This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 40 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 40 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Name the key concept of the following sentence:Ancient India relied on the Indus River to prosper. A) Economy. B) Politics/Government/Leadership. C) Geography. D) Social Structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geography. 2. The Indus Valley cities were abandoned probably due to? A) Shifting river beds due to a weakened monsoon. B) Warfare and conquest by the Aryans. C) Invasion by Mesopotamian armies. D) Natural disasters caused by angry gods. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shifting river beds due to a weakened monsoon. 3. Many ancient Indian cities were well-planned, and even had advanced water and sewer systems. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. In the caste system, how were people in India placed into a certain social class?AA. by skillBB. by birth CC. by wealthDD. by education A) By skill. B) By birth. C) By wealth. D) By education. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By birth. 5. Who was the man whose quest for truth and ways to stop suffering earned him the name of Buddha and started the Buddhist religion? A) Chandragupta Maurya. B) Mohammed. C) Jesus. D) Siddhartha Gautama. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Siddhartha Gautama. 6. What text includes hymns of praise to many gods? A) Rigveda. B) Upanishads. C) Torah. D) Sanskrit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rigveda. 7. Mountain range north of India A) Tie NS is very. B) Rockies. C) Himalayas. D) Andes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Himalayas. 8. The oldest language still spoken today is ..... It is also the first language written in India. A) Latin. B) Greek. C) Sanskrit. D) Indo-European. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sanskrit. 9. The great god of Hinduism is A) Gautama. B) Krishna. C) Brahman. D) Shiva. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brahman. 10. The summer monsoon in India is drier than the winter monsoon. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. Brahmanism was based on what? A) Vedas. B) Hinduism. C) Indus Script. D) Reincarnation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vedas. 12. The Eight Fold Path is also known as what? A) The Middle Way. B) Salvation. C) Achieving Nirvana. D) Following your dharma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Middle Way. 13. Identify the caste:Clearing garbage, little to no rights or education, treated poorly A) The Dirty. B) The Untouchables. C) The Outliers. D) The Forgotten. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Untouchables. 14. The ..... River is where most settlement took place in Ancient India. A) Ganges. B) Gupta. C) Brahmaputra. D) Indus. E) Nile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indus. 15. Ancient Indian cities had all of these except ..... A) Weights and measures. B) Streets in grids. C) Electricity. D) Citadels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electricity. 16. The goal of Hinduism, which means liberation from reincarnation A) Nirvana. B) Meditation. C) Salvation. D) Enlightenment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Salvation. 17. Which of the following is NOT an idea of Buddhism? A) The Caste System. B) Nirvana. C) The Eightfold Path. D) The Four Noble Truths. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Caste System. 18. Buddhists believe that the way to end human suffering is to A) Worship many gods. B) Gain wealth through hard work. C) Exercise and eat healthy food. D) Give up all selfish desires. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Give up all selfish desires. 19. A subcontinent is A) A large piece of land that is considered its own region. B) A large piece of land surrounded by water. C) A work of aliens. D) Only found in Antarctica. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A large piece of land that is considered its own region. 20. What happened after the Guptas took control of India? A) Hinduism became more popular. B) Hinduism became less popular. C) Indians could not practice Buddhism. D) Indians could not practice Jainism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism became more popular. ← 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