This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 325 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 325 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The social hierarchy of India is called A) Brahmanism. B) Reincarnation. C) Buddhism. D) The caste system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The caste system. 2. Buddhists who follow the Middle Way find a balance between which two lifestyles? A) Anxiety & calm. B) Generosity & selfishness. C) Poverty & wealth. D) Risk & safety. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Poverty & wealth. 3. Buddhism and Hinduism both originated in India A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. Was water irrigation available in Mohenjodaro? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 5. Refers to any one of the social groups on the Caste System. A) Karma. B) Harappa. C) Varna. D) Atman. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Varna. 6. NOMADS FROM EUROPE AND ASIA WHO MIGRATED TO INDIA AND FINALLY SETTLED A) MESTIZOS. B) ARYANS. C) PUEBLOS. D) INUIT. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ARYANS. 7. The Taj Mahal is perfectly ..... A) Round. B) Symmetrical. C) Square. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Symmetrical. 8. What two major cities could be found in the Indus River Valley? A) Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro. B) Mohenjo-Daro and Delhi. C) Harappa and Rome. D) Cairo and Mohenjo-Daro. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro. 9. Which of the following statements about ancient India is CORRECT? A) India was known for medicine, the number zero, and Arabic numerals. B) India was known for the invention of the plow and the advanced system of irrigation. C) India was known for the invention of paper, gunpowder, and the compass. D) India was the center of Alexander the Great's vast empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) India was known for medicine, the number zero, and Arabic numerals. 10. Who was the first Emperor of China? A) Emperor Huang. B) Tang the Succesful. C) Shi hang big. D) Siddhartha Gautama. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emperor Huang. 11. What numeric system spread throughout Europe taking the Roman numeral system out of use? A) Algorithms. B) Architecture. C) Vedas. D) Aryahabat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aryahabat. 12. What major difference exists between Buddhism and Hinduism? A) Buddhism rejected the idea of reincarnation. B) Buddhism rejected the idea of a caste system. C) Buddhism rejected the need for prayer. D) Buddhism rejected the concept of a human soul. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddhism rejected the idea of a caste system. 13. Which is not an invention of the people that lived along the Indus River? A) Sewer System. B) Scale. C) Shadoof. D) Public Baths. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shadoof. 14. Which of the following IS NOT associated with Buddhism. A) Polytheistic. B) Karma. C) Reincarnation. D) Nontheistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polytheistic. 15. In Ancient India the ..... was the center of life. A) King. B) Caste. C) Family. D) Religious temple. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Caste. 16. What religion is nontheistic religion and its followers are committed to values such as nonviolence and vegetarianism. A) Sikhism. B) Buddhism. C) Jainism. D) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jainism. 17. This image represents A) An example of cuneiform in Mesopotamia. B) An example of Egyptian hieroglyphs. C) An example of an undeciphered language of the Indus Valley. D) An example of Sanskrit from India. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An example of an undeciphered language of the Indus Valley. 18. Seasonal winds that bring dry air or precipitation. A) Monsoon. B) Subcontinent. C) River system. D) Silt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monsoon. 19. Which of the following castes in the caste system included commoners and peasants? A) Brahmins. B) Kshatriyas. C) Vaishyasya. D) Shudrasya. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shudrasya. 20. A religion practiced in south eastern Asia between around 1500 and 500 B.C.E. It focused on finding harmony, or peace and balance, with the universe. It heavily influenced later religions, including Hinduism and Buddhism. A) Brahmanism. B) Caste System. C) Crow. D) Vedas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brahmanism. ← 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