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Hindu Scripture

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Traditionally in Vaiṣṇavism, scriptures are seen as absolute authority
a)
true
b)
false
2.

The scripture which clearly presents the teachings of Guru-bhakti is the .............

a)

Guru Gītā

b)

Bhagavad Gītā

c)

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam

3.
The Guru Gītā is a traditional Vaiṣṇava scripture
a)
false
b)
true
4.
The Guru Gītā is taken from the ........ Purāṇa
a)
Skanda
b)
Bhāgavata
c)
Mārkaṇḍeya
d)
Śiva
5.
Who organised the Veda into four?
a)
Vyāsa
b)
Mārkaṇḍeya
c)
Agni
d)
Varuṇa
6.

The Vedas are:

a)

Ṛg

b)

Sāma

c)

Yajur

d)

Atharva

e)

Agni

7.

The Saṃhitās are:

a)

hymns to the gods

b)

details for the yajña

c)

treatise for renunciates

d)

God and the Self

8.

The Brāhmaṇas are:

a)

details for the yajña

b)

treatise for renunciates

c)

hymns to the gods

d)

God and the Self

9.

The Āraṇyakas are:

a)

treatises for renunciates

b)

hymns to the gods

c)

details for the yajña

d)

God and the Self

10.

The Upaniṣads are about:

a)

God and the Self

b)

hymns to the gods

c)

details for the yajña

d)

treatise for renunciates

11.
The focus of the .............. is to use the yajña to attain materialistic benefits from the gods
a)
Karma Kāṇḍa
b)
Jñāna Kāṇḍa
c)
Āraṇyakas
d)
Upaniṣads
12.

The Saṃhitās and the Brāhmaṇas are known as the.........

a)

Karma Kāṇḍa

b)

Jñāna Kāṇḍa

c)

Upaniṣads

d)

Āraṇyakas

13.
The ............. is made up of the Āraṇyakas and Upaniṣads
a)
Jñāna Kāṇḍa
b)
Karma Kāṇḍa
c)
Āraṇyakas
d)
Brāhmaṇas
14.
'aham brahmāsmi' What does it mean?
a)
I am God
b)
You are That
15.
'tat tvam asi' What does it mean?
a)
You are That
b)
I am God
16.

Different Upaniṣads talk about different topics, such as:

a)

Ātma

b)

Brahman

c)

the nature of reality

d)

rituals

17.
Itihāsa can be translated as ........
a)
religious history
b)
rituals
c)
sacrifice
d)
offering
18.

Itihāsa refers primarily to the .............. and ...............

a)

Mahābhārata

b)

Rāmāyaṇa

c)

Upaniṣads

d)

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam

e)

Guru Gītā

19.
The Bhagavad Gītā forms part of the ..............
a)
Mahābhārata
b)
Rāmāyaṇa
c)
Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
d)
Guru Gītā
e)
Bhāgavata Purāṇa
20.
The Bhagavad Gītā is found in the ........... Parvan
a)
Bhīṣma
b)
Droṇa
c)
Arjuna
d)
Ādi
21.
The original version of the Rāmāyaṇa is written by
a)
Vālmīki
b)
Tulsidas
c)
Rāvaṇa
d)
Vyāsa
22.
The Rāmacharitamānas by Tulsidas is written in ........
a)
Hindi
b)
Tamil
c)
Bengali
d)
Marathi
23.
There are ... major Purāṇas
a)
18
b)
16
c)
17
d)
20
e)
23
24.
The Devī Māhātmyam is part of the ........... Purāṇa
a)
Mārkaṇḍeya
b)
Bhāgavata
c)
Droṇa
d)
Skanda
25.
The most well-known and authoritative Vaiṣṇava Purāṇa is the ...........
a)
Bhāgavata Purāṇa
b)
Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa
c)
Skanda Purāṇa
d)
Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa
26.
In the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam there are .... cantos (books)
a)
12
b)
10
c)
6
d)
18
e)
16
27.
Canto 10 of the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam focuses on .....
a)
Kṛṣṇa
b)
Matsya
c)
Nārasimha
d)
Vāmana
e)
Paraśurāma
28.

The Bhagavad Gītā is divided into ...... chapters

a)

12

b)

10

c)

19

d)

18

e)

16

29.
In the Bhagavad Gītā, Kṛṣṇa’s discourse to Arjuna happens on the ......... battlefield
a)
Kurukṣetra
b)
Mahābhārata
c)
Bhāgavata
d)
Kāṇḍa
30.
Vaiṣṇavas, Shaivites and Śāktas each have their own Āgamas
a)
true
b)
false
31.
In the ..........., one can find details on philosophy, cosmology, ethics, as well as specifics on temple worship and other festivals and rituals
a)
Āgamas
b)
Brāhmaṇas
c)
Āraṇyakas
d)
Saṃhitās
32.
.............. has its basis in the Pāñcarātra Āgama
a)
Śrī Vaiṣṇavism
b)
Śāktism
c)
Śaivism
33.
The most well-known Dharmaśāstra is the
a)
Manu Smṛti
b)
Guru Gītā
c)
Mahābhārata
d)
Rāmāyaṇa
34.
Sūtras are ..........
a)
aphorisms
b)
long commentaries
c)
collection of texts
d)
short commentaries
35.

The .......... Sūtras are an important scripture of Vedānta

a)

Brahmā

b)

Śākti

c)

Śiva

d)

Rāmā

e)

Manu

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