This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 85 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 85 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Sacred texts that recorded Aryan hymns, stories, poems, and prayers A) Vedas. B) Guru. C) Stupas. D) Dalai Lama. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vedas. 2. Who were the highest deities that Hindus worshipped? A) God, Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. B) Only one God. C) God and the creator, Brahma. D) They believed is so many God that we can't count them all. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) God, Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. 3. A person who travels for religious reasons A) Tourist. B) Explorer. C) Nomad. D) Pilgrim. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pilgrim. 4. What determines what someone will come back as ..... A) Karma. B) The. C) Reincarnation. D) Caste. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Karma. 5. Maharaja is the India word for A) King. B) Chief. C) Pharaoh. D) Elder. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) King. 6. Which of these is NOT an Indian innovation? A) Earth rotates on an axis. B) Concept of 0. C) Metal Coins. D) The Wheel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Wheel. 7. Which aspect of Indian culture limited social interactions and job opportunities? A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Caste system. D) Nirvana. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caste system. 8. Which of the following is not a contribution of the Gupta Empire? A) The concept of pi. B) Vaccinations. C) Metallurgy. D) First accurate clock. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) First accurate clock. 9. What is the relationship between karma and reincarnation? A) Your karma determines what jati you are reincarnated into. B) Your jati determines your karma. C) Your karma is what reincarnates you. D) Karma is how you get to enlightenment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your karma determines what jati you are reincarnated into. 10. Rebirth of the spirit or soul in different bodies over time A) Regeneration. B) Reincarnation. C) Rejuvenation. D) Reinvention. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reincarnation. 11. What Indian invention do we use everyday at school? A) The numerals 1-9 and zero. B) Drawing. C) Reading poetry. D) Physical Education. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The numerals 1-9 and zero. 12. Boarder (wall) around the civilization to protect the civilization A) Mercenaries. B) Karma. C) Fortress. D) Alloys. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fortress. 13. Who is Pliny? A) Italian traveler. B) Greek writer. C) Chinese traveler. D) Roman Writer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Roman Writer. 14. What is the definition of Inoculation? A) Laws. B) The practice of injecting a person with a small dose of a virus to help him or her build a defense to a disease. C) Going without food. D) The most well known language of ancient India. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The practice of injecting a person with a small dose of a virus to help him or her build a defense to a disease. 15. Which of these was an achievement of the first empire? A) Better roads. B) Caste System. C) Numerical System. D) Computers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Caste System. 16. Which of the following achievements has been linked to scientists from Ancient India? A) The first creation of an accurate calendar. B) The development of the first written language. C) The earliest use of copper and tin to make bronze. D) The discovery that the Earth is round. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The discovery that the Earth is round. 17. What is the main hypothesis as to why the Harappans mysteriously vanished? A) Aryan invaders conquered them. B) Climate change left them with less water. C) Volcano eruption. D) Devastating floods. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Climate change left them with less water. 18. Why did Muhammed leave Mecca (his birthplace)? A) He was bored and wanted to live in a new place. B) He was being persecuted in Mecca. C) He didn't like the climate in Mecca. D) He got a new job in Medina. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was being persecuted in Mecca. 19. Which of the following is something NOT taught at Guptan Universities? A) Math. B) Religion. C) Chemistry. D) English. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) English. 20. What were the religious books used in Hinduism? A) Aryans. B) Sanskrit. C) Vedas. D) Ganges. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vedas. ← 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