THE SWAMI AND MOTHER WORSHIP

 VIVEKANANDA COACHING CENTRE

TUTOR:- SWAPAN KUMAR RAY (M.A,B.ED)

PROSE:- THE SWAMI AND MOTHER WORSHIP.

A. Chose the correct option  from the alternatives given bellow :- 

(1) Sister Nivedita was an  ---- (a) English Lady (b) Dutch Lady  (c) British Lady  (d) Indian Lady.

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(2) ' The Swami and Mother Worship' is taken from   ---- (a) The Master as I saw Him   (b) The web of Indian life   (c) Bartoman Bharat   (d) None of them.

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(3) The original name of Swami Vivekananda was --- (a) Biren  (b) Naren (c) Bilye   (d) Vivekananda.

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(4)  The original name of Sister Nivedita  was---- (a) Margaret Elizabeth Noble  (b) Margaret Eliana Noble   (c) Margaret Noble  (d) Elizabeth Noble.

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(5) The name 'Nivedita' was given to Noble  by ---  (a) Sri Ramkrishna  (b) Rabindranath Tagore  (c) Swamiji   (d) her father.

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(6)  The Master as I saw Him' was pulished in ---  (a) 1905  (b) 1906  (c) 1910   (d) 19011 .

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(7) Sister Nivedita wrote ---  (a) The Master as I Saw Him  (b) Kali:The Mother  (c) Web of Indian Life (d) All of the above.

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(8) Nivedita established his school at --- (a) Salt lake  (b) Barobazar   (c) Baghbazar (d) Netaji Bazar.

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(9) Swamiji had developed the power of entering  ---- .[(a) House (b) Samadhi  (c) Temple (d) College.

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(10) Swamiji had developed the power of entering  Samadhi at --- (a) five years  (b) six years  (c) Nine years   (d) Eight years.

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(11) The only system of doctrine of Swamiji was ---. [(a) Naya Philosophy  (b) Advaita Philosophy   (c) Vedanta  (d) Upanishod.

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(12) Swamiji's sole scripturral authority was ---  (a) Vedas   (b) Upanishads  (c) Both of them (d) Non of them.

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(13) Noren became  a formal member  of --- . (a) Brahmo samaj  (b) Navovidhan Brahmo Samaj  (c) Sadharan Brahmasamaj  (d) Adi Brahmasamaj .

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14. In 'The Swami and Mother Worship' here mother was --- (a) Mother Ganga (b) Mother Manosa (c) Mother Kali (d) Mother Durga .

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15. In '' The Swami and Mother Worship '' here ' Swami'  referred to  --- (a) Swami Vijananada (b) Ramkrishna Paramhansha (c) Swami Swapnananda (d) Swami Vivekananda .

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16. The guru of Swami Vivekananda was --- (a) Sri Chaitanya  (b) Ramkrishna Paramhansha (c) Mother Kali  (d) Sankaracharya .

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17. The religious ideas towards which he naturally gravitated, were highly --- (a) abstract (b) philosophical (c) none of them (d) both of them.

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18. short psalm, called the 'Voice of the Mother,'  is written by --- (a) Swami Vivekananda (b) Mother Teresa (c)Sister Nivedita (d) sri Ramkrishna Deva.

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19. Swamiji said that the motive of all men was not --- (a) pleasure (b) pain (c) good (d) bad.

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20. On a certain solemn occasion, swamiji  entrusted to a disciple --- (a) a song (b) a prayer (c) a gift (d) a book.

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21. Sister Nivedita had  a difficulty about the --- (a)  animal sacrifice in the temple (b) worship of the mother kali (c) degradation of the butcher (d) none of the above.

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22. Swamiji did not support --- (a) worship of mother Kali (b) devil worship (c) animal sacrifice im the temple (d) the knowledge of his guru.

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23.  "Perhaps, Swamiji, Kali is the Vision of Siva! Is She?" here the speaker is --- (a) swami Sahajananda (b) sister  Nivedita (c) Sri Ramkrishna (d) a disciple .

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24. Who went to visit the old Maharshi Devendra Nath Tagore --- (a) Swamiji only (b) Nivedita only (c) sri Ramkrishna (d) Swamiji and Sister Nivedita .

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25. Swamiji went to visit Maharshi Devendra Nath Tagore at --- (a) Kolkata (b) Jorasanko (c) Shantiniketan (d) Landon.

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26. At the time to visit Maharshi Debendranath Tagore swamiji questioned Nivedita about --- (a) her physical condition (b) Amarnath jatra (c) death scene (d) prayer meeting.

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27. According to Ramkrishna Paramhansha we must speak to all men in --- (a) their own language (b) Bengali language (c) english language (d) hindi language .

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28. Swamiji recited a poem 'Guardian Angels' which was written by --- (a) Colonel Hay (b) sister Nivedita (c) swamiji himself (d) william Wordsworth.

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29. Swamiji accepted Mother Kali as a worship after fighting af --- (a) ten years (b) twelve years (c) six years (d) three years .

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30. According to Swami Vivekananda who dedicated him to mother Kali --- (a) his father (b) Ramkrishna Deva (c) Sarada Devi (d) none of them.

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31. After dedicating  him to mother Kali Ramkrishna Paramhansha was alive --- (a) two years (b) four years (c) five years (d) ten years.

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32. According to Swamiji who had the same difficulty to look for the one disciple to whom he would give his power. --- (a) Guru Nanak (b) Kabir (c) Guru Govind singh (d) Guru Govindadas.

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33. According to Swmiji Kali the Mother is to be the worship of the --- (a)  Indian future (b) Indian present (c) Indian past (d) world future.

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34. Who turned the pages of the book of experience --- (a) Swamiji (b) sister Nivedita (c) Ramkrishnadeva (d) none of the above.

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35. At the end the  Supreme Revelation is  knowing that --- (a) 'all this was but a dream!' (b) Mother is the Brahman (c) Brahman is the mother (d) all is well.

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36." He was the only man who ever had the courage to say that we must speak to all men in their own language!"- here he means --- (a) Swami Vivekananda (b) Swami Dayananda (c) Sri Ramkrishna (d) Debendranath Tagore.

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37. there were -----  elements in Swamiji's  consciousness. ---(a) one (b) two (c) three (d) four.

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38. in India the word ----  was forever on Swamiji's  lips. --- (a) father (b) Gurudev (c) Mother (d) Brother.

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39. Sometimes he would be naughty and rebellious. --- (a) civil (b) naughty (c) good (d) calm.

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40. the sudden exclamation that ended a long ----.  --- (a) dream (b) discussion  (c) reverie (d) argument .

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41. Let us worship -----  for Its own sake." --- (a) the security (b)the  terror (c) The Gods (d) the mother .

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42. Sometimes Swamiji would be ----  and ---- . --- (a) good and civil (b) bad and rebellious (c) naughty and rebellious (d) calm and honest.

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43. At that time I thought him a ----. ---(a) brain sick man (b) brain sick baby (c) ideal guru (d) a traditional person.

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44. Swamiji had no place for -----. (a) devil worship (b) Kali worship (c) animal sacrifice in temple (d) mother worship.

Ans:- 45. These gods are not merely symbols! They are the forms that the ----- have seen!" . --- (a) Bhaktas (b) gurus (c) peoples (d) wise men.

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46. -----  was like that, you know, looking for the one disciple to whom he would give his power. --- (a) Guru Govinda (b) Guru Ramdas (c) Guru Nanak (d) Sri Chaitanya.

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47. Quite as many are born to seek after ----. (a) delight (b) pain (c) sweet (d) sad.

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48. None of that ---- to mother . ---(a) crying (b) demanding (c) talking (d) cripping.

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49. now I believe that She guides me in every little thing I do, --- (a) guides (b) guards (c) motivates (d) instructs .

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50. Kali the Mother is to be the worship of the Indian future. ---(a) Durga (b) Kali (c) Ganga (d) Parvati.

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