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Saints from India Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz so that people may know more about the Saints from India who have imparted to the people of India, and various parts of the world, their beliefs and spiritual teachings so that humanity may excel and evolve gracefully.

A multiple-choice quiz by Haresh. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Haresh

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
33,460

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
2017

Last 3 plays: Guest 103 (8/15), Raven361 (14/15), Guest 117 (13/15).

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1. What is the name of the most popular lady who so many revere in Calcutta (now known as Kolkata), and who was also responsible for giving refuge to the very poor and needy? Hint

Mother Divine

Mother Mary

Mother Teresa

Mother Durga

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2. Who is the Hero-Saint of India who strongly believed in non-violence during the time when Britain ruled over India? Hint

Mahatma Gandhi

Mohd. Ali Jinnah

Jawarharlal Nehru

Rabindranath Tagore

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3. What was Mahatma Gandhi affectionately called? Hint

Bhaiya

Babu

Bapu

Baba

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4. Name this most popular Sant (Saint) of Maharashtra state in India who hailed from a town called Pune (used to be called Poona)? Hint

Sant Tukaram

Sant Amardas

Sant Kabir

Sant Devdas

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5. In which town was Sant (Saint) Kabir born in India? Hint

Ooty

Ajmeer

Banaras

Nainital

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6. What was Sant Ramakrishna Paramahansa's real name? Hint

Pandit Bannerji

Gadadhar Chaterji

Ragava Doshi

Deshpande Patel

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7. Satya Sai Baba was believed to be which Holy Saint's reincarnation? Hint

Tirupathi Baba

Shirdi Sai Baba

Janardhan Baba

Avtar Baba

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8. Who is the very first Guru (Spiritual Master) of the Sikh faith? Hint

Guru Gobind

Guru Nanak Dev

Guru Amardas

Guru Ramdas

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9. Who was the foremost disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahansa? Hint

Swami Ananda

Swami Atmananda

Swami Prabhupada

Swami Vivekananda

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10. Which Saint was also once the Queen of Rajasthan? Hint

Radha Bai

Tulsi Bai

Durga Bai

Mira Bai

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11. Which Saint was the founder of Jainism? Hint

Mahayogi

Mahavir

Mahajogi

Mahadas

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12. Which Sikh Guru (Spiritual Master) prescribed the name 'Singh' (lion) for all male Sikhs? Hint

Guru Tej Bahadur

Guru Gobind Singh

Guru Angad

Guru Amardas

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13. Which Swami was the main torch which led to the development of the Chinmaya Mission? Hint

Swami Vivekananda

Swami Chiromani

Swami Chinmayanandas

Swami Sampath

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14. What is the name of the Sindhi Saint who is the Founder of the Sadhu Vaswani Mission in Pune (Poona)? Hint

Sadhu P.S.Vaswani

Sadhu T.L.Vaswani

Sadhu W.P.Vaswani

Sadhu A.R.Vaswani

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15. The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) by which Saint? Hint

Srila Krishanpada

Srila Maheshayapada

Srila Bhramapada

Srila Prabhupada

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the name of the most popular lady who so many revere in Calcutta (now known as Kolkata), and who was also responsible for giving refuge to the very poor and needy?

Answer: Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa did so much for the slum dwellers in Calcutta (now known as Kolkata) that she also won a Nobel prize for her work....but in reality, it was not work for her but more a way of showing affection for the suffering children of God.

2. Who is the Hero-Saint of India who strongly believed in non-violence during the time when Britain ruled over India?

Answer: Mahatma Gandhi

Gandhiji gave so much to India and was responsible for teaching humanity that through the power of non-violence a whole nation can attain FREEDOM!

(-ji is an honorific for a very respected individual.)

3. What was Mahatma Gandhi affectionately called?

Answer: Bapu

Gandhiji was affectionately called Bapu by so many, which means 'Father'. Indeed he was the father of India in the very true sense of the title.

4. Name this most popular Sant (Saint) of Maharashtra state in India who hailed from a town called Pune (used to be called Poona)?

Answer: Sant Tukaram

Sant Tukaram lived from 1608 to 1649 and was totally devoted to Vithal (Lord Krishna).

5. In which town was Sant (Saint) Kabir born in India?

Answer: Banaras

Sant Kabir is popularly remembered for his 'Dohas' (holy verses or proverbs). The dates of his birth and death are not clear - some give his life as 1398-1448, while others prefer 1440-1518 as the more probable dates.

Banaras is also referred to as Benares, Varanasi and Kashi.

6. What was Sant Ramakrishna Paramahansa's real name?

Answer: Gadadhar Chaterji

7. Satya Sai Baba was believed to be which Holy Saint's reincarnation?

Answer: Shirdi Sai Baba

Satya Sai Baba said that he was the reincarnation of the Hindu Saint Shirdi Sai Baba, and that he would be reborn as Prema Sai Baba.

8. Who is the very first Guru (Spiritual Master) of the Sikh faith?

Answer: Guru Nanak Dev

Guru Nanak showed devotion for God and love for mankind, but His parents did not see the child's potential and his destiny. Only His sister was able to see through him and understand Him.

9. Who was the foremost disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahansa?

Answer: Swami Vivekananda

Swami Vivekananda made a major impression in the West when he gave a lecture on Hinduism at the first World Parliament of Religions in Chicago.

10. Which Saint was also once the Queen of Rajasthan?

Answer: Mira Bai

11. Which Saint was the founder of Jainism?

Answer: Mahavir

12. Which Sikh Guru (Spiritual Master) prescribed the name 'Singh' (lion) for all male Sikhs?

Answer: Guru Gobind Singh

He also introduced the five symbols to differentiate the believers of the faith. One of them was keeping long hair.

13. Which Swami was the main torch which led to the development of the Chinmaya Mission?

Answer: Swami Chinmayanandas

The Chinmaya Mission has many mission all around the world and their spiritual teachings are focused on the Upanishads and Vedas and tap the human intellectual powers.

14. What is the name of the Sindhi Saint who is the Founder of the Sadhu Vaswani Mission in Pune (Poona)?

Answer: Sadhu T.L.Vaswani

Sadhu Vaswani was born, in Hyderabad-Sind, on November 25, 1879.
You can visit www.sadhuvaswani.org for more detailed information about this Sindhi Saint.

15. The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) by which Saint?

Answer: Srila Prabhupada

The mission of this movement is to promote the teachings of Lord Krishna.

Source: Author Haresh

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