Q U E S T I O N B A N K

To assist IPDC lecturers in writing the internal examinations, the IPDC team has provided questions based on the lecture summaries and the workbook, along with the correct answers.

IPDC - 2Lecture - 16 to 20

LECTURE: 01 RESTRUCTURING YOURSELF

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b. Falsea. TrueIn our failures, we should try to see a positive angle.

If we want to achieve success in our lives then it is essential for us to keep on persisting.

People with a negative attitude can remain hopeful and see the best, even in difficult situations.

Obstacles are part of the journey towards success.

No matter what level of education we have, if we want to succeed ,we need to keep on learning.

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We have to see the good qualities of others & try to imbibe them in our life to become better.a. Trueb. False

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Faith is an essential part of our lives.

a. TrueMost successful people do not have any failures in their life.

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It is okay to fail, but it is not okay to give up.a. True

Instructions: For each question choose ONLY ONE option and mark it on the answer sheet given to you. All questions are compulsory. Answer according to what you learnt from the IPDC lectures and workbook.

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Keeping faith in ourselves can give us strength.

Hardwork and perseverance are the only two ingredients to success.a. True

Relying only on ourselves is the the only way of achieving our dreams.

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Faith can help one find strength and happiness during tough times.

To run an organisation, it must have faith on its people.

Prayer can provide us with a clarity and hope.

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Faith teaches us to disrespect all livings beings.

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Faith is an integral part of Indian culture.

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Regular spiritual habits can positively affect one's wellbeing.

Prayer gifts us with an opportunity to be thankful.

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Faith is only useful for elderly people.

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One should try to be more self-centered.

Families that dine together or get together more often tend to have worse and longer lasting quarrels.

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Open communication makes it harder to understand each other.

When we refuse to help someone, an internal barrier can be formed.

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"A family that eats together, plays together, prays together, stays together."

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A family’s bond is built on transparency, disunity, and distrust.

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Appreciating our family members’ special qualities, talents, and skills is one of the best ways to bring the family closer together.a. Trueb. False

We should try to find our family member's positive qualities.a. True

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If you see an opportunity to help, then offer your help, but do not wait to be asked.

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Legends create everlasting impressions.

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It is possible to lead with humility.a. Trueb. False

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a. TruePramukh Swami Maharaj led by example.

The most effective way to lead is by making workers feel inferior.

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An aggressive leadership style is generally the most effective.

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a. Abraham LincolnWhich famous failure became one of the greatest presidents in American history ?

c. Learn from our surroundings

c. Donald Trump

b. By breathing deeply

What are the techniques we can use to keep a learning attitude, in the face of failure?

d. All of the above

What are some different ways to make failure insignificant?

a. Learn from our experiences

d. Martin Luther King Jr.

b. Richard Nixon

How can we still find success in the face of apparent failure?a. By changing our point of view towards failure

c. By blaming the conditionsd. By blaming the resources

a. Keeping a "learning attitude”b. Using the 24 hour rulec. Changing our point of view

b. Learn from others

d. All of the above

As per the IPDC workbook, which famous failure is best known for their late success as an Indian cricketer & captain? a. Ashish Nehrab. Rahul Dravid

d. Sachin Tendulkar

Who is the student who later became a renowned scholar in Sanskrit grammar, after writing Laghu Siddhānta Kaumudi.a. Chanakya

c. Irfan Pathan

b. Valmikic. Varadarajad. Panini

SECTION - BInstructions: For each question choose ONLY ONE option and mark it on the answer sheet given to you. All questions are compulsory. Answer according to what you learnt from the IPDC lectures and workbook.

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The IPDC lesson taught us to keep faith in three things. Which of the below was NOT one of them? a. Faith in ourselves

c. Faith in othersb. Faith in the system

d. Faith in God

a. 100 billion neurons

a. 1868

c. CRPF

c. Her leg got stuck in factory machine

b. 200 billion neurons

The human brain has approximately how many neurons?

d. Businesswoman

d. BSF

Arunima Sinha received a call letter from which organisation?

c. 1870d. 1865

c. 100 million neurons

b. CISFa. CAPF

b. Train crushed her leg

d. 200 million neurons

The human brain takes approximately how long to process the things we see? a. 13 seconds

Due to which one of the following reasons did Arunima Sinha lose her leg?

b. 13 nanoseconds

d. 13 zeptoseconds

a. Car ran over her leg

What was the profession of Sachin Tendulkar's wife? a. Engineerb. Doctor

d. She developed cancer in her leg

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c. Teacher

In which year was the TATA Company founded?

b. 1857

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b. 75 yearsc. 150 years

The Bhuj earthquake was the most devastating in the last how many years?a. 100 years

d. 50 years

a. Clarity

c. Hoped. All of the above

a. comprehension, understandb. doing, act

Complete the following quote: 'Faith is about ___ . You are how you ___ , not just how you believe.' [Rabbi Albert Lewis]

Which of these things can daily prayer provide us with?

b. Strength

c. perception, seed. compassion, feel

d. Monthly

d. Help our favourite family members only.

d. It gave him stability

b. It inspired him to pray

The Taittiriya Upanishad says, ___.

c. It helped him escape addiction

It is a good habit to see and think about the good qualities in each of your family members on a ______ basis.a. Yearly

b. Actively look for opportunities to help the family.c. Only help those who help us.

a. It increased his potential

c. “Revere your child as God”

Which one of the following statements is the best in terms of helping one's family? a. Help your family only when it is an emergency

c. Dailyb. Weekly

d. “Revere your friend as God, revere your student as God”

How did reading the Bhagavad Gita benefit the earthquake victim, as shown in the lecture case study?

a. “Revere yourself as God”b. “Revere your mother as God, revere your father as God”

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b. done only when we need somethingc. honest and hurtfuld. regular and honest

There are four pillars that serve as foundations of blissful living in a united family, as given in the IPDC workbook. They are: a. Appreciate, Meet, Help, Respectb. Appreciate, Unity, Help, Transparencyc. Appreciate, Meet, Help, Respectd. Appreciate, Meet, Help, Transparency

a. 6th standardb. 12th standardc. 10th standard

What standard did Pramukh Swami Maharaj study until?

Who said that Pramukh Swami Maharaj "has taught four generations of people to rise from within"?

d. Bachelor's degree

a. APJ Abdul Kalam

a. irregular and honestCommunication with our family should be ___.

c. wash dishes

d. 2 hours

What did Anjali Ahuja do every Wednesday?

d. travel overseas

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a. take a selfie

b. Meet with her mentor to review her progress

d. Evaluate everyone's wages

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a. Take a nap

b. Narendra Modi

b. delegate work to people

c. Bill Clintond. Barack Obama

What was the first thing that Pramukh Swami Maharaj did, after being appointed as the president of BAPS, in 1950?

c. Serve employees lunch

How long did Mr Patel yell at his employees for?a. 1.5 hours

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62.a. Lifting tilesPramukh Swami Maharaj reacted to the workers refusal to continue the construction by doing what?

b. Serving teac. Giving a discoursed. Scolding them

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a. Vandan should refuse to pay the architect for this error.

a. Sejal should realise that a campus interview failure does not mean she will never have successful career. She should keep trying.

American Football coach, Don Shula, explains the insignificance of failure in what he calls 'The 24 Hour Rule'. What can we learn from this?

b. Vandan should consult his architect to find solution to this problem.

Rishi is the founder of a pharmaceutical company. He has always taken pride in being the sole reason that the company was established. Due to this, he disregards and berates the efforts of his employees. This has led to employees leaving his company one by one. He has slowly become the only one left to run the company. He has found it difficult to retain customers due to poor production management and customer relations skills. What can we (or Rishi) learn from this ?

a. After 24 hours, we should look towards the next challenge instead of dwelling on our previous victory or failure.

a. Richard Branson has said that for any organisation, the most important asset is its people. We should have faith in them and treat them well. They are the reason that the company will achieve great heights.

b. Manish should explain to his party volunteers that, they have to review their mistakes and campaign strategy, by meeting with the people of these states. This will help them improve in the next elections.

Sejal is a final year engineering student. Sejal wanted to get placed in a core MNC company through campus placement. But she has not cleared the technical round for 3-4 companies. Sejal is worried about her career. What do you think Sejal should do ?

a. Manish should explain to his party volunteers that these 3 states were the toughest for his party. They should not worry about these losses. In the next elections, it will be easier for them to win.

b. Employees come and go. They must be open to harsh criticism. New employees can always be hired

b. After her failed interview, Sejal should try for a non-technical company instead.

b. We have learnt that we should wait 24 hours before making any important decisions that do not require an immediate response.

Vandan wants to build his dream home. He has put a lot of time, effort and money into this. But at the time of execution, he found that part of his design could not be implemented due to a technical limitation.What should Vandan do at this time ?

Manish is a popular political leader and his party has lost the state assembly elections in 3 states. What do you think Manish should do for the next Parliamentary General Elections ?

SECTION - CInstructions: For each question choose ONLY ONE option and mark it on the answer sheet given to you. All questions are compulsory. Read each question carefully before answering. Apply what you have learnt from the IPDC lectures and workbook to choose the best option.

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b. She should move to other options. If it was meant for her then she would have made it on her first attempt.

Gayathri has wished to join the Indian Air Force since she was a little girl. When the entrance day comes, she is able to pass her written assessment but was unable to pass the interview stage. She is disheartened. What advice would you give her?

a. Faith can encourage each worker to become more confident and personally excel. Therefore they can stand out from their colleagues.

Sahil has been asked by his friend as to what role faith plays in our lives. How can Sahil best explain the answer to this question?

b. Colleagues and managers need faith in each other to productively work together to reach new heights. Without this disharmony and selfish motives can arise.

Jatin is an assistant manager at a consultancy firm. He wants to know what role faith plays in a professional team. From what you learnt during the IPDC lectures, what is the best way to advise him?

b. Jaimin should make a timetable for studying, tutor his brother and also help his mother around in his free time.

Siddharth thinks that the most boring and irritating part of the annual Diwali celebrations is his relatives coming to his house. What advice would you give him?

Vinay's mother thinks it would be better if he were to become an engineer. Vinay thinks this might not be the best decision for him and that becoming an astronaut would perhaps serve his career better. What advice would be the most helpful in this situation?

a. Jaimin should accept that he can not do everything and should focus on his studies first, and not on his family.

a. Family get-togethers are important to create a strong bond and that is why it is necessary to meet each other.

a. He should keep his thoughts bottled up and respect his mother's decision.

a. He should explain that faith is necessary mainly for those who are religious because it makes easier to accept the scriptural teachings.b. He should explain that faith is used by everyone, whether it is faith in themselves, others or God, it is necessary to live a normal life.

a. She should have faith in herself and take another chance at it. She should prepare better and improve herself. Leave the rest to God.

b. He should respectfully talk to his mother about this and clear up whatever misunderstandings there are or may arise in the future.

b. It would be a good thing since you would be refreshed and get to meet people.

Jaimin's brother is not very studious. Jaimin on the other hand is very studious, and so feels inclined to tutoring his brother. Their father works abroad, so all the work of the house has been taken up by their mother. Jaimin's exams are in a month and he needs to begin preparing. What should Jaimin do?

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a. Delegative Leadership

a. "The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes." [Tony Blair]

Gauri's mother cooks mouth-watering food everyday. But one day, she forgets to put salt in the food and serves it to Gauri. What should her reaction be?

What is the best way to describe the leadership concept 'Leading Without Leading'?

b. Great leaders can lead through a good example instead of a more commanding nature.

What leadership style best describes the following quotation: "As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others." [Bill Gates]

a. Gauri should dispose of the food when her mother is not looking.

b. Servant Leadership

"Jeff Garcia, a former American football player, was admired for his leadership in the following way:""Jeff Garicia showed up everyday to do the work - first one to practice, first one out the tunnel - and in the way he carried himself he demanded that you do the same."" [Jon Dorenbos, Life is Magic]Which of the following leadership style best represents the above quote?"a. Lead by example

b. Gauri should appreciate her mother for her daily efforts and politely ask her to add some salt to her food.

a. Great leaders should delegate as much work as possible to free up their time for the most important things.

b. First in, is the first to win

Which of the following quotations best describe Pramukh Swami Maharaj's leadership style?

b. "A leader is not someone who points fingers and yells and screams. A leader is someone who people follow because in everything he does, he puts others first." [Jon Dorenbos]

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