This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 76 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 76 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Because statutes of what appear to be gods/goddesses have been discovered, it is believed that Indus people were A) Monotheistic. B) Atheistic. C) Nontheistic. D) Polytheistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Polytheistic. 2. What is one problem with the alternate theory that Aryans were not migrants, but were descendants of the original inhabitants of the Indus Valley Civilization? A) Aryans spoke a language that was similar to that of the original inhabitants of India. B) Aryans spoke a a language that was part of the Indo-European language group. C) Both answers are correct. D) Neither answer is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aryans spoke a a language that was part of the Indo-European language group. 3. Who is the creator in Hinduism? A) Vishnu. B) Shiva. C) Santa. D) Brahma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brahma. 4. Who was the Macedonian King in control of the Indus River Valley Civilization> A) Ali the Prophet. B) Alexander the Great. C) Alexandria of Egypt. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alexander the Great. 5. Which Hindu deity is known as the destroyer? A) Vishnu. B) Shiva. C) Brahma. D) Ganesha. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shiva. 6. Where was the earliest civilization of India located in? A) The Himalayas. B) The Indus Valley. C) The Coastlines. D) The Deccan Plateau. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Indus Valley. 7. The earliest complex society or civilization in India developed A) In the Indus River valley beginning around 3000 BCE. B) Along the Ganges River beginning around 1000 BCE. C) Only after the migration of Indo-Europeans into the Indian subcontinent around 1700 BCE. D) In the mountainous regions of the Himalayas and the Hindu Kush. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the Indus River valley beginning around 3000 BCE. 8. Mythological river thought to be the one that dried up, perhaps contributing to the decline of the Harappan civilization. A) Bath houses. B) Seals. C) Saraswati. D) Indus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Saraswati. 9. Followers of Ahimsa tried to avoid ..... A) Untouchables. B) The four noble truths. C) Harming all living things. D) Others who did not practice their beliefs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Harming all living things. 10. Ancient India is on the continent of Asia. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. The ..... and the ..... rivers were the two most important waterways in early India A) Nile, James. B) Indus, Ganges. C) Indus, Ganges Tigris, Euphrates. D) Huang he, Yangtze. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indus, Ganges. 12. A fortress usually built on a hill to protect a city A) A dungeon. B) Mr. Mullelly's house. C) Castle. D) Citadel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Citadel. 13. Who invaded the Harappans from Central Asia? A) Aryans. B) Nepalese. C) Ghosts. D) Vikings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aryans. 14. Which of the following are the Harappans not known for? A) They used outhouses. B) They developed a system of weights and measures. C) They developed India's first writing system. D) They made pottery, jewelry, ivory objects and cotton clothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They used outhouses. 15. "The Religion of the People of India" A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Both. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. 16. Who holds the top position in the caste system? A) Aryans. B) Sudras. C) Brahmins. D) Sanskrit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brahmins. 17. The division of the Hindu social class system into groups based on rank, wealth, or occupation A) Reincarnation. B) Dharma. C) Karma. D) Caste System. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Caste System. 18. Which text do the Hindus consider sacred? A) Torah. B) Bible. C) Vedas. D) Ramayana. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vedas. 19. As part of Siddhartha's ascetic lifestyle, he would sometimes deny himself A) Food. B) Sleep. C) Shelter. D) All of these options. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these options. 20. Which describes the treatment of women in ancient India? A) Women and men were treated equally. B) Women often held high government positions. C) Women were treated as property. D) Women had many important jobs in. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Women were treated as property. ← 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