This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 313 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 313 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. King Ashoka believed in which of the following? A) Freedom of Religion. B) Freedom of Press. C) The right to vote. D) The right to a speedy trial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Freedom of Religion. 2. What book contains the writings of Hinduism? A) The "Virtues". B) The "Sanskrit". C) The "Vedas". D) The "Bible". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The "Vedas". 3. The main religion of India that is based on Aryan beliefs A) Kshatriya. B) Brahmin. C) Hinduism. D) Reincarnation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hinduism. 4. What is a planned city? A) Highest in an ancient city. B) A city where people move place to place. C) A Greek city-state. D) City built with specific layout in mind. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) City built with specific layout in mind. 5. Which of the following is true about the summer monsoon? A) It brings much needed rain. B) The winds blow from the north during this monsoon. C) The winds blow across the Bay of Bengal before reaching India. D) The summer monsoon is the beginning of hurricane season on the Deccan Plateau. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It brings much needed rain. 6. What Indian civilization formed the world's first planned cities? A) Aryan. B) Guptan. C) Harappan. D) Mauryan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Harappan. 7. Who was one of the first mathematicians to use algebra? A) Aryabhata. B) Chandra Gupta. C) Pataliputra. D) Rama. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aryabhata. 8. Could people in India marry outside their caste or varna? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 9. Universal spirit A) Brahmin. B) Brahma. C) Brahman. D) Dharma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brahman. 10. India, being a large landmass set apart from the rest of Asia, is known as a A) Mini-continent. B) Super continent. C) Sub continent. D) Blob. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sub continent. 11. How was Mohenjo Daro different from most other cities of the time? A) It had a drainage system to carry waste from homes. B) Its people worshiped only one god. C) It was built along the Yangtze River. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It had a drainage system to carry waste from homes. 12. About a dozen Indus Valley seals have been found in Iran and Iraq. This suggests there was ..... A) Love. B) Trade. C) Copying. D) Magic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trade. 13. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the cities of Harappa and Mohenjo Daro? A) Each stood near a towering fortress. B) They are both located on the Indus River. C) Their streets were lined with storehouses, workshops, and market stalls. D) There was no source of water near them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) There was no source of water near them. 14. What did the Harappans grow? A) Rice, corn, beets, cotten, tomatos. B) Rice, wheat, barley, beans, cotten. C) Sugar cane, nether wart, turnips, radishes beans. D) Winter squash, pumpkins, lettuce, peas, sweet potatoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rice, wheat, barley, beans, cotten. 15. Which Indian empire is said to have ruled during a Golden Age? A) Mauryan Empire. B) Asoka. C) Gupta Empire. D) Aryans. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gupta Empire. 16. Which was the smallest group in the caste system? A) BRAHMANS. B) KSHATRIYAS. C) Vaisya:. D) SUDRAS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) BRAHMANS. 17. Leader who used military power to unite India A) Chandragupta. B) Ashoka. C) Chandra Gupta I. D) Samudra Gupta. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chandragupta. 18. How does Siddhartha convince his father to allow him to leave? A) He starves himself. B) He waits in his office all night. C) He persuades his mom first. D) He uses Govinda's influence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He waits in his office all night. 19. Why were Brahmins so powerful in early Indian society? A) They were the only ones who could bathe in the Ganges River. B) They were the only ones who could perform rituals to the gods. C) They were the only ones who could go on pilgrimages to holy places. D) They weren't powerful because they were only priests. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They were the only ones who could perform rituals to the gods. 20. What religion was practiced in Ancient India? A) Catholicism. B) Christianity. C) Buddhism. D) Judaism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buddhism. ← 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