This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 224 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 224 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is one if the instruments the early Indians played? A) Guitar. B) Piano. C) Drums. D) Harmonica. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drums. 2. Tools in ancient India were made of ..... A) Stone. B) Clay. C) Wood. D) Metal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metal. 3. The third varna made up of common people A) Brahmans. B) Sudras. C) Kshatriyas. D) Vaisya:. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vaisya:. 4. Dharma means your sacred job A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. 5. The people that came to Indus River Valley right after the Harappans were called A) Assyrians. B) Body. C) Mooryans. D) Aryans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aryans. 6. A PHILOSOPHER FROM INDIA, THIS MAN WAS A SPIRITUAL AND MORAL LEADER FAVORING INDIA'S INDEPENDENCE FROM GREAT BRITAIN. HE PRACTICED PASSIVE RESISTANCE, CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE AND BOYCOTTS TO GENERATE SOCIAL AND POLITICAL CHANGE A) MAHAVIRA. B) Mohandas Gandhi. C) THE DALAI LAMA. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mohandas Gandhi. 7. The four basic doctrines or principles of Buddhism is known as Four Noble Truths. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. What was the Gupta empire's big advantage over the Mauryan empire? A) More resources for trade. B) A smaller area to rule. C) An easy-to-learn language. D) Kinder kings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A smaller area to rule. 9. Monsoon is a seasonal prevailing wind in the region of South and Southeast Asia. It blows from the southwest between May and September, bringing rain (the wet monsoon), or from the northeast between October and April (the dry monsoon). A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. The Tipitaka is the text for A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Confucianism. D) T(D)aoism. E) Sikhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddhism. 11. Vedas are the sacred text A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. 12. When did the people who built Mohenjo-Daro mysteriously abandoned their city A) Between 1900 &1500 BCE. B) Between 1200 and 900 BCE. C) Between 1900 & 1500 CE. D) Between 1200 and 900 CE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Between 1900 &1500 BCE. 13. True or False:The Aryan civilization was India's first civilization. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. Which of these sentences is true of most Hindu temples? A) They contain elaborate sculptures. B) They face west toward the setting sun. C) They are placed as far from cities as possible. D) They are small so as not to distract worshipers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They contain elaborate sculptures. 15. Chandragupta Maurya was motivated in part to expel the Greek administrators left behind by Alexander the Great. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. Hinduism's country of origin is ..... A) The United States. B) Honduras. C) India. D) France. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) India. 17. What mountain range can be found in India? A) Appalachian Mountains. B) Rocky Mountains. C) Himalaya Mountains. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Himalaya Mountains. 18. Who are the Shudras in the caste system? A) Rulers. B) Care for the dead. C) Servants. D) Herders. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Servants. 19. Who was the ruler of Ancient India? A) Chandra Gupta. B) Joe Biden. C) Donald Trump. D) Hinduvan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chandra Gupta. 20. True or False:There are only 320 million Hindus worldwide. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. ← 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