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Ancient History of India : QUIZ BY LIBRARY KV MANDLA

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Along the banks of what river did the earliest Indian civilization begin?

a)

Indus River

b)

Ganges River

c)

Yellow River

d)

Yangtze

2.

What famous Indian poet earned the title of “the Indian Shakespeare”?

a)

Asoka

b)

Siddhartha Gautama

c)

Chandragupta Maurya

d)

Kalidasa

3.

Language of ancient India

a)

Sanskrit

b)

Nepalese

c)

Persian

d)

Aryan

4.

What are the rigid social divisions of India called?

a)

feudal system

b)

caste system

c)

aristocracy

d)

oligarchy

5.
A large landmass that is smaller than a continent is called a (n)? 
a)
island
b)
subcontinent
c)
delta 
d)
peninsula
6.
The first civilization that developed in the Indus River valley was called the: 
a)
The Gupta Empire
b)
Aryans
c)
Harappan
d)
Mauryans Empire
7.
Which number correctly identifies the country India?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
8.
Archaeologists have found that the Harappan civilization was advanced; including this modern convenience:
a)
indoor plumbing [toilets!]
b)
washing machine
c)
vacuum
d)
blender
9.
The collection of Aryan religious works that include poems, hymns, and rituals are called 
a)
the Vedas
b)
the Varnas
c)
Book of the Dead
10.

What are three major rivers in India?

a)

Nile River

b)

Brahmaputra River

c)

Ganges River

d)

Indus River

11.

Which came first?

a)

Gupta Empire

b)

Indus Valley Civilization

c)

Mauryan Empire

12.

Which came second?

a)

Gupta Empire

b)

Indus Valley Civilization

c)

Mauryan Empire

13.

Which came last?

a)

Gupta Empire

b)

Indus Valley Civilization

c)

Mauryan Empire

14.

Before the start of the Mauryan empire, who were the two invaders of ancient India?

a)

Guptas

b)

Alexander the Great

c)

The Greeks

d)

The Persians

15.

Who was the founder of the Mauryan dynasty?

a)

Siddhartha Gautama

b)

Mahatma Gandhi

c)

Brahmaputra Ganges

d)

Chandragupta Maurya

16.

_________ was an important writer from the Gupta period. He wrote plays, poems, love stories, and comedies.

a)

Kielbasa

b)

Mahatma

c)

Upanishad

d)

Kalidasa

17.

Ancient Indian mathematicians developed the idea of ______ and the concept of _______.

a)

Calculus

b)

Circles

c)

Zero

d)

Infinity

18.
People who work to spread their religious beliefs sent by Asoka?
a)
Preists
b)
Monks
c)
Missionaries
d)
Troops
19.
The Buddha's teachings were based on
a)
karma
b)
the Four Noble Truths
c)
the Vedas
20.

Indian number symbols eventually replaced ______ numerals, and we still use these symbols today.

a)

Greek

b)

Roman

c)

Persian

d)

Egyptian