Bhagavad Gita - Answer Key.pdf

Part A - Bhagavad Gita Choose the best answer for the questions below : 1 a b c d What happened to Arjuna when he saw his relatives and friends present with fighting spirit at the battlefield of Kurukshetra? Arjuna's limbs quivered and his mouth started drying up. He started to develop a fever. He w...

Part A - Bhagavad Gita Choose the best answer for the questions below : 1 a b c d What happened to Arjuna when he saw his relatives and friends present with fighting spirit at the battlefield of Kurukshetra? Arjuna's limbs quivered and his mouth started drying up. He started to develop a fever. He was upset at the thought of fighting his family members. He was scared that he might not be able to win against the seasoned warriors in the Kaurava army. 2 a b c d Arjuna's bow, the _______________ started slipping from his hand. Sharnga Kodanda Gandiva Pinaka 3 a b c d Arjuna's symptoms after viewing the Kaurava army, indicate the follwing mental condition : Depression Obsessive compulsive disorder ADHD Bipolar disorder 4 a b c d When he saw Arjuna's dilemma, Krishna _____________________. Drove Arjuna away from the battlefield. Praised Arjuna for his compassion towards his family. Reprimanded Arjuna for the display of indecision. Kept silent. 5 a b c d The three phases of understanding and expressing the absolute truth are : Brahman, Paramātmā and Bhagavān. Tamas, Rajas and Sattva. Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. Pataala, Prithvi and Swarga. 6 a b c d Krishna observes that Arjuna displays ______________. Wisdom Compassion Impurities Love. 7 a The supreme personality who posesses all riches, all strength and all fame, all beauty, all knowledge and all renunciation is called ___________. Bhagavan b c d Shiva Brahma Indra 8 a b c d By nature's law, the human form of life is specifically meant for self-realization in the form of ___________________________. Sattva, Rajas or Tamas. Karma yoga, Jnana yoga or Bhakti yoga. Kshetra, Purusha and Prakriti. Brahman, Paramatma and Bhagavan. 9 a b c d Those who are engaged in sense gratification require purification by means of the ___________. Sadhanas Karmas Yogas Yagnas 10 a b c d The yagna system is planned in such a way that sensory conscious persons may satisfy their desires ___________________________ in the reaction of sense gratificatory work. without becoming entangled while becoming entangled without paying attention while completely indulging 11 a b c d People who are attached to _____________ are unable to understand the supreme absolute truth. materialism spirituality bhakti gnana 12 a b c d Bhakti begins with a preliminary desire for ____________. Bhagavan Supersoul Self realization. Freedom 13 a b c d By devotional service under the guidance of a _______________, we become free from material attachment. spiritual master teacher guide gnani 14 a b Even the most sinful sinner can cross the ocean of misery through the boat of ____________________________. enlightenment bhakti c d transcendental knowledge wisdom 15 a b c d Knowledge in Krishna consciousness can be achieved by a faithful man who firmly believes in ___________. Narayana Krishna Bhagavan Maha Vishnu 16 a b c d Faith is attained by discharge of devotional service and by chanting __________________________________________________________. Bhajans. Om Tat Sat. Hare Krishna Hare Krishna , Krishna Krishna Hare Hare / Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare. Vithala naama. 17 a b c d A person who controls the _____________ can easily attain perfection in knowledge of Krishna Consciousness. senses mind breath food 18 a b c d The material world is a manifestation of the three modes of material nature, called the _____________. Pradhana Brahman Adidevatha Maya 19 a b c d The ________________ says that everything is related to Krishna or the Supreme Brahman, and everything belongs to him. Kathopanishad Mandukya Upanishad Ishopanishad Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 20 a b c d The lord as ______________ is present in both the dog, the cow, the elephant and persons of all castes. Brahman Paramatma Atma Bhagavan 21 a b c d The supreme lord is present in everybody's ______________ as Paramatma. mind body ego heart 22 a b c d A devotee who is constantly engaged in Krishna consciousness very quickly attains ___________________ in the Supreme. advancement bliss liberation happiness 23 a b c d The state of life where one does not feel the pangs of material miseries is called ________________. Brahma Nirvana Ananda Sukha Yoga 24 a b c d The devotee who is in Krishna consciousness can elevate himself simply by thinking of ____________ constantly. Maha Vishnu Radha Narayana Krishna 25 a b c d For him who has controlled the mind, the mind is the best of ________________. teachers friends slaves partners 26 a b c d Unless the _____________ is controlled, the practise of yoga is a waste of time. mind heart breath soul 27 a b c d Real yoga entails meeting the _______________ within the heart and then following his dictation. Brahman Paramatma Ishvara Bhagavan 28 a b c d Anyone who eats for pleasure while not offering it to Krishna is eating in _______________. bhakti sadhana sin consciousness 29 One who sleeps more than 6 hours out of 24 is influenced by the mode of _______________. a b c d passion ignorance goodness detachment 30 a b c d One who _________ more than required will dream very much while sleeping, and will hence sleep more than required. works eats prays enjoys 31 a b c d Krishna consciousness is the development of ______________ of Krishna. freedom friendship attachment love 32 a b c d Arjuna is called Partha because he is the ___________ of Prtha. son grandchild husband father 33 a b c d One who takes directly to ________________________, automatically knows about Brahmajyoti and Paramatma in full. Sanyasa Krishna Consciousness Bhakti Marga Vanaprastha 34 a b c d The lord says to Arjuna "Tach chrnu" or __________________. hear from me speak to me think of me pray to me 35 a b c d Developing _________________ frees us from the modes of passion and ignorance, and thus lust and avarice are diminished. communication skills good sleep strong body devotional services 36 a b The divine material energy of Krishna is called ___________. Brahman Maya c d Ishwara Kshetra 38 a b c d Four classes of men surrender to Krishna - the distressed, the desirer of wealth, the inquisitive and the _____________________ renunciate one searching for knowledge of the absolute devotee pleasure seeker 39 a b c d Arjuna addresses Krishna as ________________ or supreme person, because he knows him to be the supreme authority capable of giving definitive answers. Keshava Madhava Paramatma Purushottama 40 a b c d According to the Vedic dictionary, ____________ refers to the mind, soul, body and senses. Atma Brahman Kshetra Purusha 41 a b c d Brahman is indestructible and eternally existing, and its _______________ is not changed at any time. colour shape form constitution 42 a b c d Beyond Brahman there is ___________. Parabrahman Supersoul Bhagavan Atma 43 a b c d In vedic literature, the living entity is called __________ and brahman, but never parabrahman. paramatma jivatma atma bhagavan 44 a b c d The ____________ Upanishad describes the vedic sacrificial process. Taittiriya Mandukya Brihadaranyaka Chandogya 45 a b c d In material nature, the jivatma may take a body from any of the ____________ forms of life. 8400000 1800000 2200000 infinite 46 a b c d To attain material heavenly planets and enjoy their facilities, the jivatma sometimes performs ____________. yoga sacrifices (yajña) sadhana sanyasa 47 a b c d The physical nature, which is ____________ changing, is called adhibhūta [the material manifestation] never constantly sometimes rarely 48 a b c d The universal form of the Lord, which includes all the demigods, like those of the sun and moon, is called _______________. bhagavan parmatma adhidaiva purusha 49 a b c d The Supreme Lord, represented as the Supersoul in the heart of every embodied being, is called _____________ or the Lord of sacrifice. adhidhaiva adhiyajña purusha prakriti 50 a b c d The Supersoul is the _____________ of the individual soul’s activities and is the source of the soul’s various types of consciousness. doer inflencer origin witness 51 a b c d The __________ is seated beside the individual soul. heart brahman bhagavan Supersoul 52 When Krishna refers to himself as "dhata", he is calling himself the "_____________". a b c d witness influencer creator illusion 53 a b c d Whatever we want to know through the ________ is but a step toward understanding Krishna. Vedas Upanishads Granthas Puranas 54 a b c d __________ is also the Rig, Yajur and Sama vedas. Krishna Brahma Shiva Saraswathi 55 a b c d When offered with love and _________, Krishna accepts even plain water. bhakti silence music dance 56 a b c d Only the remains of sacrifices made to _______________ are fit for consumption by those seeking release from material entanglement. Devatas Krishna Bhagavan Ishwara 57 a b c d Whatever we do, eat, or give away should be done as _________ to Krishna. dance offering poem payment 58 a b c d When we do anything as an offering for Krishna it is called "______________". pooja prarthana archana vandana 59 a b When an action is contaminated by ___________ reactions, it becomes auspicious or inauspicious. illusory gross c d material human 60 a b c d The word "aja" means "______________". prominent unborn pious sacred 61 a b c d The __________ Veda says that it was Krishna who, in the beginning instructed Brahma in Vedic knowledge. Yajur Rig Atharva Sama 62 a b c d From __________________, Brahma and the patriarchs are born. Krishna Shiva Brihaspati Narayana 63 a b c d In the beginning of the creation there was only the Supreme Personality _______________. Aum Shiva Narayana Bhagavan 64 a b c d As per the Maha -Upanishad Lord Shiva was born from the ____________ of the Supreme Lord. forehead arm eyes throat 65 a b c d When a person knows the goal of life but is addicted to the fruits of activities, he is acting in _________. karma-yoga gnana yoga bhakti yoga buddhi yoga 66 a b c d When a person knows that the goal is Kṛṣṇa but he takes pleasure in mental speculations to understand Kṛṣṇa, he is acting in _______________. karma-yoga jñāna-yoga bhakti yoga buddhi yoga 67 a b c d When a person knows the goal and seeks Krishna completely in Krishna consciousness and devotional service, he is acting in ____________________. karma-yoga jñāna-yoga bhakti yoga buddhi yoga 68 a b c d Krishna first appeared before his parents Devaki and ____________ in a four handed form. Nanda Vasudeva Ugrasena Akrura 69 a b c d "Su-durdarsham" means _______________________. very easy to see very difficult to see very pleasing to see very attactive to see 70 a b c d Innumerable universes enter into and come from Maha Vishnu simply by his ___________ process. blinking breathing waking sleeping 71 a b c d The word "maitrah" means "__________". friendly pretty sister cousin 72 a b c d _______________ means that a devotee does not attach much importance to the pains and trouble pertaining to the body. Nirguna Nirvana Mumukshu Nirmama 73 a b c d The term "prakriti" means "__________________". planet plants nature flowers 74 The term "purusha" means "________________". a b c d masculine enjoyer giant son of Puru. 75 a b c d "Kshetragnya" means "knower of the _______________". arts warfare field politics 76 a b c d The lord's spiritual effulgence is referred to as "_____________________" brahma jyoti brahma vidya Atma vidya Brahman 77 a b c d The material elements that cover the brahma jyoti are referred to as ________________. maya prakriti purusha mahat-tattva 78 a b c d The word "prabhu" means "_____________________". teacher master God husband of Prabha 79 a b c d Rajas is the mode of passion and leads to ______________. illusion greed bliss war 80 a b c d Tamas is the mode of _______________ and leads to madness and delusion. darkness ignorance failure inertia 81 a b The name "Yogeshwarah" means master of "_____________". yoga mysticism c d illusion arts 82 a b c d Shivah means eternally ____________. pure blissful constant angry 83 a b c d Shasvatah means that which remains. young at all times eternal constant the same at all times 84 a b c d Saakshee means ____________________. beautiful eyes witness doer influencer 85 a b c d Sumedhah means one who has pure ______________. consciousness intelligence bliss ego 86 a b c d Naikaroopah means one who has ____________ forms. infinite no finite nine 87 a b c d Brihadroopa means ______________ and infinite form. small subtle vast solid 88 a b c d Sarvapraharanayudhah means one who has all kinds of _____________ for all kinds of assault and fight. instruments weapons / tools skills strategies 89 a b c d Praanadah means one who gives ___________ to all. boons mukti praana birth 90 a b c d Mahaasvanaha means one who posesses a _________________. huge serpent deep breath large weapon thundering voice Part B - Shri Vishnu Sahasranama 91 a b c d Medhavee means ___________. child of Medhas devoid of ego supremely intelligent great cowherd 95 a b c d Satyamedhah means "one whose ________________ never fails" effort aim truth intelligence 94 a b c d Mahaabalah means one who has ______________ _. supreme strength supreme weapons supreme wealth Balarama 95 a b c d Vishwakarma means __________________________ of the world of objects. observer creator influencer designer 96 a b c d Vikramee means one who is full of ___________________. prowess vision skill strength 97 a b c d Akshobhyah means one with infinite ___________. wealth eyes skill patience 98 a b c d Amaanee means one who has no __________________. darkness pride false vanity disturbance 99 a b c d Avyaah means ________________________. eternal changeless constant enchanting 100 a b c d Chaturasrah means one who _________________________. dispenses equal justice to all lives in a four sided residence who owns four worlds who has four weapons