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Upanishads - Test
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  • 1. What are the Upanishads?
A) Poems about nature
B) Texts that discuss the nature of reality
C) Political documents
D) Historical records
  • 2. How many Upanishads are there?
A) 200
B) 50
C) 108
D) 25
  • 3. Which Veda are the Upanishads associated with?
A) Mahabharata
B) Bhagavad Gita
C) Vedas
D) Ramayana
  • 4. Which sage is considered the primary teacher in the Upanishads?
A) Gautama
B) Vishnu
C) Shiva
D) Yajnavalkya
  • 5. Which language are most Upanishads written in?
A) Chinese
B) Sanskrit
C) Latin
D) Arabic
  • 6. Which Upanishad contains the famous phrase 'tat tvam asi' (That thou art)?
A) Mundaka Upanishad
B) Chandogya Upanishad
C) Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
D) Katha Upanishad
  • 7. What is the essence of the Upanishadic teachings?
A) Collecting material wealth
B) Creating inventions
C) Realizing the unity of the individual soul (Atman) with the universal soul (Brahman)
D) Exploring outer space
  • 8. Who is considered the authority on the Upanishads?
A) Gautama Buddha
B) Confucius
C) Adi Shankaracharya
D) Aristotle
  • 9. Which concept is central to the Upanishads?
A) Maya
B) Karma
C) Brahman
D) Dharma
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