Question 1
Which set of qualities begins Krishna’s description of divine wealth in verse 16.1? A Fearlessness, purity of mind, steadiness in Gyan Yoga, charity, sense control, Yajna, study, discipline, and simplicity. B Hypocrisy, pride, anger, harshness, and ignorance. C The perishable body, the imperishable soul, and the Supreme Person beyond both. D The sun, moon, fire, earth, plants, digestion, memory, and the Vedas.
Krishna opens Chapter 16 with inner and practical virtues: courage, purity, steadiness in wisdom, giving, restraint, worship, study, tapas, and straightforwardness.
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Question 2
How does verse 16.2 continue the portrait of divine character? A It adds harmlessness, truthfulness, absence of anger, renunciation, peace, compassion, freedom from greed, gentleness, modesty, and steadiness. B It says divine people reject truth so they can avoid anger and conflict. C It shifts to the demoniac view that the world has no truth or moral foundation. D It teaches that sense objects are the buds of the cosmic tree.
The list moves from disciplined practice into relational virtues: how one speaks, treats beings, manages anger, and avoids greed and instability.
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Question 3
What does verse 16.3 add as the closing traits of divine wealth? A Vigor, forgiveness, fortitude, purity, freedom from malice, and absence of vanity. B Insatiable desire, false views, anxiety, and attachment to sense pleasure. C Memory, Gyan, forgetfulness, and the authorship of Vedanta. D The three gunas rising and falling in the mind.
Krishna completes the divine inventory with strength joined to humility: courage, forgiveness, endurance, cleanliness, non-hatred, and freedom from pride.
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Question 4
Which qualities does Krishna identify as demoniac in verse 16.4? A Hypocrisy, arrogance, self-conceit, anger, harshness, and ignorance. B Fearlessness, purity, charity, and study of scripture. C Compassion, truthfulness, freedom from greed, and modesty. D Forgiveness, fortitude, cleanliness, and freedom from malice.
Verse 16.4 is the contrast point. Krishna turns from divine wealth to traits that harden ego and bind the mind to ignorance.
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Question 5
What result does Krishna attach to divine and demoniac qualities in verse 16.5? A Divine qualities lead to liberation, while demoniac qualities lead to bondage. B Both kinds of qualities lead to liberation if one is sincere. C Demoniac qualities lead to power first, and divine qualities lead only to weakness. D Divine qualities lead to rebirth among action-attached people, while demoniac qualities lead to the supreme abode.
Krishna makes the ethical contrast practical: character is not decoration. Divine tendencies free; demoniac tendencies bind.
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Question 6
How does Krishna personally reassure Arjuna at the end of verse 16.5? A He tells Arjuna not to grieve because he is born with divine qualities. B He tells Arjuna he must first prove whether he belongs to the demoniac class. C He tells Arjuna to ignore character and focus only on battlefield success. D He tells Arjuna that divine and demoniac qualities are both beyond his control.
After the contrast could raise anxiety, Krishna steadies Arjuna. He places Arjuna on the divine side and prepares him to hear about demoniac tendencies without fear.
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Question 7
Which summary best captures shlokas 16.1-16.5? A Krishna lists divine qualities, contrasts them with demoniac traits, says divine wealth liberates while demoniac wealth binds, and reassures Arjuna that he has divine qualities. B Krishna explains how the soul carries the mind and senses and how yogis perceive the Self. C Krishna describes the cosmic tree and teaches the seeker to cut it with detachment. D Krishna lists the destructive thoughts of demoniac people and their downfall in detail.
This opening section frames Chapter 16 around character. It names the liberating traits, the binding traits, and Arjuna’s own divine orientation.
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