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MCQ Quiz on Swami Vivekananada

Swami Vivekananda was born in?

  1. 1763
  2. 1736
  3. 1863
  4. 1836

Correct Answer is: C. 1863

On which festival, Swami Vivekananda was born?

  1. Dussehra
  2. Ganesh Chaturthi
  3. Choitra Sankranti
  4. Makar Sankranti

Correct Answer is: D. Makar Sankranti.

The original name of Swami Vivekananda is?

  1. Birendranath Dutta
  2. Surendranath Dutta
  3. Narendranath Dutta
  4. None of these

 Correct Answer is: C. Narendranath Dutta

The nick name of Narendranath is?

  1. Millhu
  2. Billhu
  3. Millhe
  4. None of these

Correct Answer is: B. Bilhe or Bilhu

Swami Vivekananda was born in?

  1. Bhubaneswar
  2. Cuttack
  3. Calcutta
  4. Ranchi

Correct Answer is: C. Calcutta

The name of Swami Vivekananda’s Father is?

  1. Bireswar Dutta
  2. Vadreswar Dutta
  3. Surendranath Dutta
  4. Vishwanath Dutta

Correct Answer is: D. Vishwanath Dutta

The name of Swami Vivekananda’s mother is?

  1. Prabhabati Devi
  2. Durgeswari Devi
  3. Bhubaneswari Devi
  4. None of these

Correct Answer is: C. Bhubaneswari Devi

Swami Vivekananda’s father passed away in?

  1. 1873
  2. 1862
  3. 1884
  4. 1848

Correct Answer is: C. 1884

How many siblings Swami Vivekananda had?

  1. 10
  2. 9
  3. 8
  4. 7

Correct Answer is: B. 9

At which age Swami Vivekananda passed away?

  1. 39
  2. 38
  3. 37
  4. 36

Correct Answer is: A. 39

In which year Swami Vivekananda died?

  1. 1901
  2. 1902
  3. 1903
  4. 1904

Correct Answer is: in B. 1902

Swami Vivekananda passed away at?

  1. Jagannath Temple
  2. Dakshineswar Temple
  3. Kalighat
  4. Belur Math

Correct Answer is: D. Belur Math

Why did Swami Vivekananda pass away at so early age?

  1. Because of the rupture of Blood Vessel
  2. Because of Dengue
  3. Because of Heart Attack
  4. Because of Malaria

Correct Answer is: A. The rupture of a blood vessel

Swami Vivekananda was cremated on?

  1. The bank of the Brahmaputra River
  2. The bank of the Bhagirathi River
  3. The bank of the Ganga River
  4. None of these.

Correct Answer is: C. The bank of the Ganga in Belur.

In which year Swami Vivekananda admitted to Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar’s Metropolitan Institution?

  1. 1869
  2. 1871
  3. 1873
  4. 1875

Correct Answer is: In B. 1871

In which year Swami Vivekananda passed the fine Arts examination?

  1. 1873
  2. 1876
  3. 1879
  4. 1881

Correct Answer is: In D. 1881

When did he pass the Bachelor of Arts degree?

  1. 1880
  2. 1881
  3. 1883
  4. 1884

Correct Answer is: In D. 1884

From which college Narendranath graduated?

  1. Christian College
  2. Rajabajar Science College
  3. Acharya J.C.Bose College
  4. Acharya Prafulla Chandra College

Correct Answer is: A. Christian college, in Calcutta.

Who was the principal of Christian college when Narendranath was studying there?

  1. Lord Canning
  2. Lord William
  3. William Hastie
  4. None of these

Correct Answer is: C. William Hastie

In which year Narendranath joined Keshab Chandra Sen’s Nava Vidhan?

  1. 1880
  2. 1882
  3. 1884
  4. 1886

Correct Answer is: In A. 1880

Swami Vivekananda won first prize in?

  1. Karate
  2. Boxing
  3. Race
  4. None of these

Correct Answer is: Boxing

Swami Vivekananda joined presidency college in?

  1. 1876
  2. 1878
  3. 1880
  4. 1882

Correct Answer is: C. 1880

In which year Narendranath met with Shri Ramakrishna?

  1. 1879
  2. 1881
  3. 1883
  4. 1884

Correct Answer is: In B. 1881

Which event was responsible for the turning point of Narendranath Dutta’s life?

  1. The meeting with Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
  2. The meeting with Shri Ramakrishna
  3. The meeting with Nivedita
  4. Chicago Speech

Correct Answer is: B. The meeting with Shri Ramakrishna

On which day did Swami Vivekananda give a brief speech at Chicago in America?

  1. 1890
  2. 1891
  3. 1892
  4. 1893

Correct Answer is: D. 11th September in 1893.

What was the theme of his speech delivered at Chicago?

  1. Languages- English and Bengali
  2. India and Hinduism
  3. India and Independence
  4. None of these

Correct Answer is: B. India and Hinduism

  1. Who founded Vedanta Society of New york in 1894?
  2. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
  3. Swami Vivekananda
  4. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

None of these

Correct Answer is: C. Swami Vivekananda

12th January is celebrated as?

  1. Men’s day
  2. Teenagers’ day
  3. National Students day
  4. National Youth day

Correct Answer is: C. National Youth Day.

Who said that education is the manifestation of perfection already in men?

  1. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
  2. Swami Vivekananda
  3. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
  4. Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose

Correct Answer is: B. Swami Vivekananda

Who said that it is better to play football than reading Gita?

  1. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
  2. Swami Vivekananda
  3. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
  4. Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose

Correct Answer is: B. Swami Vivekananda

When did Swami Vivekananda found the Ramakrishna Mission for social service?

  1. 1st May, in 1890
  2. 1st May, in 1895
  3. 1st May, in 1897
  4. 1st June, in 1897

Correct Answer is: C. on 1st May, in 1897.

The prayer song composed by Swami Vivekananda is dedicated to?

  1. Bhubaneswari Devi
  2. Prabhabati Devi
  3. Sister Nivedita
  4. Shree Ramakrishna Paramhansa

Correct Answer is: D. Shri Ramakrishna Paramhansa.

To whom Swami Vivekananda inspired to set up a research and educational institution?

  1. Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose
  2. Acharya Prafulla Chandra Roy
  3. Jamsetji Tata
  4. None of these

Correct Answer is: C. Jamsetji Tata

Who said Swami Vivekananda as ‘maker of modern India’?

  1. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
  2. Shri Ramakrishna ParamhansA.
  3. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
  4. Sister Nivedita

Correct Answer is: C. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

What did Swami Vivekananda ask to Shri Ramakrishna at his first meeting?

  1. Where is God?
  2. Why do you believe in God?
  3. Have you seen God?
  4. Does God exist?

Correct Answer is: C. Have you seen god?

What was the name of Swami Vivekananda’s sister?

  1. Sister Nivedita
  2. Swarnamayi Devi
  3. Sister Gargi
  4. Parama Devi

Correct Answer is: B. Swarnamayi Devi

What would young Naren call himself while playing with his friends?

  1. Samrat, the King of kings
  2. Swamiji
  3. Young Mr. Dutta
  4. Bileh

Correct Answer is: A.  Samrat, the King of kings

In which sport was Naren said to have won the first prize?

  1. Athletics
  2. Football
  3. Cycling
  4. Wrestling

Correct Answer is: A.  Athletics

Vivekananda “is the maker of modern India”. Who said this?

  1. Rabindranath Tagore
  2. Jawaharlal Nehru
  3. C Rajagoplachari
  4. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

Correct Answer is: D. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

The founder of Ramakrishna Mission, which is based on the principles of Practical Vedanta was:

  1. Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
  2. Swami Vivekananda
  3. Swami Yogananda
  4. Swami Brahmananda

Correct Answer is: B. Swami Vivekananda

Where did Sister Nivedita first meet Swami Vivekananda?

  1. New York
  2. Boston
  3. Chicago
  4. London

Correct Answer is: D. London

In 1899 Swami Vivekananda started a Bengali journal to carry forward the ideas was called?

  1. Vedanta Kesari
  2. Udbodhan
  3. Brahmavadin
  4. Prabuddha Bharata

Correct Answer is: B. Udbodhan

Which of these adjectives has been most widely used to describe Swami Vivekananda?

  1. Punditji
  2. Vedantic Scientist
  3. Mahatma of the masses

Shaheed Bhagat

Correct Answer is: B. Vedantic Scientist

What was the question that Swami Vivekananda asked Sri Ramakrishna at their first meeting?

  1. Have you seen God?
  2. Do you think God exists?
  3. Do you believe in God?
  4. Is there a God?

Correct Answer is: A.  Have you seen God?

Ekanathji Ranade founded a non-monastic organization based on the principles preached by Swami Vivekananda?

  1. Swami Vivekananda Youth Association
  2. Vivekananda Kendra
  3. Vivekananda Mission
  4. Vivekananda Educational Society

Correct Answer is: B. Vivekananda Kendra

“The Master as I saw him” was written by?

  1. Sister Josephine Macleod
  2. Swami Vivekananda
  3. Swami Yogananda
  4. Sister Nivedita

Correct Answer is: D. Sister Nivedita

The World’s Parliament of Religions where Swamiji gave the famous speech was held in Chicago in:

  1. September 1886
  2. September 1893
  3. July 1893
  4. July 1886

Correct Answer is: B. September 1893

Where did Swami Vivekananda live during the last years of his life?

  1. Dakshineswar
  2. Kanyakumari
  3. Cossipore
  4. Belur Math

Correct Answer is: D. Belur Math

Margaret Noble, a disciple of Swami Vivekananda is well known as

  1. Sarada Devi
  2. Sister Christine
  3. Sister Nivedita
  4. Gauri-ma

Correct Answer is: C. Sister Nivedita

One evening young Naren ventured into a grove of banana trees to meditate, expecting which God / Goddess to appear there?

  1. Ram
  2. Hanuman
  3. Shiva
  4. Kali

Correct Answer is: B. Hanuman

When Swamiji’s family was going through a difficult time, he prayed for to Mother Kali

  1. Wealth to alleviate poverty and distress of his family members
  2. Knowledge and devotion
  3. Spiritual bliss and liberation D. Personal fulfillment
  4. Knowledge and devotion

Which of these ideas did Swami Vivekananda espouse all through his life?

  1. Have faith in yourself
  2. Never to live a life of secrecy
  3. Living a life of integrity
  4. All the above

Correct Answer is: D. All the above

 

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