08. ___________ is(are)considered as holy rivers of Dravida-desa
a) Kaveri
b) Payasvini
c) Krtamala
d) All the above
Srimad Bhagavatam: Canto 11 – General History
09. Rsabhadeva’s wife’s name was ___________
a) Jayanti
b) Shanti
c) Damayanti
d) Kunti
01. Purified state of existence is obtained by
a) Study of Vedas
b) Ordinary worship
c) Charity, austerity and ritual activities
d) Transcendental faith
02. Lord’s lotus feet are meditated upon by
a) Those about to offer oblations into the fire of sacrifice according to Vedas
b) Practitioners of transcendental yoga
c) Elevated pure devotees
d) All the above
03. Lord in the incarnation as __________ broke the shell of the Universe, allowing Ganges to flow down
a) Rama
b) Krishna
c) Trivikrama
d) Parasurama
04. When Lord observed the tremendous disturbances in Dvaraka, and knowing that yadus were cursed by Bhramanas, they all decided to move to __________
a) Mathura
b) Prabhasa
c) Vrndavana
d) Indraprastha
05. Once the moon was cursed by________, but by taking bath at Prabhasa-ksetra, the curse was nullified
a) Durvasa
b) Daksha
c) Lord Shiva
d) Vishwamitra
01. __________ is to be achieved by Yoga process
a) Mystic siddhis
b) Impersonal Brahman
c) Krishna
d) Intelligence
02. Of all created bodies in this world, Lord says _________ form is very dear to Him
a) 1 legged
b) 2 legged
c) 4 legged
d) Human
03. King Yadu saw that the Brahmana was alone, with no friends or family members and was
a) Morose
b) Ecstatic
c) Inquisitive
d) A thief
04. The brahmana replied the reason for his current situation was that he had taken shelter of ______ guru(s)
a) 1
b) 2
c) 24
d) 48
05. One should understand that everything happens by the will of God and should not be distracted from the progress on his own path. This was learnt by the Brahmana from
a) Earth
b) Wind
c) Deer
d) Water
06. From the tree, the brahmana learnt that
a) One should dedicate himself to others
b) One should devote his efforts for service of others
c) One should not get entangled when in contact with the material objects
d) One should be free from all contaminations
07. From the life of the pigeon the brahmana learnt
a) Not to indulge in excessive affection for anyone or anything
b) Too much attachment to family creates disturbance in the heart
c) Sex attraction is just a mundane pleasure
d) All the above
01. One should give up material endeavor and accept for one’s maintenance food that comes on its own accord. This lesson was learnt by the brahmana from _________
a) A House fly
b) A Python
c) Ocean
d) A Moth
02. From the honey bee, the brahmana learnt ________
a) A saintly person should not even collect food stuffs to eat later in the same day or next day
b) A saintly person should never touch a young girl
c) A saintly person should never listen to music promoting material enjoyment
d) All the above
03. A saintly person should not be disturbed by the urges of the tongue. This lesson was learnt by the brahmana from a ________
a) Spider
b) Fish
c) Deer
d) Elephant
04. Prostitute Pingala dwelled in the city of ________
a) Ujjain
b) Vidarbha
c) Videha
d) Mathura
05. On finding no customers on a particular night, prostitute Pingala began to feel ________
a) Great detachment from her situation
b) Happiness in her mind
c) Disgusted with her material situation
d) All the above
06. Pingala realized that ________
a) The most dear Person is the Lord situated in her heart
b) Lord is the bestower of real love and happiness and the source of all prosperity
c) Real service is the service to the Supreme Lord
d) All the above