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Swami Vivekananda Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

The famous Vivekananda Rock Memorial is situated in

a)

Kanyakumari

b)

Trivandrum

c)

Cochin

d)

Calicut

2.

Where is the Headquarters of Ramakrishna Mission situated ?

a)

Karnataka

b)

Belur Math, West Bengal

c)

Tamil Nadu

d)

Orissa

3.

Swami Vivekananda was born on

a)

12 January 1864

b)

15 January 1863

c)

15 January 1864

d)

12 January 1863

4.

The following book was written by Swami Vivekananda

a)

Spirit of India

b)

A Passage to India

c)

My India, The Eternal India

d)

Wings of Fire

5.

The Birth of Swami Vivekananda is celebrated as

a)

National Youth Day

b)

Children's Day

c)

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

d)

International Yoga Day

6.

Which of these Hindu religious traditions formed the basis of Vivekānanda’s teachings ?

a)

Vedanta

b)

Samkhya

c)

Nyaya

d)

Vaisesika

7.

Vivekananda became a disciple of which of these Hindu spiritual leaders ?

a)

Shirdi Sai Baba

b)

Mahatma Gandhi

c)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

d)

Ramakrishna Paramahansa

8.

Which city did Vivekananda travel to in 1893 to attend the World Parliament of Religions ?

a)

California

b)

New York

c)

Chicago

d)

Boston

9.

Who urged Narendranath Datta to change his name to Swami Vivekananda as it was more suitable for a Hindu ascetic?

a)

Raja of Khetri

b)

Swami Ramakrishna

c)

Vishwanath Dutta

d)

Swami Brahmananda

10.

What profession did Vivekananda train in before discovering Ramakrishna's teachings?

a)

Law

b)

Medicine

c)

Railways

d)

Teaching

11.

In which city did Vivekananda found the first US Vedanta Society in January 1896 ?

a)

New York

b)

San Francisco

c)

Detroit

d)

Chicago

12.

In what year did Narendranath Dutta change his name to Swami Vivekananda ?

a)

1892

b)

1886

c)

1884

d)

1890

13.

What was the question Swami Vivekananda asked to Sri Ramakrishna at their first meeting ?

a)

Do you believe in God ?

b)

Have you seen God ?

c)

Is there God ?

d)

Do you think God exists ?

14.

Swami Vivekananda was born in

a)

Calcutta

b)

Mumbai

c)

Lucknow

d)

Delhi

15.

Which street (city) in USA has been named after Swami Vivekananda as "Honorary Swami Vivekananda Way":

a)

Los Angeles

b)

New York

c)

Chicago

d)

London

16.

Swami Vivekananda earned wild applause for beginning his address at the World Parliament of Religions with the famous words...

a)

Ladies and Gentlemen

b)

Sisters and Brothers of America

c)

My Dear Friends

d)

Respected Brothers and Sisters

17.

Margaret Noble was one of the disciple of Vivekananda and is well known as

a)

Sarada Devi

b)

Gauri ma

c)

Sister Nivedita

d)

Golap ma

18.

Which among the following was not founded by Vivekananda / or a disciple of Vivekananda?

a)

World Yoga Society

b)

Advaitha Ashram

c)

Vedanta Society

d)

Ramakrishna Mission

19.

Name the journal started by Swami Vivekananda in 1896

a)

Prabuddha Bharata

b)

Vedanta Kesari

c)

Udbodhan

d)

My India

20.

What was the special name given to Narendranath by his mother ?

a)

Vireswar

b)

Gadai

c)

Tarak

d)

Vishwanath