CELEBRATION OF INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY 21ST JUNE.

Who is believed to be the father of Modern Yoga?

• Krishnamacharya

• Gautam Buddha

• Maharshi Patanjali

• Adi Shankaracharya

Yoga has eight components, also known as the eight fold path of life — Niyama, Asana, Pranayama, Dhyana, Samadhi are five of them. Which are the other three?

• Savichar, Santosa, Tapas

• Asteya, Aparigraha, Brahmacharya

• Ananda, Asmita, Aachaar

• Yama, Dharana, Pratyahara

The word “Yoga” comes for Sanskrit. What is the literal meaning of this word?

• Hindu system of philosophy & meditation

• Inner peace & tranquility

• Joining together

• Controlled breathing

Surya Namaskar is considered to be a complete exercise for the body and has often been cited as a combination of Asanas that helps in stretching almost all the major muscles. How many different Asanas does Surya Namaskar comprise of?

• 12

• 7

• 10

• 8

Yoga has many practitioners in the West and several Hollywood celebrities such as Adam Levine and Julia Roberts have endorsed it. Indra Devi is credited with introducing Yoga to the West. Which country did she belong to?

• Nepal

• Russian

• India

• USA

An Indian youth organisation entered the Limca Book of Records for simultaneously performing Yoga for the longest duration. Which organisation was this?

• NSS

• Girl Scouts

• LTS

• NCC

Bharat Thakur is an internationally renowned name in the field of yoga instructors and a celebrity in his own right. Which new field of yoga did he lay the foundation for?

• Ashtang Yoga

• Hatha Yoga

• Sahaja Yoga

• Artistic Yoga

Who say's ‘Checking the

impulses of mind is Yoga’?

• Patanjai

• Shankracharya

• Shri Krishna

• Swami Sivananda.

Which asana can be practiced

immediately after eating food?

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In Hastottanasan, ‘Hast’ means.

• Abdomen.

• Chest.

• Arms.

• Head.