This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 198 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 198 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Because the conditions were right for farming, most early civilizations arose in A) River valleys. B) Deserts. C) Mountain ranges. D) Coastal areas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) River valleys. 2. What is something that the Ancient India Society can not change when they are born. A) Sanskrit. B) Raja. C) Himalaya. D) Caste. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Caste. 3. What are the highest mountains in Asia. A) The Himalayas. B) The church. C) Mountain expelliarmus. D) Your dad. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Himalayas. 4. "Make sure your mind keeps your senses under control" is part of: A) Upanishads. B) Eightfold Path. C) Four Noble Truths. D) Vedas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eightfold Path. 5. What method did Mughal metallurgists use to create a seamless metal globe? A) Metal waxer. B) Fire boil. C) Glass mold. D) Lost-wax. E) Found-wax. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lost-wax. 6. How did Hinduism spread throughout the Indian subcontinent? A) Donkeys, camels, and cows. B) Through rivers only. C) Trade, travel, and war. D) Through deserts only. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trade, travel, and war. 7. What religion was brought to China from India during the Silk Road? A) Islam. B) Buddhism. C) Judaism. D) Christianity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddhism. 8. The enlightened state achieved when Hindu's become free from the cycle of reincarnation. A) Nirvana. B) Heaven. C) Salvation. D) Equilibrium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Salvation. 9. Which of the following contains texts where Hindu scholars present their interpretations and explanations about the Vedas and the main ideas of Hinduism? A) Bible. B) Guru Granth Sahib. C) Quran. D) Upanishads. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Upanishads. 10. The name Siddhartha Gautama took for himself after her left Hinduism; "Enlightened One" . A) Buddha. B) Linguist. C) Reincarnation. D) Nirvana. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buddha. 11. What is the definition of the Hindu term "ahimsa" ? A) Rebirth. B) Religious Duties. C) Vengeance. D) Nonviolence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nonviolence. 12. According to the 4 Noble Truths, what causes suffering? A) Happiness. B) Sorrow. C) Desire. D) Pain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Desire. 13. A state of blissful peace without desire or suffering A) Nirvana. B) Meditate. C) Karma. D) Dharma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nirvana. 14. Which plate did the Indian plate collide with around 45 million years ago? A) African. B) North American. C) South American. D) Eurasian. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eurasian. 15. Hinduism and Buddhism are different religions. In what way are they similar? A) Both religions believe in reincarnation. B) Both religions recognize the importance of dharma. C) Both religions have to do with the concept of moksha. D) Both religions use the Vedas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both religions believe in reincarnation. 16. The good or bad energy a person builds up based upon whether he or she lives a good or bad life. A) Nirvana. B) Dharma. C) Raja. D) Karma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Karma. 17. The division of Indian society into groups based on rank, wealth, or occupation A) Caste system. B) Alloys. C) Sanskrit. D) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Caste system. 18. Which Indian civilization produced some of the world's first planned cities? A) Aryan. B) Guptan. C) Mauryan. D) Harappan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Harappan. 19. A religion in which people practice rituals and have specific beliefs, but in which people don't believe there is a supreme being A) Henotheism. B) Polytheism. C) Nontheism. D) Monotheism. E) Pantheism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nontheism. 20. Hinduism has no single founder, but originated from the mixing of Harappan and Aryan cultures in ancient India around 1500 BCE. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← 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