Bhagavad-Gita Quizzes

Bhagavad-Gita Quiz 1

By Soman Chainani · Edited by W.C. Miller · Last reviewed June 04, 2007

1 When was the Gita likely written?

around 1800 B.C.

around 100 B.C.

around 800 B.C.

around 300 A.D.
2 Which of these is not part of the Trinity of major Hindu deities?

Brahma

Vishnu

Kali

Shiva
3 Who is Duryodhana's father?

Arjuna

Pandava

Dhrihastara

Krishna
4 Who is not a Pandava?

Drupada

Arjuna

Duryodhana

Yuyudhana
5 Who are the forces opposing the Pandavas?

Krishnas

Kauravas

Yogis

Brahmas
6 Which guna is associated with passion?

saatva

rajas

yoga

tamas
7 Which guna is associated with darkness?

rajas

yoga

tamas

saatva
8 If one likes milder food, then he is likely more...

saatvic

yogic

tamasic

rajasic
9 If one is focused on an end result as opposed to a process, then that person is likely more...

rajasic

tamasic

yogic

saatvic
10 What is the word for the all-encompassing Divine Self?

Purusha

Yoga

Atman

Prakriti
11 Which captures the inner nature of things - the unseen spiritual dimension?

rajas

Purusha

Vishnu

Prakriti
12 Which word is associated with the physical manifestation, the seen form?

Atman

Tamasic

Prakriti

Purusha
13 Which is the highest form of living?

yoga

jinana

meditation

vijnana
14 Which is the best way to achieve a focus on God, according to Krishna?

vegetarianism

meditation

Buddhism

renunciation
15 Who recounts the Gita to Drihastara?

Krishna

Sanjaya

Arjuna

Bhima
16 Who is afraid to fight at the outset of the Gita?

Brahma

Krishna

Arjuna

Vishnu
17 What is the divine duty that one must fulfill in each cycle of birth and death?

yoga

karma

dharma

meditation
18 What is the word for injustice, evil, or anything against moral law?

adharma

karma

dharma

akarma
19 How many Pandava brothers are there?

5

14

3

8
20 When a God descends to Earth in human form, it is known as an...

dukkha

avatar

rajasic

Bhima
21 What is the priestly or learned class in Hindu mythology?

brahmin

kshatriya

uppasna

vedas
22 What does Bhagavad Gita literally translate to?

Book of Krishna

Arjuna's Story

Song of Our Lord

Vedic Philosophy
23 Who is not a deva?

Shiva

Vishnu

Krishna

Arjuna
24 What word encompasses the cause-and-effect relationship between action and suffering/wisdom?

yoga

dharma

meditation

karma
25 What is the name for the warrior/prince class in Hindu society?

upassna

duruva

brahmin

kshatriya

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(a)Butterfly

(b)Marshmallow sweet

(c)Mrigari

(d)None of the above

Correct answer:(b) Marshmallow sweet

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Whate'er his life, in Me he dwells and lives,
Because he knows and worships Me, Who dwell
In all which lives, and cleaves to Me in all.
Arjuna! if a man sees everywhere--
Taught by his own similitude--one Life,
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