This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 90 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 90 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Determine if the phrase describes dharma, karma, or both.Key ideas in Hinduism. A) Karma. B) Dharma. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both. 2. The Deccan Peninsula accounts for what percentage of India's total landmass? A) 12 percent. B) 22 percent. C) 43 percent. D) 66 percent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 43 percent. 3. A COUNTRY BORDERING VIETNAM; PART OF THE HO CHI MINH TRAIL THROUGH THIS COUNTRY A) PAKISTAN. B) INDIA. C) LAOS. D) CAMBODIA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) LAOS. 4. What was the Buddha's original name? A) Chandragupta. B) Siddhartha Gautama. C) Akbar. D) Shiva. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Siddhartha Gautama. 5. Who are, largest number of followers in India who believe in many gods, such as Brahma, Siva, and Vishnu? A) Jainism. B) Sikhism. C) Early Hinduism. D) Modern Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Modern Hinduism. 6. What is the significance of rivers in early civilizations like the Indus Valley Civilization? A) Rivers served as natural borders. B) Rivers provided a source of drinking water only. C) Rivers provided agriculture and transportation. D) Rivers had no significant role in ancient civilizations. . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rivers provided agriculture and transportation. 7. What is a major difference between Buddhism and Hinduism? A) Jesus is the son of God. B) Hinduism don't follow the caste system. C) Buddha believes in reincarnation. D) Buddhist don't follow the caste system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Buddhist don't follow the caste system. 8. Ancient city of the Harappan civilization in modern Pakistan A) Pakistan. B) It's also a strange place. C) Harappans. D) Aryans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's also a strange place. 9. The Harappan civilization developed in which river valley? A) The Nile River. B) The Indus River. C) The Tigris River. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Indus River. 10. What weather pattern causes specific seasons in India? A) Tsunamis. B) Monsoons. C) Tropical Storms. D) Drought. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monsoons. 11. This time period marked a shift from hunting and gathering to systematic agriculture (growing food on a regular basis). A) Ice Age. B) Paleolithic Era. C) Neolithic Era. D) Bronze Age. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neolithic Era. 12. Why was India's climate generally warm? A) Winter monsoons bring warm winds from the South. B) Waters of the Indian Ocean warm the nearby land. C) Mountains keep cold northern winds from much of India. D) Rain from the Arabian Sea warms India. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mountains keep cold northern winds from much of India. 13. Why is Chandragupta significant? A) He wrote India's first legal code. B) He is the founder of Hinduism. C) He united India into one empire. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He united India into one empire. 14. What word means "a large landmass smaller than a continent." A) Subway. B) Subcontinent. C) Submarine. D) Subterranean. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subcontinent. 15. The sea that borders India to the west is the ..... A) Arabian Sea. B) Red Sea. C) Indian Sea. D) Ganges Sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arabian Sea. 16. At the bottom of the caste system are the Dalits, also known as the ..... A) Sudras. B) Kshatriyas. C) Vaishyasya. D) Untouchables. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Untouchables. 17. To move from place to place A) Migrate. B) Nomad. C) Settle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Migrate. 18. Which of the following is one of India's three most important major rivers? A) Arabian. B) Bengal. C) Ganges. D) Indian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ganges. 19. India is a subcontinent of A) North America. B) South Asia. C) Europe. D) South America. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) South Asia. 20. Most ancient Indians were A) Farmers. B) Brahmin. C) Buddhists. D) Merchants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Farmers. ← 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