Glimpses of Glorious India

What is considered the ultimate goal of Para Vidya?

• Wealth

• Social success

• Moksha

• Fame

What is Upanayana symbolically known as?

• Graduation

• Second birth

• Marriage

• Achievement

Which Upanishad contains the quote 'Acharya devo bhava'?

• Isha

• Mundaka

• Taittiriya

• Trikhadaranyaka

Which festival celebrates initiation into learning in Bengal?

• Dussehra

• Saraswati Puja

• Diwali

• Holi

Which kind of knowledge aims at understanding material life?

• Para Vidya

• Vijnana

• Apara Vidya

• Yoga Vidya

Who described education as a process of self-improvement?

• Sudarshan

• Mookerji

• Altekar

• Chanakya

What does the word Dvija mean?

• Teacher

• Enlightened

• Twice-born

• Servant

Who described Physics as an act of devotion?

• Aryabhata

• Ramanujam

• George Sudarshan

• Newton

What was the primary purpose of ancient Indian education?

• Wealth

• Illumination

• Skill

• Fame

Which quote means 'There is no eye like knowledge'?

• nāsti vidyāsamam caksuh

• jñānam paramam dhyeyam

• vidyārambham

• satyam eva jayate