Bhagavad Gita Gyan
Test your knowledge of the Bhagavad Gita, from the battlefield of Kurukshetra to its timeless teachings on duty, devotion, and the eternal soul.
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1. How many chapters does the Bhagavad Gita contain?
- • 12
- • 16
- • 24
- ✓ 18
Answer: The Bhagavad Gita is composed of 18 chapters, beginning with Arjuna Vishada Yoga and ending with Moksha Sanyasa Yoga.
Read the full story →2. On which battlefield is the Bhagavad Gita spoken?
- ✓ Kurukshetra
- • Panipat
- • Haldighati
- • Lanka
Answer: The very first verse names the battlefield as the holy plain of Kurukshetra, where the armies assembled for war.
Read the full story →3. Who narrates the events of the battlefield to the blind king Dhritarashtra in the opening verse?
- • Bhishma
- ✓ Sanjaya
- • Vidura
- • Drona
Answer: In verse 1.1 Dhritarashtra asks Sanjaya what his sons and the Pandavas did on the field of Kurukshetra; Sanjaya is the narrator.
Read the full story →4. Which chapter is titled 'Arjuna Vishada Yoga', describing Arjuna's grief and collapse?
- ✓ Chapter 1
- • Chapter 6
- • Chapter 11
- • Chapter 18
Answer: Chapter 1, Arjuna Vishada Yoga (the Yoga of Arjuna's Dejection), opens the Gita with Arjuna overwhelmed by grief and dropping his bow.
Read the full story →5. Verse 2.47 ('Thy right is to work only, but never with its fruits') teaches which principle?
- ✓ Action without attachment to results
- • Total renunciation of all action
- • Worship of many gods
- • Ritual sacrifice for wealth
Answer: Verse 2.47 states one has a right to action only, never to its fruits — the foundation of nishkama karma, action without attachment to results.
Read the full story →6. According to Chapter 2, what is the nature of the soul (atman)?
- • It is born and dies with the body
- ✓ It is unborn, eternal and not killed when the body is killed
- • It is created by the gods
- • It dissolves into nothingness at death
Answer: Verse 2.20 declares the soul is unborn, eternal, changeless and ancient, and is not slain when the body is slain.
Read the full story →7. In Chapter 2, what is the chain that begins when a person dwells on sense objects?
- • Knowledge, then peace, then liberation
- ✓ Attachment, then desire, then anger
- • Devotion, then love, then surrender
- • Faith, then charity, then merit
Answer: Verse 2.62 explains that brooding on objects breeds attachment, attachment breeds desire, and from desire arises anger.
Read the full story →8. Chapter 3 of the Gita is known as which path of yoga?
- • Bhakti Yoga (devotion)
- ✓ Karma Yoga (action)
- • Dhyana Yoga (meditation)
- • Jnana Yoga (knowledge)
Answer: Chapter 3 is Karma Yoga, the Yoga of Action, teaching that action is superior to inaction and that selfless duty leads to growth.
Read the full story →9. What does verse 3.35 teach about one's own duty (svadharma)?
- • One should always adopt another's duty if it is easier
- ✓ One's own duty, though imperfect, is better than another's done well
- • Duty should be abandoned for meditation
- • All duties are equally meaningless
Answer: Verse 3.35 says one's own duty, even if imperfect, is better than another's well performed; it is better to die in one's own dharma.
Read the full story →10. In Chapter 4, why does Krishna say He incarnates age after age?
- ✓ To protect the good and destroy the wicked when righteousness declines
- • To enjoy worldly pleasures
- • To learn from human sages
- • To collect offerings from devotees
Answer: Verses 4.7–4.8 declare that whenever righteousness declines, Krishna manifests to protect the good, destroy the wicked, and re-establish dharma.
Read the full story →11. According to Chapter 6, the Self (mind) can be a person's:
- • Only a friend, never an enemy
- ✓ Both one's own friend and one's own enemy
- • Always an enemy to be feared
- • Neither friend nor enemy, but neutral
Answer: Verse 6.5 teaches one should lift oneself by one's own Self, for the Self alone is the friend of oneself and the Self alone is the enemy of oneself.
Read the full story →12. In Chapter 6, Arjuna compares controlling the restless mind to controlling what?
- • The ocean
- • Fire
- ✓ The wind
- • A wild elephant
Answer: In verse 6.34 Arjuna says the mind is restless and strong, and controlling it is as difficult as controlling the wind.
Read the full story →13. In Chapter 9, what does Krishna say He gladly accepts when offered with devotion?
- • Gold and jewels
- ✓ A leaf, a flower, a fruit, or water
- • Elaborate fire sacrifices only
- • A hundred horses
Answer: Verse 9.26 says that whoever offers a leaf, a flower, a fruit, or water with devotion and a pure mind — Krishna accepts it.
Read the full story →14. In Chapter 11, when Krishna reveals His universal form (Vishwarupa), He declares Himself to be what?
- ✓ Time, the destroyer of worlds
- • The god of wealth
- • The first human being
- • The keeper of the oceans
Answer: In verse 11.32 Krishna declares: I am the world-destroying Time, now engaged in annihilating the worlds.
Read the full story →15. Chapter 14 describes the three gunas that bind the soul. Which set names them correctly?
- • Dharma, Artha, Kama
- ✓ Sattva, Rajas, Tamas
- • Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva
- • Iccha, Jnana, Kriya
Answer: Verse 14.5 names the three gunas born of Nature as Sattva (purity), Rajas (passion), and Tamas (inertia), which bind the embodied soul.
Read the full story →16. Chapter 16 names three 'gates to hell' that destroy the self. What are they?
- • Doubt, fear, and laziness
- ✓ Lust, anger, and greed
- • Pride, envy, and gluttony
- • Ignorance, sloth, and falsehood
Answer: Verse 16.21 declares lust, anger, and greed to be the threefold gate of hell, destructive of the self, and urges one to abandon all three.
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