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INDIAN RELIGION BY ABSKR

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Hinduism spread by?
a)
Religion
b)
Books
c)
Trade routes
d)
By the Phoenicians
2.
Which major religion teaches the 4 Noble Truths?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Confucianism
d)
Legalism
3.

The Vedas and Upanishads are sacred (holy) Sanskrit writings of which religion?

a)

Christianity

b)

Hinduism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Judaism

4.
"What comes around goes around" is a way to describe ____________.
a)
karma
b)
dharma
c)
shiva
d)
caste
5.

The ____________________ takes on many functions. Three of these functions are Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu.

a)

Vedas

b)

Ganges

c)

Supreme Essence

d)

Moksha

6.
Which of these beliefs do Hinduism and Buddhism have in common?
a)
many gods
b)
caste system
c)
ritual bathing
d)
karma
7.
Before he became Buddha, he was a Hindu prince called
a)
Asoka
b)
Chandragupta Maurya
c)
Chandra Gupta I
d)
Siddhartha Gautama
8.
Hinduism is considered..
a)
Monotheistic
b)
Polytheistic
c)
Neolithic
d)
None of these
9.
Reincarnation is what?
a)
Rebirth
b)
State of perfect understanding
c)
A collection of beliefs
d)
Is an epic poem
10.

Which of the following is the definition of religion?

a)

Something that people do with their family

b)

A place that followers go to worship

c)

The eightfold path

d)

A set of beliefs held by a group of people

11.

The year that Hinduism started was _____ .

a)

1900 BC

b)

400 BC

c)

33 AD

d)

1982 AD

12.

The holy river of Hinduism is the ______________ river.

a)

Ganges

b)

Nile

c)

Indus

13.

Nirvana means to ______________ _____________.

a)

make money

b)

make friends

c)

achieve peace

d)

achieve goals

14.

What is karma?

a)

The idea or belief that people are born again with a different body after death. It is not restricted to a human body.

b)

a class structure that is determined by birth into which the Hindu people of India were traditionally divided.

c)

the sum of a person’s good and bad actions in the current life and previous existences.

d)

to fulfil your duty in the order of all things in your life.

15.

What is Dharma?

a)

The idea or belief that people are born again with a different body after death. It is not restricted to a human body

b)

a class structure that is determined by birth into which the Hindu people of India were traditionally divided

c)

the sum of a person’s good and bad actions in the current life and previous existences

d)

to fulfil your duty in the order of all things in your life.

16.
What are the names of the three ancient Indian Religions we have been learning about?
a)
Jainism, Hinduism, Buddhism
b)
Jainism, Hinduism, Christianity
c)
Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam
d)
Buddhism, Islam, Christianity
17.
Buddhism and Jainism have what in common with each other?
a)
They were both founded around 500 BCE
b)
Both religions rejected rituals that defined and dominated Hinduism
c)
Both believed in Virtue and Karma
d)
All of the above
18.
The essence of Jainism is...
a)
Concern for the welfare of every being and health of the universe 
b)
Creating your path to heaven
c)
Petting all the dogs
d)
None of the above
19.
Choose which of these statements is INCORRECT
a)
Jainism is Religion linked to a man named Mahavira
b)
The Vedas are sacred books written in Sanskrit
c)
The oldest known Veda is the Rig Veda
d)
Aryan families were matriarchal (controlled by the mother)
20.

The idea that one's status in life is based on how one lived in a former life

a)

Reincarnation

b)

Dharma

c)

Karma

d)

Jainism

21.

Hindu's personal duty that must be followed to live a good life

a)

Karma

b)

Dharma

c)

Buddhism

d)

Nirvana

22.

Indian faith that started in 500 B.C. most of the 6 million followers live in India

a)

Jainism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Ahimsa

d)

Buddhism

23.

Practice of nonviolence towards ALL living things

a)

Hinduism

b)

Ahimsa

c)

Jainism

d)

Buddhism

24.
"Know truth," "respect life," and "practice mediation," are mentioned in the  ______________.
a)
Eightfold Path
b)
4 Noble Truths
c)
Nirvana 
25.
What class were the warriors?  
a)
Kshatriyas
b)
Brahmans
c)
Vaisyas
d)
Sudras
26.

What are the Vedas?

a)

a language written in Sanskrit.

b)

sacred hymns

c)

priests who recited offerings

d)

the number system of the Indo-Aryans

27.

Why is India called a Subcontinent?

a)

It is below China

b)

It is a large landmass.

c)

It is set apart from the rest of the continent by The Himalayas and Hindu Kush Mountains.

d)

It juts out from Asia.

28.
Hindus recite...
a)
from the Vedas every day,
from memory.
b)
the names
of the gods
in alphabetical order.
c)
Aryan hymns only at funerals.
d)
stories from the Vedas by reading them aloud.
29.
Brahman creates the universe, Vishnu protects the universe, and Shiva _________ the universe.
a)
fixes
b)
destroys
c)
makes
30.

There are _______________ paths to moksha.

a)

7

b)

12

c)

1

d)

4

31.
What image in our world would best represent the Hindus cycle of birth, life and death?
a)
A square
b)
A mask
c)
A wheel
d)
A squirrel
32.

महावीर भगवान की जन्मस्थली बताए-

a)

अयोध्या

b)

कुंडलपुर

c)

चंद्रपुर

d)

हस्तिनापुर

33.
महावीर भगवान के निर्वाण दिवस को किस त्योहार के रूप में मनाया जाता है ?
a)

अक्षय तृतीया
b)
महावीर जयंती
c)
मोक्ष सप्तमी
d)
दीपावली
34.

According to Jainism, what is the world made up of?

a)

Suffering and desires

b)

Compassion and mutual respect

c)

Soul and matter

d)

Faith and action

35.

What are the defining characteristics of Jainism?

a)

ahimsa

b)

asceticism

c)

the Middle Way

d)

ahimsa and asceticism

36.

Which of the following is not part of the Five Great Vows of Jain ascetics?

a)

Renounce possessions

b)

Avoid lying

c)

Take what has not been given

d)

Do not injure other life-forms