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Hindu Scriptures

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Traditionally in Vaiṣnavism ...

a)

scriptures are the ultimate authority

b)

the Guru is the ultimate authority

2.

In Bhakti Marga ...

a)

scriptures are the ultimate authority

b)

Guruji is the ultimate authority

3.

Owing to the importance of Guru-Bhakti the most important scripture in Bhakti Marga is the ...

a)

Guru Gītā

b)

Bhagavad Gītā

c)

Gopī Gītā

d)

Uddhava Gītā

4.

All scriptures should be viewed as aids to grow in our relationship with Guruji

a)

true

b)

false

c)

I don't care about scriptures

5.

Śruti refers to ...

a)

that which is heard

b)

that which is remembered

6.

Smṛti refers to ...

a)

that which is heard

b)

that which is remembered

7.

The Vedas belong to the category of ...

a)

Śruti

b)

Smṛti

8.

The Itihāsa and Purāṇas belong to the category of ...

a)

Śruti

b)

Smṛti

9.

The Vedas ...

a)

are believed to be eternal

b)

are man-made

10.

The Vedas were divided by Sage Vyāsa into four parts

a)

true

b)

false

11.

The ... is one of the Vedas

a)

Ṛg Veda

b)

Sāma Veda

c)

Ayur Veda

d)

Yajur Veda

e)

Atharva Veda

12.

The ... belong to the karma kāṇḍa section of the Vedas

a)

Saṃhitās

b)

Brāhmaṇas

c)

Āranyakas

d)

Upaniṣads

13.

The ... belong to the jñana kāṇḍa section of the Vedas

a)

Saṃhitās

b)

Brāhmaṇas

c)

Āranyakas

d)

Upaniṣads

14.

Wisdom pertaining to the Ātmā and its relationship with Brahman is primarily found in the ...

a)

Saṃhitās

b)

Brāhmaṇas

c)

Āranyakas

d)

Upaniṣads

15.

The Mahābhārata ...

a)

discusses Dharma

b)

depicts the life of Kṛṣṇa

c)

is contained in the Bhagavad Gītā

d)

describes the feud between the Pāṇḍavas and Kauravas

16.

The Mahābhārata ...

a)

is simply a mundane story of opulent kings

b)

also contains a vastness of philosophical teachings

17.

There exist a multitude of versions of the Rāmāyaṇa such as those of Vālmīki and Tulsidas

a)

true

b)

false

18.

In the Rāmāyaṇa we find the account of ...

a)

Rāma ruling Dwarka

b)

Rāma rescuing Rukmini from Rāvana

c)

Rāma as the prince of Ayodhyā

19.

Purāṇas generally discuss ...

a)

cosmology

b)

royal dynasties

c)

divine incarnations

d)

the life of Kṛṣṇa

20.

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam is the most revered Purāṇa in the Vaiṣnava tradition

a)

true

b)

false

21.

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam describes ...

a)

incarnations of Nārāyaṇa

b)

the devotion of great Bhaktas

c)

Kṛṣṇas Vṛndavān pastimes

22.

The Bhagavad Gītā can be argued to be the scripture which most concisely discusses the core tenets of Hinduism

a)

true

b)

false

23.

In the Bhagavad Gītā, Kṛṣṇa gives a discourse on ...

a)

Karma Yoga

b)

the Ātma

c)

Advaita

d)

Himself as the Supreme Lord

24.

The Guru Gītā is a key scripture in the Vaiṣnava tradition

a)

true

b)

false

25.

The Guru Gītā maintains that the Guru should be understood to be non-different from the Supreme

a)

true

b)

false

26.

Śri Vaiṣnavism was shaped by the ... Āgamas

a)

Pāśupata

b)

Pāñcarātra

c)

Vaikhānasa

d)

Pāñca-tattva

27.

Dharmaśāstras

a)

are controversial by today's ethics

b)

are of great relevance in today's Hinduism

c)

are labelled as the laws by which Hindus should live by

28.

Sūtras are short, concise verses which carry deep philosophical wisdom

a)

true

b)

false

29.

Commentaries on scriptures by prominent Ācāryas are esteemed sources of authority in Hinduism

a)

true

b)

false

30.

Guruji maintains that Śāstra (scripture) is one of the forms of God

a)

true

b)

false