Ancient Indian History Quiz 25 (20 MCQs)

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1. The Indus River Valley is located mostly in northwest India and: .....

Correct Answer: A) Pakistan.

2. WHAT IS THE MODERN COUNTRY OF THE INDUS RIVER

Correct Answer: B) PAKISTAN.

3. Nonviolence

Correct Answer: D) Whisper.

4. Buddha taught that to have peace in your life you need to follow

Correct Answer: C) The Eightfold Path.

5. Ramayana and Mahabharata were written during

Correct Answer: A) Ancient Period.

6. A major religion that developed in ancient India

Correct Answer: D) Hinduism.

7. What is a true statement about the Indus River Valley?

Correct Answer: B) It is the location of India's oldest civilization.

8. The homes in Mohenjo Daro and Harappa were .....

Correct Answer: C) Mostly all similar in size and structure.

9. The top of the caste contained the .....

Correct Answer: A) Brahmans or priests.

10. The ..... invaded the Indus Valley from the west.

Correct Answer: B) Aryans.

11. What type of religion did the Aryans have?

Correct Answer: C) Brahmanism.

12. When archaeologists found Mesopotamian goods in the ruins of Indus River Valley cities, they can logically conclude that

Correct Answer: A) The Indus people had traded with the people of the Mesopotamia.

13. Ruling caste:warriors

Correct Answer: B) Kshatriyas.

14. Who is the founder of buddhism?

Correct Answer: A) Buddha.

15. In ancient times, what river ran parallel to the Indus River?

Correct Answer: A) Ganges.

16. Which empire did Ashoka belong to?

Correct Answer: A) Maurya Empire.

17. The Aryans probably migrated into India from?

Correct Answer: C) The steppes of Asia.

18. Belief that a person's soul is reborn in a different form after death

Correct Answer: D) Reincarnation.

19. The Persians were very cruel to who they conquered

Correct Answer: B) False.

20. The Indian Ocean is to the west of India.

Correct Answer: B) False.