Mock MCQ examination for

Certification of Yoga Professionals Examination Level 1.1

1. Yoga is

A Weight reducing regimen

B Religion

C Means for self-realization through intense concentration

D Exercise

2. Yoga bhavati duhkhaha- this definition of yoga comes from

A Hatha yoga

B Yoga vasishtha

C Bhagwad gita

D Patanjali yoga sutra

3. The etymology of yoga as ‘Yuj’ as union of jeevatma and paramatma is described by

A Patanjali

B Vyasa

C Shankaracharya

D Panini

4. Types of chitta/ mind are

A 2

B 3

C 4

D 5

5 Which is the first pada/ chapter of Yoga sutra of Patanjali?

 A Sadhana

B Vibhuti

C Kaivalya

D Samadhi

6 How many pada/ chapters are written in Yogasutras of Patanjali?

A 3

B 4

C 5

D 6

7 Samatvam Yoga uchyate (BGita 2-48)

A Perform actions abandoning attachment

B Being equanimous in successs and failure.

C Both A and B

D None of these

8 floods, lightening, earthquakes are examples of which type of suffering?

A Adhyatmik

B Adhidaivik

C Adhibhautik

D None of these

9 ‘yuj samadhau’ is described by

A Panini

B Patanjali

C Swatmaram

D Vyasa

10 Manah Prashamanopayah Yoga ityabhidhiyate is given by

A Patanjali
 B Bhagwad Gita

C Vyas

D Vasistha

11 Pramana, viparyaya, vikalpa, nidra, smruti are types of:

A Klesha

B Vrutti

C Chitta

D Karma

12 Samhita is a part of

A Aranyak

B Dnyan kanda

C Upanishad

D Karma kanda

13 Intraorganic cause of suffering is

A Adhibhautic

B Adhidaivik

C Aadhyatmik

D All of the above

14 Theistic philosophy is advocated by

A Sankhya darshan

B Yoga darshan

C Both A and B

D Neither A nor B

15 Pramanas accepted by Yoga and Sankhya darshan are:

A Shabda

B Abhava
 C Samanya

D Vishesha

16 How many categories/ principles are explained in Sankhya?

A 11

B 19

C 25

D 108

17 Causes of miseries and sufferings according to Sankhya are:

A 2

B 3

C 4

D 5

18 The ‘ni’ in Upanishad word means:

A besides Guru

B Hearing

C Sitting

D Devotedly

19 The Yoga Institute was founded by:

A Swami Shivananda

B Kuvalayananda

C Shri Yogendra

D Pattabhai Jois

20 Metaphysical principles according to Sankhya are:

A Prakruti, Purusha

B Stree, Purusha

C Shakti, Purusha
 D Prakruti, Pralaya

21 Which of the following is not an astik philosophy?

A Sankhya

B Charvak

C Vaisheshik

D Nyaya

22 Connotations of verbal root ‘yuj’ are:

A yujir yoge

B yuja samadhau

C yuja samyamane

D All of these

23 Pairs of Astik philosophies are:

A Sankya- yoga

B Nyay-sankhya

C Vaisheshika- Purva mimansa

D Purva mimansa- Dakshina mimansa

24 Sanchit, Prarabdha, Kriyaman are:

A Sanskar

B Karma

C Vasana

D Vrutti

25 Swami Vivekananda attended Parliament of Religions in Chicago in

A 1910

B 1869

C 1893

D 1888
26 Meaning of Patanjali is

A Fallen angel

B Leaves

C Foliage

D None of these

27 Hiranyagarbha was the original teacher of Yoga according to

A Manusmruti

B Chandogya Upanishad

C Yajnavalkya Smriti

D Mandukya Upanishad

28 Patanjali has defined Yoga as:

A Yoga bhavati dukhaha

B Yoga chitta vritti nirodhah

C Yogh samadhih

D Manah Prashamanopayah Yoga ityabhidhiyate

29 Concepts of sarga and pratisarga are vividly explained in

A Vedas

B Upanishad

C Purana

D Agama

30 In Yoga chitta vritti nirodhah, mental modifications are

A Chitta

B Vrutti

C Nirodh

D Both A and B
31 Major puranas are

A 20

B 11

C 18

D 32

32 The ritual portion of vedas is called as

A Dnyan kanda

B Karma kanda

C Dharma kanda

D Bhakti kanda

33 Meaning of ‘vid’ dhatu from veda is

A To sleep

B To know

C To meditate

D None of these

34 Various philosophies of life are taught in:

A Patanjali Yoga

B Hatha Yoga

C Kundalini Yoga

D Jnana Yoga

35 Who is considered to be adiguru?

A Brahma

B Vishnu

C Shiva

D All of these

36 Rugveda has ….number of hymns

 A 1005

B 1200

C 1128

D 1028

37 Sage Krishna Dvaipayana is also called as

A Veda vyas

B Bhrugu

C Dadhichi

D Marichi

38 Father of Modern Yoga is

A Ramdev Maharaj

B T Krishnamacharya

C Sri Sri Ravishankar

D Pattabhai Jois

39 Vedas are said to be:

A shruti/ heard by rishis in deep meditation

B apaurusheya/ non-human origin

C Both of these

D None of these

40 Shravan, manan, nidhidhyasana are stages of following yoga:

A Karma

B Bhakti

C Dnyan

D Raj

41 Cloud of knowable things is:

A Samprajnyata
 B Dharmamegha

C Nirbija

D Sabija

42 Theory of Causation/ Satkaryavada is stated by

A Sankhya

B Yoga

C Vaisheshika

D Nyaya

43 Subjects like Jiva, Jagat/ jada and Ishvar are discussed in

A Samaveda

B Puran

C Upanishad

D Agama

44 ashram/stages of life are:

A 6

B 2

C 3

D 4

45 Discriminative discernment/ viveka khyati is benefit of:

A Pranav japa

B Vairagya

C Abhyasa

D Ashtang yoga

46 The One is real, the wise declare as many/ ekam sad vipra bahuda vadanti comes from

A Samaveda

B Ayurveda
 C Atharvaveda

D Rigveda

47 Sankya karika bhashya was written by

A Ishwar Krishna

B Kapila

C Gaudapada

D None of these

48 Architect of vinyasa style is considered to be

A Iyengar

B Pattabhi Jois

C T Krishnamacharya

D Shivananda

49 Kleshas are described in which pada of Patanjali yoga sutra?

A Samadhi

B Sadhana

C Vibhuti

D Kaivalya

50 Types of karma according to vaisheshika darshan

A 9

B 7

C 5

D 3