05. The king of the heavenly planets, Indra, was born as the ________ son of Aditi
a) 1st
b) 11th
c) 90th
d) 101th
Srimad Bhagavatam: Canto 06 – Prescribed Duties for Mankind
06. The Supreme Personality of Godhead as ________ appeared as the twelfth son of Aditi
a) Narsimha
b) Rama
c) Parasurama
d) Urukrama
07. Sons of ________, who were begotten by Kashyapa became demons
a) Aditi
b) Diti
c) Urvasi
d) Prsni
08. The first 2 sons of Diti are _________
a) Sisupala and Dantavakra
b) Ravana and Kumbhakarna
c) Hiranyaksha and Hiranyakashipu
d) None of the above
09. Vatapi and Ilvala were the sons of ________, brother of Prahlada
a) Hlada
b) Samhlada
c) Anulhada
d) Simhika
10. Prahlada’s grandson was ________
a) Virocana
b) Bana
c) Bali
d) Anuhlada
11. Diti, desiring to have a son capable of killing Indra, constantly acted to satisfy _______
a) Brahma
b) Kashyapa
c) Vamana
d) Vasista
12. Upon hearing Diti’s request to have a particular type of son Kashyapa ________
a) Aggrieved
b) Overjoyed
c) Was pacified
d) Was furious
13. Kashyapa laid the condition to Diti to beget a child who could kill Indra as ________
a) She should perform ceremony called pumsavana for atleast one year without fail
b) There should not be any discrepancy in the discharge of her vow, otherwise the son would be the friend of Indra
c) Both a and b
d) She should fast for 1 year
14. Indra engaged himself in the service of Diti because ________
a) He was a great Vaishnava
b) He loved his aunt
c) He was fearful of Diti’s desire and thought by his service she would remove the curse
d) He wanted to break Diti’s promise and thus save himself
15. Seeing the right opportunity, Indra entered Diti’s womb and cut the embryo to ________ pieces in total.
a) 7
b) 21
c) 49
d) 101
16. Because of Diti’s spiritual strength of worshipping Vishnu for almost 1 year, ________
a) All the pieces of her embryo were alive and were saved by the mercy of the Supreme Lord
b) Although the Maruts were born from the womb of Diti they became equal to the demigods
c) She was completely purified
d) All the above
01. The Pumsavana vow should be started during the month of Agrahayana ________
a) March – April
b) May – June
c) August –September
d) November-December
02. Before beginning the worship of Lord Vishnu, the woman who is performing the Pumsavana ceremony should hear the story of birth of ________
a) Maruts
b) Prahlad
c) Dhruva
d) Indra
03. If one desires all opulence, his duty is to daily worship ________
a) Goddess Durga
b) Goddess Lakshmi alone
c) Lord Vishnu with Goddess Lakshmi
d) Kartikeya
04. The woman performing the puja should accept ________ as the representative of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and worship him with unalloyed devotion by offering prasada.
a) Her Spiritual master
b) Her father
c) Her Husband
d) Her son
05. The chaste wife must perform such devotional service continuously for ________
a) 1 week
b) 1 month
c) 6 months
d) 1 year
03. Since everything is dependent on Supreme will, one should be equipoise in ________
a) Fame and defamation
b) Life and death
c) Victory and defeat
d) All the above
05. On hearing the curse from mother Parvati, Citraketu
a) Was very morose
b) Was indifferent
c) Died
d) Descended from the airplane, bowed before her in great humility and pleased her completely