This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 211 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 211 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which were India's first planned cities? A) Hinduism and Buddhism. B) Cairo and Giza. C) Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa. 2. What types of religion do the people of Indus River Valley practice? A) Christianity & Hinduism. B) Islamic & Buddhism. C) Buddhism & Hinduism. D) Hinduism & Christianity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buddhism & Hinduism. 3. Which of the following was NOT a person that Siddhartha met on his journey A) A sick man. B) A dead man. C) An old woman. D) An old man. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An old woman. 4. Most archaeologists think that the Indus Valley Civilization was invaded by people called ..... A) Vedas. B) Aryans. C) Huns. D) Brahmas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aryans. 5. Largest city of the Indus Valley civilization. It was centrally located in the extensive floodplain of the Indus River. A) Monsoons. B) Indus River. C) It's also Joe. D) Subcontinent. E) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It's also Joe. 6. What did the Indian people conclude after they studied & charted the planets & stars? A) The Earth was flat & revolved around the sun. B) The Earth was round & revolved around the sun. C) The sun revolved around the Earth. D) Neither the Earth nor the sun moved. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Earth was round & revolved around the sun. 7. Teacher/tutor for young boys A) Dalai Lama. B) Raja. C) Guru. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Guru. 8. The Mahabharata ..... A) Asks for divine help in offering sacrifices. B) Is one of the Vedas. C) Tells the story of the king Rama. D) Is the longest poem written in any language. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is the longest poem written in any language. 9. Better roads, more security, and ..... helped trade grow during the Maurya Empire A) Coins. B) Bills. C) Government. D) Credit cards. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coins. 10. NOT a country included on the Indian Subcontinent A) Bangladesh. B) Qatar. C) Pakistan. D) Nepal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Qatar. 11. In Hinduism the great god called the "great soul" or "world soul" is ..... A) Nirvana. B) Brahman. C) Vedas. D) Athena. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brahman. 12. The goal of Buddhists is to end the cycle of reincarnation and reach ..... A) Salvation. B) Nirvana. C) Understanding. D) Reincarnation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nirvana. 13. The Buddha believed that to stop suffering, people had to A) Give up their money. B) Give up all desires. C) Go to war. D) All live as one social class. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Give up all desires. 14. Which of the following is Buddha also known as? A) The average one. B) The leader. C) The enlightened one. D) The man of the people. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The enlightened one. 15. India is called a sub-continent because: A) It is surrounded by the Indian Ocean. B) It is separated from the rest of Africa by rivers. C) It is separated from the rest of Asia by mountain ranges. D) The Himalayas run down the middle of it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is separated from the rest of Asia by mountain ranges. 16. Which of the following is NOT a way the Aryans changed India? A) Invented Sanskrit. B) Brought the Vedas. C) Implemented the Caste System. D) Introduced Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Introduced Buddhism. 17. Himalayas are located where? A) Northern Italy. B) Northern India. C) Afghanistan. D) Coffee Springs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Northern India. 18. Which area did the Aryans originally come from? A) Southeast Asia. B) Western Asia. C) Central Asia. D) Northern Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Central Asia. 19. Hindus can choose which gods to worship. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. Who composed Mahabharatha? A) Valmiki. B) Dandaka. C) Dasaratha. D) Viasa. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Viasa. ← 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