Chapter 2 - 

The Swami and Mother-Worship-Sister Nivedita


1. Swami Vivekananda had developed the power of entering "Samadhi" at the age of -

(a) nine            (b) eleven      

(c) eight        (d) seven

Ans: (C)


2. Swami Vivekananda was drawn to the religious ideas which were -

(a) linked with idol worship          (b) abstract and philosophical           

(c) simple and devotional         (d) mystic and occult

Ans: (B)


3. Swami Vivekananda became a formal member of -

(a) Mahabodhi Society            (b) Freemasons Brotherhood            

(c) Christian's Association           (d) Sadharan Brahmo Samaj

Ans: (d) 


4. The scriptures on which Swamiji relied on were -

(a)  the Vedas and Upanishads  (b) the Puranas and Upanishads 

(c) the Geeta and the Vedanta  (d) the Ramayana and the Mahabharata

Ans: (a)


5. In India, the word which was always on Swamiji's lips was -

(a) Om         (b) Kali        

(c) Mother      (d) Sri Ramakrishna

Ans: (c)


6. The sword is held by Mother Kali in her -

(a) right hand            (b) both hands             

(c) left hand           (d) fourth hand

Ans: (c)


7. Sister Nivedita had primarily objections against -

(a) Kali-worship          (b) animal sacrifice in the temple        

(c) the Hindu religious practices        (d) the devil worship

Ans: (b)


8. Swami Vivekananda accompanied Nivedita to her visit to -

(a) Sri Ramakrishna        (b) Kalighat         

(c) Devendra Nath Tagore      (d) Rabindra Nath Tagore

Ans: (c)


9. Maharshi Devendra Nath had his home at -

(a) Amarnath             (b) Jorasanko        

(c) Kalighat          (d) Bosepaгa

Ans: (b)


10. The night before her visit to Maharshi Devendra Nath, Nivedita was present at -

(a) death-scene           (b) murder scene          

(c) Kali Puja           (d) trial scene

Ans: (a)


11. Nivedita delivered a lecture at -

(a) Belur Math           (b) Jorasanko          

(c) Amarnath          (d) Kalighat

Ans: (d)


12. Swami Vivekananda gave instruction to Nivedita to ensure that at Kalighat her foreign friends should -

(a) sit on the chair         (b) put on their shoes        

(c) remove their shoes         (d) remove their hats

Ans: (c)


13. “Guandian Angels" by Colonel Hay is the name of a -

(a) book          (b) poem      

 (c) story         (d) psalm

Ans: (b)


14. Swami Vivekananda refused to accept Mother Kali for -

(a) five years          (b) six years          

(c) three years          (d) all his life

Ans: (b)


15. After dedicating Swami Vivekananda to Mother Kali, Sri Ramakrishna lived for -

(a) two years             (b) three years        

(c) one year       (d) six months 

Ans: (a)


16. Swami Vivekananda believed in -

(a) Brahiman only               (b) Mother Kali alone         

(c) no God and Goddess       (d) both in Brahman and Gods

Ans: (d)


17. When he became the member of Sadharan Brahmo Samaj, Swami Vivekananda was already influenced -

(a) Sister Nivedita            (b) Sri Ramakrishna          

(c) Maharshi Devendra Nath        (d) Colonel Hay

Ans: (b)


18. Swami spoke of Mother Kali - 

(a) very reverentially             (b) in a naughty manner           

(c) in a very familiar way       (d) in a rebellious way

Ans: (c)


19. The thing that acted as a 'veritable charm in Swamiji's life was -

(a) a prayer to Mother Kali         (b) a palm to Mother Kali         

(c) a song to Mother Kali       (d) a chant to Mother Kali

Ans: (a)


20. The contents of ‘Voice of the Mother’ was collected by Nivedita from -

(a) Sri Ramakrishna            (b) the Upanishads          

(c) Swami Vivekananda       (d) Mother Kali

Ans: (c)