Bhagavad Gītā - chapter 3 - Engl

Which verse of Chapter 3 is: 'Whatever an eminent person does, other people also do; whatever standard that one sets, the world follows.'

• 21
• 22
• 11
• 35

In Chapter 3 Krishna mentions the name of a great karma-yogi king. What's his name?

• Janaka
• Ambarisha
• Jatila
• Rama

At the beginning of Chapter 3, Arjuna asks Krishna: 'What is the best path? Karma-yoga or Dhyana-yoga?'

• True
• False

In Chapter 3 Krishna says that the world is bound by

• action
• inaction
• action and inaction
• ice cream

Arjuna asks what causes one to stray even against one’s own will, as if compelled by some force? Krishna's answer is:

• It is the desire born of the guṇa of rajas and the resulting anger
• It is happiness flowing from the sattva guna and attachment to it that binds one to this world
• It is ignorance, flowing from the tamas guna, that degrades man and his ability to discern
• It is the desire to survive in the material world as a natural human inclination

Arjuna at the beginning of Chapter 3:

• has clarity and continues a conversation with Krishna about the details of the path to follow
• is confused and asks Krishna to show him the right path
• knows the difference between karma and jñāna yoga
• is confused and asks Krishna how he should engage in meditation to avoid suffering

Krishna says that a hypocrite is one who:

• one who does not fulfill his duties (dharma) while talking about God and service
• the one who performs rituals in order to obtain a better life after death and go to the heavenly realms
• the one who has no control over his senses and focuses on material pleasures
• the one who restrains the sense organs while still contemplating on the objects of the senses

Which statement is correct?:

• The mind is superior to matter, the senses are superior to the mind, the intellect is superior to the senses, and the Self is even greater than the intellect.
• The senses are superior to matter, the mind is superior to the senses, the intellect is higher than the mind, and the Self is even greater than the intellect.
• The Self is superior to the mind, the mind is superior to the intellect, the intellect is higher than senses, and the senses are superior to matter.
• The Ego rules over the Self, the Self is greater than the intellect. The senses are superior to the mind, and the mind is superior to the senses.

Krishna states that:

• No one achieves perfection through renunciation alone
• No one can remain still even for a moment without performing action.
• Everyone is compelled to act by the guṇas born from material nature
• Everyone is compelled to act by the guṇas born from spiritual nature

What burns like an insatiable fire?

• Ignorance
• Desire
• Arrogance
• An uncontrollable mind