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