This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 269 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 269 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. These were discovered in the center of the towns: A) Forum for gathering and politics. B) Great baths or pool areas. C) Temples for worship and sacrifice. D) Schools for a free education. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Great baths or pool areas. 2. Aryan Invader debate opssing side said Vedas don mention an invasion, what is the reason A) Extreme rainfall. B) Strong monsoons. C) Dried up river. D) Flooding. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dried up river. 3. What responsibility would belong to a member of the Brahmin caste in ancient India? A) Leading an army into battle. B) Trading goods in a marketplace. C) Performing a religious ceremony. D) Working as a laborer for a landowner. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Performing a religious ceremony. 4. How many different jobs for slavery were mentioned? A) 1 Job. B) 7 Jobs. C) 4 Jobs. D) 5 Jobs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 5 Jobs. 5. What happened to the Indus Valley civilization? A) All of the above. B) The people migrated to the far south of the peninsula. C) An earthquake altered the course of the river. D) The soil lost its nutrients and stopped yielding crops. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All of the above. 6. Why did Gandhi do the salt protest? A) Gandhi wanted more salt. B) Gandhi wanted to make more money from the salt. C) Gandhi thought the salt wasn't good enough. D) Gandhi understood how it was unfair that they had to pay money to the British for the salt that was made by the Indians. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gandhi understood how it was unfair that they had to pay money to the British for the salt that was made by the Indians. 7. The hereditary classes of Hindu society A) Dharma. B) Karma. C) Caste. D) Guru. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caste. 8. All of the following were true of Harappan society except A) Many of their dwellings featured indoor plumbing. B) They engaged in maritime traded with the ancient Mesopotamians and Egyptians. C) Their material culture and cities show evidence of social stratification. D) They were monotheists who worshipped the god Indra. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They were monotheists who worshipped the god Indra. 9. This is the combining of different metals in order to make them stronger or more pliable ..... A) Metallurgy. B) Alloys. C) Mixing. D) Oxidizing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alloys. 10. What is the name of the main mountain range in India? A) Ganges. B) Mt. Everest. C) Himalayas. D) Appalachian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Himalayas. 11. Which one of the following is the universal spirit? A) Brahman. B) Atman. C) Reincarnation. D) Karma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brahman. 12. The 2 basic social groups in India are ..... and ..... A) The family and the missionaries. B) The family and the caste. C) The untouchables and the caste. D) The pyramid and the dynasty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The family and the caste. 13. According to Hinduism, what determines what you are reincarnated into? A) Reincarnation. B) Your social class. C) Karma. D) Your occupation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Karma. 14. What did Buddha call "the middle way" ? A) The Eightfold Path. B) The Short Path. C) The Noble Path. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Eightfold Path. 15. Capital city of the Mauryan Dynasty A) Salem. B) Cairo. C) Jerusalem. D) Pataliputra. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pataliputra. 16. What vocabulary word means:A person's personal duty, based on social class or varna. A) Karma. B) Monsoon. C) Buddhism. D) Dharma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dharma. 17. The third ruler of the Mauryan Empire in India, he converted to Buddhism and broadcast his precepts on inscribed stones and pillars. A) Asoka. B) Chandragupta. C) Chandragupta II. D) Kautilya. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asoka. 18. Hinduism is ..... because of their belief in ..... ? A) Monotheistic; one God. B) Polytheistic; one god. C) Monotheistic; many gods. D) Polytheistic; many gods. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Polytheistic; many gods. 19. What is the definition of sanskrit? A) Laws. B) Going without food. C) The most well known language of ancient India. D) Division in Indian society into groups based on a person's birth, wealth, or occupation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The most well known language of ancient India. 20. During summer, monsoon winds bring (a) and pouring rains. A) A warm, wet air. B) Cold, dry air. C) Warm, dry air. D) Cold, wet air. 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