This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 84 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 84 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who was Cyrus II? A) The founder of the Persian Empire. B) The founder of the Gupta Empire. C) The founder of Hindu. D) The founder of Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The founder of the Persian Empire. 2. What mountain range did the Aryan Migration travel over? A) The Hindu Kush. B) The Himalaya. C) The Alps. D) The Sierra Nevada. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Hindu Kush. 3. According to the map on p. 210, the Mauryan's capital city of Pataliputra was located in the ..... A) North. B) South. C) East. D) West. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) East. 4. The twin capital cities of the ancient Indus River Valley Civilization were: A) Mohenjo-Daro and Mesopotamia. B) Mohenjo-Daro and Raja. C) Raja and Harappa. D) Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa. 5. Vocabulary:A mixture of metals A) Inoculation. B) Meditation. C) Nirvana. D) Sutras. E) Alloy. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Alloy. 6. A social class system places people into a pyramid to show A) Their status in life. B) Their wealth. C) Their years on the job. D) The neighborhood they live in. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their status in life. 7. Hindus believe in reincarnation in any form depending on whether they followed their ..... in their previous life. A) Karma. B) Sharma. C) Behavior. D) Dharma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dharma. 8. These people did not belong to a caste. They did jobs considered 'dirty' and lived a hard life. A) Aryans. B) Untouchables. C) Brahmans. D) Mauryans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Untouchables. 9. Which religion is more widely practiced in other parts of Asia than in India? A) Buddhism. B) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buddhism. 10. Indian mathematicians figured out something that modern technology could not do without. What was it? A) Infinity. B) Numeral. C) A symbol for zero. D) Pi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A symbol for zero. 11. The language of the Gupta Empire was A) English. B) Latin. C) Sanskrit. D) Greek. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sanskrit. 12. .... developed out of Brahmanism and influences from other cultures, and became the most widespread religion in India today. A) Hinduism. B) Sikhism. C) Buddhism. D) Sudra. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. 13. Which of the following most accurately explains why the Aryans chose to establish the caste system in ancient India? A) The Aryans wanted to create a government system in which every member of society-including the conquered-were given equal power and equal access. B) They created the caste system to ensure that major engineering projects-needed to ensure the success of the civilization could be completed in a timely manner. C) They established the caste system-an agricultural policy that ensured crops lands were not harvested too frequently-so that the population had a plentiful supply of food. D) The Aryans wanted to create a system to control the conquered populations of India, maintain order and keep them at the top of the social hierarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Aryans wanted to create a system to control the conquered populations of India, maintain order and keep them at the top of the social hierarchy. 14. Confucius a very famous ....., in Ancient China A) Emperor. B) Philosopher. C) Army leader. D) God. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Philosopher. 15. The ..... were thought to be impure. A) Kshatriyas. B) Vaisya:. C) Untouchables. D) All of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Untouchables. 16. What is at the bottom of India's Caste system because they are considered "vile" due to their religious customs? A) Jainism. B) Untouchables. C) Servants. D) Sudras. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Untouchables. 17. India is considered a subcontinent because it is a large landmass separated from Asia by ..... A) Mountains. B) Deserts. C) Seas. D) Plateaus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mountains. 18. Seasonal winds called ..... influence India's climate. A) Monsoons. B) Notsoons. C) Soonatas. D) Foobaloobas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monsoons. 19. Which of these events happened earliest in Indian history? A) A major natural disaster may have suddenly wiped out the civilization of the Indus River Valley. B) The Harappan culture thrived and spread throughout the Indus River Valley. C) Armies sent by Persian kings moved into the Indus River Valley. D) The Aryans crossed the Hindu Kush and entered the Indus River Valley. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Harappan culture thrived and spread throughout the Indus River Valley. 20. The consequences of how a person lives A) Karma. B) Dharma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Karma. ← 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