Characters
Names
Misc.
India
Sholaks/Bhaavgeets
100
Who is considered Maryaadaa Purushottam and who is considered Purna Purushottam?
Maryaadaa Purushottam - Shri Ram
Purna Purushottam - Shri Krishna
100
Who was the guru of Ram, Laxman, Bharat, and Shatrugna?
Vashishtha Rishi
100
Name 3 Components of Asmita
Self Respect, Self Confidence, Self Resistance / Self Restraint
100
In what year did India become independent? What 2 states or countries were created?
Year - 1947 / India & Pakistan
100
Number of Chapters and Verses in Gita
18 chapters and 700 verses
200
What type of Society did Vashishtha Rushi advocate for?
Self-governed (Svayam Sanchalit)
200
What is the name of Sita’s dad?
Janaka
200
Q: What Indian film was created to represent Dadaji's prayogs and Swadhyaya karya?
A: Antarnaad
200
What are the five social classes of India's caste system?
Brahmins (priests), Kshatriyas (rulers and warriors), Vaishyas (merchants, skilled craftspeople, minor officials, landowners, cattle herders, etc.), Shudra (Farm workers), Untouchables.
200
Name / Sing 3 Bhaavgeets with the word "Geeta" in it
1. Gata ja Gata ja...
2. Geeta Ma ko vandan karne...
3. Hum toh chale jaate...
4. Hume saare jig mae jaanaa hai...
5. Mann ka Prabhu ke charan...
300
List 3 of the 5 things Guru Gobind Singh asked his warriors to always carry with them
Kesh, Kala/Kara, Kirpan (Sword), Kachha/Kachera, Kangha (Comb)
300
Which demon’s help did Ravan take to abduct Sita?
Mareecha / Maricha
300
Name 3 Awards/recongnition that Dadaji received for his exceptional work.
Dada has received many awards throughout his lifetime. Here are a few of them :
He was awarded the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion in 1997 and the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1996 for Community Leadership, along with India's second highest civilian honour, the Padma Vibhushan Award, in 1999. He also won the Rashtrabhusan Award given to him by the FIE foundation for Progress in Religion.
- 1999 Padma Vibhushan
- 1997 Templeton Prize
- 1996 Ramon Magsaysay Award
- 1986 Vision of God
- 1992 Lokmanya Tilak Award
- 1996 National Integration Award
300
Name 7 Indian Rivers
Ganga, Yamuna, Krishna, Narmada, Kaveri, Kshipra, Sindhu, Saraswati, etc.
300
In the 1st chapter, Arjun is confused between these two things :
What is his duty vs his dharma?
400
Who is the first woman to hold power over the government of a new-formed religious state?
Golda Meir
400
What are the names of the 4 yugas?
Krita (Satya) Yuga, Treta Yuga, Dvapara Yuga, and Kali Yuga
400
What is Panchayatana Pooja (given by Adya Shankaracharya?) What was the reason behind giving Panchayatana Pooja ?
In Panchaayatan Pooja, five deities are worshipped - Ganesh, Shiva, Vishnu, Amba (Devi), and Surya. All the powers are included in Panchayatan Pooja. Through Panchayatan Pooja, Aadya Shankracharya united the various factions in society that were fighting each other.
400
Name four forms of Classical Indian Dance
Kathak, Kathakali, Bharatnatyam, Kuchipudi, Kathakali, Odissi, Manipuri, Mohiniyattam.. etc
400
Name / Sing 3 Bhaavgeets with the word "Yogeshwar" in it
1. Gandiv utha le..
2. Yogeshwar Sharanam mama...
3. Yogeshwar tera ishara..
4. Vandan tujhko Geeta mai...
5. Hae Yogshwar humko vardo do...
500
Who is the “Father of the White Revolution”? What is the contribution of the White Revolution to Bharat’s success?
Dr. Verghese Kurien is considered the “Father of the White Revolution”.Operation Flood is the program which drove the “white revolution”. It created a national milk grid connecting producers with consumers in more than 700 towns and cities across India. This reduced seasonal and regional variations in the price of milk. Consequently, by eliminating the middlemen, producers began receiving a large portion of the profit. This has helped eradicate poverty in India and turnedIndia into the world’s largest producer of milk and dairy products.
500
What are the names of the conches:
1. Krishna 2. Arjun 3. Yudhishthira 4. Bheem
1. Krishna- Panchjanya 2. Arjun- Devdutta 3. Yudhishtira- Anantvijay 4. Bheem- Paundra
500
Name 18 Chapters of Shrimad Bhagwad Gita (in Order)
500
This trophy is awarded to the winner of each Test cricket series between England and India contested in England.
Pataudi Trophy
The trophy is named after the Pataudi cricketing family. Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi played for both international teams on three occasions and is the only man to have played for England and India.
500
Connect Trikal Sandhya with Greatfulness and relate it to MGD.
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