03. What is the basic principle of devotional service?
a) Detachment from material activities
b) Attachment to service to the Lord
c) Both a & b
d) None of the above
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04. How does the root of this banyan tree grow?
a) Upwards
b) Downwards
c) Both ways
d) None of the way
05. What is the effect of knowing this banyan tree?
a) One comes to know about the Vedas
b) One can get out of this material existence
c) Attachment to this tree leads to the impossibility of liberation
d) All of the above
06. From where does this tree get its nourishment?
a) From the lower parts of the tree
b) From the three modes of material nature
c) Both a & b
d) None of these
07. The twigs of this banyan tree are considered to be ___________________.
a) Different modes of nature
b) Enjoyment
c) The sense objects
d) All of the above
08. What are tendencies to piety & impiety considered as?
a) Fruitive activities for promotion
b) Field of activities
c) Virtuous activities
d) Secondary roots spreading in all directions
09. This planet of human beings is considered the ___________________.
a) Fruitive activities for promotion
b) Field of activities
c) Virtuous activities
d) Secondary roots spreading in all directions
10. Can anyone see the beginning of this tree?
a) Yes
b) No
11. With ___________ should one cut off this tree with the weapon of _____________.
a) Determination, detachment
b) Personality, determination
c) Connection, science
d) Knowledge, reality
12. What one must do to get out of the entanglement of this strong banyan tree?
a) Gain knowledge about self
b) Become religious
c) Surrender to Krishna
d) None of the above
13. Pride is due to ________________.
a) Happiness
b) Duality
c) Knowledge
d) Illusion
14. In Goloka Vrndavana all the planets are _____________________.
a) Bright
b) Self-luminous
c) Perverted
d) Conditional
15. What is enjoyed by a living entity after reaching the abode of Sri Krishna?
a) Eternal bliss
b) Eternal life
c) Full knowledge
d) All of the above
16. How can one reach the supreme abode of Sri Krishna from this material world?
a) By taking the process of Krishna consciousness
b) Associate with devotees
c) By surrendering oneself to Krishna
d) All of the above
17. The spiritual world is full of ___________ opulences.
a) Sixteen
b) Twenty
c) Six
d) Twenty-eight
18. What are the primary expansions of Supreme Lord called as?
a) Visnu-tattva
b) Brahma
c) Living entities
d) All of the above
19. By the use or misuse of which quality does one become liberated or conditioned?
a) Embodiment
b) Independence
c) Knowledge
d) Austerity
20. The conditioned soul is covered by the ________________.
a) Material body & senses
b) Mind
c) Both a & b
d) None of these
21. As the living entities are the fragmental parts & parcels of the Supreme Lord, then does it mean that the fragmental portion of the Supreme Lord is like some material broken part?
a) Yes
b) No
22. Why is the living entity called as the Lord of the body?
a) Because the body belongs to him
b) Because the body works according to his need
c) Because of the minute independence available to him, he can change his body to a higher or lower grade
d) All of the above