Yoga MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers

Yoga asanas use controlled postures and stretching, which directly improve the flexibility and elasticity of muscles and joints. Official CBSE yoga material also links asanas and postures with attaining flexibility in the body. Therefore, among the listed fitness components, the best developed component through yoga asana is flexibility, so C is correct.

Option C is correct because the Yoga Sutra is attributed to Maharishi Patanjali. The other listed names are not accepted as the author of this classical yoga text.

Option B is correct because the classical path described for purification and disciplined progress in yoga is Ashtanga Yoga, the eight-limbed system. Its stages are yama, niyama, asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana and samadhi; therefore the count is eight, not 10, 11 or 12.

Option A is correct because Uttanapadasana is performed in a supine position, lying on the back while raising the legs. It is not done lying on the stomach, sitting, or standing, so B, C and D do not describe the posture.

Option C is correct. The Patanjali Yoga Sutra is traditionally divided into four padas, and the first is Samadhi Pada, followed by Sadhana, Vibhuti and Kaivalya. Therefore Kaivalya Pada, Sadhana Pada and Vibhuti Pada are not the first chapter.