This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 243 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 243 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Key term:The lasting peace that Buddhists seek by giving up selfish desires A) Meditate. B) Nirvana. C) Dharma. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nirvana. 2. Why did the Untouchables live in separate communities? A) They wanted to stay pure. B) They shared all their goods. C) They had to eat a special diet. D) They were considered unclean. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They were considered unclean. 3. A serf in Hindu society A) Sudras. B) Brahmins. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sudras. 4. Hindus worship many gods and goddesses. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. Which word describes a state of wisdom reached by following the Eightfold path in Buddhism? A) Nirvana. B) Dharma. C) Enlightenment. D) Karma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nirvana. 6. Hinduism is polytheistic. What does that mean? A) Hindus believe in one God. B) Hindus believe in multiple gods and goddesses that control the universe. C) Hindus believe in more than one version of heaven. D) Hindus believe in multiple classes of people. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hindus believe in multiple gods and goddesses that control the universe. 7. MANY PEOPLE AND LANGUAGES OF EUROPE, IRAN, AND NORTHERN INDIA SHARE A COMMON LINGUISTIC TRAITS DUE TO BEING PART OF THIS ANCIENT GROUP A) INDO-EUROPEAN. B) AFRO AMERICAN. C) SOUTH AMERICAN. D) FRANCO-EUROPEAN. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) INDO-EUROPEAN. 8. The Yellow River is yellow because of the loess in it. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. Check all that apply. Which religion(s) believe in the caste system? A) Hinduism. B) Jainism. C) Buddhism. D) Sikhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. 10. What is not a landform of Ancient India? A) Hindu Kush. B) Deccan Plateau. C) Himalayas. D) Mesopotamia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mesopotamia. 11. True or False:You can be reincarnated into a higher or lower varna based off of your karma A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. Is the belief that the deeds of a person affect what he or she will be in the next life. A) Nirvana. B) Karma. C) Whisper. D) Reincarnation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Karma. 13. In India, the Aryans developed a written language called A) Hebrew. B) Sanskrit. C) Greek. D) English. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sanskrit. 14. This religion believes that the way to stop suffering is to stop desire. A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Islam. D) Christianity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddhism. 15. The first Indian cities, the Mohenjo-daro and Harappa, developed in the A) Indus Valley. B) Tigris and Euphrates Valley. C) Deccan Plateau. D) Nile River Valley. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indus Valley. 16. Being reborn into another life here on earth A) Reincarnation. B) Paradise. C) Heaven. D) Decipherism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reincarnation. 17. In what part of India di Buddhism first take root? A) Nothern India. B) Southern India. C) Western India. D) Eastern India. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nothern India. 18. Which was the unknown metal to Indus Valley people? A) Copper. B) Bronze. C) Iron. D) Silver. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Iron. 19. The Indus, Brahmaputra, and (a) are the Subcontinent's major rivers. A) A Ganges. B) Yangtze. C) Euphrates. D) Nile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A Ganges. 20. Which of these statements about Buddhism in India is true? A) It was taught from a single sacred book. B) It became the major religion. C) Gurus became Buddhist missionaries. D) Hinduism adopted many Buddhist teachings and templates. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hinduism adopted many Buddhist teachings and templates. ← 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