This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 60 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 60 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where were the earliest known settlements in India? A) On the plateau. B) Near the desert. C) Beside the rivers. D) In the mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beside the rivers. 2. Which of the following is not something that is decided by your caste in the caste system? A) Which type of job you can hold. B) The kinds of food you can eat. C) Whom you can associate with. D) Whom you can marry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The kinds of food you can eat. 3. Which of the following would be written in Sanskrit? A) The Vedas. B) The Bible. C) The Torah. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Vedas. 4. In Hinduism, the religious and moral duties of an individual are known as A) Karma. B) Dharma. C) Salvation. D) Whisper. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dharma. 5. What is the term that means "nonviolence towards all living things" ? A) Whisper. B) Salvation. C) Karma. D) Nirvana. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whisper. 6. The language of ancient India. A) Hieroglyphics. B) Aryans. C) Sanskrit. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sanskrit. 7. A sacred text from Hinduism is: A) The Vedas. B) The Old & New Testament. C) The Torah. D) The Giving Tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Vedas. 8. Sacred texts in the Hindu religion, they are a set of four collections of hymns and religious ceremonies transmitted by memory through the centuries by Aryan priests A) Ayurveda. B) Yoga. C) The Vedas. D) Aryans. E) Himalaya Mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Vedas. 9. Which geographical feature forms a natural barrier between India and China? A) Himalayan Mountains. B) Ganges River. C) Indian Ocean. D) Indus River. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Himalayan Mountains. 10. Both male and female deities are worshipped with equal reverence in Hinduism A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. Which group of people ranked highest on the caste system? A) Warrior. B) Priests. C) Farmers. D) Merchants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Priests. 12. The Gupta Empire in India is known as the Golden Age of India because of their contributions to math, science, art, and literature. We know this because ..... A) We have NOT deciphered their writing. B) We understand their written language. C) They were in the time of the Harappans. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We understand their written language. 13. The rebirth of the soul A) Guru. B) Reincarnation. C) Karma. D) Dharma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reincarnation. 14. To which of the following groups do these statements apply?-spoke a language called Sanskrit-were nomadic warriors who conquered India-developed the Hindu religion and caste system A) The Aryans. B) The Huns. C) The Mongols. D) The Kush. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Aryans. 15. Determine whether the phrase below describes Hinduism, Buddhism, or both.the Vedas are a sacred text. A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. 16. What does "Mohenjo-daro" mean? A) Land Between Two Rivers. B) The Great Adventure. C) Mound of the Dead. D) The First City. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mound of the Dead. 17. The Mauryan ruler ..... built new roads and hospitals for people and animals A) Asoka. B) Chandragupta Maurya. C) Kalidasa. D) Gupta. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asoka. 18. Which of the following was a Persian contribution to Indian civilization? A) Maps. B) Songs. C) Books. D) Roads. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Roads. 19. Which religion originated in India? A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both. 20. Why did early Indian blacksmiths create alloys of two or more metals? A) Alloys were often stronger than one metal alone. B) Alloys were less expensive to produce than one metal. C) Alloys could be made into swords whereas one metal could not. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alloys were often stronger than one metal alone. ← 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