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Quiz on Hinduism - Multiple Choice

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1. Hindu practitioners refer to their religion as Sanātana Dharma. What does it mean?
Righteous path ✓
Eternal way ✓
Religious path ✓
Holy Way ✓
Sanātana Dharma or Eternal Way refers to the idea that its origins lie beyond human history
2. Which of the following is not present in Hinduism?
Prophet(s) ✓
Governing body ✓
Unquestionable religious authorities ✓
Ecclesiastical order ✓
Binding holy book ✓
All of the above ✓
Hinduism includes a diversity of ideas on spirituality and traditions, but has no ecclesiastical order, no unquestionable religious authorities, no governing body, no prophet(s) nor any binding holy book
3. Can the follower of Hinduism be an atheist?
Yes ✓
No ✓
Depending on how one defines Atheism, 4 to 9 out of 10 schools of thought in Hinduism are Atheist.
4. Hinduism, along with Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism, are called __________ religions.
Oriental ✓
Karmic ✓
Dharmic ✓
Spiritual ✓
Dharmic religions are the family of religions consisting of Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism from India.
5. Which of the philosophical school of Hinduism prescribe "Bhakti" or Worship?
Vedānta (Post Veda) School ✓
Mīmāṃsā (Critical investigation) School ✓
Nyāya (Logic or Law) School ✓
Samkhya (Enumerationist) School ✓
While worship is present in many schools of Hinduism it is strongly associated with Vedanta school.
6. The Mughal invader, Babur, demolished the temple at the birthplace of this Hindu deity, in Ayodhya city, to built a mosque
Krishna ✓
Rama ✓
Ganesh ✓
Hanuman ✓
The Babri Masjid or Masjid-i Janmasthan was demolished in 1984. The court battle which started in British India was concluded in 2020 with verdict to restore the temple.
7. Which sacred symbol of Hinduism resembles the Nazi icon of hooked cross?
AUM ✓
Padma ✓
Swastika ✓
Shatkona ✓
The right-facing swastika was adopted by several organizations in pre–World War I Europe, and later by the Nazi Party and Nazi Germany before World War II
8. How can the followers of Hinduism classified as?
Polytheistic ✓
Henotheistic ✓
Monistic ✓
Monotheistic ✓
Humanist ✓
Any of the above ✓
Hindus can choose to be polytheistic, pantheistic, panentheistic, pandeistic, henotheistic, monotheistic, monistic, agnostic, atheistic, humanist and so on
9. Who among the Hindu Trinity is considered as the Preserver of universe?
Bramha ✓
Vishnu ✓
Shiva ✓
Ganesh ✓
Vishnu is the Preserver, Bramha is the creator and Shiva is the destroyer
10. A branch of Yoga, a meditation technique of Hinduism, is popular worldwide as?
Physical Exercise ✓
Healing Technique ✓
Spiritual Life ✓
Dance Routine ✓
Though Yoga has healing and spiritual aspects, it is more popular as exercise technique worlwide.
11. From which mythological bird of Hinduism is the national emblem of Indonesia derived from?
Kalia ✓
Sampati ✓
Jatayu ✓
Garuda ✓
Garuda Pancasila, the national emblem of Indonesia, is an eagle bird, derived from Garuda, the mythical bird vehicle of Vishnu.
12. Which Hindu temple complex, also an UNESCO world heritage site, is know for its erotic sculptures on temple walls?
Khajuraho ✓
Chandela ✓
Yogini ✓
Chattarpur ✓
About 10% of the sculptures at Khajuraho are erotic in nature while 90% are about daily life and symbolic values in ancient Indian culture.
13. The tongue logo of Rolling Stone band was inspired by which Hindu deity?
Ganesh ✓
Durga ✓
Kali ✓
Krishna ✓
The designer's inspiration was a newspaper cutting that he'd seen that showed the Indian goddess Kali
14. Which country has the highest percentage of Hindu population?
India ✓
Nepal ✓
Mauritius ✓
Bhutan ✓
Nepal's population has 81.3% Hindus just above 79.8% of India
15. Which country, outside South Asia, has highest number of people practicing Hinduism?
USA ✓
Thailand ✓
Myanmar ✓
Indonesia ✓
Based on various estimates there are 4.4 million to 10 million Hindus in Indonesia
camus
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Level 78
May 20, 2021
Educational quiz. I like the use of Multiple Choice here.
Scorp
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Level 61
May 26, 2021
Thanks. That was the idea :)
Aficionado
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Level 73
Jun 23, 2021
Great quiz! Did not know about the idea behind the Rolling Stones logo was from Kali's tongue. Om is more recognisable than Aum, however both are correct and widely used.
Scorp
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Level 61
Jun 23, 2021
Thanks. Agree Om is more widely used than AUM.
JWatson24
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Level 71
Jun 16, 2022
14/15. I'm not Hindu personally, but I am Bangladeshi so I'm pretty happy to see I know quite a lot about the religion. Tough questions but very educational (like Aficionado, I found it interesting that the Rolling Stones logo is based off Kali's tongue). Nominated!
Scorp
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Level 61
Jun 17, 2022
Thanks
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