India Review

Which of the following caste groups was considered the top group in the caste system?

What is the religious significance of the Ganges River for Hindus?

Which of the following things did NOT motivate Siddhartha Gautama to seek enlightenment? 

Which Hindu god severed Ganesha's head and gave him the head of an elephant?

Which of the following castes were composed of the warriors and leaders of India?

The Mahavira was the founder of which religion?

Which of the following statements about traditional, classical Buddhism is TRUE?

If people worked hard enough they could rise up to a higher caste position.

Arranged marriages in India, once very common, are now done by only about 30% of the people.

What was the set of guidelines called that Buddha told people to follow to end suffering? 

What is the major purpose of the Ramayana epic?

Buddhist built shrines that contained the remains of select holy people were called....

What is the ultimate goal for a soul to achieve according to Hinduism?

DNA testing has conclusively demonstrated that an Aryan Invasion into India likely happened.

The Harappan civilization is well known for their use of .....

Which popular elephant headed god is prayed to by Hindus before pursuing new endeavors?

According to the Buddha, suffering is caused by ....

Monsoon winds bring heavy amounts of rain during summer months.

Ahimsa was a major concept advocated by the mahavira. What does the term mean?

Which Hindu god has supposedly had 9 incarnations, including one time as Lord Rama?

Ashoka ....

Buddhism and Hinduism agree on all of the following ideas EXCEPT which one?

Which major mountain range acts as the border between China and South Asia?

A vaccination for what disease was developed by Gupta doctors 1,000 years before Europeans?

Aghori sadhus do all the following EXCEPT....

India acquired knowledge of the numbers 1 - 9 from Arabs and made many mathematical advances.