DharmaQuiz Session 236: 27-Sep-2013

Theme: Hindu Sacred Texts Based Mottos of Institutes and Departments

1. Name one college or university that has this Bhagavad Gita motto - "Nahi Jnanena Sadrusham" (Nothing is Equal to Knowledge) #DharmaQuiz 1556. Ans: University of Mysore, Mysuru, KA. Others - Microbio Institute Probiosys says @sheefal, Nehru Memorial College, Sullia Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka says @sharathinindia, Vijaya High School and College, Bengaluru, KA says @hamanju.
2. The most famous Gita phrase, Paritranaya sadhunam vinashaya cha dushkritam is the motto of which state's police department? #DharmaQuiz 1557. Ans: Uttar Pradesh State Police and chattisgarh State Police (thanks to @Anilkurmadih for pointing it out).
3. A famous law university has a Manu Smriti motto, Dharmo Rakshati Rakshitah (Dharma protects those who protect it). Name it. #DharmaQuiz 1558. Ans: National Law School of India University, Bengaluru,KA.
4. Which technology Institute in India has this Bhagavad Gita Motto? "Yogah karmashu kaushalam" (Performance of Yoga means excellence at work per @sgdas2004). #DharmaQuiz 1559. Ans: Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, Maharashtra and Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, WB. Others - MMMEC Gorakhpur, UP, and Malviya NIT Jaipur, RJ per @Ashutoshsing.
5. {Final, Open till 10PM} Which college/university's motto is Yajur Veda's Vidyaya amrutam ashnute (immortal thru knowledge)? #DharmaQuiz 1560. Ans: Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi, UP and The Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) in Bhopal, MP. Others - BNM Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, KA, per @ram_c2. Tapti Valley International School, Surat, Gujarat, per @neelimatripathi. Mangala Shikshana Samithi, Bengaluru, KA per @Narenvirat.

Toppers for session 236:

1. @sushmitnath : 5
2. @sharathinindia : 5
3. @manya_rao : 5
4. @KaushikRg : 5
5. @man8shree : 5
6. @Ashutoshsing : 5

Congrats to:

1. ‏@RawalRajesh : 4
2. @TripathiGaurav : 1
3. @Narenvirat : 1
4. @Sai_swaroopa : 1
5. @Anilkurmadih : 1
6. ‏@giribirdz : 1
7. @Svishh : 1
8. @ram_c2 : 1
9. @HackIndia : 1
10. @hamanju : 1
11. ‏@neelimatripathi : 1
12. @gopal2315 : 1
13. @sheefal : 1
14. @_shomy : 1
15. @meenabg18 : 1
16. @geffbeck : 1

See you next week! Feel free to suggest topics via comments here.