This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 78 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 78 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is Buddha's real name? A) Schulman. B) Siddhartha Gautama. C) Sam. D) Braman. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Siddhartha Gautama. 2. The Indus River Valley cities were taken over by invaders from central ..... A) Africa. B) Asia. C) America. D) Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asia. 3. Ancient Indians practiced polytheistic religions A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. Which geographic landmark did the Harappan people build their civilization around? A) The Himalayan Mountains. B) The Gobe Desert. C) The Indian Ocean. D) The Indus River. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Indus River. 5. Aryan and Harappan civilizations both settled where? A) Nile Valley. B) Indus Valley. C) Ganges Valley. D) Aryan Valley. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indus Valley. 6. This is the science that deals with the extraction of metal from ore. A) Welding. B) Construction. C) Metallurgy. D) Fabrication. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metallurgy. 7. The focusing of the mind on spiritual ideas. A) Meditation. B) Fasting. C) Sanskrit. D) Karma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meditation. 8. Do work others wouldn't do, lowest group A) Dalits. B) Brahmins. C) Vaisya:. D) Sudras. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dalits. 9. Hindus and Buddhists both believe that their next life will be affected by what? A) Monotheism. B) Karma. C) Nirvana. D) Reincarnation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Karma. 10. What is nirvana according to Buddhists? A) Complete understanding and enlightenment. B) Oneness with the gods. C) The ability to make righteous rules. D) Complete denial of personal desires. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complete understanding and enlightenment. 11. The idea that the soul is reborn into many different lives A) Nirvana. B) Karma. C) Reincarnation. D) Afterlife. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reincarnation. 12. The ancient religion of India A) Buddhism. B) Harappa. C) Karma. D) Monotheism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buddhism. 13. Who am I? I converted to Buddhism while I was ruler of the Mauryan Empire. A) Chanakya. B) Rama. C) Chandragupta Mauryan. D) Sea secret. E) Asoka. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Asoka. 14. The rebirth of a soul in a new body. A) Dharma. B) Reincarnation. C) Belts. D) Shrine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reincarnation. 15. Another name for the dalit class in India is the ..... A) Warriors. B) Untouchables. C) Nobles. D) Farmers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Untouchables. 16. The first people believed to have arrived in the Indus River Valley were the A) Hindus. B) Aryans. C) The Guptas. D) Mauryans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aryans. 17. In the caste system, who is at the very bottom of the pyramid? A) Priests. B) Merchants. C) Outcasts. D) Warriors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Outcasts. 18. Is the modern name for the religion of India. A) Brahmanism. B) Hinduism. C) Reincarnation. D) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hinduism. 19. Read the phrase and determine which religion it is associated with:Split into two groups that had different beliefs about gods and worship. A) Buddhism. B) Jainism. C) Hinduism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buddhism. 20. During the monsoon rains, winds blow from A) West to east. B) Land to sea. C) India in Mesopotamia. D) Southern India to the North. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) West to east. ← 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