Books & Authors Quiz – Gitaafunline

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Sowmya

– May 15, 2009Posted in: Funline

Here’s a quiz  on various books related to Hinduism and the authors who wrote some of these masterpieces.
I would rate this quiz as slightly more difficult than our previous three quizzes. Let me know what you think.

Also let me know your scores and any suggestions you have on possible quiz themes. The first commenter with the highest score is ofcourse the WINNER;)

Which famous book written by Adi Shankara literally means "The crest jewel of wisdom"

Bhaja Govindham
Viveka Chudamani
Soundarya Lahiri
Ratnavali

Swami Chinmayananda's famous book "The Art of Man Making" is about which subject?

The Vedas
Ramayana
The Bhagavad Gita
Bhagavatham

Who is the author of the book "God Loves Fun"?

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Swami Anubhavananda
Vinobha Bhave
R.K.Lakshman

Which book published in 1946 describes Paramahamsa Yogananda's search for a Guru and has since been translated into 25 languages?

A Spiritual Quest
The Master Within
The Story of My Life
The Autobiography of a Yogi

Who is the bandit turned author of Ramayana?

Kambar
Tulsidas
Valmiki
Veda Vyaasa

Who is the author of "The Great Indian Novel", a modern day satire based on the theme of the Mahabharata in the context of India pre and post independence?

E.M.Forster
Shashi Tharoor
Rudyard Kipling
Kamala Das

Which of the following books by the Sanskrit poet Kalidasa is about the birth of Kartikeya (Muruga), the son of Shiva & Parvati?

Meghadutam
Ritusamharam
Kumara Sambhavam
Malavikaagnimitram

Who is considered to be the author of the "Panchatantra", a collection of stories with moral and philosophical themes?

Krishnadevaraya
Amarashakthi
Vishnu Sharma
Tenali Rama

Which of the following is not one of the four Vedas?

Yajur
Brihadaranya
Sama
Atarvana

 The clipping above is a beautiful Ashtapathi set to music. Who is the author of the "Gita Govindam" (Song of Govidna) which contains these Ashtapathis?

Muthuswamy Deekshidar
Vittala
Thyagaraja
Jayadeva

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9 Comments

1. Reply

   lalitha

   Posted May 16, 2009 at 3:15 PM

   got 8 out of 10 waiting for the next one

2. Reply

   chitradevaraj

   Posted May 17, 2009 at 7:40 AM

   Namaskar Sowmyaji. Got 8 out of 10. Two mistakes are the two books which i have not read. Will venture into it soon. Thanks for the lovely introduction to books of great values. love chitra/Dvani

3. Reply

   P.K. Nambiar

   Posted May 17, 2009 at 8:25 AM

   Got:
   Congratulations – you have completed Books & Authors. You scored 10 out of 10. Your performance have been rated as ‘Unbeatable’

   Good One!!
   Waiting for more ….

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4. Reply

   Sowmya

   Posted May 17, 2009 at 8:46 AM

   @Chitra – Thanks for your comments. It is wonderful that you plan to add on to your already expansive knowledge base. 8 is a great score!

5. Reply

   Sowmya

   Posted May 17, 2009 at 8:47 AM

   @PK – Wow PK – How do you do this? 10 out of 10 is Superb! YOU ARE THE WINNER!

6. Reply

   Saroja Sundaresan

   Posted May 18, 2009 at 7:45 PM

   Hi Sowmya,

   Got 10/10 (of course one answer with the help of Google!!!) Real good Quiz. Looking forward for more quiz programs.

   Love and Rgds,
   Sundaresan & Saroja

7. Reply

   santosh

   Posted June 28, 2009 at 10:11 PM

   Congratulations – you have completed Books & Authors. You scored 10 out of 10. Your performance have been rated as ‘Unbeatable’

   Hi Aunty,

   I got 10/10 in the books quiz. It is really good qestions and i am able to answer all. Looking forward for more quiz during these holidays!!!

   Santosh

8. Reply

   Dumane

   Posted June 29, 2009 at 3:48 PM

   hi Sowmya ji

   got 7 out of 10.
   without use of google or anybody else.

9. Reply

   viraaj

   Posted August 14, 2010 at 5:12 PM

   I am 12 Years old. I got 5 correct. It helped me prepare for my upcoming Quiz.