This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 314 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 314 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Although Hindu gods are referred to as different aspects of a single deity, Hinduism is still considered the last of the ..... beliefs. A) Polytheistic. B) Monotheistic. C) Biotheistic. D) Theistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polytheistic. 2. India's climate is heavily influenced by seasonal wind patterns that make it hot and humid called A) Arid. B) Deserts. C) Climate change. D) Monsoons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Monsoons. 3. Before settling in farming communities, many early people ..... That is, to move from place to place. A) Evaporated. B) Elaborated. C) Guru. D) Migrated. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Migrated. 4. Since Siddhartha Gautama was originally a Hindu and a prince, which Varna of the caste system did he belong to? A) He belonged to the Brahmin caste. B) He was a part of the Kshatriyas. C) He was a Vaisya. D) He belonged to the Sudra caste. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was a part of the Kshatriyas. 5. Hinduism is based on what? A) The Bible. B) The Qu'ran. C) The Torah. D) The Vedas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Vedas. 6. What was the writing system used in Ancient India? A) Hieroglyphics. B) Sanskrit. C) Cuneiform. D) Alphabet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sanskrit. 7. ..... contains the famous Gayatri mantra. A) Sama Veda. B) Rig Veda. C) Atharva Veda. D) Yajur Farewell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rig Veda. 8. Which Indian leader started the Mauryan Empire? A) Chandragupta Maurya. B) Asoka. C) Chandragupta. D) Pataliputra. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chandragupta Maurya. 9. What is a conclusion based on evidence? A) Inference. B) Exchange. C) Translation. D) Interpretation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inference. 10. One of the longest lasting Chinese dynasties that developed paper, iron casting, and the watermill. A) Han Dynasty. B) Qin Dynasty. C) Zhou Dynasty. D) Shang Dynasty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Han Dynasty. 11. Reincarnation can be best describe as ..... A) The process of recycling. B) The process of rebirth. C) The process of decomposition. D) The process of farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The process of rebirth. 12. Which word describes a human soul lives on after death and is involved in a cycle of rebirth? A) Epic poems. B) Reincarnation. C) Karma. D) Yoga. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reincarnation. 13. India is considered a sub continent because of the Himalayan mountains. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 14. What is the belief that a perosn is reborn into another body after death called? A) Reincarnation. B) Nirvana. C) Dharna. D) Purgatory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reincarnation. 15. What is the term for a large landmass that is smaller than a continent and often separated from the mainland mass by physical barriers such as mountains? A) Country. B) Subcontinent. C) Nation state. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subcontinent. 16. What is one of the holy texts of Hinduism? A) Sutras. B) Bible. C) Upanishads. D) Qur'an. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Upanishads. 17. What are the holy books of Hinduism? A) Karma. B) Dharma. C) The Three Baskets of Wisdom. D) The Rig Vedas and Upanishads. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Rig Vedas and Upanishads. 18. The creation of the Hindu-Arabic numerals affected India and modern societies by making modern ..... possible. A) Science. B) English. C) History. D) Math. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Math. 19. The Indus River is in what modern day country? A) India. B) Bangladesh. C) Pakistan. D) Sri Lanka. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pakistan. 20. Job of Kshatriya A) Priests and teachers. B) Inferior jobs. C) Warriors and rulers. D) Farmers and merchants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Warriors and rulers. ← 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