This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 195 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 195 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why did the Aryans adjust the orignial 3 social classes? A) They were superstitious about odd numbers. B) They wanted to involve farmers more. C) They wanted to maintain power and control over the Vedas. D) They wanted to maintain power and control over the native people. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They wanted to maintain power and control over the native people. 2. A wind that reverses direction with the change of season: A) Storm. B) Typhoon. C) Monsoon. D) Hurricane. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Monsoon. 3. A ..... is a strong wind that blows one direction in winter and the opposite direction in summer. A) Floodplain. B) Tornado. C) Cyclone. D) Monsoon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Monsoon. 4. Seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasoms A) Typhoon. B) Monsoon. C) Hurricane. D) Subcontinent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monsoon. 5. The process of growing food mainly for self-consumption. A) Minimal growing. B) Subsistence farming. C) Double cropping. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subsistence farming. 6. In a ..... system, your social status is determined by your birth. There are rules and restrictions in this system about what jobs you may take or who you may associate with. A) Karma. B) Democratic. C) Nirvana. D) Caste. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Caste. 7. The mountain range in India A) Himalayas. B) Ganges. C) Appalachian. D) Great Smokey. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Himalayas. 8. India's northern border is formed by mountain ranges that include the Himalayas and the A) Hindu Kush. B) Chandra Sutra. C) Ganges Maurya. D) It's also a strange place. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hindu Kush. 9. Ancient Indians created all of the following EXCEPT ..... A) Medical Tools. B) Numbers 0-9. C) Shadows. D) Hospitals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shadows. 10. What is the religious text in Hinduism? A) Tripitaka. B) Vedas. C) Bible. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vedas. 11. Determine if the phrase describes dharma, karma, or both.Moral code. A) Karma. B) Dharma. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dharma. 12. A state of wisdom. To reach this, one had to stop desiring things. A) Dharma. B) Nirvana. C) Reincarnation. D) Karma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nirvana. 13. Birthplace of both Hinduism and Buddhism A) China. B) India. C) Pakistan. D) United States. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) India. 14. Not having or involving a belief in a god or gods. A) Polytheistic. B) Monotheistic. C) Nontheistic. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nontheistic. 15. How do Buddhists believe they can achieve enlightenment? A) By following the Vaisyas and the Brahmin. B) By following the Four Noble Truths. C) By following the teachings of their gods. D) By following the Mahabharata and the Ramayana. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By following the Four Noble Truths. 16. The land mass that makes up 43% of India's area is called A) The Deccan Plateau. B) The Ghats. C) Himalaya's. D) Hindu Kush. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Deccan Plateau. 17. Who is at the top of the Varnas? And what role do they play in society? A) Kshatriyas, Kings. B) Sudra, Farmers. C) Brahmins, Priests. D) Vaisyas, Merchants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brahmins, Priests. 18. Many people say Hinduism is ..... because of their belief in ..... ..... A) Monotheistic, many Gods. B) Monotheistic, 3 Gods. C) Polytheistic, many Gods. D) Polytheistic, one God. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Polytheistic, many Gods. 19. The religion that is based on the teachings of the Buddha. A) Judaism. B) Buddhism. C) Islam. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddhism. 20. How were coins used? A) To throw into the river for good luck. B) To show off their acheivements. C) To show their math skills. D) Trading with foreign markets. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trading with foreign markets. ← 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