1.Which of these adjectives has been most widely used to describe Swami Vivekananda?
a] Punditji
b] Vedantic Scientist
c] Mahatma of the masses
d] Shaheed Bhagat
2. What would young Naren call himself while playing with his friends?
a] Samrat, the King of kings
b] Swamiji
c] Young Mr. Dutta
d] Bileh
3. In which sport wasNaren said to have won the first prize?
a] Athletics
b] Football
c] Cycling
d] Wrestling
4. Vivekananda “is the maker of modern India”.Who said this? a] Rabindranath Tagore
b] Jawaharlal Nehru
c] C Rajagoplachari
d] Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
5. The founder of Ramakrishna Mission, which is based on the principles of Practical Vedanta was:
a] Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
b] Swami Vivekananda
c] Swami Yogananda
d] Swami Brahmananda
6. Where did Sister Nivedita first meet Swami Vivekananda?
a] New York
b] Boston
c] Chicago
d] London
7. In 1899 Swami Vivekananda started a Bengali journal to carry forward the ideas propounded by the Ramakrishna Mission. It was called –
a] Vedanta Kesari
b] Udbodhan
c] Brahmavadin
d] Prabuddha Bharata
8. What was the name of Swami Vivekananda’s sister?
a] Sister Nivedita
b] Swarnamayi Devi
c] Sister Gargi
d] Parama Devi
9. What was the question that Swami Vivekananda asked Sri Ramakrishna at their first meeting?
a] Have you seen God?
b] Do you think God exists?
c] Do you believe in God?
d] Is there a God?
10. Ekanathji Ranade founded a non-monastic organization based on the principles preached by Swami Vivekananda. What is it called?
a] Swami Vivekananda Youth Association
b] Vivekananda Kendra
c] Vivekananda Mission
d] Vivekananda Educational Society
11. “The Master as I saw him” was written by?
a] Sister Josephine Macleod
b] Swami Vivekananda
c] Swami Yogananda
d] Sister Nivedita
12. The World’s Parliament of Religions where Swamiji gave the famous speech on the Universality of Religions was held in Chicago in:
a] September 1886
b] September 1893
c] July 1893
d] July 1886
13. Where did Swami Vivekananda live during the last years of his life?
a] Dakshineswar
b] Kanyakumari
c] Cossipore
d] Belur Math
14. Margaret Noble, a disciple of Swami Vivekananda is well known as a] Gauri-ma
b] Sarada Devi
c] Sister Christine
d] Sister Nivedita
15. Disgruntled with his father, Narendranath once asked him, “What have you done for me?” What did his father say in reply?
a] Be you always a man, my son
b] May no other father face such a question
c] Go look at yourself in the mirror
d] Be grateful all your life for what you have
16. One evening young Naren ventured into a grove of banana trees to meditate, expecting which God / Goddess to appear there?
a] Ram
b] Hanuman
c] Shiva
d] Kali
17. Sri Ramakrishna said, “if Keshab is possessed of one sign of greatness which has made him famous, Naren has such signs to the fullest degree.”
a] 7
b] 18
c] 1000
d] 108
18. When Swamiji’s family was going through a difficult time, he prayed for to Mother Kali
a] Wealth to alleviate poverty and distress of his family members
b] Knowledge and devotion
c] Spiritual bliss and liberation d] Personal fulfillment
19. Swami Sadananda, a disciple of Swami Vivekananda was entrusted the mission of by him.
a] Alleviation of poverty in India
b] Spreading the ideas of Sri Ramakrishna across India
c] Spiritual regeneration of India and the world
d] Building a hospital at Kedarnath for pilgrims &Sannyasis
20. Which of these ideas did Swami Vivekananda espouse all through his life?
a] Have faith in yourself
b] Never to live a life of secrecy
c] Living a life of integrity
d] All the above
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