This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 286 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 286 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Seeking such a change for himself, Sajan became a religious traveler and visited many of the ..... Ashoka had set up. A) Pilgrims. B) Buddhists. C) Stupas. D) Karma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stupas. 2. Which period happened first in India's history? A) Indus River Valley Civilization. B) Vedic Period. C) Maurya Empire. D) Gupta Empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indus River Valley Civilization. 3. Who posted Edicts on pillars? A) Siddhartha. B) Asoka. C) Brahmin. D) Ms. Southwell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asoka. 4. Which of the following is NOT a belief of Hinduism? A) 8 fold path. B) Dharma. C) Reincarnation. D) Holy cows. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 8 fold path. 5. Which of the following is NOT an advancement made by the Gupta and Indian scholars? A) They created the zero. B) They developed the Hindu-Arabic numerals. C) They could perform surgery. D) They thought the earth was flat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They thought the earth was flat. 6. The Ancient Indian civilization developed along this river. (The ..... Valley Civilization) A) Tamil. B) Indus. C) Ganges. D) Bengal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indus. 7. The mountain range, which settlers or invaders came through by way of the Khyber Pass is called ..... A) Himalaya Mountain Range. B) Hindu-Kush Mountain Range. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hindu-Kush Mountain Range. 8. Language of the Vedas A) Caste system. B) Caste. C) Sanskrit. D) Hindi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sanskrit. 9. Which of the following religions believe in reincarnation and is found predominately in India? A) Islam. B) Christianity. C) Confucianism. D) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hinduism. 10. Where is Mohenjodaro located? A) On the bank of the river Indus. B) Banks of the river Rupar. C) Located in Gujrat. D) Located in the Punjab. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On the bank of the river Indus. 11. Which is the oldest veda A) Atharva Veda. B) Rig veda. C) Sama Veda. D) All of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rig veda. 12. Buddhism teaches its followers to seek spiritual truth through the Four Noble Truths. Which of these is NOT one of the the Four Noble Truths? A) Life is full of suffering. B) People suffer because they desire worldly things. C) The way to end suffering is to stop desiring these things. D) The way to stop desiring things is to stop watching television so much. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The way to stop desiring things is to stop watching television so much. 13. Which of the instruments listed did the Early Indians not play A) Lutes. B) Flutes. C) Drums. D) Harps. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Harps. 14. How did a person become a member of a caste? A) They were born into it. B) They got to choose their caste. C) The Brahmins selected it for you. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They were born into it. 15. Which of the following is NOT a present-day country in the Indian subcontinent? A) Nepal. B) India. C) Pakistan. D) Bangladesh. E) Afghanistan. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Afghanistan. 16. Which of the following groups would have been at the top of society in India? A) Laborers. B) B. Warriors. C) C. Priests. D) D. Merchants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. Priests. 17. Why did climbers of Mount Everest need to bring oxygen with them? A) Because the air at the summit (top) is so thin. B) Because the climbers become too scared of the height to breathe normally. C) In order to prevent avalanches. D) Because the air at the summit (top) is rich in carbon dioxide and other harmful compounds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because the air at the summit (top) is so thin. 18. Who was in the highest level of authority. A) Sudras. B) Vaisya:. C) Brahmins. D) Kshatriyas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brahmins. 19. True or False:Harappan writing has been translated. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. Which of the following were Aryan priests? A) Kshatriyas. B) Vaisya:. C) Brahmans. D) Sudras. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brahmans. ← 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