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Why is India's climate generally warm?
a) Mountains keep cold northern winds from much of India
b) Rain from the Arabian Sea warms India
c) Waters of the Indian Ocean warm the nearby land
d) Winter monsoons bring warm winds from the south

Under which ruler did India's golden age of great accomplishments take place?
a) Chandra Gupta II
b) Mohandas Gandhi
c) Chandragupta Maurya
d) Siddhartha Gautama

What do Buddhists and Hindus have in common?
a) A belief in reincarnation
b) The worship of many gods
c) The teachings of the dharma
d) The holy teachings of the Vedas

Why is the Bhagavad Gita influential in Indian history and culture?
a) Most important text of Hinduism
b) First set of laws issued by Asoka
c) Only account of Aryans' conquest
d) Created caste system

With what other people did the Harappans share a similar pattern of development?
a) Sumerians
b) Aryans
c) Brahmans
d) Hittites

Why did many Hindus become Buddhists during Asoka's reign?
a) Hindu rituals were in a language that few people understood
b) Asoka encouraged Buddhism by outlawing Hinduism
c) Buddhists gave more support to Indian art and science
d) Asoka had a religious experience and converted to Hinduism

Why are our numbers 1 to 9 known as Arabic Numerals?
a) Arab traders brought them to the western countries
b) Arabs introduces them to the Hindus
c) Arab traders in India were the first to use them
d) Arabs developed them and introduced them to India

What is a part of Hinduism?
a) The Bhagavad Gita
b) Siddhartha Gautama
c) Dharma
d) Four Noble Truths

What is a part of Buddhism?
a) Dharma
b) Practiced by the Aryans and Dravidians
c) Believe in one supreme God
d) Karma

What is the name of the continent India is on?
a) Asia
b) North America
c) Australia
d) Russia

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