This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 283 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 283 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What products were traded in or near the Gupta Empire? A) Clothes, gold, sugar. B) Food, precious stones, boats. C) Clothes, precious stones, spices. D) Sugar, salt, spices. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clothes, precious stones, spices. 2. Decide whether the phrases listed describe the Indus River, Ganges River, or Both. Empties into the Indian Ocean.Water Source for most populated areas of the Indian Subcontinent A) Indus River. B) Ganges River. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ganges River. 3. In Hinduism, the belief in a continuous cycle of birth, death, and rebirth is called ..... A) Karma. B) Nirvana. C) Reincarnation. D) Samsara. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Samsara. 4. Ancient Indians displayed knowledge of health and medicine by doing which of the following? A) Metallurgy and alloys. B) Indoor plumbing and sewer systems. C) Calendars based on astronomy. D) Inoculations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inoculations. 5. To focus one's mind for a period of time A) Meditate. B) Song. C) Nap. D) Read. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meditate. 6. What is another word for raja? A) Prince. B) Sultan. C) Warrior. D) Knight. E) Jester. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prince. 7. Which advancement in medicine DID NOT occur under the Gupta Empire? A) Plastic surgery. B) C-Sections. C) Anesthesia. D) Organ replacements. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Organ replacements. 8. The Indus Valley Civilization was located in what modern country? A) Pakistan. B) China. C) Tibet. D) England. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pakistan. 9. What was the trade path which connect Asia and India? A) Khyber Pass. B) Most important military route. C) A Strategic Military Location. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 10. What is one thing that Harappans grew? A) Corn. B) Strawberries. C) Rice. D) Berries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rice. 11. To tame animals and plants for human use A) Nomad. B) Circa. C) Domesticate. D) Decade. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Domesticate. 12. The Harappan peoples had a written language called ..... This language was a lot like the Ancient Egyptians writing. They used pictures to represent aspects of life. A) Hieroglyphics. B) Sanskrit. C) Barley. D) Pictograms. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pictograms. 13. Buddhism originated in which country? A) China. B) Korea. C) Thailand. D) India. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) India. 14. I am at the top of the Hindu caste system: A) The Brahmins. B) Kshatriyas. C) Vaishyasya. D) Untouchables. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Brahmins. 15. Religious philosophy deals with reasons for suffering A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Sikhism. D) Confucianism. E) T(D)aoism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddhism. 16. Chandragupta Maurya founded the ..... dynasty. A) Gupta. B) Mauryan. C) Aryans. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mauryan. 17. Which of these statements is true of Hinduism? A) It arose from the teachings of one single founder. B) Its sacred books were written in hieroglyphics. C) It is a way of life for over two billion people. D) It has absorbed many beliefs from other religions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It has absorbed many beliefs from other religions. 18. Key term:the rebirth of the soul in the body of another living being A) Reincarnation. B) Avatar. C) Meditate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reincarnation. 19. In the Caste System, the ..... were the warrior class near the top. A) Brahmins. B) Kshatriya. C) Vaishya. D) Sudras. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kshatriya. 20. A source of historical information that was recorded years after a historical event. A) Primary. B) Secondary. C) Tertiary. D) Pterodactyl. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Secondary. ← 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