This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 231 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 231 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Two famous sacred texts that Indians today still like to read are the Mahabharata and ..... A) Ramayana. B) Bhagavad. C) Panchanantra. D) Theravada. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ramayana. 2. What large body of water did NOT influence Ancient India's travel and trade? A) Black Sea. B) Bay of Bengal. C) Arabian Sea. D) Indian Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Black Sea. 3. In the Indian caste system, who are the Vaisyas A) Priests. B) Ruler/warriors. C) Farmers/craftspeople and traders. D) Laborers/non-Aryans. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Farmers/craftspeople and traders. 4. The highest and most supreme Hindu god who is the Creator A) Brahma. B) Karma. C) Dharma. D) Brahmin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brahma. 5. People who work to spread their religous beliefs A) Caste System. B) Missionaries. C) Karma. D) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Missionaries. 6. Divine law that requires people to perform the duties of their caste A) Reincarnation. B) Theocracy. C) Dharma. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dharma. 7. Who formed the varna system A) Kshatriyas. B) Women. C) Brahmins. D) Vaishyasya. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brahmins. 8. Largest River in Ancient India on which many Harappan cities were found A) Bath houses. B) Seals. C) Saraswati. D) Indus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indus. 9. Follow the Four Noble Truths A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddhism. 10. The metaphor or symbol used to represent the Caste system and Indian society is: A) An elephant. B) A mountain. C) The Buddha. D) The human body. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The human body. 11. Which Mudra is also known as Gyaana Mudra? A) Mayura. B) Trishoola. C) Kartarimukha. D) Hamsasya. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hamsasya. 12. What is the most important city in the ancient world A) Gilbert. B) Alexandria. C) The catch. D) It's also Joe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alexandria. 13. What is the difference between the summer monsoon and the winter monsoon? A) The summermonsoon brings more heat than the winter monsoon. B) Thewinter monsoon is colder than the summer monsoon. C) Thesummer monsoon is not as violent as the winter monsoon. D) Thewinter monsoon is drier than the summer monsoon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thewinter monsoon is drier than the summer monsoon. 14. Which of the following is NOT a religious legacy of Ancient India? A) Meditation. B) Yoga. C) Polytheism. D) Religious Tolerance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Polytheism. 15. The Saraswati River probably dried up because of A) Earthquakes. B) Volcanic eruptions. C) Tornadoes. D) Monsoons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Earthquakes. 16. Who is the main God in the Hindu religion? A) Vishnu. B) Brahma. C) Shiva. D) Buddha. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brahma. 17. What is the name of the Hindu god of earthly creation? A) Shiva. B) Indus. C) Varna. D) Vishnu. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shiva. 18. In Theravada Buddhism, Theravada means teaching of the ..... A) Elsewhere. B) God. C) Buddha. D) Wise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elsewhere. 19. Bottom tier of the caste system. They were manual workers and servants who had few rights. Most Indians fell into this category. A) Brahmins. B) Kshatriyas. C) Sudras. D) M.C. Hammer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sudras. 20. Which of these events immediately followed the fall of the Mauryan Empire? A) Chandragupta I came to power. B) The Guptas divided the empire into provinces. C) India broke apart into separate kingdoms. D) The Guptas fought among themselves for power. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) India broke apart into separate kingdoms. ← 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