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WorksheetsOrigins of Hindu India
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
The lowest varna in Indian society comprised of peasants or servants is the
Kshatriyas.
Sudras.
Untouchables
Vaisyas
The social group in Indian society comprised of commoners who are merchants and farmers is called the
Brahmins.
Kshatriyas
Vaisyas.
Sudras.
Which of the following developed because most Indians could not relate to the idea of Brahman?
human-like gods
the atma
the Jati
Sanskrit
Brahma the Creator, Vishnu the Preserver, and Shiva the Destroyer were
the chief Hindu gods.
Untouchables.
writers of the Vedas.
Brahmins.
Hindus strive to leave behind the cycle of earthly life and achieve unity with a form of ultimate reality called
Shiva.
Brahman.
Krishna.
Vishnu
Hindus believe that a person's actions in this life
are predicted in the Bhagavad Gita.
lie outside the individual's power of control.
determine how the person will be reborn in the next life.
are not important in reaching ultimate reality.
A person's caste in Indian society was determined by
education
birth
personality characteristics.
achievements
The idea in Hinduism that a person's soul is reborn after death
Reincarnation
Obligation
Karma
Dharma
Sanskrit is
Ancient Indian language
Ancient Indian song
Ancient Indian religion
None of the above
How were the varnas arranged fromhighest to lowest?
Kashatriyas, Brahmins, Sudras, Vaisyas
Brahmins, Kashatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras
Brahmins, Kashatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras, The Untouchables
Vaisyas, Brahmins, Kashatriyas, Sudras
What kind of jobs were given to the Untouchables?
Handling dead bodies
Working the farms
Servants
Collecting trash
Along with Hinduism, what other religion began in India?
Islam
Confucianism
Buddhism
A method of training developed by the Hindus that is supposed to lead to oneness with Brahman.
Yoga
Shaolin
Chakra alignment
