This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 242 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 242 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What of the following is a Hindu belief? A) Demonic forces keep people from leading good lives. B) Everyone can enter nirvana. C) A person's status in life is a result of how they lived in their previous life. D) An individual does not have a soul. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A person's status in life is a result of how they lived in their previous life. 2. The group of nomadic warriors who first settled in northern India were known as A) Aryans. B) Mongols. C) Sudras. D) Indians. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aryans. 3. What is the most important language of ancient India? The Aryans' most sacred hymns and poems were written in this. A) Persian. B) Hindi. C) Aryan. D) Sanskrit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sanskrit. 4. The Gupta culture made many significant contributions in the areas of mathematics, science, and art. One of the discoveries the Gupta's are most known for is the ..... A) Idea of an arch or column. B) Concept of zero. C) Creation of the wheel. D) Invention of irrigation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Concept of zero. 5. The great barrier north of India is the A) Indian Ocean. B) Himalayas. C) Ganges River. D) Indus River. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Himalayas. 6. What things did Siddhartha not know existed when he was young? A) Pain, aging, death. B) Weather, Vedas, Sanskrit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pain, aging, death. 7. Within the caste system, people's choices in marriage, friendship, education, and employment were limited. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. The Aryan people lived a ..... lifestyle. A) Agricultural. B) Nomadic. C) Sedentary. D) Urban. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nomadic. 9. India's first major religion A) Buddhism. B) Hebrew. C) Hinduism. D) Ramayan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hinduism. 10. Vocabulary:Ovens used to bake bricks A) Monsoons. B) Height. C) Kilns. D) Alloy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kilns. 11. What is the civilization called that grew up in the Indus River Valley? A) Harappan Civilization. B) Indus Civilization. C) Mohenjo-daro Civilization. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Harappan Civilization. 12. Which group from ancient India is responsible for developing the varnas that would later evolve into the caste system? A) Gupta Empire. B) Indo-Aryan Civilization. C) Indus Valley Civilization. D) Mauryan Empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indo-Aryan Civilization. 13. The ancient Egyptians built pyramids along the west bank of the Nile River. These pyramids were built as: A) Palaces for the kings. B) Tourist attractions. C) Temples for the gods. D) Tombs for the pharaohs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tombs for the pharaohs. 14. Which of the following is a Buddhist belief? A) Desire is the cause of suffering. B) No one can reach the highest spiritual plane. C) The cow is a sacred animal. D) All living creatures are connected to Brahman. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desire is the cause of suffering. 15. This body of water was a sacred site in Hinduism. A) Arabian Sea. B) Bay of Bengal. C) Ganges River. D) Indus River. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ganges River. 16. Which physical feature of India is most suitable for settlement? A) Ganges River. B) Thar Desert. C) Himalayan Mountains. D) Deccan Plateau. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ganges River. 17. Mainly practiced in Southeast Asia (China, Japan, Thailand and Vietnam) A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddhism. 18. A fortress in a city. A) Caste. B) Convert. C) Cave. D) Citadel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Citadel. 19. Siddhartha Gautama changed his name to: A) Gandhi. B) The god of meditation. C) Buddha. D) Allah. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buddha. 20. Who was responsible for the Rock Edicts, building roads, creating hospitals, and vet clinics? A) Buddha. B) Chandragupta. C) Asoka. D) Siddhartha Gautama. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Asoka. ← 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