Friday, August 12, 2011

DharmaQuiz Session 81: 29-Jul-2011

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Session 81: July 29,  2011
Theme: Itihasa
  1. Name the Hindu sage and philosopher, who lived over 2200 years back, termed as the 1st atomic scientist in the history. #DharmaQuiz 750. Ans: Kanada - More here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanada
  2. Patanjali, compiler of Yoga Suras, an important collection of aphorisms on Yoga practice, lived under which king's reign? #DharmaQuiz 751. Ans: Pusyamitra Sunga
  3. 2200 yrs back a famous Buddhist philosopher lived in India, known as 2nd Buddha. He was? a) Nagarjuna. b) Veera. c) Kapila. #DharmaQuiz 752. Ans: Nagarjuna
  4. Name the very brilliant strategist Indian, who predated Machiavelli by 1,800 years. a) Nandi. b) Chanakya. c) Kalidasa. #DharmaQuiz 753. Ans: Chanakya
  5. Greek Megasthenes Indica referred to a famous Indian king as 'Sandrocottus'. He was: 1) Ashoka 2) Bindusara 3) Chandragupta  #DharmaQuiz 754. Ans: Chandragupta
  6. The king of Kapilavastu, in Nepal, whose son became 1 of India's greatest known names: a) Kapila b) Shuddhodana. c) Balaka. #DharmaQuiz 755. Ans: Shuddhodana
  7. Ghatotkacha, a Mahabharata name, was that of Chandragupta's father. Maurya or Gupta dynasty's?  #DharmaQuiz 756. Ans: Gupta dynasty.
List of people who got answers right:
  • @DevNakshi : 6
  • @sharathinindia : 5
  • @TheArvindDhar : 5
  • @talmukund : 5
  • @TwtbyKoushik : 4
  • @man0jsharma : 4
  • @bhatpraveen : 3
  • @vprajus : 3
  • @KBhat144 : 3
  • @umeshparab n: 2
  • @doubtinggaurav : 2
  • @amit79in : 2
  • @itsmesuresh : 2
  • @ranganaathan : 2
  • @DEVenDrapai : 1
  • @jaya_1234 : 1
  • @manohar_sram : 1
  • @AmiSri : 1
  • @subodh1945 : 1
  • @im_adi : 1
Congratulations to all those listed above! Also, thanks to all those who attempted as well as those who are silently following the tweets or blog.

Watch out for  the next update! Of course, don't forget to leave your comments & suggestions, as well as subscribe to this blog. It is just a fun way to participate in sharing of religious / spiritual knowledge.

Friday, August 5, 2011

DharmaQuiz Session 80: 22-Jul-2011

Kindly refer to the following link for an introduction to what this DharmaQuiz is all about. It also has the first 19 sessions' Questions and Answers.


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Session 80: July 22,  2011
Theme: Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 14
  1. In Gita, attaining transcendental nature is technically attaining whose nature? a) Bhagawan's b) Arjuna's c) Bhishma's  #DharmaQuiz 744. Ans: Bhagawan's (Krishna's).
  2. In Chapter 14 of Bhagavad Gita, when Lord Krishna refers to as "O, son of Bharata", whom did he refer to? #DharmaQuiz 745. Ans: Arjuna
  3. In Guna Traya Vibhaga Yoga, Krishna preaches: Material nature consists of 3 modes. a) Goodness b) Passion. Name the 3rd mode #DharmaQuiz 746. Ans: Ignorance.
  4. Per Krishna, 1 can experience goodness, when gates of body are illuminated by what? a) Passion b) Knowledge c) Restlessness. #DharmaQuiz 747. Ans: Knowledge or Jnana.
  5. When a human regards alike pleasure & pain, he/she is said to have transcended modes of what? a) knowledge b)birth c)nature  #DharmaQuiz 748. Ans: Nature
  6. Who says he is the basis of impersonal Brahman, which is the core of eternal & ultimate happiness? #DharmaQuiz 749. Ans: The Lord Krishna.
All the above questions were from Bhagavad Gita's 14th chapter, the Guna Traya Vibhaga Yoga or the Three Modes Of Material Nature. You can find the authentic English translation of the entire chapter in here:
http://www.asitis.com/14/index.html

By the way, this is the same chapter which is being taught by a private matha in schools of Karnataka, which some people didn't like. I am wondering what's wrong in this message of cultivating goodness in our lives!

List of people who got answers right:
  • @pirateadmiral : 6
  • @DevNakshi : 6
  • @sharathinindia : 6
  • @ManikandSharma : 6
  • @sureshvar : 5
  • @amitgupta_lnct : 4
  • @pvaidyaraj : 4
  • @jaya_1234 : 4
  • @internet_hindus : 2
  • @rajivgaxdhi : 1
  • @TheArvindDhar : 1
  • @ahmednkhan : 1
  • @dhruvhere : 1
Congratulations to all those listed above! Also, thanks to all those who attempted as well as those who are silently following the tweets or blog.

Watch out for  the next update! Of course, don't forget to leave your comments & suggestions, as well as subscribe to this blog. It is just a fun way to participate in sharing of religious / spiritual knowledge.