Canto 1: Chapter 11: Quiz English

Q 1 The conch shell getting reddened by the touch of the transcendental lips of Lord Sri Krishna was compared to:

A) Ecstasy of the residents of Dvaraka upon receiving the Lord
B) Cleansing the heart from material dust by coming in contact with the Holy Name as de-scribed in the First shloka of Sri Sikshaashtakam
C) Material things getting spritualized by coming in contact with anything spiritual
D) Both b & c

Q 2 Which of the following is NOT true

A) Fear is due to uncertainty
B) Fear is due to our association with internal energy of the Lord – Yoga Maya
C) Fear gives us more trouble than the other 3 problems of material existence – Food, Shelter & mating
D) Fear is vanished by the transcendental sound vibration of Hare Krishna Mahamantra

Q 3 When the Lord is ātmārāmaṁ (self-sufficient) & pūrṇa-kāmaṁ (fully satisfied) then whey does He need to participate in Rasa Dance or married 16108 queens?

A) Lord is considered ātmārāmaṁ & pūrṇa-kāmaṁ by the devotees out of their love but it is not actually true, in reality Lord also needs Love from Jiva’s
B) Since everyone is part and parcel of the Lord so His engagement with His own ener-gies (jiva’s) is considered as He enjoying within Himself so He will still be self-sufficient
C) Both a & b
D) None of the above

Q 4 As per the Shastras, what are the important factors for guests reception

A) Cleaning & decorating the place of reception and offering Prasadam to the guest
B) Keeping elephants or cows at the entry
C) Wearing new clothes & ornaments and offering Yajna’s/oblations at the place of reception
D) All of the above

Q 5 The offerings of the citizens of Dvaraka to the Lord is compared to:

A) Offering Bhoga to the Lord
B) Offering water to the ganges
C) Offering milk to cow Surubhi
D) Offering lamp to the Sun

Q 6 Which of the following is True?

A) The Dvaraka vasis were eternal associates of the Lord from Vaikuntha
B) The Dvaraka vasis were dejected & waiting for Lord’s arrival since the kingdom was un-protected during His absence
C) Citizens of Dvaraka were immersed in the thoughts of the battle of Kurukshetra during Lord’s absence
D) Citizens of Dvaraka spoke to the Lord as His guardian & father

Q 7 The Lord doesn’t supply to _________ what is considered to be _________ to the discharge of de-votional service

A) An Atheist, contrary
B) A Materialist, sense gratification
C) A Neophyte, unfruitful
D) A pure devotee, a barrier

Q 8 The citizens addressed the Lord as viśva-bhāvana, which means that

A) The Lord is the Supreme enjoyer
B) The Lord is the Supreme maintainer
C) The Lord is the Supreme creator
D) The Lord is present everywhere

Q 9 Which of the following is NOT true

A) There is no need to worship any deity but the Lord since He is competent to bestow upon us all kinds of blessings for successful execution of both our material and spiritual lives
B) Our relationship with the Lord is eternal, it may be however forgotten for the time being but can be revived only by blessings from our forefathers (pitra’s) or demigods
C) The Lord in His eternal personal form can be seen only by the pure devotees
D) It is impossible for the denizens of higher planets to see Lord face to face but it can be achieved through devotional service

Q The state of the inhabitants of Dvaraka was compared to original & natural constitutional state of liv-ing entities which can be discovered by devotional service only. What is true in this context?

A) The inhabitants of Dvaraka need not perform devotional service since they were already highly elevated
B) Original & natural constitutional state of living entities is free from material contam-ination
C) Both “a” and “b”
D) None of the above

Q 11 It is stated in SB 1.11.12 that “The city of Dvārakāpurī was filled with the opulences of all sea-sons. There were hermitages, orchards, flower gardens, parks and reservoirs of water breed-ing lotus flowers all over.”. This signifies:

A) Advancement of civilization is not dependent on the growth of mills and factories
B) Perfection of human civilization can be made possible by utilizing the gifts of nature.
C) Both a & b
D) None of the above

Q 12 Which of the following is False? In order to welcome the Lord:

A) The highways, subways, lanes, markets and public meeting places were all thoroughly cleansed and then moistened with scented water.
B) In each and every door of the residential houses, auspicious things like curd, unbroken fruits, sugarcane and full waterpots with articles for worship, incense and candles were all displayed
C) Both a & b
D) None of the above

Q 13 The queens were unaware of the extent of the glories of their husband, the Lord because:

A) They were not pure devotees of the Lord
B) The Lord exchanges transcendental relations with His pure devotees in specific rasa only
C) They were not able to spend considerable time with the Lord due to His engagements in Mathura & Kurukshetra
D) Of the effect of Mahamaya, external potency of the Lord

Q 14 When the Lord is supreme transcendental person beyond the range of material affection then how can we explain His direct contact with modes of material nature & its manifestations e.g. Yadu Dynasty, killing of atheists like Jarāsandha and asuras?

A) Everything material and spiritual is part and parcel of the Lord yet He is above the modes of material nature
B) Lord is all renounced so it doesn’t matter whether the contact is material or spiritual
C) Everything is spiritual for the Lord
D) None of the above

Q 15 The common materialistic conditioned souls speculate that the Lord is one of them due to __________

A) Overindulgence in material sense gratification
B) Abudhah (foolishness due to ignorance)
C) False ego
D) Pride

Q 16 Why the beautiful smiles and furtive glances of the Queens could not agitate the senses of the Lord?

A) Because the Lord is all-perfect ātmārāma, or self-sufficient
B) Lord can only be satisfied by sincere affection and unalloyed transcendental loving service not by external beauty
C) Cupid has no influence on the Lord
D) All of the above

Q 17 The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa had _____ wives and He lived with them _________ in each and every palace

A) 18,108 , separately
B) 16,108 , eternally
C) 16,108, separately
D) 18,108, eternally

Q 18 The queens were expansions of Lord’s internal potency, and thus the potent and potencies are perpet-ually exchanging transcendental pleasures, known as pastimes of the Lord.

A) True
B) False

Q 19 Which of the following is not our mother according to scriptures

A) the cow
B) the wife of the king
C) the wife of a brāhmaṇa
D) None of the above

Q 20 Why all the ladies from the respectable families of Dvārakā went up to the roofs of their palaces when the Lord passed over the roads?

A) Because of shyness
B) To prevent unrestricted mixing with men
C) To be able to see the procession clearly and sprinkle flowers from the top
D) None of the above

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