ISKCON’s Gita Jayanti Quiz Contest-2021

As part of its Gita Jayanti festivities, ISKCON Mysuru is conducting a quiz contest based on the teachings of Bhagavad Gita. Write the answers on a separate sheet of paper and handover at temple book counter or send it to nbd@iskconmysore.org or send it by post before Dec. 28 to ISKCON, No. 213, 18th Cross, Jayanagar, Mysuru – 570 014. Many exciting prizes to be won.  Results will be announced on Jan. 1, 2022.

Part A – Choose the Correct Answer

1)            Taste: Water:: ____________ :  Ether

                a)  Smell                               b) Sound             c) Form                 d) Light

2)            The sacrifice of ___________ is considered to be greater than the sacrifice of material possession.

                a) Animal                             b) Desire              c) Knowledge                    d) Body

3) A man of steady intelligence fixes his consciousness upon _______________

                a) Brahman                         b) Krishna            c) Soul                   d) Super Soul

4)            Which among the below is not the sitting place of lust?

                a) Senses                             b) Ego  c) Mind                 d) Intelligence  

5) For what purpose do yogis act with body, mind, intelligence and even with the senses abandoning    attachment?

                a) Elevation to planets   b) To acquire siddhi  

                c) To acquire power        d) For purification

Part B – Fill in the Correct Answers

6)            By studying Bhagavad Gita one can become a completely ___________ soul to the Supreme Lord.

7)            Krishna is addressed as Bhutesa because He is ___________.

8)            The extra roots coming out of the banyan tree of this material world are compared to  ____________ and ____________ activities of the living entities.

9)            Lord Chaitanya was appreciated by ________ as the most munificent man of charity.

10)          Which verse is considered to be the essence of the Bhagavad Gita? Please explain the same verse in about one hundred words.

This post was published on December 19, 2021 4:52 pm