This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 81 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 81 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Thar Desert is located where within India? A) The South. B) The Northeast. C) The Northwest. D) The West. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Northwest. 2. Reincarnation is the Hindu A) Belief that woman is superior. B) Belief that the individual soul is reborn in a different form. C) Method of training that is supposed to lead to oneness with Brahman. D) Must worship the leader as a god. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Belief that the individual soul is reborn in a different form. 3. BCE marked the: A) Birth of Buddha. B) Rise of the IRV. C) Decline of the IRV. D) Age of Enlightenment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decline of the IRV. 4. Which is the most likely explanation for the decline of the ancient Indus Valley civilisation? A) The Aryan Invasion. B) Diffusion when the cities became unliveable. C) Earthquake and flood. D) Epidemic (disease). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diffusion when the cities became unliveable. 5. The Arthasastra advises that, when there is a conflict between sacred law and rational law, A) Sacred law should be held authoritative. B) Rational law or reason should be held authoritative. C) Both sacred law and rational law must be considered equally. D) The Arthasastra did not address this issue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rational law or reason should be held authoritative. 6. In what way did the Aryans NOT change after they moved? A) Became Muslims. B) Changed from nomads to farmers. C) Believed cattle were sacred. D) Developed Sanskrit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Became Muslims. 7. Which of the following was a characteristic of Gupta rule? A) Extreme poverty. B) Lasting prosperity. C) Constant warfare. D) Unstable government. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lasting prosperity. 8. Which caste included the farmers and servants? A) Brahmins. B) Untouchables. C) Sudras. D) Kshatriyas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sudras. 9. The period from about ..... referred as the Golden age of India. A) 320 CE-550 CE. B) 550 BCE-320 BCE. C) 320 BCE-550 CE. D) 550 BCE-320 CE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 320 CE-550 CE. 10. Siddhartha Gautama didn't travel outside his palace(s) until he was ..... A) 15 years old. B) 19 years old. C) 20 years old. D) 29 years old. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 29 years old. 11. Indo-Europeans who invaded India in waves A) Harappans. B) Aryans. C) Chinese. D) Muslims. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aryans. 12. The rebirth of the soul is called A) Salvation. B) Nirvana. C) Reincarnation. D) Dharma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reincarnation. 13. What river is associated with Ancient China? A) Tigris. B) Nile. C) Indus. D) Huang he. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Huang he. 14. Which plateau is located in the southern part of India? A) Deccan Plateau. B) Sahyadri Plateau. C) Tibetan Plateau. D) Himalayan Plateau. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deccan Plateau. 15. Which of the following is NOT an effect that agriculture had on the Indus River Valley civilization? A) Animals dying of diseases. B) The ability for people to focus on different jobs. C) The ability to grow different crops. D) The ability to train animals to work for them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Animals dying of diseases. 16. Social Class:India's caste system had which social classes? A) Brahmana (priests) and Shudra (laborers). B) Vaishya (farmers and merchants) and Shudra (laborers. C) Brahmana (priests), Vaishya (farmers and merchants) and Shudra (laborers). D) Brahmana (priests), Kshatriya (the warriors), Vaishya (farmers and merchants) and Shudra (laborers). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brahmana (priests), Kshatriya (the warriors), Vaishya (farmers and merchants) and Shudra (laborers). 17. What was the name of the book that records the beliefs of the Aryans? A) Bible. B) Torah. C) Vedas. D) Quran. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vedas. 18. A group from Central Asia who moved into India and established Vedic society A) Nirvana. B) Vedas. C) Aryans. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aryans. 19. The lowest caste of the caste system was the A) Untouchables. B) Brahmins. C) Sudras. D) Kshatriyas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sudras. 20. A newspaper article about the life of the Buddha. A) Primary Source. B) Secondary Source. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Secondary Source. ← 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