Deck 4: Swami Vivekananda and Vedanta Philosophy

Question 1

A Karma yogi should practice--------

A)pravrtti marga
B)ashtangamarga
C)nivritti marga
D)none-of-these

Answer 1

nivritti marga

Question 2

'Vedanta' literally means

A)mantras
B)brahmanas
C)aranyakas
D)end of the vedas

Answer 2

end of the vedas

Question 3

The central idea of Vedanta is

A)unity in variety
B)unity and tolerance
C)acceptance
D)pessimism

Answer 3

unity in variety

Question 4

Vivekananda says Universal Religion must harmonize

A)emotion
B)philosophy
C)wok and mysticism
D)all the above

Question 5

-----who is known to the world as Swami Vivekanada

A)vishwanath data
B)narendranath
C)narendra bhattacharya
D)none-of-these

Question 6

Vivekananda was born in

A)calcutta.
B)bombay
C)delhi
D)punjab

Question 7

In which year SreeRamaKrishana died

A)1886
B)1885
C)1887
D)1884

Question 8

The Parliament of world Religion was held at Chicago in

A)1892
B)1890
C)1893
D)1894

Question 9

How many days Swami Vivekananda meditated on the rock of Kanyakumari

A)3-days
B)2-days
C)4-days
D)5-days

Question 10

Swami Vivekananda delivered lecture on Raja yoga, and Jnana yoga in

A)washington
B)canada
C)chicago
D)new york

Question 11

Who established Ramakrishna Mission

A)vivekananda
B)aurobindo
C)gandhiji
D)tagore

Question 12

In which year Government of India decided to observe the birthday of Swamiji as the National Youth Day.

A)1980
B)1910
C)1984
D)1985

Question 13

Who is the master in Sister Nivedhida's book "The master As I saw Him"

A)sreeramakrishn
B)vivekananda
C)brahmananda shivayogi
D)samkaracharya

Question 14

In which year Ramakrishnashram at Belur founded

A)1899
B)1897
C)1989
D)1870

Question 15

Miss Margaret Noble later known as

A)sister nivedita
B)sister devamata
C)sister nirmala
D)none-of-these

Question 16

Which society established by Swami Vivekananda in New York

A)ramakrishna mission
B)advaita mission
C)vedanta society
D)advaita ashram

Question 17

When did Swami Vivekananda take 'Mahasamadhi'

A)4^th july-1902
B)4^th july-1903
C)2nd auguhst-1900
D)12th january 1863

Question 18

Where was Parliament of world Religion held

A)chicago
B)newyork
C)washington
D)canada

Question 19

Self-abnegation is the secret of --------

A)jnana yoga
B)karma yoga
C)bhakti yoga
D)raja yoga

Question 20

According to Swami Vivekananda, the genuine search after the God is known as

A)karma yoga
B)jnanayoga
C)bhaktiyoga
D)raja yoga

Question 21

Vivekananda accepted Humanitarian concepts from ---------

A)jainism
B)christianity
C)islam
D)buddhism

Question 22

------describes the true nature of man as Soul-Force or Atman

A)aurobindo
B)vivekananda
C)radhakrishnan
D)tagore

Question 23

Who was known as the Father of Kerala Renaissance ?

A)sreenarayana guru
B)chattambiswamikal
C)vagbhatanandan
D)ayyavaikunda

Question 24

Name of Sreenarayana Guru's father?

A)vykundaswamikal
B)madanasan
C)nataraja guru
D)none of the above

Question 25

Atmopadeshasatakam was written by ---------------------

A)gandhiji
B)k.C.bhattacharya
C)sreenarayana guru
D)tagore

Question 26

Who gave the message of "one cast, one Religion. one God for Man?

A)sreenarayana guru.
B)dayananda saraswathi.
C)aurobindo.
D)vivekananda

Question 27

SreeNarayana Guru installed a sivalingam at _____________.

A)varkala
B)aruvipuram
C)chempazhanthi
D)guruvayur

Question 28

Who proposed three essential steps for social progress namely organization,education and industrial development.

A)vevekananda
B)sree narayana guru
C)aurobindo
D)chatambiswamikal

Question 29

Who raised the inspiring exhortation of get freedom through education.

A)gandhii
B)vivekananda
C)narayanaguru
D)none of the above

Question 30

In which year Sri Narayana guru held an All religion conference at Advaitasram Aluva?

A)1924
B)1920
C)1928
D)1923

Question 31

In which year Sree Narayana Guru Consecrated Aruvipuram sivalinga prathishta?

A)1888
B)1886
C)1903
D)none of the above

Question 32

Who was the author of the work "Daivadasakam"?

A)vevekananda
B)sree narayana guru
C)kumarashan
D)aurobindo

Question 33

Sree Narayana Guru passed away in 1928 at the age of __________.

A)74
B)65
C)75
D)98

Question 34

Which was the last temple to be consecrated by Sri Narayana Guru

A)aruvippuram
B)varkala
C)kalavankode
D)chempazhanthi

Question 35

Who said 'there is no use for caste', It curtails man's freedom.destroys his intelligence

A)narayana guru
B)vivekananda
C)gandhi
D)none of these

Question 36

Who held the consecration of an ezhava temple?

A)aurobindo
B)narayana guru
C)vivekananda
D)none of these

Question 37

When was Sree Narayana guru proclaimed the message "one caste one religion one god to humanity".

A)1930
B)1921
C)1926
D)1923

Question 38

Which philosophy was followed by Sri Narayana Guru?

A)advaita
B)dvaita
C)visistadvaita
D)all above

Question 39

"Jatibhedam mathadvesham ethumillathe sarvarum"-this was inscribed by Sree Narayana guru in which temple?

A)aruvippuram
B)guruvayur
C)varkala
D)none of the above

Question 40

Who said " God the supreme being is Dharma"

A)sankara
B)ramanuja
C)narayana guru
D)vivekanada

Question 41

Whose famous work is "Arivu"

A)narayana gru
B)chatampi swamikal
C)kelappan
D)none of these

Question 42

Who was the author of the work Jathi Lakshna

A)narayana guru
B)vivekananda
C)gandhiji
D)sri aurobindo

Question 43

Advaita Deepika is the famous work of ……………….?

A)k.c.bhattacharya
B)s.radhakrishnan
C)narayanaguru
D)none of these

Question 44

In which year Sree Narayana Guru proclaimed one cast. one religion, one god to humanity

A)1927
B)1925
C)1924
D)1920

Question 45

In which year was Sree Narayana Guru attained Samadi

A)1927
B)1926
C)1928
D)1924

Question 46

The place in which Sree Narayana Guru attained Samadi

A)sivagiri
B)kollam
C)chempzhanthi
D)guruvayur

Question 47

When was SreeNarayana guru established Advaitashram in Aluva……….

A)1924
B)1900
C)1925
D)1928

Question 48

Asia's first religious conference was held in-----

A)aluva
B)guruvayur
C)kollam
D)sivagiri

Question 49

When was Rabindra Nath Tagore met Sree Narayana Guru

A)1920
B)1922
C)1925
D)1928

Question 50

The First malayalee who appeared in Postal stamp

A)g.sankarakkuruppu
B)kumaranashan
C)sreenarayanaguru
D)chattambiswamikal