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BHAGAVAD GITA AS IT IS (CH: 10-18)
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1
What makes a living entity in the mode of passion to get bound to material fruitive actions?
His austerities for maintaining life
•His unlimited desires and longings
His Laziness
None of the above
2
Renunciation due to troublesome or out of fear of bodily discomfort is in the mode of ignorance (T/F)
False
True
3
What does the phrase ‘bhāva-samanvitāḥ’ in BG 10.8 mean?
With great attention
Learned men
Accompanied by knowledge
Material world
4
The Supreme Lord is also known as Hiraṇyagarbha.
True
False
5
The reflection of the spiritual world is situated on _______
Knowledge
Water
Vedas
Desire
6
The demons rushing into Kṛṣṇa’s mouth are compared to –
Moths being destructed by fire
Rivers flowing into the ocean
The inevitability of time
Bees attacking a flowe
7
Activities without Faith in Supreme is called?
sat
asat
atat
tat
8
What is the essence of the teachings of Bhagavad-Gita?
To follow all the yoga-asana to reach the Supreme
To become peaceful
To fully surrender unto Krishna
To become well versed in the scriptures
9
___________________ is the field of activity which is composed of material nature, & ______________ is embodied in it.
Body, individual soul
Universal creation, illumination
Material manifestation, energy
None of these
10
What verses constitute the catuḥ-śloki-gītā, enlightening about devotional service?
10.5-10.8
10.8-10.11
10.10-10.14
10.9-10.12
11
What are the symptoms of a person in the mode of ignorance?
Laziness
Madness
All of the above
Excessive sleeping
12
In 12.18-19, devotees are referred to as ‘mauni’ or silent, because they should speak as little as possible.
False
True
13
The placing of the demons, in the lowest status of life is simply another feature of Lord’s _____
Mercy
Anger
Love
Hatred
14
In BG 10.2, Kṛṣṇa says ‘na me viduḥ sura-gaṇāḥ’. In which verse does Arjuna repeat this?
10.14
10.18
10.16
10.13
15
Arjuna desires to see Kṛṣṇa’s universal form so he can unequivocally verify Kṛṣṇa’s position.
True
False
16
How can one be freed from the influence of the modes of material nature?
By chanting the vedic hymns
None of these
Both a & b
By practicing devotional service in Krishna consciousness
17
An intelligent renouncer in the mode of goodness
_____
Hates anything which troubles his body
Attaches to auspicious work
None of these
Hates inauspicious work
18
Action perfomed without frutive desires are said to be in the mode of?
goodness
none of the above
ignorance
passion
19
If one is unable to perform regulated devotional service, Krishna advises them to:
Seek knowledge from a guru
Renounce all worldly possessions
Fast and pray regularly
Perform duties for Krishna and offer the results to him
20
In Chapter 10, what does Kṛṣṇa say about how He dispels the darkness of ignorance in our hearts?
By practicing devotional service
By bringing us in touch with a pure devotee
By lighting a lamp of knowledge
Through His statements in the Gītā
21
The field of activities and knower of the field are called?
Kshetra-jna, Kshetra
Kshetra, Kshetra-jna
Jneyam, Prakrti
Prakrti, Jnanam
22
Asamaurdhva means no one is equal to or greater than Kṛṣṇa.
True
False
23
There a difference between hearing directly from Krishna & hearing through a bona fide spiritual master (T/F)
False
True
24
A man can attain perfection through performing his own work by worshipping the Supreme (T/F)
False
True
25
10.24 – “Of commanders, I am:”
Skanda
Marīci
Bṛhaspati
Arjuna
26
Who is elevated to the position of self-realization?
All of the above
One who is always in trance
One who is without false ego, does not accept material things
One who controls the tongue, body & mind, freed from attachment and hatred
27
Men in mode of ignorance worship ____
Demigods
Ghosts
Demons
The Supreme Lord
28
In which chapter 3 modes of material nature is explained?
16
14
15
13
29
Supreme abode is illuminated by?
Electricity
Huge fire
Self-illuminous
Sun
30
Knowledge of seeing all living entities as different based on bodies is said to be in the mode of Passion (T/F)
False
True
31
If every living being is the part & parcel of the Lord then why is he influenced by the modes of material nature?
By doing so, he acts practically
Because he forgets his relationship with the Lord
Because only the modes of material nature are accessible to him
Because he feels comfortable in that situation
32
Which word refers to Kṛṣṇa’s universal form?
Viśva-rūpa
All of the above
Virāṭ-rūpa
Kāla-rūpa
33
For those who cannot constantly meditate on Krishna, what is the next best practice he recommends?
Practicing yoga and meditation
Studying the Vedas
Performing penance and austerity
Engaging in regulated devotional practices
34
What is the purpose of the vedic study?
To gain knowledge
To understand Krishna
To become humble
To develop love for everyone
35
The Lord is situated in everyone’s heart as the Supersoul. Does this mean that He has become divided? (T/F)
False
True
36
What sanskrit word is used to describe being an instrument at Kṛṣṇa’s hands?
Nimitta-mātram
Satata-yuktānām
Bhūta-bhāvana
Karaṇāpāṭava
37
Truthful, pleasing, beneficial are the austerities of _______
body
speech
soul
mind
38
60.The worker who is lazy and work against the scriptural injunctions is said to be in the mode of?
goodness
none of the above
ignorance
passion
39
Who, amongst the following, is/are not a part of the twenty five patriarchs of living entities?
Lord Brahmā
Four Kumaras
Fourteen Manus
Seven great sages
40
What is a prerequisite to being able to understand Kṛṣṇa?
Faith
Guru
Krsna’s mercy
All of the above
41
What is meant by renunciation?
Giving up all activities
None of these
Giving up the results of all activities
Giving up desires
42
With ___________ should one cut off strongly rooted material tree with the weapon of _____________.
Determination, detachment
Personality, determination
Knowledge, reality
Connection, science
43
Simplicity is the quality for _____________________ asrama
.
Brahmacari & sannyasa
Both A & B
None of the above
Grhasthas & vanaprastha
44
Why is Krishna called as Hrishikesha?
All of the above
Because He is the master of all demigods
Because He is the master of all senses
Because He is the master of the three worlds
45
When embodied being is able to transcend the three modes, he can become free from the four miseries and ____
None of the above
Can enjoy Spiritual happiness in next life.
Can enjoy Spiritual happiness in this life
Both a and b
46
Self realization is ___________________ in devotional service
Instructed
Succeeded
Perfected
Called
47
Which of the following does Krishna NOT say he is among celestial beings?
The wind
The stars
The sun
The moon
48
What does Krishna declare himself to be among the Vedas?
Sama Veda
Rig Veda
Yajur Veda
Atharva Veda
49
‘Māyā’ means ‘that which is not’.
False
True
50
What are the three gates to Hell?
Lust, anger & greed
Lust , anger & pride
Anger, greed & false-ego
Anger, pride & false-ego
51
What was Sanjaya’s opinion after hearing Bhagavad-Gita?
He had no opinion to give
Where Krishna & Arjuna are present there is all good fortune & victory
Arjuna is the supreme archer
Arjuna is a great renunciant
52
The qualities of a brahmana are
Self-control, austerity, purity, knowledge, honesty, ____ and _____
?
determination, heroism
resourcefulness, generosity
leadership, power
honesty, religiousness
53
Which of the following is not a characteristic of Kṛṣṇa’s universal form?
More radiant than thousands of suns
Blazing fire coming from the mouth
Rivers of blood flowing from the nose
Death like faces and awful teeth
54
Sacrifice, charity, penance should be performed without any expectation of _____________.
Result
Happiness
Work
Recommendation
55
oṁ tat sat,
particularly indicate ______
Lord Indra
Lord Brahma
Lord Shiva
Lord Krishna
56
Realizing the Supreme Absolute Truth in food is called?
ānanda-maya
jñāna-maya
anna-maya
prāṇa-maya
57
Those who see the difference of body and soul and the process of liberation with ____________, attains the Supreme.
None of the above
jñāna-cakṣu
Jneyam
Kshetra-jna
58
What is the theme of the 10th chapter of Bhagavad-gītā?
Kṛṣṇa’s opulences
Kṛṣṇa’s universal form
Material modes of nature
Pure devotional service
59
Which verse talks about the ease / difficulty of following the impersonal feature of the Supreme Lord?
12.3-4
12.5
12.15
12.16
60
In which mode one takes birth in animal kingdom as destination at death?
Mode of Ignorance
Mode of Passion
None of the above
Mode of Goodness
61
How many divine qualities are described in BG 16.1-16.3, by which, one can rise to transcendental realizations
Thirty-two
Sixteen
Twenty
Twenty-six
62
What is the most confidential form of Kṛṣṇa?
Kāla-rūpa
Mānuṣam-rūpa
Nārāyaṇa
Viṣṇu-rūpa
63
How a living entity in the mode of goodness does become conditioned?
Thinking that he is advanced in knowledge
All of the above
Thinking that he is better than others
•Thinking that he is happiest of all
64
What does the word ‘vibhūti’ mean?
Opulence
Origin
Strength
Mystic power
65
Why does Kṛṣṇa talk about His opulences?
To establish His supremacy over all
To encourage people to surrender
To ensure Arjuna understands His actual position
To defeat the envious and pretenders
66
A devotee is situated in the mode of_________________.
Passion
Ignorance
Goodness
Pure goodness
67
What is the most confidential part of knowledge given by the Lord to Arjuna
?
To always think & act for Krishna
Both a & b
To be austere in all conditions of the life
To become pure devotee of Krishna
68
Devotional service is the only absolute path for self-realization
False
True
69
What are the threefold fruits of action that accrue after death for those who are not renounced?
Desirable, undesirable and mixed
Good, prohibition and understanding
Desirable, suffering and work
None of these
70
‘mṛtyuḥ sarva-haraś cāham’ – means ‘Time, I am, the destroyer of all worlds’.
False
True
71
To whom the confidential knowledge may not be told?
Those who are envious of Krishna
Those who are not austere
Those who are not devoted or engaged in devotional service of Krishna
All of the above
72
What can’t be attained by discarding the scriptural injunctions?
Happiness
Perfection
All of the above
The Supreme Lord
73
Acc to BG12.11 BG 12.11, social service like charity,national service can help one to come to the platform of KC.
False
True
74
Sacrifices conducted in the mode of goodness are ____
as per scripture
dutifully performed
for no reward
all of the above
75
What is the most important of all the descriptions of the process of knowledge?
Humility
Nonviolence
Absence of false ego
Unalloyed devotion to Krishna
76
What are the 2 classes of beings explained in Chapter 15?
Fallible and Infallible
Intelligent and Unintelligent
Happy and Sad
Good and bad
77
How many elements are there in the field of activity?
11
24
8
5
78
Ch12 Krishna describes qualities of a devotee who is dear to him. Choose among the foll which is not that quality.
Always meditating on the self
Free from false ego
Compassionate to all living entities
Tolerant and self-controlled
79
Supreme Lord is present in ______________________.
Both a & b
Material world
None of these
Spiritual world
80
How many kinds of austerity is explained in Chapter 17?
3
2
4
1
81
Why can’t we see the Supreme Lord who is always transcendental?
•Because we have materially contaminated senses
Because Supreme Lord doesn’t have any form
Because Supreme Lord doesn’t want to reveal His form
•Because we will not be benefited by seeing such form of the Lord
82
Lord explains ________ and ________ qualities and nature in Ch 16.
Divine, Demoniac
Pious, Impious
Fallible, Infallible
None of the above
83
When a man is situated in the mode of —————, he worships Vāsudeva
Goodness
Pure Goodness
Ignorance
Passion
84
In the competition of supremacy, particular mode dominate over the other two?
False
True
85
Brahmā underwent penance for ten thousand years of the demigods before he realized by the grace of Kṛṣṇa how to create.
False
True
86
What are the 3 kinds of austerity?
body, mind, intelligence
none of the above
body, mind and soul
body, mind and speech
87
Anyone who is not free from all sinful reactions be freed, if he surrenders to Krishna
(T/F?)
False
True
88
Spirit soul can be polluted by coming in touch with material nature.
True
False
89
Place in correct order of modes. Charity performed in a grudging mood, at an impure place, to a worthy person
goodness, ignorance, passion
ignorance, passion, goodness
goodness, passion, ignorance
passions ignorance, goodness
90
Krishna in His incarnation as ____________________ is the complier of the Vedanta-sutra
Prajapatis
All of the above
Vyasadeva
Brahma
91
In chapter 13, how many subjects did Arjuna was asking to Krishna?
6
3
5
4
92
What is meant by the renounced order of life?
Giving up all activities
Performing severe austerities
Giving up activities that are based on material desire
Having all knowledge about the scriptures
93
From whom remembrance, knowledge & forgetfulness comes?
Within
Supreme Personality of Godhead
Vedas
The results of one’s own karma
94
What are the impetuses for daily work?
The object of knowledge
Knowledge
All of these
The knower
95
Foods that are too bitter, too sour, salty, hot, pungent, dry and burning are dear to those in the mode of
______
All the above
Passion
Ignorance
Goodness
96
What are the factors (causes of activities) of action?
Soul, various senses, different kinds of endeavor and Supersoul
Body, soul, various senses, different kinds of endeavor and Supersoul
Body, soul and the various senses
Supersoul, soul, various senses, different kinds of endeavor and willpower
97
Austerity in goodness performed _______
not expecting material benefits
out of pride
out of foolishness
for the sake of gaining respect
98
How can one achieve the stage of love for the Supreme?
All of the above
By engaging in devotional service
By performing rituals
By performing austerities
99
If Krishna is the same seed giving father for all entities, then why do different forms of life come during creation?
Because of their past deeds
•Because Brahma designed them so
None of the above
To have a wide range of species
100
Demoniac people become too strongly attached to sense enjoyment and fall down into_________
Hell
Ocean
Fire
Dark Well
