Sanatana Dharma and Hinduism Quiz
Badrinath is situated on the bank of the river
(a) Ganga
(b) Yamuna
(c) Alaknanda
(d) Saraswathi
Who is the king of wealth?
(a) Agni
(b) Vayu
(c) Indra
(d) Kubera
The Rock cut temple of Kailashnath is situated at
(a) Ajanta
(b) Ellora
(c) Elephants
(d) Mamallapuram
What is the location of the Brihadeshwar Temple?
(a) Kanchi
(b) Madurai
(c) Shri Shailan
(d) Tanjore
Which city of Kerala is the Hindu Pilgrimage center Sabarimala located in?
(a) Kottayam
(b) Pathanamthitta
(c) Kollam
(d) Alappuzha
“Hindu Political Thought” means
(a) Political Thought of Hindu religion
(b) Political Thought given in Vedas
(c) Political Thought of Hindu Kings
(d) Political Thought which originated in the Indian continent
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Where is Tirupati Balaji (Tirumala Venkateswara Temple) present?
(a) Chittor, Andhra Pradesh
(b) Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
(c) Kolkata, West Bengal
(d) Cuttack, Odisha
Who is the wife of ‘Ravana’?
(a) Shrutakirti
(b) Simhika
(c) Mandavi
(d) Mandodari
Who got the Gita translated into Persian?
(a) Shah Jahan
(b) Akbar
(c) Murad
(d) Dara Shikoh
Which Hindu pilgrimage, celebrated every 12 years, involves the largest gathering of people and takes place at the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and Saraswati rivers?
(a) Kumbh Mela
(b) Hajj
(c) Camino de Santiago
(d) Varanasi pilgrimage
“Yama’, the God of death in Hinduism, uses what animal as his transport?
(a) Buffalo
(b) Raven
(c) Elephant
(d) Camel
Where is Padmanabhaswamy Temple located?
(a) Kedarnath, Uttarakhand
(b) Mumbai, Maharashtra
(c) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
(d) Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
“Dharma” means
(a) Virtuous path
(b) Higher Truth
(c) The right duty of a person
(d) All the above
Which temple is also known as “Black Pagoda”.
(a) Trimbakeshwar Temple, Nasik
(b) Banke Bthari Temple, Vrlndavan
(c) Ramanathaswamy Temple, Rameswaram
(d) Sun Temple, Konark
Which is the sacred text of Hinduism?
(a) The Vedas
(b) The Bhagavad Gita
(c) The epics of the Mahabharata and the Ramayana
(d) All of the above
Which of the following contains the ‘Gayatri Mantra’?
(a) Rig Veda
(b) Yajur Veda
(c) Upanishad
(d) Aranyaka
The Mahabalipuram temples were built by the king of Dynasty __
(a) Gupta
(b) Chola
(c) Pallava
(d) Kushana
In ancient Hindu political thought, the concept close to ‘Sovereignty’ is called:
(a) Dharma
(b) Rajadharma
(c) Rajatva
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Which of the following rivers flows through Badrinath?
(a) Alaknanda
(b) Bhadra
(c) Brahmani
(d) Brahmaputra
In the epic Ramayana, which bird tried to prevent Ravana from carrying Slta away?
(a) Vibhishan
(b) Jatayu
(c) Garuda
(d) Bhulinga
The rock-cut temples of Mahabalipuram were built under the patronage of the:
(a) Chola Kings
(b) Pallava Kings
(c) Pandya Kings
(d) Satavahana Kings
Where is Kamakhya Temple located?
(a) Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
(b) Guwahati, Assam
(c) Mumbai, Maharashtra
(d) Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh
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__ river is the deity river in the Rigveda
(a) The Brahmaputra
(b) The Yamuna
(c) The Ganges
(d) The Saraswati
In which state was the Meenakshi Temple located?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Karnataka
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Kerala
Where is the Famous Amarnath Cave located?
(a) Jammu and Kashmir
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Uttrakhand
Which Dynasty constructed the Ellora Kailash Temple?
(a) Rashtrakuta
(b) Satvahanas
(c) Maurya
(d) Pulkasya
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The ‘Rath Yatra at Puri’ is celebrated in honor of which Hindu deity?
(a) Ram
(b) Jaagannath
(c) Shiva
(d) Vishnu
The Longest Epic in the World is
(a) Mahabharata
(b) Shri Ram Charitmanas
(c) Sam Veda
(d) Ramayana
Who was the first European to translate The Bhagwad Gita into English?
(a) Alexander Cunningham
(b) William Jones
(c) James Prinsep
(d) Charles Wilkins
The number of Puranas is
(a) 18
(b) 21
(c) 23
(d) 16
Name the Rig Vedic God who is believed to be the upholder of the “Rta” or Cosmic’ order’:
(a) Agni
(b) Soma
(c) Indra
(d) Varuna
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Which language was used by Tuisidas for Ramcharltmanas
(a) Sanskrit
(b) Pali
(c) Prakrit
(d) Awadhi
Khajuraho temple was built during the period of
(a) Pallavas
(b) Chalukyas
(c) Channels
(d) Palas
The lengthiest classical epic of Hinduism is:
(a) Bhagwad Gita
(b) Ramayana
(c) Gita Govinda
(d) Mahabharata
The number of Puranas is
(a) 17
(b) 18
(c) 19
(d) 20
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What is the typical Style of Hindu temple architecture of South India developed by the Cholas called?
(a) Nagara Style
(b) Dravida style
(c) Cave style
(d) Greek Style
Where are the Dilwara Temples located?
(a) Shravana Belgola
(b) Parasnath Hills
(c) Indore
(d) Mt. Abu
