This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 291 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 291 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Harappa and Mohenjo Daro were well-planned cities because they were what? A) Talented and intelligent. B) Busy and crowded. C) Laid out in a grid system. D) Full of many tall buildings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Talented and intelligent. 2. According to Hindu belief, what is moksha? A) The belief that actions determine the fate of a person. B) The religious ceremony accompanying a wedding. C) The religious law governing the justice system. D) The release from the cycle of death and rebirth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The release from the cycle of death and rebirth. 3. Which Ancient civilization will our test be on? A) Ancient China. B) Mesopotamia. C) Ancient India. D) Ancient Egypt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ancient India. 4. The Hindus believed that the caste you were born into was based on your what? A) Brahma. B) Karma. C) Enlightenment. D) Job. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Karma. 5. The Hindu god Brahma is known as the: A) Preserver. B) Creator. C) Destroyer. D) Perceiver. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Creator. 6. What TWO countries use to be included in India's territory? A) 1. Bangladesh2. Afghanistan. B) 1. Bangladesh2. Pakistan. C) 1. Afghanistan2. Pakistan. D) 1. Sri Lanka2. Bangladesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1. Bangladesh2. Pakistan. 7. The Indian invention of ..... around A.D. 500 had a great impact on the study of mathematics and science. A) Geometry. B) Zero. C) Plastic surgery. D) Algorithms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Zero. 8. A building or other built object A) Structure. B) Dwelling. C) Domicile. D) Djin Darrin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Structure. 9. Who discovered zero? A) Chanakya. B) Aryabhata. C) Sushruta. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aryabhata. 10. What was the period during the Gupta Empire called? A) The great famine age. B) The literature age. C) The golden age. D) The palm-leaf age. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The golden age. 11. Historians describe a civilization's ..... by identifying its motivators, goals, values, and basic beliefs. A) Politics. B) Society. C) Ideas. D) Technology. E) Economy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ideas. 12. Social class that a person is born into A) Nirvana. B) Caste. C) Monsoon. D) Stupa. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Caste. 13. All of the following countries make up the subcontinent EXCEPT: A) India. B) China. C) Pakistan. D) Bangladesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) China. 14. What was the name for nomadic Arabian shepherds? A) Bedouins. B) Herdsmen. C) Martyrdom. D) Hijj. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bedouins. 15. What is the difference between the Theravada and Mahayana expressions of Buddhism? A) Theravada focuses on individual salvation, while Mahayana focuses on the salvation of all beings. B) Theravada believes in the existence of multiple gods, while Mahayana believes in a single god. C) Theravada originated in India, while Mahayana originated in China. D) Theravada rejects the concept of karma, while Mahayana embraces it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theravada focuses on individual salvation, while Mahayana focuses on the salvation of all beings. 16. According to Buddhist tradition, who was the Buddha? A) Abraham. B) Siddhartha Gautama. C) Giddartha Southama. D) Sargon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Siddhartha Gautama. 17. Which of the following is NOT a way that the ancient cities were advanced for their time? A) They had sewage drainage pipes. B) They had straight and angled roads. C) They had an advanced system of government that allowed their to be peace. D) They oriented their buildings to naturally catch the wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They had an advanced system of government that allowed their to be peace. 18. According to the 4 Noble Truths, how can someone end suffering? A) By eliminating desire. B) By eliminating carbs. C) By eating whatever they want. D) By buying lots of things. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By eliminating desire. 19. Why don't we know much about Harappan Society? A) We can't translate their writing system and no one else wrote about them. B) We haven't been able to find a lot of artifacts. C) Most of the artifacts that have been found are broken and hard to piece together. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We can't translate their writing system and no one else wrote about them. 20. What is to move from one place to another? A) Migrate. B) Move. C) Nomad. D) Diaspora. 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