India: Geography and Religions Quiz

Which mountains form a border between India and China?

• Himalayas
• Khyber Pass
• Hindu Kush
• Appalachian

What weather event greatly impacts India?

• forest fires
• typhoons
• monsoons
• earthquakes

India is a subcontinent of

• Asia
• Europe
• Africa
• China

A monsoon is

• Periods of large rainfall
• Extreme storms with heavy lightning
• Times of extreme heat
• Seasonal wind patterns

In comparison to the summer monsoon, the winter monsoon is

• Cold and dry
• Warm and dry
• Cold and wet
• Warm and wet

Because of its large size and its position in relation to large masses of land and water, India is called

• a plateau
• an ecosystem
• an isthmus
• a subcontinent.

Hinduism and Buddhism are similar in that both religions

• practice a belief in many gods
• provide followers with a strict social caste system
• stress attainment of a better life through reincarnation
• look to the teaching of one person for their basic beliefs

The Buddhist religion teaches that enlightenment is earned by

• following the Ten Commandments
• worshipping Allah as the one true god
• learning to give up selfish desire
• being baptized and confirmed

The terms Brahma, dharma, and moksha are most closely associated with which religion?

• Judaism
• Islam
• Hinduism
• Buddhism

According to Buddhist principles, believers can end personal suffering by

• doing good deeds
• eliminating selfish desires
• making pilgrimages to Mecca
• relying on divine help