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WorksheetsUnderstanding Hinduism Maha quiz
Total questions: 86
Worksheet time: 1hrs 26mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is another name by which Hinduism is known?
a)
sanatana dharma
b)
sadhana dharma
c)
dharma
d)
sadhana
2.
What is the name of the single founder of Hinduism?
a)
Kṛṣṇa
b)
Lakṣmī
c)
There is no single founder
d)
Itihāsa
3.
From where is the Guru Gita taken from?
a)
Skanda Purāṇa
b)
Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa
c)
Śiva Purāṇa
d)
Viṣṇu Purāṇa
4.
What is the principle Hindu philosophy?
a)
Yoga
b)
Karma Yoga
c)
There is no single principle Hindu philosophy
d)
Vedānta
e)
Mimamsa
5.
Vedas are
a)
Śruti
b)
Smṛiti
c)
Itihāsa
d)
Purāṇas
6.
Mahābhārata is
a)
Śruti
b)
Smṛiti
c)
Itihāsa
d)
Purāṇas
7.
Rāmāyaṇa is
a)
Śruti
b)
Smṛiti
c)
Itihāsa
d)
Purāṇas
8.
Viṣṇu Purāṇa is
a)
Śruti
b)
Smṛiti
c)
Itihāsa
d)
Purāṇas
9.
Śrīmad Bhāgavatam is
a)
Śruti
b)
Smṛiti
c)
Itihāsa
d)
Purāṇas
10.
Upaniṣads are
a)
Śruti
b)
Smṛiti
c)
Itihāsa
d)
Purāṇas
11.
Saṃhitās are
a)
Śruti
b)
Smṛiti
c)
Itihāsa
d)
Purāṇas
12.
Saṃhitās are
a)
Collection of Hymns
b)
Details of rituals (yajña)
c)
Treatise of the forest
d)
Spiritual teachings
13.
Brāhmaṇas are
a)
Collection of Hymns
b)
Details of rituals (yajña)
c)
Treatise of the forest
d)
Spiritual teachings
14.
Āraṇyakas are
a)
Collection of Hymns
b)
Details of rituals (yajña)
c)
Treatise of the forest
d)
Spiritual teachings
15.
Upaniṣads are
a)
Collection of Hymns
b)
Details of rituals (yajña)
c)
Treatise of the forest
d)
Spiritual teachings
16.
How is the caste system called?
a)
varṇa system
b)
vaiśya system
c)
vedic system
d)
pūrvapakṣa system
17.
How many castes are there?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
3
d)
9
18.
Who are the 'untouchables'?
a)
dalits
b)
vaiśyas
c)
gotra
19.
What is the sanskrit word for the four stages of life?
a)
āśramas
b)
pakṣa
c)
advaita
d)
varṇa
20.
What is the sanskrit word for the goals of life?
a)
puruṣārtha
b)
varṇa
c)
pūrvapakṣa
d)
mokṣa
21.
The brahmacārī goal/s of life is/are
a)
dharma
b)
artha
c)
kāma
d)
varṇa
e)
mokṣa
22.
The gṛhastha goal/s of life is/are
a)
mokṣa
b)
artha
c)
kāma
d)
varṇa
23.
The vānaprastha goal/s of life is/are
a)
dharma
b)
artha
c)
kāma
d)
varṇa
24.
The sannyāsa goal/s of life is/are
a)
mokṣa
b)
artha
c)
kāma
d)
varṇa
25.
Brahmacārī is a
a)
student
b)
business man
c)
warrior
d)
renunciant
e)
householder
26.
Gṛhastha is a
a)
student
b)
business man
c)
warrior
d)
renunciant
e)
householder
27.
Vānaprastha is a
a)
student
b)
retiree
c)
warrior
d)
renunciant
e)
householder
28.
Sannyāsa is a
a)
student
b)
business man
c)
warrior
d)
renunciant
e)
householder
29.
What are the four main Hindu traditions?
a)
Śaktism
b)
Śivaism
c)
Vaiṣṇavism
d)
Smartism
e)
Buddhism
30.
Select the four yugas
a)
Dvārakā
b)
Dvāpara
c)
Kali
d)
Satya
e)
Treta
31.
Matsya avatara manifested in ……… yuga
a)
Satya
b)
Treta
c)
Dvāpara
d)
Kali
32.
Kūrma avatara manifested in ……… yuga
a)
Satya
b)
Treta
c)
Dvāpara
d)
Kali
33.
Varāha avatara manifested in ……… yuga
a)
Satya
b)
Treta
c)
Dvāpara
d)
Kali
34.
Nārasimha avatara manifested in ……… yuga
a)
Satya
b)
Treta
c)
Dvāpara
d)
Kali
35.
Vāmana avatara manifested in ……… yuga
a)
Satya
b)
Treta
c)
Dvāpara
d)
Kali
36.
Paraśurāma avatara manifested in ……… yuga
a)
Satya
b)
Treta
c)
Dvāpara
d)
Kali
37.
Rāma avatara manifested in ……… yuga
a)
Satya
b)
Treta
c)
Dvāpara
d)
Kali
38.
(Balarāma) avatara manifested in ……… yuga
a)
Satya
b)
Treta
c)
Dvāpara
d)
Kali
39.
Kṛṣṇa avatara manifested in ……… yuga
a)
Satya
b)
Treta
c)
Dvāpara
d)
Kali
40.
(Buddha) avatara manifested in ……… yuga
a)
Satya
b)
Treta
c)
Dvāpara
d)
Kali
41.
Kalki avatara will manifest Himself in ……… yuga
a)
Satya
b)
Treta
c)
Dvāpara
d)
Kali
42.
Who wrote the Mahābhārata?
a)
Vedavyāsa
b)
Vālmīki
c)
Tulsīdās
d)
Chanakya
43.
Who wrote the original version of the Rāmāyaṇa?
a)
Vedavyāsa
b)
Vālmīki
c)
Tulsīdās
d)
Chanakya
44.
Who wrote the Bhagavad Gītā?
a)
Vedavyāsa
b)
Kṛṣṇa
c)
Tulsīdās
d)
Arjuna
e)
Sanjaya
45.
Bhagavad Gītā consist of how many chapters?
a)
18
b)
12
c)
21
d)
19
e)
17
46.
Bhagavad Gītā consists of how many verses?
a)
18
b)
300
c)
700
d)
900
e)
1008
47.
Śrīmad Bhāgavatam consists of how many cantos?
a)
18
b)
12
c)
108
d)
9
48.
In which canto of the Bhāgavatam is narrated the story of Kṛṣṇa?
a)
10
b)
5
c)
7
d)
18
49.
The 7 principles of Hinduism are …
a)
atma, brahman, srishti/pralaya, karma, samsara, dharma, moksha
b)
atma, brahma, drishti, karma, samsara, dharma, sannyasa
c)
atma, brahman, srishti/pralaya, karma, samskara, dharma, moksha
50.
The yoga of devotion and loving relationship with God is …
a)
Bhakti Yoga
b)
Jñāna Yoga
c)
Karma Yoga
d)
Dhyāna/Raja Yoga
51.
The yoga of contemplation and self-enquiry is ….
a)
Bhakti Yoga
b)
Jñāna Yoga
c)
Karma Yoga
d)
Dhyāna/Raja Yoga
52.
The yoga of meditation and concentration is ….
a)
Bhakti Yoga
b)
Jñāna Yoga
c)
Karma Yoga
d)
Dhyāna/Raja Yoga
53.
The yoga of acting with detachment is ….
a)
Bhakti Yoga
b)
Jñāna Yoga
c)
Karma Yoga
d)
Dhyāna/Raja Yoga
54.
The 6 main Hindu philosophies are Vedānta, Sāṃkhya, Yoga, Mīmāṁsā …… and …….
a)
Nyāya
b)
Vaiśeṣika
c)
Satya
d)
Bhakti
e)
Karma
55.
The 6 main Hindu philosophies are Nyāya, Yoga, Vaiśeṣika, ……. , …….. and ………
a)
Vedānta
b)
Mīmāṁsā
c)
Sāṃkhya
d)
Bhakti
e)
Karma
56.
The sanskrit term for creation is …..
a)
Sṛṣṭi
b)
Pralaya
c)
Samsara
d)
Samskara
57.
The sanskrit term for dissolution is ……
a)
Sṛṣṭi
b)
Pralaya
c)
Samsara
d)
Samskara
58.
Are all the Hindu belief system theistic?
a)
yes
b)
no
59.
Does all the Hindu belief system see God as a personal being?
a)
yes
b)
no
60.
Mokṣa in Hinduism can be seen in different ways
a)
the loss of identity and merging into the Oneness
b)
the cycle of birth and death
c)
the Supreme Reality
d)
eternal servitude to the Supreme Lord
61.
The Vedas place immense importance on sacrifice, called ...... in sanskrit
a)
yajña
b)
yoga
c)
dharma
d)
bhakti
62.
A person cannot be Hindu if he/she doesn't belong to any tradition
a)
false
b)
true
63.
'ekaṁ sad-viprā bahudhā vadanti' is a verse from the ...... Veda
a)
Ṛg
b)
Yajur
c)
Sāma
d)
Atharva
64.
'ekaṁ sad-viprā bahudhā vadanti' means the ...... is one, but the wise speak of it in many different ways.’
a)
Truth
b)
Creation
c)
World
d)
Life
65.
The Vedas existed since the beginning of time
a)
true
b)
false
66.
Hinduism can be termed as
a)
salvation theology
b)
sādhana dharma
67.
Trying to define what it exactly means to be a Hindu is exceptionally difficult. The word ............. is not found in any scripture nor used as a proper term until around the 18th century.
a)
Hinduism
b)
Dharma
c)
Brahman
d)
Buddhism
68.
With the departure of Kṛṣṇa from the Earth’s plane, the ........ Yuga begins
a)
Kali
b)
Dvāpara
c)
Satya
d)
Treta
69.
Around 600 AD, the ....... and the ...... began preaching ecstatic devotion to Nārāyaṇa, Kṛṣṇa and Śiva
a)
Buddhists
b)
Nayanars
c)
Jains
d)
Āḻvār
70.
Around 500 BC, Gautama Buddha preached a philosophy that rejected the authority of the .......
a)
Vedas
b)
mantras
c)
Itihasas
d)
Upanishads
71.
Around the 8th-9th century, ............ compiled and taught his philosophy.
a)
Śaṅkara Ācārya
b)
Rāmānuja Ācārya
c)
Madhva Ācārya
d)
Tukārām
72.
Śaṅkara Ācārya through his writing and debates with various opponents revived the ......... tradition
a)
Vedic
b)
Buddhist
c)
Christian
d)
Yogic
73.
Around 1000 AD great Ācāryas such as Rāmānuja and Madhva also put forward their schools of ..............
a)
Vedānta
b)
Mīmāṃsā
c)
Sāṃkhya
d)
Yoga
74.
Around 1000 AD, ................... raiders began to invade and ransack Indian shrines and centres which were rich in resources
a)
Muslim
b)
Christian
c)
Chinese
d)
Buddhist
75.
Kabīr, Tukārām and Mīrā Bāī were part of the great Bhakti movement that took place between the ............. century
a)
13th-15th
b)
2nd-3rd
c)
17th-19th
d)
7th-12th
76.
Traditionally in Vaiṣṇavism, scriptures are seen as absolute authority
a)
true
b)
false
77.
The scripture which clearly presents the teachings of Guru-bhakti is the .............
a)
Guru Gītā
b)
Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
c)
Bhagavad Gītā
78.
The Guru Gītā is a traditional Vaiṣṇava scripture
a)
false
b)
true
79.
The Vedas are:
a)
Ṛg
b)
Yajur
c)
Sāma
d)
Atharva
e)
Agni
80.
The focus of the .............. is to use the yajña to attain materialistic benefits from the gods
a)
Karma Kāṇḍa
b)
Āraṇyakas
c)
Upaniṣads
d)
Jñāna Kāṇḍa
81.
The Saṃhitās and the Brāhmaṇas are known as the.........
a)
Karma Kāṇḍa
b)
Āraṇyakas
c)
Upaniṣads
d)
Jñāna Kāṇḍa
82.
The ............. is made up of the Āraṇyakas and Upaniṣads
a)
Karma Kāṇḍa
b)
Āraṇyakas
c)
Upaniṣads
d)
Jñāna Kāṇḍa
83.
There are ... major Purāṇas
a)
18
b)
17
c)
20
d)
21
e)
16
84.
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)
Saṃhitās
d)
Āraṇyakas
85.
The most well-known Dharmaśāstra is the
a)
Manu Smṛti
b)
Guru Gītā
c)
Mahābhārata
d)
Rāmāyaṇa
86.
The .......... Sūtras are an important scripture of Vedānta
a)
Brahmā
b)
Śākti
c)
Śiva
d)
Manu
e)
Rāmā
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