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Hindu History, Beliefs, and Culture Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the oldest living religion in the world?

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Buddhism

d)

Hinduism

2.

How many Hindus live in 150 different countries?

a)

Over 1 billion

b)

Over 2 billion

c)

Over 500 million

d)

Over 100 million

3.

Where is Hinduism mostly practiced?

a)

China

b)

United States

c)

Russia

d)

India

4.

What is the name of the civilization that developed in the Saraswati Indus region?

a)

Egyptian civilization

b)

Mesopotamian civilization

c)

Indus civilization

d)

Chinese civilization

5.

What were the two great river systems in the Saraswati Indus region?

a)

Nile and Euphrates

b)

Yangtze and Yellow

c)

Ganges and Brahmaputra

d)

Saraswati and Indus

6.

What were the cities in the Indus civilization connected by?

a)

Highways

b)

Trade routes

c)

Airways

d)

Railways

7.

What did archaeologists discover from the artifacts of the Indus civilization?

a)

Beads

b)

Statues

c)

Pottery seals

d)

All of the above

8.

Which Hindu deity is linked to the meditating figure found on a seal?

a)

Goddess Lakshmi

b)

Goddess Saraswati

c)

Lord Vishnu

d)

Lord Shiva

9.

What is the name of the Hindu greeting?

a)

Namaste

b)

Salaam

c)

Bonjour

d)

Hola

10.

What is the Sanskrit name for Hinduism?

a)

Shiva-dharma

b)

Vishnu-dharma

c)

Brahman-dharma

d)

Sanatana-dharma

11.

What is the cardinal concept in Hinduism that includes righteousness and ethics?

a)

Karma

b)

Dharma

c)

Moksha

d)

Samsara

12.

What is the Hindu belief in the law of cause and effect called?

a)

Karma

b)

Dharma

c)

Moksha

d)

Samsara

13.

What is the central Indian belief that the soul is reborn in a new body?

a)

Moksha

b)

Dharma

c)

Reincarnation

d)

Karma

14.

What is the festival of lights celebrated by Hindus?

a)

Holi

b)

Navratri

c)

Diwali

d)

Eid

15.

Where does the Kumbh Mela, the largest human gathering, take place?

a)

Haridwar

b)

Allahabad

c)

Varanasi

d)

Rishikesh