SB Canto 1 Ch13 Quiz EN

Q 1 Vidura was an incarnation of

a. Vivasvan
b. Ravana
c. Yamaraj
d. None of the above

Q 2. When Vidura told Yudhishtra “fire cannot extinguish the soul but can annihilate the material body. But one who protects the soul can live”, he meant that:

a. Soul is immortal
b. It was a hint that Yudhishtra need to be careful with fire in the house
c. Protection of soul is important to live a Krishna conscious life
d. It was a hint that Supreme Lord will protect the soul of Pandavas from any material calamity and they will surely live.

Q 3. Which of the following is NOT true

a. Neither fruitive activities nor dry philosophical speculation can give one satisfaction because by nature a living being is the eternal servitor of the Supreme Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa
b. All the Vedic literatures gives us direction to reach toward the ultimate truth
c. One should be inquisitive and must approach a bona fide spiritual master and make inquires to know about Karma, Jnana & Yoga
d. One who can engage his disciple ultimately in the transcendental loving service of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is a show-bottle spiritual master

Q 4. Vidura was

a. Somewhat partial to Pandavas and he gave protection to them
b. Faithfully serving his elder brother Dhrtarastra and supporting his political ambition for the sake of his sons
c. Praised by Duryodhana for his faithful service to elder brother Dhrtarastra
d. On a better level of devotion than Maharaj Yudhishtra

Q 5. By their actions the pure devotees of the Lord can convert _______ into ________

a. A materialist, the Lord
b. Any place, a place of pilgrimage
c. Dust, Gold
d. Demons, demigods

Q 6. What is the meaning of ‘kṛṣṇa-devatāḥ’ ?

a. Refers to those who are always rapt in the service of Lord Krishna
b. Implies that Krishna is the most prominent of all the demigods
c. Everyone in Dvaraka is fully submerged in the thoughts of Lord Krishna
d. Refers to Devanagri of Krishna which is Dvaraka

Q 7. Why didn’t Vidura tell Yudhishtra about the annihilation of the Yadu dynasty

a. He didn’t want to cause distress to Pandavas
b. News of unpalatable and unbearable incidents should come on their own accord
c. Since he came to instruct & enlighten Dhrtarastra and didn’t want to deviate the topic
d. Both a & b

Q 8. Which of the following is NOT true.

a. Mahajans like Yamaraj consider calamities as mercy of the Lord
b. Old age is an alarm for death
c. Dhrtarastra’s material attachments were cut through the words of Vidura and he became a pure devotee
d. As we progress in bhakti, we are able to see shortcomings in us and virtues in others.

Q 9. Please read following statements and answer the below question:
i. I have everything in order; my bank balance is quite enough
ii. I can now give my children enough estate
iii. I am now successful
iv. the poor beggar sannyasis depend on God, but they come to beg from me; therefore I am more than the Supreme God
Which of the following statements is not true with respect to above statements:

a. These are some of the thoughts which engross the insanely attached householder who is blind to the passing of eternal time
b. These are the thoughts of someone in material illusion
c. Insurmountable eternal time will overcome those with these kind of thoughts
d. None of the above

Q 10. Vidura’s instructions were especially meant for Dhrtarastra because:

a. Dhrtarastra was too materialistic
b. Vidura wanted to remind him of his false position and fearful happenings which are approaching him
c. As a saint Vidura was duty-bound affectionate youngest brother of Dhṛtarāṣṭra and wanted to awaken him
d. All of the above

Q 11. What do you infer from following translation “Whoever is under the influence of supreme kāla [eternal time] must surrender his most dear life, and what to speak of other things, such as wealth, honor, children, land and home.”

a. No one can overcome the influence of time
b. Wealth, honor, children, land and home are dearer than life
c. Material objects are objects of sense gratification which can bewilder us but not time
d. We have to tolerate eternal time until we have life

Q 12. Why did Vidura specifically talk about Bhima while addressing Dhrtarastra in following statement “you are living just like a household dog and are eating remnants of food given by Bhīma”

a. Because Bhima killed two prominent sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Duryodhana and Duḥśāsana
b. Because Bhima forgave Dhrtarastra although he tried to kill Bhima
c. Because Bhima maintained the kitchen
d. Because Bhima eats sumptuous food

Q 13. The Lord is known as bhūta-bhṛt

a. Because he is the one who gives protection to all living beings
b. Because he is the Ultimate Controller,Proprietor & Enjoyer of this Universe.
c. both a&b
d. None of the above

Q 14. Who is a “Dhira”?

A) one who is not disturbed, even when there is sufficient provocation
B) anyone is at all able to forget affectionate relationships
C) one who wants to enjoy in this material world
D) Both A) and B)

Q 15. Three classes of transcendentalists are

A) The Dhira, a Sanyasi & a sincere devotee of the lord
B) b. The jnanis, a brahmchari & a Sanyasi
C) Both A) and B)
D) None of the above

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