08. What should one begin with to take to the chanting of Hare Krsna Mahamantra in order to get freed form the material disease?
a) Attachment
b) Faith
c) Knowledge
d) Logic
Nectar of Instruction, Upadesamrita
09. At what stage does a person becomes attached to Krsna and his activities and experiences ecstasy in executing devotional service?
a) The offensive stage
b) The stage of lessening offences
c) The pure stage
d) None of the above
10. By taking Krsna conscious, one remains in ___________________________
a) Light
b) Attachment
c) Influence
d) Training
01. What kind of relation can one have with his/her mind?
a) Friend
b) Enemy
c) Both a&b
d) None of these
02. Which among the following creates the subtle form of a creation type of body for the next life of a living entity, at the time of death?
a) Mind
b) Mind & tongue
c) Mind & attachment
d) Mind & Intelligence
03. What does the word “niyojya” in text 8 of NOI refer to?
a) Good Planning
b) Engaging
c) Following
d) Timing
04. The process of transmigration is very _________________
a) Intense
b) Subtle
c) Directing
d) Methodological
05. What is Srila Rupa Goswami advising us in this text?
a) To train our minds to remember Krsna always and to leave everything &
reside in vrindavan
b) To train our tongue to speak about Krsna & taste only Krsna Prasad
c) To reside in Vrindavana & remember Krsna by taking shelter of an advanced
devotee.
d) All of the above
06. Is it required for an siddha – purusa, a spiritually perfect soul, to place himself under the direct guidance of a particular associate of Krsna & follow in his footsteps?
a) Yes
b) No
07. What should one engage in the neophyte stage?
a) Realizing Oneself
b) Accepting what ever comes to the way
c) Hearing Krsna Katha
d) None of these
08. By constantly hearing of Krsna’s transcendental form qualities & pastimes, one becomes attached to Krsna- Katha, what is this stage called as?
a) Sravana – dasa
b) Varana – dasa
c) Smarana – vastha
d) Samptti – dasa
09. What are the five items of progressive Krsna smarana?
a) Recollection, absorption, meditation, constant remembrance & simplicity
b) Recollection, absorption, simplicity, constant remembrance & trance
c) Recollection, absorption, meditation, constant remembrance & trance
d) Recollection, attachment, simplicity, constant remembrance & trance
10. When _____________ expands & becomes constant it is called anusmrti.
a) Meditation
b) Remembrance
c) Trance
d) Absorption
11. Which of the following stage is known as the perfection of life?
a) Sampatti – dasa
b) Smarana – dasa
c) Sravana – dasa
d) Varana – dasa
12. What is devotional service in spontaneous love called as?
a) Anuragi – bhakti
b) Raganuga – bhakti
c) Anugami – bhakti
d) None of these.
01. Why Mathura & adjoining ares are considered superior to the spiritual world ?
a) Because Supreme Personality of Godhead likes Mathura
b) Because Supreme Personality of Godhead has created Mathura
c) Because Supreme Personality of Godhead appeared Himself at Mathura
d) None of these
02. How many forests are there in Vrindavana ?
a) Ten
b) Twelve
c) Fifteen
d) Eighteen
03. According to text 9 of NOI which of the following is superior ?
a) Radha-Kunda
b) Vrindavana
c) Govardhana-Hill
d) Mathura
04. Which is the site of many memories of the eternal affairs between Krsna & Radharani ?
a) Mathura
b) Govardhana-Hill
c) Vrindavana
d) Radha-Kunda
05. Why couldn’t Caitanya Mahaprabhu first find the location of Radha-Kunda at his first visit to Vrindavana ?
a) Because He was not searching
b) Because He was in meditation in Radha-Kunda
c) Because He was actually searching for the exact location of Radha-Kunda
d) None of these