This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 219 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 219 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Four Vedas are a: A) Book of sacred hymns and songs. B) A bible translated in Sanskrit. C) Another name for our history textbook. D) The jobs of each caste. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Book of sacred hymns and songs. 2. Which of the following is NOT a reasonable explanation for why the Indus Valley people abandoned their cities between 1900 BCE and 1500 BCE A) Climate change, the monsoon winds shifted causing less rain to fall. B) The Mongols attacked them and drove them out. C) The Indus river may have changed its course affecting the supply of water to the cities. D) Trade with Mesopotamia was disrupted and famine weakened them allowing the Aryans to take over. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Mongols attacked them and drove them out. 3. Which of the following phrases best describes teachings by Buddha: A) Focus on bettering yourself and don't let negative energy bring you down. B) Focus on every problem in your life until they are solved. C) Your thoughts and feelings have nothing to do with each other. D) Don't do anything without remembering the past. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Focus on bettering yourself and don't let negative energy bring you down. 4. Ahimsa means A) A song you sing. B) A boy. C) Nonviolence. D) Purge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nonviolence. 5. What are the four basic caste groups of the caste system in Ancient India? A) Wealthy, Military, Working Class, Poor. B) Rich, Middle Class, Lower Class, Poverty. C) Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Sundaras. D) Hindis, Buddhists, Protestants, and Christians. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Sundaras. 6. Historians think which religion is the oldest? A) Islam. B) Judaism. C) Hinduism. D) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hinduism. 7. Which group is at the top of the ranking order? A) Shudrasya. B) Vaishyasya. C) Brahmins. D) Kshatriyas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brahmins. 8. Which of the following is a religion in India? A) Judaism. B) Hinduism. C) Ziggurats. D) Pharaohism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hinduism. 9. Which is NOT true of the Aryans? A) They were a patriarchal society. B) Hinduism and the caste system developed after they arrived in India. C) They are the founders of Buddhism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are the founders of Buddhism. 10. What are the 3 main Hindu gods? A) Lion, Nala, Friend. B) Ono, Vishnu, Dharma. C) Vishnu, Brahma, Shiva. D) Alvin, Simon, Theodore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vishnu, Brahma, Shiva. 11. Harapan, Mohenjo-Daro, and Kalibangan are considered to be part of the same civilization because they are similar in ..... A) Construction. B) Size. C) Population. D) Decor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Construction. 12. Which of the following statements best describes the teachings of Buddha? A) They have spread to many parts of Asia. B) They died out shortly after Buddha himself died. C) They remain strongest in India where Siddhartha lived. D) They attracted few followers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They have spread to many parts of Asia. 13. Which of the following was the highest social group of the Aryan caste system? A) Merchants. B) Warriors. C) Priests. D) Laborers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Priests. 14. What did the Han Dynasty develop? A) Steel and paper. B) Bronze work. C) Terracotta soldiers. D) Oracle bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Steel and paper. 15. Another way that Buddhism differed from HInduism was that Buddhists rejected A) The many Hindu gods. B) The idea of awakening. C) The simplicity of Hinduism. D) The five precepts of right action. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The many Hindu gods. 16. The stupa was a kind of ..... A) Sacred text. B) Temple. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temple. 17. What religion did the people who moved from central Asia to northwestern India worship? A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Jainism. D) Vedism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vedism. 18. The Himalaya Mountains were created by A) Volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. B) Ocean levels dropping millions of years ago. C) Tectonic plates colliding. D) A massive earthquake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tectonic plates colliding. 19. A COUNTRY BORDERING SOUTH VIETNAM TO THE WEST, AND A STRONGHOLD FOR VIET CONG TROOPS TO BUILD UP AND THEN PENETRATE S. VIETNAM BORDERS WITH EASE A) THAILAND. B) CAMBODIA. C) SINGAPORE. D) PAKISTAN. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) CAMBODIA. 20. Who founded India's first empire. A) Kalidasa. B) Chandragupta Maurya. C) Asoka. D) Buddha. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chandragupta Maurya. ← 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