Hinduism quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   Which Varna group traditionally served as Hindu priests and teachers?

   Answer: Brahmins

   Why: The Rigveda's Purusha Sukta places the Brahmin at the cosmic being's mouth: arms, thighs and feet gave the other three varnas.

2. 2 Medium

   Which Hindu goddess is usually depicted riding a lion with ten weapons?

   Answer: Durga

   Why: The gods armed her with copies of their own weapons so she could fight a buffalo demon no man could kill.

3. 3 Hard

   In 2017, which Hindu river was legally granted human rights?

   Answer: The Ganges

   Why: The Uttarakhand High Court made the Ganges and Yamuna legal persons in March 2017; India's Supreme Court stayed that order in July.

4. 4 Easy

   Which type of Hindu yoga emphasizes salvation through intense devotion?

   Answer: Bhakti

   Why: Chapter 12 of the Bhagavad Gita is the bhakti chapter, and the Bhagavata Purana lists nine kinds, from listening to total surrender.

5. 5 Medium

   What was the first animal avatar Vishnu assumed to save the Vedas?

   Answer: Matsya the fish

   Why: The same story has him towing a boat of survivors through a great flood, tied on by his horn.

6. 6 Hard

   In the Hindu syllable Om, what state of consciousness does 'A' represent?

   Answer: Waking state

   Why: The Mandukya Upanishad reads A, U and M as waking, dream and deep sleep, and the silence after them as turiya, the fourth.