This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 252 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 252 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where is the Indus River Valley located? (specific) A) Mesopotamia. B) Punjab, Pakistan. C) Africa. D) India. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Punjab, Pakistan. 2. Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world, is part of the ..... Mountains. A) Himalaya. B) Ural. C) Hindu Kush. D) Caucasus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Himalaya. 3. This religion spread throughout Asia, believers follow the Eightfold Path, try to reach nirvana by stopping worldly desires, and Siddhartha Gautama discovered his teachings after meditating about life. A) Hinduism. B) Christianity. C) Buddhism. D) Jainism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buddhism. 4. After Siddhartha leaves his home searching for the meaning of life, which event happened next? A) Buddha converts many followers by his teaching. B) Buddha dies. C) Indian King Asoka converts to Buddhism. D) Buddhism spreads to China and Japan. E) Buddha reaches enlightenment. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Buddha reaches enlightenment. 5. What is the ultimate god in hinduism? A) Ashoka. B) Buddha. C) Brahma. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brahma. 6. Practicing non-violence toward all living things (in Jainism) A) Dharma. B) Whisper. C) Karma. D) Salvation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whisper. 7. The major river that flows through the Indus Valley is named the ..... River. A) Himalayan. B) Ganges. C) Ashoka. D) Chandragupta. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ganges. 8. Texts from ancient India that are part of a collection of the oldest surviving Hindu scriptures. They provide details about the religious practices and culture of ancient Indian civilization. A) Brahmanism. B) Caste System. C) Crow. D) Vedas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vedas. 9. These people moved often and came to the Indus Valley at 1500. A) Sudras. B) Ganges. C) Aryans. D) Rajas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aryans. 10. This statement belongs to which religion?"Belief in the Eightfold Path." A) Buddhism. B) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buddhism. 11. Evidence from Mohenjo-Daro suggests that people liked playing games, including ..... A) Checkers. B) Chess. C) Fortnite. D) Monopoly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chess. 12. Brahman creates the universe, Vishnu protects the universe, and Shiva ..... the universe. A) Fixes. B) Destroys. C) Makes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Destroys. 13. In India, a GURU is a ..... A) Priest. B) Doctor. C) Teacher. D) Pet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Teacher. 14. Is the end of suffering which breaks the cycle of reincarnation. A) Nirvana. B) Dharma. C) Reincarnation. D) Karma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nirvana. 15. What is the name of the river system where the first settlements of Ancient India appeared? A) Euphrates River. B) Huang He River. C) Indus River. D) Ganges River. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indus River. 16. What river served as the same purpose as the Rivers Tigris and Euphrates for the ancient Mesopotamians? A) Indus River. B) Nile River. C) Ganges River. D) Yangtze River. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indus River. 17. Which is the following is a major achievement of India? A) Algebra. B) Swahili. C) Pyramids. D) Ziggurats. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Algebra. 18. The belief that the atman is released from the body at death and later reborn in another body is a process called A) Karma. B) Salvation. C) Nirvana. D) Reincarnation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reincarnation. 19. What are the ancient texts called from India? A) Scrolls. B) Vedas. C) Cuneiform Tablets. D) Hieroglyphs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vedas. 20. What is the term that means "people that deny themselves physical comforts to seek a spiritual goal" ? A) Bodhisattva. B) Nirvana. C) Stupa. D) Ascetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ascetic. ← 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