Question 1-5
Question 6-10
Question 11 - 15
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1. What is Swami Chinmayanandaji lovingly known as in the Chinmaya Mission?
A. Sadhguru
B. Gurudev
C. Paramguru
Option A: Gurudev
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6. Where was Swami Chinmayananda born and when?
A. May 8th, 1916, in Ernakulum, Kerala
B. May 8th, 1920, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu
C. May 8th, 1915, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Option A: May 8th, 1916, in Ernakulum, Kerala
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11. What was the name of the saint that interacted with Swami Chinmayananda when he was a baby (3-4 months old) in a strange language?
A. Swami Shivananda
B. Swami Tapovan
C. Chattambi Swamigal
Option C: Chattambi Swamigal
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2. What is the name he used to write a newspaper column under, during the India independence struggle?
A. Mochi
B. Sushi
C. Lauki
Option A: Mochi
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7. Complete the sentence.
We stand as one family bound to each other with ....
A. Love and Respect
B. Knowledge and Devotion
C. Wisdom and Courage
Option A: Love and Respect
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12.Who wrote & composed the Chinmaya birthday song?
A. Swami Swaroopananda
B. Swami Tejomayananda
C. Swami Chinmayananda
Option A. Swami Tejomayananda
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3. Who was his spiritual guru that initiated him into monkhood?
A. Swami Tapovana
B. Swami Shivananda
C. Swami Dayananda
Option B: Swami Shivananda
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8. What colour of clothing does Swami Chinmayananda ji wear?
A. Red
B. Yellow
C. Saffron (Orange)
C. Saffron (Orange)
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13. 
A. Lamp indicates light of knowledge
B. Lamp indicates light of devotion
C. Lamp indicates light of wisdom
Option A: Lamp indicates light of knowledge
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4. What does the word Chinmaya mean?
A. Pure Eternal
B. Pure Bliss
C. Pure Knowledge
Option: C Pure Knowledge
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9. When did Swami Chinmayananda ji take Sanyas Deeksha from Swami Shivananda ji?
A. September 1940, Ganesh Chathurthi
B. February 1942, Mahashivratri day
C. August, 1939, Krishna Janmashtami
Option B: February 1942, Mahashivratri day
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14. Swami Chinmayananda ji participated in the freedom of India and joined the independence movement in 1942.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Applicable
Option A: True
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5. Why do we worship the padukas (sandals) of Gurus ?
A. Represents the devotion that the Guru stands on
B. Represents the knowledge that the Guru stands on
C. Represents the love that the Guru stands on
A: It represents the knowledge that the Guru stands on
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10. What is our Mahamantra for Pujya Gurudev (Swami Chinmayanandaji)?
A. Om Sri Chinmaya Sadgurave namah
B. Om Guruve Namaha
C. Om Chinmaya Namaha
Option A: Om Sri Chinmaya Sadgurave namah
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15. Swami Chinmayanada ji left Himalayas after 8 years of education to with a mission to spread ............?
A. Knowledge of Vedanta
B. Knowledge of Wisdom
C. Knowledge of Philosophy
Option A: Knowledge of Vedanta