This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 265 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 265 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A force caused by good and bad act and affects your future is called ..... A) Karma. B) Salvation. C) Reincarnation. D) Sanskrit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Karma. 2. Which king built a town called Thanjavur in the Kaveri delta. A) King Rajendra I. B) King Rajaraja I. C) King Vijayalaya. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) King Vijayalaya. 3. This group was outside the caste system and the lowest possible group in ancient Indian society. A) Brahmins. B) Kshatriyas. C) Dalits. D) Sudras. E) Vaisya:. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dalits. 4. The Indus River has tons of natural resources. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. How did modern scholars learn that Mohenjodaro had ever existed? A) Astronauts saw it from space. B) Historians read ancient scrolls. C) Archaeologists found its ruins. D) Historians saw it on Google Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Archaeologists found its ruins. 6. Which statement is true of the northern mountain ranges? A) They are close to sea level. B) They block the cooler weather patterns to the north making India arid and warm. C) They are low in elevation making it easy to outside invaders to attack. D) They elevation made it easy for people to live here. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They block the cooler weather patterns to the north making India arid and warm. 7. What troubled the Buddha on his first few trips out into the world? A) Inequality of wealth. B) Aging, sickness, and death. C) Prejudice against lower castes. D) Cruelty, evil, and lack of caring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aging, sickness, and death. 8. Ancient Indian city, along with Mohenjo-Daro A) Harappa. B) Sudan. C) Ganesh. D) Dali. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Harappa. 9. A mathmatical innovation from Ancient India was A) Adding the number 1. B) Adding and using the numeral 0 (zero). C) Pythagorean Theorum. D) Determining that Pi is 3.16. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adding and using the numeral 0 (zero). 10. What are the physical and human features of a location? A) Perception. B) Place. C) Perspective. D) Landscapes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Place. 11. Gurus are the spiritual leaders of A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Confucianism. D) T(D)aoism. E) Sikhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Sikhism. 12. Going without food for a period of time A) Meditation. B) Fasting. C) Karma. D) Metallurgy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fasting. 13. What are the two most important rivers to ancient India? A) Brahmaputra and Yamuna. B) Ganges and Indus. C) Nile and Tigris. D) Amazon and Mississippi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ganges and Indus. 14. The people in the top class of the caste system were A) Warriors. B) Priests. C) Artisans. D) Untouchables. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Priests. 15. Which term is defined as:A belief that the soul is eternal and lives many lifetimes, in one body after another. A) Aryans. B) Vedas. C) Reincarnation. D) Whisper. E) Atman. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reincarnation. 16. In traditional Chinese culture, which philosophy had the greatest influence on the development of culture, society, and politics due to the emphasis on relationships, respect, and structure? A) Confucianism. B) Shintoism. C) Taoism. D) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Confucianism. 17. Who was the most famous Mauryan emperor who converted to Buddhism? A) Chandragupta. B) Ashoka. C) Mughal. D) Babar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ashoka. 18. The numbers that we use today are called ..... because they were created by Indian scholars and brought to Europe by the Arab A) Astronomical markings. B) Alloys. C) Hindu-Arabic numerals. D) Egyptian-Hieroglyphic numerals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hindu-Arabic numerals. 19. How do the Vedas relate to Aryan history in India? A) They are historical records of Aryan civilization. B) They are religious texts followed by Aryans. C) They were written by the Aryan kings. D) They have no relation to Aryan history. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are religious texts followed by Aryans. 20. A plateau is ..... A) Higher than a mountain. B) Has more peaks than a mountain. C) A raised area of land, but flatter than a mountain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A raised area of land, but flatter than a mountain. ← 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