This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 59 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 59 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is an indian Achievement? A) Cuneiform. B) Sanskrit. C) Plow. D) Wheel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sanskrit. 2. A reddish powder used to create designs on skin. A) Henna. B) Karma. C) Literacy rate. D) Pilgrimage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Henna. 3. Which ruler was this? Officials built roads and harbors, collected taxes, and managed state-owned factories and shipyards. Royal Court Systems. Rule was harsh, but effective (Secret Police). Single currency, network of regional governors. A) Chandragupta Maurya. B) Asoka. C) Samudragupta. D) Chandragupta II. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chandragupta Maurya. 4. Who is a missionary? A) Someone who works to spread religious beliefs. B) Someone who disrupts religious beliefs. C) Someone who is an ultimate supreme leader. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Someone who works to spread religious beliefs. 5. True or FalseThe ancient Indians used algebra. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 6. Which of the following lists of accomplishments is associated with India? A) AstronomymedicineBuddhismHinduism7-day week. B) Astronomymedicinetrigonometrypapyrusbarley production. C) Astronomythe wheeltriangle sailsagriculturewheat production. D) Magnetic compasspaper makinggun powderbronze sculpturesrice production. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) AstronomymedicineBuddhismHinduism7-day week. 7. How did the Silk Road effect China? A) China became wealthy. B) China ended farmed. C) China started a war. D) China stopped trading. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) China became wealthy. 8. Believe in karma A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both. 9. The Hindu god Vishnu is known as the: A) Preserver. B) Creator. C) Destroyer. D) Perceiver. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Preserver. 10. Strong seasonal winds that influence India's climate A) Monsoons. B) Himalaya. C) Sanskrit. D) Raja. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monsoons. 11. The highest caste in ancient India A) Brahmin. B) Sudra. C) Vaishya. D) Travelers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brahmin. 12. Which did India's caste system regulate? A) Religion. B) Marriage. C) Trade with other empires. D) Type of government. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marriage. 13. The large cities of the Indus Valley civilization featured homes made mostly of ..... A) Brick. B) Grass. C) Stone. D) Wood. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brick. 14. When did slavery exist in ancient India? A) The 1st century. B) 2400 BCE. C) The 5th century. D) 400 BC. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The 1st century. 15. A collection of hymns and sacred religious texts originating in Ancient India. A) Vedas. B) Brahmans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vedas. 16. What sacred book explains the idea of Brahman, or the ultimate spirit of the universe? A) The Bible. B) The Upanishads. C) The Sunnah. D) The Talmud. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Upanishads. 17. Encouraged the Hindu and Buddist principle of nonviolence. A) Aryans. B) Ayurveda. C) Mohandas Gandhi. D) Harappa. E) It's also Joe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mohandas Gandhi. 18. What were the Vedas? A) The first religious texts written in ancient India. B) The kings and queens of India. C) The priests who told people what to believe. D) The Hindu gods. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The first religious texts written in ancient India. 19. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DOES NOT APPLY TO INDIA A) THEIR CONTINENT IS ASIA. B) THEY ARE A SUBCONTINENT. C) TWO religions THAT STARTED THERE ARE HINDUISM AND BUDDHISM. D) THE RIVER VALLEY CIVILIZATION OF INDIA IS IN TODAY'S AFGHANISTAN. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) THE RIVER VALLEY CIVILIZATION OF INDIA IS IN TODAY'S AFGHANISTAN. 20. Mathematics is considered an ancient Indian legacy because ..... A) It was used a lot in trading. B) They were the first to use the number 0. C) They developed the base ten number system. D) They developed the calendar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They were the first to use the number 0. ← 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