Nachiketa Quiz - Semester 1

Daily Prayers 1

100

Who resides on our fingertips?

A. Lord Shiva

B. Lakshmi Ma

C. Lord Krishna

B. Lakshmi Ma

100

Who resides on the wrist/base of palm?

A. Durga Ma

B. Lord Shiva

C. Saraswati Ma

C. Saraswati Ma

100

Govinda is another name for....

A. Lord Krishna

B. Lord Shiva

C. Lord Brahma

A. Lord Krishna

100

Who resides in the center of our palm?

A. Lakshmi Ma

B. Lord Krishna

C. Lord Ganesha

B. Lord Krishna

100

In the prayer 'Samudra Vasane Devi', which Devi are we praying to?

A. Durga Ma

B. Lakshmi Ma 

C. Saraswati Ma

B. Lakshmi Ma (Mother Earth)

Daily Prayers 2

100

We ask forgiveness from Lakshmi Ma for ...

A. Waking up late

B. Stepping on Her

C. Forgetting to chant morning prayer

B. Stepping on Her

100

In the prayer for bath time, Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari are names of ...

A. Mountains

B. Cities

C. Rivers

C. Rivers

100

Gayathri Mantra is a prayer offered to 

A. The Sun

B. The Wind

C. Mother Earth

A. The Sun

100

Whom do we pray before beginning any work?

A. Lord Hanuman

B. Lord Shiva

C. Lord Ganesha

C. Lord Ganesha

100

Whom do we pray before starting studies?

A. Saraswati Ma

B. Durga Ma

C. Lord Vishnu

A. Saraswati Ma

Daily prayers 3

100

When we chant our food prayers, we refer to something as a yagna.  What is that?

A. The breathe

B. The beating of the heart

C. The digestive fire in the stomach

C. The digestive fire in the stomach

100

What is the meaning of Anna-poorna ?

A. Full of power

B. Full of food

C. Full of knowledge

B. Full of food

100

What should we do before we eat food

A. Wash our hands

B. Sit down with a calm and grateful heart

C. Pray to, and offer Bhagwaan the food, before you eat

D. All the above

D. All the above

100

We chant ‘shubham karoti kalyaanam’ while

A. Cleaning our home

B. Preparing food

C. Lighting the lamp

C. Lighting the lamp

100

Light of the lamp is a symbol of

A. Knowledge

B. Auspiciousness

C. Prosperity

D. All the above

D. All the above

Daily Prayers 4

100

What does ‘shatru buddhi vinaashaya’ mean?

A. Destroy unhealthy thinking

B. Destroy diseases of the body

C. Destroy bad dreams

A. Destroy unhealthy thinking

100

The prayer ‘Kara charan krutam vaak’ is a prayer asking for

A. Forgiveness

B. Strength

C. Knowledge

A. Forgiveness

100

Maheshwara, Mahadev, Shambo are names of

A. Lord Shiva

B. Lord Hanuman

C. Lord Rama

A. Lord Shiva

100

In  the prayer ‘Kara charan krutam vaak’ we are praying to

A. Lord Krishna

B. Lord Shiva

C. Lord Brahma

B. Lord Shiva

100

In the prayer 'Kaayena Vaacha Manas...' we surrender our everything to Bhagwaan

A. True

B. False

A. True

SYMBOLISM

100

Who is considered as the param brahma (Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshwara)

A. Friend

B. Mother

C. Guru

C. Guru

100

Guru’s feet are compared to a

A. Lotus

B. Sandalwood

C. Sunflower

A. Lotus

100

Match the following

Brahma         Protector

Vishnu          Dissolver

Shiva            Creator

Brahma - Creator

Vishnu - Protector

Shiva - Dissolver

100

MATCH THE FOLLOWING

Ganesha             Devotion & service

Hanuman            Dharma

Rama                  Wisdom

Ganesha - Wisdom

Hanuman - Devotion & Service

Rama - Dharma

100

MATCH THE FOLLOWING

Durga                 Knowledge

Lakshmi              Power

Saraswati            Wealth 

Durga - Power

Lakshmi - Wealth

Saraswati - Knowledge