle of ..... A) Reintarnation. B) Reincarnation. C) Reenforcement. D) Reenactment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reincarnation. 3. They prescribe a path of non-violence toward all living things. A) Jainism. B) Hinduism. C) Buddhism. D) Brahman. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jainism. 4. A secluded religious community. A) Monastery. B) Monk. C) After school detention. D) Salvation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monastery. 5. Which other ancient writing system is similar to the Harappans? A) Sumerian Cuneiform. B) Phoenician Alphabet. C) Egyptian Hieroglyphs. D) Roman Numerals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sumerian Cuneiform. 6. Which of the following best describes what is known about Harappan political structure? A) The Harappan Empire was highly centralized and relied on an extensive bureaucracy to govern its dominions. B) The Harappans were a loosely-organized confederation of city states. C) The Harappans shared a common culture but there is little evidence regarding their exact political structure. D) The Harappans lived in large city states that were constantly at war with one another. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Harappans shared a common culture but there is little evidence regarding their exact political structure. 7. The Untouchables were apart of the caste system. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 8. In the caste system, the Vaishyas are the herders and the ..... A) Servants. B) Warriors. C) Merchants. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Merchants. 9. What does it mean to be reincarnated? A) Your soul goes on to the afterworld. B) The soul is reborn into another living thing. C) The soul dies forever. D) The soul becomes a god. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The soul is reborn into another living thing. 10. In Ancient India, you could change the caste you were born into. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. Which Hindu god is the destroyer of the world? A) Veda. B) Shiva. C) Brahma. D) Vishnu. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shiva. 12. The good or bad actions of a soul are known as ..... A) Reincarnation. B) Salvation. C) Whisper. D) Karma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Karma. 13. Stone seals with writing were found. What does that teach us? A) A system of marking belongings was used. B) Cities were carefully planned and built. C) Craftworkers were highly skilled. D) Harappans traded with their neighbors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A system of marking belongings was used. 14. Kautilya was..... A) Chandragupta's chief advisor. B) A great warrior. C) A mystic. D) Chandragupta's 2nd cousin twice removed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chandragupta's chief advisor. 15. This number system is also known as the decimal system, or base 10. In this system, each numeral is worth ten times as much as the numeral to its right, and zero is used as a placeholder when there are no units in a place. Hindu-Arabic numerals were invented in India and brought west by Arab merchants. Ayurvedic medicine is popular in many places but not commonly practiced everywhere in the world. What ancient Indian development is commonly used all over the world today? A) Iron-making methods. B) Ayurvedic medicine. C) Hindu-Arabic numerals. D) Silk production. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hindu-Arabic numerals. 16. A Hindu caste or social group A) Asoka. B) Jati. C) Krishna. D) Shiva. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jati. 17. Which of the following are accomplishments of the Gupta empire? A) Concept of 0. B) Earth is round. C) Performed surgeries. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 18. What is the correct order of cultures and empires in ancient India? A) Vedic, Indus, Gupta, Maurya. B) Indus, Vedic, Maurya, Gupta. C) Indus, Vedic, Gupta, Maurya. D) Maurya, Gupta, Indus, Vedic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indus, Vedic, Maurya, Gupta. 19. THE BUDDHA WAS BORN A) 563 B.C. B) 1492. C) C. 1000 B.C. D) C. 265.B.C. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 563 B.C. 20. Why is Article 17 a significant part of India's constitution today? A) It continues discrimination depending on caste. B) It outlawed discrimination based upon one's caste in the workplace and education. C) It further divides India's caste system. D) There is not an Article 17. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It outlawed discrimination based upon one's caste in the workplace and education. ← 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