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Multiple choice general knowledge history

What is the meaning of Pakistan

  1. Land of five rivers

  2. Desert

  3. Holy Land

  4. Muslim Land
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Pakistan's name comes from an acronym (Punjab, Afghania, Kashmir, Sindh, BaluchisTAN) with the Persian suffix -stan meaning land. In Urdu, 'Pak' means pure or holy, making 'Holy Land' a valid interpretation. Land of five rivers refers to Punjab specifically, not Pakistan.

Multiple choice general knowledge history

What was the major event of 1971

  1. Bangladesh broke away from Pakistan

  2. Tashkent Agreement

  3. Nawaz Sharif became Prime Minister

  4. Explosion of nuclear bomb
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

1971 was the year Bangladesh (then East Pakistan) seceded from Pakistan after the Bangladesh Liberation War. This created a new nation and fundamentally redrew the political map of South Asia. The Tashkent Agreement was 1966, Nawaz Sharif became PM in the 1990s, and Pakistan's nuclear tests were in 1998.

Multiple choice general knowledge history

The Bhagavat Gita is an extract from

  1. bhagavatha purana

  2. vishnu purana

  3. maha bhagavatha

  4. mahabharatha
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The Bhagavad Gita is part of the Bhishma Parva (Book 6) of the Mahabharata epic. It contains 700 verses across 18 chapters, presented as a dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna. The Gita is not from any Purana - those are separate texts though they also deal with Hindu mythology and philosophy.

Multiple choice general knowledge history

The three gunas explained in chapter 15 - gunathraya vibhaga yoga are

  1. satva

  2. lobha

  3. thamo

  4. rajasa
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A,C,D Correct answer
Explanation

The three gunas (qualities) in Hindu philosophy are Sattva (purity, harmony), Rajas (passion, activity), and Tamas (inertia, darkness). Chapter 15 of the Gita, Purushottama Yoga, discusses these three qualities that bind the soul to the material world. Lobha (greed) is a negative quality, not one of the three gunas.

Multiple choice general knowledge history

The oft quoted sloka from gita starts with "Karmanyeva adhikaarasthe maa phaleshu kadhachana .." It means

  1. surrender all your actions to god

  2. keep performing your duties but expect not the results for the same

  3. surrender all your duties and results to god

  4. if you surrender your karma to god the result will automatically be good.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This verse from Chapter 2, Karma Yoga, teaches that you have the right to perform your prescribed duties, but you are not entitled to the fruits of your actions. It emphasizes focusing on action itself rather than being attached to outcomes. Options A, C, and D incorrectly emphasize surrender to God rather than karma yoga philosophy.

Multiple choice general knowledge history

Krishna reveals his viswaroopa darshana to arjuna in

  1. chapter 3

  2. chapter 11

  3. chapter 18

  4. chapter 10
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Vishvarupa (universal form) revelation occurs in Chapter 11, Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga. Arjuna, overwhelmed by the prospect of fighting his kin, asks Krishna to show him his cosmic form. Krishna reveals his universal form containing all of existence - the past, present, and future, all beings, all worlds.

Multiple choice general knowledge history

Arjuna raises his doubts about the falacies of birth, death and karma in

  1. sanyasa yoga

  2. saankhya yoga

  3. arjuna vishaada yoga

  4. gnana yoga
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Arjuna Vishada Yoga (Chapter 1) describes Arjuna's grief and moral crisis on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. He raises fundamental doubts about dharma, the morality of fighting relatives, and the nature of death and karma. This chapter sets the stage for Krishna's teachings throughout the rest of the Gita.

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The vibhuthi yoga chapter 10

  1. explains that the soul is indestructible and that the physical body alone gets destroyed again and again

  2. contains explaination of the manifestations of almighty in various forms among all living and non living beings

  3. deals with clearing the doubts of arjuna on birth and death cycle

  4. initiates one into realizing atma gnana
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Vibhuti Yoga (Chapter 10) describes Krishna's divine manifestations (vibhutis) throughout the universe. Krishna lists various things and beings that represent his glory - among luminous bodies, the sun; among rivers, the Ganges; among Rudras, Shiva. Option A describes Chapter 2, Option C describes Chapter 1, Option D describes Chapter 4.

Multiple choice general knowledge history

Sarva dharman parithyajya mam ekam sharanam vraja .. Aham tvaa sarva paapebhyo mokshaishyami maa shucha -- is again an oft quoted text from gita and its equivalent appears in BIBLE and QURAN. It means

  1. sacrifice all your karmas and dharmas to almighty

  2. surrender unto almighty all thy deeds

  3. surrender all your actions and take refuge in almighty alone and you shall be liberated from all your sins

  4. thou shall surrender to me alone and thee shall be given the best results
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This verse from Chapter 18, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga, is the essence of the Gita's message. Krishna tells Arjuna to abandon all varieties of dharma and surrender exclusively to Him, promising liberation from all sins. It parallels concepts of surrender in both the Bible and Quran. Options A, B, and D miss the complete meaning of refuge and liberation.