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INDIA MS VEEN QUIZ
INDIA MS VEEN QUIZ
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This country is home of Islam's holiest places.
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
Oman
2
The Tigris and Euphrates rivers empty into this body of water.
The Arabian Sea
The Persian Gulf
The Bay of Bengal
The Dead Sea
3
The Vaishya class had which dharma?
merchants and herders
priests and religious scholars
servants
warriors and rulers
4
What is this country, home of the land between the rivers?
Egypt
Iran
Jordan
Iraq
5
The Brahmins had what dharma?
priests and religious scholars
warriors and rulers
merchants and herders
servants
6
Which caste's dharma was servant?
Brahmin's
Shudras
Vaiyshas
Kshatriyas
7
The Hindu name for a class or caste is:
guru
varna
sanyassa
yogi
8
The ancient writing of India:
Alphabet
Kanji
Hanzi
Sanskrit
9
What is this country, former and current masters of siege warfare?
Egypt
Iran
Syria
Jordan
10
What are these mountain ranges?
The Tien Shan
The Eastern and Western Ghats
The Zagros
The Urals
11
Mohenjodaro was built on the banks of which river?
Sarasvati
Indus
Ganges
Bramaputra
12
What is this triangle shaped region of India?
Sarasvati River Valley
Thar Desert
Deccan Plateau
Indo-Gangetic Plain
13
What country is this subcontinent?
Bangladesh
Myanmar
Tibet
India
14
This river begins in the Himalayas, flows through Pakistan, and empties into the Arabian Sea.
Indravati
Sarasvati
Krishna
Indus
15
Prince Siddhartha saw three forms of suffering. Which of these is NOT one of the three?
sickness
death
aging
desire
16
This country used to be part of India.
Pakistan
Kazakstan
Turkmenistan
Nepal
17
Escaping the cycle of death and rebirth:
moksha
karam
dharma
samsara
18
India is what part of Asia?
western plain
southern rainforest
subcontinent
peninsula
19
Called the Graveyard of Empires, this country is home of America's longest war.
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Kazakstan
Uzbekistan
20
Are you ready for a geography review lightning round?
AWWWWW Yeah!
H. E. Double Hockey Pucks Yeah!
Yes
I guess so
21
Who united India under Buddhist values?
Ashoka
Siddhartha
Chandragupta
Suddhodana
22
This river starts high in the Himalayas, and joins another river in the Indian plains.
The Indus River
The Sarasvati River
The Tapti River
The Brahmaputra River
23
The highest mountain range in the world located on the northern border of India:
The Qingcheng Mountains
The Urals
The Hindu Kush
The Himalayas
24
These mountains form a barrier between India and Afghanistan, and is home to the Khyber pass.
The Urals
Hindu Kush
The Wester Ghats
The Tien Shan
25
A collection of Hindu sacred writings:
Puranas
Upanishads
Bhagavad Gita
Vedas
26
According to Hinduism, living according to one's role in life is called:
karma
dharma
moksha
samsara
27
This country was the ancient land of Canaan.
Israel
Iran
Ethiopia
Egypt
28
This is just the very western part of this large country.
Mongolia
China
Kazakstan
Russia
29
What is this dry region of India?
The Sarasvati River Valley
The Taklamakan Desert
The Thar Desert
The Gobi Desert
30
What is this country
Greece
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Turkey
31
What is this body of water?
Black Sea
Caspian Sea
Arabian Sea
Dead Sea
32
You best know this north eastern African country.
South Sudan (Calder)
Iran
Yemen
Egypt
33
Just north of India, home of the largest mountain range.
Myanmar
Nepal
Tibet
Bangladesh
34
A class or group in Hindu society:
caste
strata
level
hierarchy
35
What country is this kingdom?
Egypt
Jordan
Greece
Iran
36
What is a person's role in life, according to Hinduism?
Dharma
Samsara
Moksha
Karma
37
What is this body of water?
Arabian Sea
Dead Sea
Red Sea
Persian Gulf
38
This is the sacred river of India.
Ravi
Krishna
Ganges
Sarasvati
39
What is this body of water?
Indian Ocean
Arabian Sea
Dead Sea
Pacific Ocean
40
This country was called Persia.
Oman
Pakistan
Iran
Yemen
41
The belief that a person's soul is reborn into a new body after death:
reanimation
afterlife
rebirth
reincarnation
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What religion was founded by Prince Siddhartha?
Judaism
Islam
Hinduism
Buddhism
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Which caste were warriors and rulers?
Vaishias
Shudras
Brahmins
Kshatriyas
44
This country was home of the Kushite black pharaohs.
Sudan
Somalia
Yemen
Ethiopia
45
This country was home to ancient Egypt's trading partner, Punt.
Yemen
Somalia
Chad
Oman
46
The cycle of death and rebirth in Hinduism:
dharma
moksha
samsara
karma
47
This country's Afar region is home to some of the oldest hominid fossils.
Somalia
Oman
Ethiopia
United Arab Emirates
48
What is this body of water?
Black Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Caspian Sea