VIVEKANANDA YOGA ANUSANDHANA SAMSTHANA

#19, Eknath Bhavan Gavipuram Circle, Kempegowda Nagar, Bangalore

Yoga Instructors course

Date:                                            2^nd Test               Duration: 2 Hours      Max marks: 100

Instructions:

1. Write your name, roll no, batch timings in Question paper & answer sheets
2. Before answering, read the question paper carefully and thoroughly.
3. Main Question I , II,III, iv to be answered in Question paper itself
4. 5 marks for handwriting and neatness.

I: Fill in the Blanks (each correct answer carries one mark)                                       Marks 15                                                 

1. Cyclic meditation prayer is from….. Mandukya….. Upanishad
2. Pranayama prayer is from…Prasna…Upanishad
3. Yogascitta vrttinirodhah quoted by ..Patanjali ……
4. Brahmari pranayama is resounding. pranayama
5. Pranayama is …4^th…limb of Astanga yoga
6. Indian culture is also a…vedic…culture
7. Internal cleaning practices are called…kriyas…
8. Padmasana is …4…count asana
9. Supta Vajrasana is …8…count asana
10. Nasal cleaning kriya is called…Neti…..
11. Kriyas for eyes is called…Trataka….
12. Left nostril is also called ….Ida..nadi
13. Sitali pranayama is ..cooling…pranayama
14. We use …nasika ….mudra for doing Nadi suddhi pranayama
15. Sthirasukham asanam is quoted by….Patanjali…..

II. State true or false (circle the correct answer, each correct answer carries one mark) Marks 5

1. Om sarve bhavantu sukhinah is an opening prayer [ True/ False ]
2. Asathoma sadgamaya tamasoma jyothirgamaya is Trataka prayer [True/False]
3. Dharana is Antaranga yoga [True/False]
4. Kapalabhati can be practiced by the persons who have epilepsy [True/False]
5. Blood is one of the Saptadhātu [True/False]

III. Match the following (each correct answer carries one mark)                               Marks 10

 IV .Write complimentary asana (each correct answer carries one mark)       Marks  8

1. Ardha cakrasana …Padahastasana….
2. Trikonasana….…
3. Veera bhadrasana…self…
4. Vakrasana….self….
5. Padmasana…..no…
6. Vajrasana….no…..
7. sasankasana…supta vajrasana /supta veerasana/ ustrasana…..
8. Ardhakati cakrasana…..self….

  V. Answer the following [any ten] (each correct answer carries two marks)         Marks 20 

1. 1. Name saptadhatu 2. Specific benefits of vakrasana 3. Definition of World health organization (WHO) on health. 4. Specific limitations of ustrasana 5. Prasthāna trayas.  
   2. Name Mukhyaprāṇas 7. Benefits of Kapalabhati 8. pratyahara 9. Nadi suddhi pranayama 10. Name the kriyas 11. vedas  12. karmendriyas  13. Sara and Samanya diseases
   3. Name any five upanishads

   VI.  Write short notes [any five]: (each correct answer carries five marks)    Marks 25

   1. Gunas 2. Trataka benefits and its limitations 3. Benefits and limitations of Resounding pranayana  4. Cyclic meditation prayer and its meaning   5. Daivee sampath & Asuri sampath  
   2. Antaranga yoga 7.  Pranayama mantra & its meaning.  8. Trataka prayer and its meaning

    

   VII. Using eight step method write any ONE asana                                                    Marks 12

   [1^st step-marks-2,  2^nd step-marks-3,  3^rd step-marks-2, 4^th to 8^th step- carry one mark each]

    

   1.Ardha cakrasana   2. Veera bhadrasana   3. ustrasana

    

   WISH YOU ALL THE BEST