This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 324 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 324 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Mauryan Empire occupied a ..... territory compared to the Gupta Empire. A) Larger. B) Smaller. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Larger. 2. Seasonal winds that shape India's climate. A) Monsoons. B) Hurricanes. C) Tornadoes. D) Typhoons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monsoons. 3. What was exceptional about Indus Valley cities? A) They all contained public buildings. B) They were among the world's first planned cities. C) They were among the world's first cities to have a business area. D) They contained structures that may have been used to store grain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They were among the world's first planned cities. 4. When did the Indus Valley Civilisation begin? A) 1900 CE. B) 3 300 BCE. C) 700 BCE. D) 1500 BCE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3 300 BCE. 5. The religion that believes in complete non-violence and refuses to harm any living thing A) Hinduism. B) Islam. C) Jainism. D) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jainism. 6. How did you move up and down in a caste system? A) Bribes. B) By getting rich. C) Eightfold Path. D) Reincarnation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reincarnation. 7. Meditation was a practice developed by A) Gautama. B) Ancient Hindus. C) Early Egyptians. D) The practice of yoga. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gautama. 8. The shape of India is similar to a ..... A) Kite. B) Banana. C) Dolphin. D) Wheel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kite. 9. Understanding that desires cause suffering A) Nirvana. B) Buddha. C) 4 Noble Truths. D) Dharma. E) 8 fold path. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dharma. 10. Unskilled laborers were called ..... A) Rajas. B) Kshatriyas. C) Vaisya:. D) Sudras. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sudras. 11. How did ancient India shape there city's? A) In grids. B) In the shape of a triangle. C) In circles. D) In the pentagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In grids. 12. Which city became the center and most influential city in early Russia? A) Constantinople. B) Novgorod. C) Kiev. D) Moscow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kiev. 13. Third tier in the caste system. They were common people like farmers, craftspeople, and merchants. A) Turnpike Troubadours. B) Vaisya:. C) Untouchables. D) Pleasing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vaisya:. 14. Which God was a main character ion the Ramayan epic? A) Shiva. B) Brahma. C) Ganesh. D) Vishnu. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vishnu. 15. What was the highest group in the Aryan caste system? A) Brahmins. B) Kshatriyas. C) Sudras. D) Vaisya:. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brahmins. 16. The oldest of the Vedas contains many hymns and is called the ..... A) Rigveda. B) Upanishads. C) Ramayan. D) Mahabharata. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rigveda. 17. Which of the following is a physical feature in South Asia? A) Mount McKinley. B) Himalayas. C) The "black land". D) Nile River. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Himalayas. 18. What do the Bhagavad-Gita, Ramayana, and the Mahabharata all have in common? A) They are mathematical theories. B) They were banned from Ancient Egypt. C) They were written in Ancient India. D) They are scientific studies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They were written in Ancient India. 19. Which of the following statements about modern Buddhism is accurate? A) Buddhism is still widely practiced in India. B) Few Buddhists live in Asia. C) Most Buddhists live in monasteries. D) More than two million Buddhists live in the United States. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) More than two million Buddhists live in the United States. 20. The summer monsoons bring heavy rainfall to India between ..... and ..... A) April, September. B) October, April. C) November, April. D) June, August. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) April, September. ← 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