This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 262 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 262 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the term for a large landmass that is smaller than a continent and often separated from the main landmass by physical barriers? A) Subcontinent. B) County. C) Empire. D) Peninsula. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subcontinent. 2. The varnas were divided into a system of smaller groups called ....., which were based on a person's birth, wealth, or occupation. A) Sanskrit. B) Dharma. C) Castes. D) Samskaras. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Castes. 3. What is the term that means "becoming liberated from the cycle of reincarnation in Hinduism" ? A) Whisper. B) Salvation. C) Karma. D) Nirvana. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Salvation. 4. Where are bullock carts still used in India today? A) Rural areas. B) Urban areas. C) Suburban areas. D) Wilderness areas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rural areas. 5. A government ruled by a religious leader A) Dalai Flame. B) Panchen Llama. C) Theocracy. D) Democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theocracy. 6. Belief in polytheism, many gods A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. 7. The man who became the Buddha A) Siddhartha Gautama. B) Prince Ashoka. C) Chandra Gupta. D) Chandragupta Maurya. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Siddhartha Gautama. 8. Gods and goddesses worshipped by Hindus. A) Avatar. B) Missionary. C) Caste. D) Absolute power. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Avatar. 9. Anika, Zoe, and Evelyn are discussing the story of Siddhartha Gautama. What is the main theme they are focusing on? A) The importance of luxury and joy. B) The inevitability of suffering. C) The pursuit of power and wealth. D) The search for enlightenment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The search for enlightenment. 10. What was the language of the Ancient Indian people? A) Indian. B) English. C) Spanish. D) Sanskrit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sanskrit. 11. What did Siddhartha Guatama see in his travels that upset him? A) He saw too many people that were stealing from the poor and giving to the rich. B) He saw too many homes that needed to be repaired. C) He saw beggars, people who were ill, and people broken down by age with no home and no where to go. D) He saw too many people that needed to bathe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He saw beggars, people who were ill, and people broken down by age with no home and no where to go. 12. Early farming villages in India depended on ..... to get enough rain for their crops to grow. A) Summer monsoons. B) Winter monsoons. C) Brahman. D) Shiva. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Summer monsoons. 13. Zoroastrianism is considered by most people as a monotheistic religion. What does monotheism means? A) Belief in many gods. B) Belief in one god. C) No belief in a god. D) Belief in Judaism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Belief in one god. 14. What was the main natural resource of India? A) Mountains. B) Tunnels. C) Deserts. D) Rivers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rivers. 15. Which is true about the caste system? A) The untouchables are the most holy and special people so no one can touch them. B) A caste is a social class whose members are defined by their religion. C) The top of caste system are the rulers, nobles, and warriors. D) The caste system developed from Aryan society and religion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The caste system developed from Aryan society and religion. 16. Major winds in the Indian Ocean that blow into Asia for half the year, and away from Asia for the other half. The summer winds provide the rainfall necessary for agriculture in India. A) Hurricane. B) Monsoon. C) Tornado. D) Cyclone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monsoon. 17. The belief that a person lives more than once in different bodies is called ..... A) Dharma. B) Pantheism. C) Buddhism. D) Reincarnation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reincarnation. 18. The Buddha followed some Hindu ideas and changed others, but he did not consider himself to be a god. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. How did the term cappuccino originate? A) It is inspired by the colour of the robes worn by monks of the Capuchin order. B) It is the French term for "foam on coffee.". C) It is Italian for "frothy coffee drink.". D) It was a term invented by a coffee company. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is inspired by the colour of the robes worn by monks of the Capuchin order. 20. Which reasons do historians believe are the most likely causes of the fall of the Indus Valley (Harappan) civilization in northwest India? A) Famine, bad construction, and civil war. B) Earthquakes, river changes, and invasion. C) Flooding, disease, and food surplus. D) Hurricanes, plague, and bad kings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Earthquakes, river changes, and invasion. ← 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