Ancient Indian History Quiz 319 (20 MCQs)

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1. Around 2600 B.C. the first civilization of India began near which river?

Correct Answer: D) Indus.

2. Caste System-Sudra

Correct Answer: A) Peasants, Servants, and Laborers.

3. ..... is the state of having knowledge or understanding.

Correct Answer: A) Enlightenment.

4. A BODY OF WATER THAT LIES BETWEEN ARABIA AND INDIA, THE NORTHWESTERN PART OF THE INDIAN OCEAN

Correct Answer: C) ARABIAN SEA.

5. A large landmass that cuts from a continent is a

Correct Answer: C) Subcontinent.

6. Hindu teachers lived by themselves and were known as .....

Correct Answer: C) Gurus.

7. What is Moksha

Correct Answer: A) A state of enlightenment in Hinduism.

8. It is believed that the Indus Valley civilization declined because of a flood.

Correct Answer: A) True.

9. In India, for which achievement is the Gupta Golden Age best known?

Correct Answer: D) Development of the concept of zero.

10. Mohenjo-Daro was an early city along the Indus River. It was designed in a series of

Correct Answer: B) Squares.

11. River of the Harappans

Correct Answer: C) Indus.

12. One of early India's contributions to world civilization includes introducing zero to the number system.

Correct Answer: A) True.

13. What body of water did the people of India have to cross to reach the overland trade route from Burma to China?

Correct Answer: C) The Bay of Bengal.

14. The rebirth of a soul

Correct Answer: A) Reincarnation.

15. Major geographical feature in the central portion of India.

Correct Answer: C) Deccan Plateau.

16. An isolated portion of a larger continent separated by a natural barrier such as mountains is called a

Correct Answer: C) Subcontinent.

17. Nirvana is the freedom from ..... and being at one with the universe.

Correct Answer: C) Reincarnation.

18. What is the name of the capital city of both the Mauryan and Gupta Empires?

Correct Answer: C) Pataliputra.

19. An alternative name for the ancient Indus Valley civilisation is .....

Correct Answer: C) Harappan civilisation.

20. What are the names of India's two main rivers?

Correct Answer: C) Indus River and Ganges River.