Free Printable SWAMY VIVEKANANDA

1.

What was the profession of swami Vivekananda’s Father?

a)

Accountant

b)

Professor

c)

Attorney -at-Law

d)

Judge

2.

What was the birth date of Swami Vivekanada?

a)

9 Jan. 1863

b)

12 Jan. 1863

c)

12 Jan. 1683

d)

12 Jan. 1873

3.

”I prayed to Shiva for a son and He has sent me one of His demons” Who said this about Vivekanada?

a)

Vivekanda’s Mother

b)

Vivekanda’s Father

c)

Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa

d)

Debendranath Tagore

4.

Which Sanskrit grammar Swami Vivekanda byhearted almost whole at the age of 7?

a)

Karma Yoga

b)

Ishavasyopanishad

c)

Mugdhabodha

d)

Vedanta

5.

Who was the Principal of Presidency college, Culcutta when Narendranath Studied there?

a)

H. C. Banerjee

b)

Devendranath Tagore

c)

Aldous Huxley

d)

W. W. Hastie

6.

Where was Swami Vivekananda born?

a)

Calcutta

b)

Thiruchirappalli

c)

Kanyakumari

d)

Rameswaram

7.

When split occurred in Brahmo Samaj, Narendranath Joined in which section?

a)

Vedanta Society

b)

Arya samaj

c)

Sadharan Brahmo Samaj

d)

Hindu Brahmo Samaj

8.

In which year Narendranath met Shri Ramakrishna for the first time?

a)

1880

b)

1881

c)

1883

d)

1884

9.

Which of these ideas did Swami Vivekananda espouse all through his life?

a)

Have faith in yourself

b)

Never to live a life of secrecy

c)

Living a life of integrity

d)

All the above

10.

”Have you seen God” Narendrnath asked this question to a prominent Brahmo Samaj Leader. Who was that leader ?

a)

Maharshi Devendranath Tagore

b)

Maharshi Aurobindo

c)

Rabindranath Tagore

d)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

11.

Narendranath changed his name twice. One is Vivekananda and the other one is?

a)

Swaropananda

b)

Sachchidananda

c)

Chinmayananda

d)

Yogananda

12.

As wandering monk Narendranath always kept two books in his bundle. Which are these two books?

a)

Gita and Ramayana

b)

Gita and Mahabharatha

c)

Gita and Quran

d)

Gita and The Imitation of Christ

13.

As Swami Vivekananda started his tour of Bharath from 1891, which pilgrim center he visited first ?

a)

Kanyakumari

b)

Rameswaram

c)

Ayodhya

d)

Varanasi

14.

During his tour of Bharath in 1891 Swami Vivekananda met a great Bengali scholar and writer and held a long conversation. Who was that Bengali scholar?

a)

Benkim Chandra Chatterjee

b)

Bhudev Mukhopadhyaya

c)

Basudev Chatopadhyaya

d)

Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay

15.

What is the Motto of Ramakrishna mission?

a)

Vasudhaiva Kukdumbakam

b)

Garv se keho, hum Hindu Heim

c)

Satyamev Jayate

d)

Atmano Mokshartham Jagat Hitaya

16.

Who raised the Slogan "Back to Gita"?

a)

Swami Vivekananda

b)

Sree Ramakrishna Paramahamsa

c)

Bhagini Nivedita

d)

Sharada Devi

17.

On Swami Vivekananda's encouragement to establish a world class institution, Jamshedji Tata setup a world renowned institution in India. Which was that institution?

a)

Tata Motors

b)

Indian Institute of Fundamental Research

c)

Tata Steel

d)

Indian Institute of Science

18.

Who gave the name Vivekananda to Swami Vivekananda?

a)

Ajit Singh of Khetri

b)

Alasinga Perumal

c)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

d)

K. Sheshadri Iyer

19.

Who was the first to write Swami Vivekananda's biography in the West?

a)

Aldous Huxley

b)

Romain Rolland

c)

Max Muller

d)

Christopher Isherwood

20.

Swami Vivekananda gave his first public speech in Chicago in the West. Where did he give his first public speech in the East?

a)

Colombo in Sri Lanka

b)

Rangoon in Burma

c)

Mumbai in India

d)

Madras in India

21.

The non-monastic organisation founded by Shri. Ekanath ji Ranade based on the principles preached by Swami Vivekananda?

a)

Swami Vivekananda Youth Association

b)

Vivekananda Kendra

c)

Vivekananda Mission

d)

Vivekananda Educational Society

22.

Swami Vivekananda’s 150^th birth anniversary celebrated in 2013. On this occasion Government of Bharat inaugurated a new train service. What is the name of the train?

a)

Vivek Express

b)

Vivekananda Express

c)

Swami Vivekananda Express

d)

Kanyakumari Express

23.

"Vivekananda saved Hinduism, saved India". Who said it?

a)

Subhash Chandra Bose

b)

C Rajagopalachari

c)

Rabindranath Tagore

d)

Mahatma Gandhi

24.

Who described Swami Vivekananda as "The maker of modern India"?

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Balgangadhar Tilak

c)

Dr. Rajendra Prasad

d)

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.

25.

What was the name of Swami Vivekananda’s sister?

a)

Bhuvaneswari Devi

b)

Swarnamayi Devi

c)

Sister Gargi

d)

Parama Devi

26.

Who wrote “The Master as I saw him”?

a)

Sister Josephine Macleod

b)

Swami Vivekananda

c)

Swami Yogananda

d)

Sister Nivedita

27.

Narendran once asked his father 'What have you done for me?". What was his father’s reply?

a)

'Go, look at yourself in the mirror'

b)

'Be you always a man, my son'

c)

'Remain pure all your life'

d)

'Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life'

28.

“Rousing Call to Hindu Nation” is a compilation of Swami Vivekananda’s writings and speeches. Who compiled or edited this work?

a)

Sister Nivedita

b)

Roman Rolland

c)

Ekanath Ranade

d)

Max Muller

29.

Where did Swami Vivekananda spent his last years until His death?

a)

Cossipur

b)

Kanyakumari

c)

Dakshineswar

d)

Belur Math

30.

While a wandering monk Swami Vivekananda visited Bangalore. There he was taken in as a guest by an eminent Malayalee scholar and social worker. Who was that Malayalee?

a)

Dr Nataraja Guru

b)

Dr. Palpu

c)

Sree Mulam Tirunal

d)

Kumaranasan

31.

While Vivekananda travel from Bombay to Pune, he met one of the prominent freedom movement leader. Who was that leader?

a)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

b)

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bbose

c)

Madan Mohan malavya

d)

Mahatma Gandhi

32.

Swami Vivekananda met which Maharaja of Mysore in 1890s?

a)

Chamarajendra Wadiyar

b)

Narasaraja Wodeyar

c)

Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar III,

d)

Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV

33.

Swami Vivekananda met the Maharaja of Travancore during his visit to Travancore (Kerala). Who was the Maharaja?

a)

Dharma Raja

b)

Sree Chitra Thirunal Rama Varma

c)

Martanda Varma Maharaja

d)

Swathi Thirunal

34.

Swami Vivekananda delivered a lecture at Mahabood College in Secunderabad. What was the topic of the lecture?

a)

Rising of Hinduism in the West

b)

My Mission to the West

c)

India Freedom Movement

d)

Vedanta Philosophy

35.

In anticipation of his visit to America, Swami Vivekananda approached the leader of Theosophical society in Madras. Who was that leader?

a)

Madame Blavatsky

b)

Annie Besant

c)

Colonel Olcott

d)

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky

36.

Which was the first country visited by Swami Vivekananda during his voyage from Bombay to America in 1893?

a)

Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

b)

Burma

c)

Taiwan

d)

Japan

37.

Swami Vivekananda addressed American social science Association at New York on 4^th September 1893. What were the two known topic in these address?

a)

Philosophies of India

b)

The British Rule of India

c)

The Mohammedan Rule in India and The Use of Silver in India

d)

India’s Message to the West

38.

In which connection the parliament of religions held in the city of Chicago in 1893?

a)

World’s Columbian Exposition

b)

Religious disputes in the world

c)

Birth Anniversary of Chicago City

d)

Annual Global Meet of Religions

39.

At which American city Swami Vivekananda delivered a lecture on “The powers of the Mind” in 1900?

a)

Chicago

b)

Washington

c)

Los Angeles

d)

New York

40.

Who arranged lecture tour of Swami Vivekananda in America?

a)

Slayton Lyceum Lecture Bureau

b)

Dr. Annie Besant

c)

University of Chicago

d)

Vedanta Society

41.

In which city did Swami Vivekananda establish Vedanta Society in in the USA?

a)

Chicago

b)

Washington

c)

Los Angeles

d)

New York

42.

Swami Vivekananda’s teaching work in England began with his London lecture in 1895 at Prince’s Hall in Piccadilly. What was the topic of the lecture?

a)

Self-Knowledge

b)

Man and Knowledge

c)

Youth Empowerment

d)

The East and the West

43.

What was the original name of sister Nivedita?

a)

Miss Margaret Alwa Noble

b)

Miss Elizabeth Maria Noble

c)

Miss Margaret Elizabeth Noble

d)

Miss Mary Isabel Noble

44.

Who wrote down all speeches of Swami Vivekananda in shorthand ?

a)

Max Muller

b)

Josiah J. Goodwin

c)

E.T Sturdy

d)

Josephine MacLeod

45.

In which place of Almora Swami Vivekananda founded Advaita Ashrama?

a)

Bageshwar

b)

Jageshwar

c)

Mayavati

d)

Dekshineswar

46.

During which festival was Swami Vivekananda born ?

a)

Vijayadasami

b)

Deepawali

c)

Dussehra

d)

Makar Sankranti

47.

Who was responsible for meeting of Swami Vivekanand with Ramakrishna Paramahamsa ?

a)

Max Muller

b)

Josiah J. Goodwin

c)

William Hastie

d)

W. F. Hegel

48.

Who founded famous Kali temple at Dakshineshwar?

a)

Rani Lakshmi Bai

b)

Sree Ramakrishna Paramahamsa

c)

Dayananda Saraswati

d)

Rani Rasmani

49.

Narendranath compiled a treatise on music in Benagli. What is the title of the work?

a)

Sangita Kalpataru

b)

Sangita Malika

c)

Raaga Malika

d)

Bhaja Govindam

50.

Who gave letters of introduction to Chairman of the committee for selection of delegates in the parliament of religious for Swami Vivekananda?

a)

Maharaja of Alwar

b)

Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV

c)

Professor J. H. Wright

d)

William Hastie

SWAMY VIVEKANANDA - 2nd Round

Total questions: 50

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