This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 280 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 280 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which two mountain ranges protect and isolate India from the rest of Asia? A) Himalayas and Andes. B) Alps and Pyrenees. C) Hindu Kush and Pamir. D) Himalayas and Hindu Kush. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Himalayas and Hindu Kush. 2. The kesh, kangha, kara, kachera, and kirpan are all visual representations seen on followers of A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Sikhism. D) Confucianism. E) T(D)aoism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sikhism. 3. Around what time did the ancient Indus Valley civilisation decline? A) 1700BCE. B) 1500CE. C) 1500BCE. D) 2000BCE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1700BCE. 4. India was formed on what is known as the subcontinent of ..... A) China. B) Pakistan. C) Egypt. D) India. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) India. 5. What is the word that means "A Buddhist worthy of nirvana, who postpones it to help others" ? A) Stupa. B) Bodhisattva. C) Bureaucracy. D) Pataliputra. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bodhisattva. 6. The responsibility children have to respect, obey, and care for their parents is A) Pictograph. B) Cultural diffusion. C) Ideograph. D) Filial piety. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Filial piety. 7. What was the name for the people that were not considered to be part of the caste system? A) Brahmans. B) Vaisya:. C) Untouchables. D) Sudras. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Untouchables. 8. Ashoka became a Buddhist after the great battle of A) Kalinga. B) Calcutta. C) Maurya. D) Nanda. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kalinga. 9. Books of Knowledge that contain many of the stories and songs of the Aryans. A) Darth Vedas. B) Vedas. C) Analects. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vedas. 10. What was the name of the group that was the lowest level of society and wasn't even part of the caste system? A) Untouchables. B) Unseen. C) Unloved. D) Undesirables. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Untouchables. 11. What best describes the Tamil kingdoms of southern India? A) Wealthy independent sea-traders. B) Warlike people from the steppes of Asia. C) Kingdoms of warring princes competing for power. D) Mighty conquerors of a vast empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wealthy independent sea-traders. 12. The most powerful varnas were the Vaisyas and Sudas A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. A religion and philosophy developed in Ancient India, characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme being who takes many forms. A) Buddhism. B) Hinduism. C) Daoism. D) Confucianism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hinduism. 14. A state of inner peace. A) The Four Noble Truths. B) The Eightfold Path. C) Enlightenment. D) Nirvana. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Enlightenment. 15. Which is not one of the three main rivers of Ancient India? A) Indu. B) Ganges. C) Nile. D) Brahmaputra. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nile. 16. The holy book of Hinduism was written in this language. A) Cuneiform. B) Hieroglyphics. C) Sanskrit. D) Latin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sanskrit. 17. Why have many historians called Gupta rule a golden age? A) Because the Guptas were gold miners. B) Because advances in arts and sciences took place. C) Because archaeologists discovered gold artifacts. D) Because Gupta rule was relatively short-lived. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because advances in arts and sciences took place. 18. What was the primary language of the Gupta Empire? A) Sanskrit. B) Pali. C) Prakrit. D) Dravidian. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sanskrit. 19. Religious art helps people to ..... A) Paint better. B) Remember religious beliefs or stories. C) Convert to a different religion. D) See how the Buddha actually looked in real life. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Remember religious beliefs or stories. 20. In which river bank Harappa was located? A) Ruper. B) Are. C) Indus. D) Sutlej. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ruper. ← 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