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Bhagavad Gita Capter-1 Name: ________________________________________________________ Bhagavad gita capter-1 1. How many chapters are there in Bhagavad Gita? A. 18 B. 6 C. 3 D. 12 2. Where did the war between Pandavas and Kauravas took place? The place of piligrimage at kurukhetra 3. Who started the conversation first at Kurukshetra? King Dhṛtarāṣṭra 4. What did Dhrtarastra asked Sanjaya? O Sañjaya, after my sons and the sons of Pāṇḍu assembled in the place of pilgrimage at Kurukṣetra, desiring to fight, what did they do? 5. What is Gita-Mahatmya? A. Glorification of the Gītā 6. What is the meaning of Dharma Khetra? A place where religious rituals are performed 7. Who preached Bhagavad gita to whom? Lord Srikrishna himself preached Bhagavad-gita to Arjuna 8. Mahabharata war was between which two parties? Pandavas and Kauravas 9. Who is the father of Kurus? A. Pandu B. Sanjaya C. Dhrtarạ̄ ṣtrạ D. Shalya 10. Who is the father of Pandavas? A. Drupada B. Pandu C. Dhṛtarāṣṭra D. Bhishma 11. Who was Sanjaya? He was student of Vyasa 12. Who is the second person to speak in the beginning of Bhagavad-gita? Sanjaya 13. Dhṛtarāṣṭra was blind from birth? TRUE FALSE 14. Who is Duryodhana? He is son of king Dhrtarastra 15. Whom did Duryodhana approached after seeing military force of Pandavas? The commander in chief Droṇācārya 16. Droṇācārya had some political quarrel with king Drupada? TRUE FALSE 17. Who is Draupadī? Daughter of King Drupada 18. Who was born to kill Dronacharya? Drustadyumna 19. Who is Dronacharyas disciple? Drustadymna 20. Dhṛṣṭadyumna arranged military phalanx for Pandavas in kurukshetra? TRUE FALSE 21. Who is the most affectionate and brilliant student of Dronacharya? Arjuna 22. According to Duryodhana who were equal in fight with Arjuna and Bhima? Yuyudhāna, Virata and Drupada 23. Who are the other heros Duryodhana mentioned about in the battle field? Dhṛṣṭaketu, Cekitāna, Kāśirāja, Purujit, Kuntibhoja and Śaibya., 24. who is Yudhāmanyu? Born in Panchala Royal family and also great worrier 25. Who is Vikarṇa? BG1.8 Brother of Duryodhana 26. Who is Aśvatthāmā? BG1.8 He is the son of Droṇācārya 27. what is one more name of Saumadatti? BG 1.8 Bhūriśravā 28. who is Saumadatti? BG1.8 He is the son of the King of the Bāhlīkas. 29. Who is Karna? BG1.8 Son of Kunti Devi 30. Who married Droṇācārya? BG1.8 King Pāṇḍu. Kṛpācārya’s twin sister married Droṇācārya 31. Who is Bhīṣma? BG1.8 Grand father of Pandavas and Kuru dynasty 32. Kauravas protected by? BG 1.10 A. Bhima B. Dronacharya C. Arjuna D. Grandfather Bhīsmạ 33. Pāṇḍavas carefully protected by whom? BG 1.10 Bhima 34. who is born to kill Duryodhana? BG 1.10 Bhima 35. According to Duryodhana the victory of the Kurus depended on Whos presence? BG 1.11 Grandfather Bhīṣma 36. Duryodhana confident of the full support of Bhīṣmadeva and Droṇācārya in the battle. BG 1.11 TRUE FALSE 37. How was Grandfather Bhīṣma conchshell sound? BG 1.12 making a sound like the roar of a lion 38. Krishna and Arjunas chariot drawn by which colour horses? BG 1.14 A. Black B. White C. Brown D. Dark Brown 39. Who donated the Chariot to Arjuna? BG 1.14 donated by Agni (the fire-god) 40. Jayas tu pāṇḍu-putrāṇāṁ yeṣāṁ pakṣe janārdanaḥ. Victory is always with persons like the sons of Pāṇḍu because Lord Kṛṣṇa is associated with them. BG 1.14 TRUE FALSE 41. What is the name of Lord Kṛṣṇas conchshell? BG 1.15 Pāñcajanya 42. What is Arjunas conchshell name? BG 1.15 Devadatta 43. What is Bimas conchshell name? BG 1.15 Pauṇḍra 44. Why Lord Kṛṣṇa is referred to as Hṛṣīkeśa? BG 1.15 because He is the owner of all senses and also He gave direction to Arjuna on the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra. 45. Arjuna is referred to as Dhanañjaya in this verse because he helped his elder brother in fetching wealth when it was required by the king to make expenditures for different sacrifices. BG 1.15 TRUE FALSE 46. Bhīma is known as Vṛkodara because he could eat as voraciously as he could perform herculean tasks. BG 1.15 TRUE FALSE 47. Who killed demon Hiḍimba? BG 1.15 Bhīma 48. Why lord krishna is known as Madhusūdana? BG 1.15 because He killed the demon of the name Madhu 49. Why Lord Kṛṣṇa name is Govinda? BG 1.15 because He gives pleasure to the cows and to the senses 50. Why lord Krushna name as Devakī-nandana? BG 1.15 because He accepted Devakī as His mother 51. Whose conchshells are referred as Transcendental? Lord Krsna and Arjuna.
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