BAPS Knowledge
This spiritual organization follows the teachings of Bhagwan Swaminarayan and focuses on service and devotion.
What is BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha?
He is the current president of India.
Who is Narendra Modi?
This traditional greeting is commonly used across India.
What is Namaste?
This planet is known as the Red Planet.
What is Mars?
This is the capital city of Gujarat.
What is Gandhinagar?
He was the fifth spiritual successor of Bhagwan Swaminarayan and guided BAPS for over four decades.
Who is Pramukh Swami Maharaj?
This President was also a renowned aerospace scientist.
Who is Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam?
This value emphasizes moral duty and righteous living.
This gas makes up the largest percentage of Earth’s atmosphere.
What is nitrogen?
This long river flows through Gujarat and is one of the major rivers of western India.
What is the Narmada River?
This form of selfless service is a core value in BAPS and is performed without expecting anything in return.
What is Seva?
She was the first woman to serve as President of India.
Who is Pratibha Patil?
This ancient Indian language is used in many Hindu scriptures.
What is sanskrit?
This country is both a continent and a nation.
What is Australia?
This large body of water lies to the west of Gujarat.
What is the Arabian Sea?
Name two of the Panch Vartman.
no alcohol/addictions, no meat, no adultery, no theft, and no impurity.
(can be any two out of these five)
Before becoming President, he served as the Governor of Bihar.
Who is Ram Nath Kovind?
This philosophical concept explains how actions influence future outcomes.
What is karma?
This is the longest river in the world, according to traditional measurements.
What is the Nile River?
Gujarat shares a border with this neighboring country.
What is Pakistan?
This concept teaches complete devotion and surrender to God and the guru in the Swaminarayan tradition.
What is ekantik dharma?
He was the first President of independent India.
Who is Dr. Rajendra Prasad?
This epic includes the Bhagavad Gita as part of its narrative.
What is the Mahabharata?
This instrument is used to measure earthquakes.
What is a seismograph?
This city in Gujarat is known for being a major business and textile center.
What is Ahmedabad?