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Preliminary Round
Date: 19th January 2014 Time:_____________________

NAME:Shri./Smt./Kumari: ________________________________________________________
Teacher Non- Teaching Staff Management

Designation :______________________________ Classes Handled: ______________________

Subject/s Taught: _______________________________________________________________

This question paper is primarily based on the book, Manifesting Divinity- Chinmaya Vision on Education. It
also includes questions based on Chinmaya Drishti

Vidyalaya use only

Total Marks Scored : _________Name of Principal: __________________________________

Rank in Vidyalaya : _________Signature of Principal : _______________________________

Seal of Vidyalaya :

For official CCMTEC use only

We stand as one family,

bound to each other with love and respect

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QUESTION NO.1 [10 Marks]

Solve this crossword puzzle.

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5. The first international platform for

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 Chinmaya Vision Program. 1. Vedic Graduation Ceremony

6. The first Acharya of the Sharada Pitha, 2. Ceremony held before the birth of a
Sringeri, Karnataka. child

8. Scripture on the art of warfare 3. “We meditate on the light of

God/Truth represented in the Sun.
9. An annual three months training course May HE illumine our intellect.” This is
for youth of Chinmaya Mission. the meaning of which mantra?

10. Author of the Ashtadhyayi-- the greatest 4. The Chinmaya Education Movement
works on Sanskrit grammar flagged off at this place on 20th May,
1965

7. First introduced at Chinmaya

Vidyalaya, R.S. Puram Coimbatore.

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QUESTION NO. 2 [15 MARKS]

Tick the correct answer [ ]

i) The Chinmaya Mission motto is:

A) To provide individuals from any background, the wisdom of Vedanta and the practical
means for spiritual growth and happiness, enabling them to be positive contributors to
society.
B) To give maximum happiness to maximum number of people for the maximum period of
time.
C) Inner transformation of individuals resulting in a happy world around them
D) To impart the ancient teachings of the Upanishads

ii) The CCMTEC means;

A) Central Chinmaya Mission Teachers’ and Educationists Cell
B) Central Chinmaya Mission Trust Educational Cell
C) Central Chinmaya Mission Trust Education Cell
D) Chinmaya Central Mission Technical Education Center

iii) VIP in Chinmaya Vidyalayas stands for;

A) Very Important People
B) Value Integration Programme
C) Vidyalaya Improvement Programme
D) Vidyalaya Induction Programme

iv) The Chinmaya Mission Hospital and the Chinmaya Mission Institute of Nursing are situated
in;

ever ready to fight against all low tendencies

and false values, within and without us.

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 A) Bangalore C) Sidhabari
B) Delhi D) Mumbai

v) Balakrishna Menon was born on;

A) 18TH May 1916 C) 18th June 1906

B) 8th May 1906 D) 8th May 1916

vi) At the age of four Balan went to

A) College C) Gurukul
B) School D) Playschool

ever ready to fight against all low tendencies

and false values, within and without us.

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vii) A local sanyasi remarked, “ Gangotri and Uttarkashi lost its glory when Swamiji left his mortal
soul.” Who is being referred to ?
A) Swami Shivanandaji Maharaj
B) Swami Tapovanji Maharaj
C) Swami Chinmayanadaji
D) Swami Tyageeshananadji
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viii) Swami Tapovanji Maharaj once said,“The Truth is the mind of the mind, without the
conditioning of the mind.” Swami Chinmayananda then asked him-
A) Then why do you not explain the Truth without the conditioning of the mind?
B) Then why are we conditioning our mind?
C) Then how do we all achieve the Truth?
D) Then will the conditioning be left behind once the Truth is realized?

ix) The number of Chinmaya Vidyalayas in 2012;

A) 81 C) 84
B) 80 D) 87

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x) The swan in the Chinmaya Vidyalaya Emblem represents:
A) Righteous living and gaining knowledge
B) Simplicity and peace attained through knowledge
C) Ability to distinguish between right and wrong, matter and spirit.
D) Purity in actions and thoughts

xi) The Chinmaya Mission Institution for Music and Dance is called:
A) Chinmaya Naada Bindu
B) Chinmaya Institute of Music and Dance
C) Chinmaya Classical Arts Institution
D) Chinmaya Naatya and Naada Institute

xii) The only Chinmaya Vidyalaya situated outside India is in

A) UK C) Trinidad
B) UAE D) Sri Lanka

xiii) The Vidyalaya song adopted by the Chinmaya Vidyalayas was written by:

A) Smt. Radhika Krishnakumar C) Swami Prakashanandaji

B) Smt. Vidhya Mohandas D) Swami Tejomayanandaji

xiv) As a result of the booking error by the Indian Railways, who travelled to Coimbatore for
the inauguration of CIRS in 1996 under the name of Swami Chimayananda?

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A) Swami Chidanandaji C) Swami Tejomayanandaji
B) Swami Swaroopanandaji B) Swami Purushotamanandaji
 xv) Just as Ramesh Patel would belong to the ‘Gujarati Patel’ community, which title
indicates Swami Chinmayanandaji’s knowledge lineage ( Jnana Parampara)?
A) Puri
B) Acharya
C) Saraswati Marks
D) Giri

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QUESTION No. 3 [10 MARKS]

Explain the significance of the following in the Chinmaya Vidyalaya Flag

The hand gesture
The yellow
background

globe within
the palm

The tricolor in
the globe

1. The yellow background:

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2. The hand gesture:

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3. The tricolor in the globe:

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4. The globe within the palm:

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5. Keep Smiling:
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