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India Religions and People

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the earliest Indian Civilization that started in the Indus River Valley?

a)

Sanskrit

b)

Harappan

c)

Guptan

d)

Mauryan

2.

Civilization that developed the early beliefs of Hinduism, including the caste system.

a)

Mauryan

b)

Guptan

c)

Harappan

d)

Indo-Aryan

3.

Language the Indo-Aryans used that became the sacred language of Hinduism.

a)

Sanskrit

b)

Asoka

c)

Chandragupta

d)

Arabic

4.

First emperor of the Mauryan Empire.

a)

Akbar

b)

Asoka

c)

Chandragupta

d)

Shah Jahan

5.

Most important leader in the Mauryan empire who unified almost all of India.

a)

Asoka

b)

Chandragupta

c)

Sanskrit

d)

Akbar

6.

Although all religions were tolerated, this was the dominant religion in the Gupta empire.

a)

Sikhism

b)

Jainism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Islam

7.

Mughal leader who promoted religious tolerance.

a)

Chandragupta

b)

Shah Jahan

c)

Asoka

d)

Akbar

8.

Mughal leader who built the Taj Mahal

a)

Sanskrit

b)

Akbar

c)

Shah Jahan

d)

Asoka

9.

The religion that was harshly promoted by the Mughal leader, Aurangzeb.

a)

Islam

b)

Hinduism

c)

Sikhism

d)

Jainism

10.

Religion that developed during the Mughal Empire.

a)

Sikhism

b)

Jainism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Islam

11.

This philosophy/religion was promoted by Asoka.

a)

Christianity

b)

Jainsim

c)

Buddhism

d)

Hinduism

12.

Mughal leader who enforced strict Islamic law.

a)

Aurangzeb

b)

Asoka

c)

Akbar

d)

Chandragupta

13.

What is the most common religion in India today?

a)

Islam

b)

Buddhism

c)

Jainsim

d)

Hinduism

14.

What is the lowest group in Hindu society called?

a)

Brahmins

b)

Untouchables

c)

Shudra

d)

Vaishya

15.

Vedas are:

a)

Ancient writings of the Aryans.

b)

A religion in ancient India.

c)

A group of people in the same level on the caste system.

d)

Sacred dances performed by followers of Jainism.

16.

The name of the positive and negative force created by a person's actions.

a)

Varnas

b)

Karma

c)

Sanskrit

d)

Asoka

17.

This empire dominated India until the British took control in 1857.

a)

Mughal

b)

Gupta

c)

Mauryan

d)

Asoka