This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 215 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 215 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The cycles of birth, misery, and death caused by karma. A) Samsara. B) Salvation. C) Sanskrit. D) Puja. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Samsara. 2. What do the monsoons bring? A) Heatwaves. B) Snowfall. C) Heavy rains. D) Drought. E) Hailstorms. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heavy rains. 3. A belief that a person's soul is reborn after death A) Reincarnation. B) Obligation. C) Karma. D) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reincarnation. 4. How did we learn from the Harappans? A) Their writings. B) Their ruins. C) Their people. D) Papers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their ruins. 5. They are the 3rd Varna. Their jobs are farmers, craftspeople, traders. A) Brahmins. B) Kshatriyas. C) Vaisya:. D) Sudras. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vaisya:. 6. A ..... is usually separated from the rest of the continent by physical features, such as mountains. A) Subcontinent. B) Monsoon. C) Seal. D) Sees. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subcontinent. 7. Who are spiritual leaders of Hinduism? A) Buddhas. B) Gurus. C) Legitimate. D) An initiative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gurus. 8. Jobs besides farming due to surplus crops A) Specialization. B) Guilds. C) Irrigation Techniques. D) Farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Specialization. 9. The Hindu god Shiva is known as the: A) Preserver. B) Creator. C) Destroyer. D) Perceiver. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Destroyer. 10. In Buddhism, this is the state of wisdom that occurs when someone gives up all desires ..... A) Dharma. B) Karma. C) Nirvana. D) Brahman. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nirvana. 11. A prince in Ancient India was called a ..... A) Brahman. B) Raja. C) Lord. D) Salvation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Raja. 12. The three important dynasties of Southern India which finds a mention in the Sangam literature are A) Cheras, Cholas, Pandyas. B) Cushans, Parthians, Sakas. C) Patna, Patliputra, Mathura. D) Alamgirpur, Baluchistan, Shortugai. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cheras, Cholas, Pandyas. 13. What is Sikhism? A) A religion that has its roots in the teachings of the Guru Nanak, who lived in the AD 1400s. B) A religion that has its roots in the teachings of the Mahavira, who lived in the AD 1400s. C) A religion that has its roots in the teachings of the Siddhartha, who lived in the AD 1400s. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A religion that has its roots in the teachings of the Guru Nanak, who lived in the AD 1400s. 14. What made Mohenjo-Daro important in India? It A) Was the largest city of the time. B) Was the first planned city. C) Had advanced sanitation. D) Had buildings and grid pattern roads. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of the above. 15. This religion believes that suffering can be ended by following the 8 Fold Path. A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddhism. 16. Chinese farmers built this with stone and sand; pilled rubble in order to keep out invaders A) Rudder. B) Great Wall. C) Huang he. D) Ideograph. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Great Wall. 17. If your parents were warriors you would belong to this varna. A) Brahmin. B) Kshatriya. C) Vaisya. D) Sudra. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kshatriya. 18. Around which river did the first Indian civilization grow? A) Tigris River. B) Nile River. C) Indus River. D) Rhine River. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indus River. 19. The name of India's earliest civilization A) In the catch. B) Hindu. C) New Delhi. D) Nepal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the catch. 20. Which religion believes life is pain and suffering? A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddhism. ← 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