This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 285 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 285 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What effect did wars and invasions have on the development of India's trade? A) Disunity had little effect, as India did not have many products to trad. B) Trade was stifled and India was cut off from the world. C) Trade flourished despite the invasions and wars. D) Indian merchants only traded within the country. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trade flourished despite the invasions and wars. 2. Which cast was the lowest in the social pyramid? A) Priests. B) Dalits. C) Warriors. D) Merchants/Farmers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dalits. 3. Missionaries are people who spread their religious beliefs to others. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. What animal did the Aryans consider as sacred? A) Cows. B) Frogs. C) Horses. D) Sloths. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cows. 5. What is Mohenjo-Daro? A) Ancient Persian spiritual leader. B) Ancient Aryan game. C) Ancient Indian warrior. D) An Indus River Valley ancient city. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An Indus River Valley ancient city. 6. The early Indus civilization ended suddenly, and it was at this time (1500 BC) that a warlike people called the migrated into the Indus Valley. Who were these invaders? A) Aryans. B) Greeks. C) Mongols. D) Huns. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aryans. 7. What's Karma? A) A goddess that decides your fate after death. B) The effects that good or bad actions have on a person's soul. C) An ancient Indian ruler who came up with the concept of Sanskrit. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The effects that good or bad actions have on a person's soul. 8. The Mauryan Empire was followed by what other powerful empire in India? A) Vishnu. B) Varna. C) Gupta. D) Kshatriya. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gupta. 9. What was the name of the system that organized India's classes of people? A) The Caste System. B) The Untouchables. C) The Social Hierarchy. D) Low, Middle and Upper Classes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Caste System. 10. Which event happened first? A) Hindi is widely spoken throughout India. B) The Sanskrit language is developed. C) The Harappan civilization begins in the Indus Valley. D) Aryans begin to collect and record the Vedas. E) Aryans begin to settle the area around the Ganges River Valley. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Sanskrit language is developed. 11. Son of Chandra Gupta I who was a great warrior and conqueror who made India a mighty empire A) Chandragupta. B) Ashoka. C) Chandra Gupta I. D) Samudra Gupta. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Samudra Gupta. 12. What innovation did the Indus Valley civilization develop? A) The practice of medicine. B) New techniques for building and constructing. C) Paper making. D) In-depth mathematical knowledge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In-depth mathematical knowledge. 13. Which group in the caste system did most people belong to? A) BRAHMANS. B) KSHATRIYAS. C) Vaisya:. D) SUDRAS. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) SUDRAS. 14. The trade of the Harappan civilization was carried along the ..... A) Arabian Sea. B) East. C) Indian Ocean. D) Bay of Bengal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arabian Sea. 15. ..... was developed by the religious leader named Mahavir. A) Islam. B) Hinduism. C) Buddhism. D) Jainism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jainism. 16. The Yin and Yang which symbolizes light and dark to represent the importance of balance in life is a tenet of which philosophy? A) Confucianism. B) Legalism. C) Taoism. D) Feudalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Taoism. 17. This baseball team was recently involved in a scandal where they were caught cheating A) New York Mets. B) Philadelphia Phillies. C) Houston Astros. D) Boston Red Sox. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Houston Astros. 18. What does "the Buddha" mean? A) "Important One". B) "Enlightened One". C) "Fasting One". D) "Suffering One". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Enlightened One". 19. What could a boy from a leading Indian family do that a girl could not? A) Study with a guru. B) Be part of the varna system. C) Enter an arranged marriage. D) Live with parents and grandparents. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Study with a guru. 20. Which of the following was the Indian caste system not based on? A) Birth. B) Wealth. C) Gender. D) Occupation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gender. ← 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