This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 320 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 320 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Harappan civilization was the first major Indian civilization established along the ..... River. A) Indus. B) Ganges. C) Nile. D) Mississippi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indus. 2. The Caste System was based on which religious beliefs? A) Buddhism. B) Taoism. C) Sikhism. D) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hinduism. 3. What game was invented in India? A) Chess. B) Mancala. C) Checkers. D) Solitaire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chess. 4. Hindus believe in karma which means A) What you put out will come back to you. B) You will be born again. C) You should not eat meat. D) Your social class. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What you put out will come back to you. 5. Who was Siddhartha Gautama before he became the Buddha? A) Aguru. B) A priest. C) A Brahmin. D) A Hindu prince. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A Hindu prince. 6. A word that actually means "action" or "fate", most people think of its meaning as "what goes around comes around" . What is this word? A) Karma. B) Curry. C) Beans. D) Jalebi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Karma. 7. Identify the religion based on the descriptor:follows the Eightfold Path A) Buddhism. B) Hinduism. C) Both Buddhism and Hinduism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buddhism. 8. The ..... come in from the Indian Ocean and bring a ton of rain. A) Dry monsoons. B) Wet monsoons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wet monsoons. 9. Asoka, third king of the Maurya Empire, made a tremendous change in the history of his country when he stopped waging war and dedicated his life to peace. Which religion did he follow and spread to millions of people in India and Asia? A) Islam. B) Buddhism. C) Judaism. D) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddhism. 10. What is the name of the Aryan's first writing system? A) Hierogliphics. B) Cuneiform. C) Latin. D) Sanskrit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sanskrit. 11. How many principles does Jainism follow? A) 4. B) 12. C) 14. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4. 12. Hinduism is based on ..... A) Caste system. B) Reincarnation. C) Both of these. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both of these. 13. Largest caste:manual laborers A) Brahmin. B) Kshatriyas. C) Vaishyasya. D) Shunders or Sundaras. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shunders or Sundaras. 14. Which of the following is FALSE about India's geography? A) India and china share parts of the himalayas. B) India is considered a peninsula. C) India is touching the mediterranean sea. D) People in ancient india settled in the north west. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) People in ancient india settled in the north west. 15. How many Asamyutta Hastas are there? A) 20. B) 56. C) 32. D) 28. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 28. 16. Which weather pattern in India caused a wet and a dry season? A) Hurricanes. B) Blizzards. C) Monsoons. D) Tornadoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Monsoons. 17. A fortress, typically on high ground A) Temple. B) Citadel. C) Barricade. D) Cathedral. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Citadel. 18. People first settled in India on the ..... River. A) Yellow. B) Indus. C) Red. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indus. 19. Dharma is the belief that A) You have good karma. B) People should follow their duties and will be rewarded as such in reincarnation. C) Worshiping when it is necessary. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) People should follow their duties and will be rewarded as such in reincarnation. 20. What helped archeologists decode ancient Egyptian writing? A) Vedas. B) Inferences. C) Indus script. D) Rosetta Stone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rosetta Stone. ← 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