This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 297 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 297 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. India has a..... A) Peninsula. B) Subcontinent. C) Plateau. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peninsula. 2. The best-known section of the ancient religious epic, the Mahabharata A) Chandra Gupta Maurya. B) Pilgrim. C) Ashoka. D) Bhagavad Gita. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bhagavad Gita. 3. Which did Mohenjodaro, the Ancient Indian civilization, NOT HAVE? A) A public sewer system. B) Running water. C) Public bath. D) A written language that we understand today. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A written language that we understand today. 4. Large cities that had wide streets and fortresses, houses were mud brick with flat roofs, open courtyard, wells, and indoor bathrooms had wastewater pipes, and garbage chutes. 2. Traded with Mesopotamians. 3. Most were farmers who grew rice, wheat, barely, peas, and cotton. 4. City dwellers made clay pots, cotton cloth, metal tools, jewelry, and toys. A) Mesopotamian Culture. B) Egyptian Culture. C) Harappan Culture. D) Assyrian Culture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Harappan Culture. 5. The Indus River drains into the ..... A) Bay of Bengal. B) Arabian Sea. C) Persian Gulf. D) Red Sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arabian Sea. 6. The division of Indian society based into groups of wealth or occupation. A) Caste System. B) Fasting. C) Reincarnation. D) Buddha. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Caste System. 7. Injecting a person with a small dose of a virus to help build up defenses against the disease A) Inoculation. B) Metallurgy. C) Karma. D) Astronomy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inoculation. 8. Guru A) Indian religious teacher. B) Indian leader. C) Artisan. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indian religious teacher. 9. Which river in India provides fresh water and farmland and is considered sacred by the Hindus? A) Tigris. B) Euphrates. C) Indus. D) Ganges. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ganges. 10. Where did the people of this civilization store their surplus crops? A) Citadels. B) The Great Bath. C) Granaries. D) Pyramids. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Granaries. 11. The Hindu's believe in many Gods. The ultimate spiritual force is ..... A) Tiramisu. B) Brahman. C) Zeus. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brahman. 12. Which of the following was not a medical achievement? A) Setting bones. B) Knowledge of gravity. C) Invention of medical instruments. D) Preforming operations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Knowledge of gravity. 13. True or False:The Harappan civilization was the smallest of its day. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. What is the Indus River Valley civilization called from about 1500 B.C. A) Aryans. B) Harappa. C) Hinduism. D) Brahman. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aryans. 15. What does the word Veda mean? A) Rules. B) Tradition. C) Evidences. D) Knowledge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Knowledge. 16. Buddhist sacred writings A) Bible. B) Torah. C) Ganesh. D) Sutras. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sutras. 17. Why is the Bhagavad-Gita important to Hinduism? A) It contains the ideas of the gurus. B) It contains the key Hindu beliefs. C) It contains their ideas of dharma. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It contains the key Hindu beliefs. 18. A Hindu spiritual teacher. A) Guru. B) Yogi. C) Monk. D) Monastery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Guru. 19. Massive forts with thick walls were built. What does that teach us? A) A system of marking belongings was used. B) Cities were carefully planned and built. C) Craftworkers were highly skilled. D) City was protected from enemy attacks and floods. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) City was protected from enemy attacks and floods. 20. How long is the Indus River? A) 1, 800 miles. B) 20, 000 miles. C) 2 miles. D) 18 miles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1, 800 miles. ← 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