Quiz: THE HISTORY OF INDIA in 12 Minutes

Test your understanding of the specific civilizations, dynasties, and historical events covered in this video about Indian history

History mixed 8 Questions Video Quiz

Progress 0 / 8

Your Name (Optional)

Q1 Beginner 1 pts

According to the video, what specific civilization existed along the Indus River and had their own writing system before collapsing around 1500 BC? Video Reference:
"positioned along the indus river the harappan people had their own writing system advanced social an..."

Harappan people Vedic Aryans Mauryan Empire Kushana Kingdom

Q2 Intermediate 2 pts

The video states that the Mauryan Empire's capital was established in which specific location? Video Reference:
"the mauryan empire established its capital in battali putra near modern-day patna..."

Battali Putra Delhi Kalinga Gandhara

Q3 Advanced 3 pts

According to the video, who murdered the last Mauryan ruler Brihadratha and established the Shanga dynasty in 185 BC? Video Reference:
"brihadratha was murdered by his commander-in-chief who would later found the shanga dynasty in 185 b..."

Pushy Mitra Chandragupta Ashoka Konishka

Q4 Intermediate 2 pts

The video mentions that the Kushana Kingdom marked which specific new era in 75 AD? Video Reference:
"in 75 a.d the kushana kingdom marked a new era the shaka era..."

The Shaka Era The Golden Age The Classical Age The Buddhist Era

Q5 Intermediate 2 pts

According to the video, the Delhi Sultanate began with which dynasty? Video Reference:
"the first dynasty within the delhi sultanate was founded by ketub ud din ibak the slave dynasty..."

The Slave Dynasty The Khilji Dynasty The Tuglak Dynasty The Saeed Dynasty

Q6 Advanced 3 pts

The video states that the Vedic Aryans' social system originally consisted of three specific tiers. These were: Video Reference:
"this system was made up originally of three tears brahman or priest kashtriya or warrior and vaishia..."

Select all correct answers

Brahman (priest) Kashtriya (warrior) Vaishia (commoner) Shudra (servant)

Q7 Beginner 1 pts

According to the video, the earliest evidence of human activity in India dates back to between: Video Reference:
"evidence of cave paintings and stone tools have revealed that the first signs of human activity in i..."

400,000 - 200,000 BC 100,000 - 50,000 BC 10,000 - 5,000 BC 1,000 - 500 BC

Q8 Intermediate 2 pts

The video mentions that Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha) was born in which specific year? Video Reference:
"siddhartha gautama the buddha had been born in 560 bc..."

560 BC 500 BC 460 BC 400 BC

Advanced Features

Enhance your learning experience with AI-powered tools

Advanced features available for Starter plan and above

Share This Quiz

Challenge your friends and colleagues with this quiz!

Calculating Your Results...

Please wait while we analyze your answers

Source Video

Click "Jump to Video" buttons next to questions to see the relevant video segment.

Quiz: THE HISTORY OF INDIA in 12 Minutes

According to the video, what specific civilization existed along the Indus River and had their own writing system before collapsing around 1500 BC? Video Reference: "positioned along the indus river the harappan people had their own writing system advanced social an..."

The video states that the Mauryan Empire's capital was established in which specific location? Video Reference: "the mauryan empire established its capital in battali putra near modern-day patna..."

According to the video, who murdered the last Mauryan ruler Brihadratha and established the Shanga dynasty in 185 BC? Video Reference: "brihadratha was murdered by his commander-in-chief who would later found the shanga dynasty in 185 b..."

The video mentions that the Kushana Kingdom marked which specific new era in 75 AD? Video Reference: "in 75 a.d the kushana kingdom marked a new era the shaka era..."

According to the video, the Delhi Sultanate began with which dynasty? Video Reference: "the first dynasty within the delhi sultanate was founded by ketub ud din ibak the slave dynasty..."

The video states that the Vedic Aryans' social system originally consisted of three specific tiers. These were: Video Reference: "this system was made up originally of three tears brahman or priest kashtriya or warrior and vaishia..."

According to the video, the earliest evidence of human activity in India dates back to between: Video Reference: "evidence of cave paintings and stone tools have revealed that the first signs of human activity in i..."

The video mentions that Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha) was born in which specific year? Video Reference: "siddhartha gautama the buddha had been born in 560 bc..."