GK
What is the capital of Australia?
Canberra
What is the process by which plants make their own food?
Photosynthesis
Who is the Goddess of wealth and prosperity?
Lakshmi
What does the acronym BAPS stand for?
Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha
What is the name of the scripture authored by Mahant Swami Maharaj that summarizes the principles of Agya and Upasana?
Satsang Diksha
Which country has the largest population in the world as of 2026?
India
What is the boiling point of water in Celsius?
100°C
Which Hindu deity is known as the "Remover of Obstacles, and the patron of Arts and Science?
Ganesha
Who was the founder of the BAPS organization, and in what year?
Shastriji Maharaj, in 1907
On what date and in which city was Mahant Swami Maharaj born?
September 13, 1933, in Jabalpur
What is the only US state that is an island chain?
Hawaii
Which planet is known for its prominent rings?
Saturn
What are the four Vedas, the oldest scriptures of Hinduism?
Rigveda, Samaveda, Yajurveda, Atharvaveda
Bhagwan Swaminarayan traveled across India for many years as a teenage yogi. What was his name during this time? Include how long.
Neelkanth Varni
7 Years, 1 Month, 11 days
Why was he given the name "Mahant Swami" when he was initiated?
Because he was appointed as the Mahant (head priest) of the BAPS Mandir in Dadar, Mumbai
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Marie Curie
What is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature?
Mercury
What is the term for liberation from the cycle of birth and death?
Moksha
In 2023, BAPS inaugurated a massive, record-breaking Akshardham temple in which US state?
New Jersey (Robbinsville)
On which date did Pramukh Swami Maharaj formally appoint Mahant Swami Maharaj as his spiritual successor?
July 20, 2012
What is the rarest naturally occurring element on Earth?
Astaine
Often mistaken for Oxygen, which gas actually makes up about 78% of the Earth's atmosphere?
Nitrogen
According to the Puranas, who was the very first incarnation of Lord Vishnu?
Matsya Avatar(the fish)
Mahant Swami Maharaj often emphasizes three words to maintain harmony in the family and satsang. What are these three words?
Samp, Suhradbhav, and Ekta (Harmony, Brotherhood, and Unity)
When are we celebrating Mahant Swami Maharaj's Birthday this year, and why?