01. __________ cycles of 4 ages constitute a single day of Brahma called Kalpa
a) 100
b) 108
c) 1000
d) 10000
Srimad Bhagavatam: Canto 12 – The Age of Deterioration
02. In 1 Kalpa __________ Manus come and go
a) 5
b) 14
c) 27
d) 42
03. As annihilation approaches,
a) Due to famine, starving populace will literally consume each other
b) Fire of annihilation will flare up from the mouth of Lord Sankarsana
c) A great and terrible wind of destruction will blow for 100 years
d) All the above
04. Progress of time is described in terms of __________ kinds of annihilation
a) 2
b) 4
c) 5
d) 8
05. Lord Nara-Narayana Rsi spoke the essential anthology of all Puranas to __________, who later spoke to Vedavyasa
a) Narada
b) Suta Gosvami
c) Sukadeva Gosvami
d) Balarama
01. Sukadeva Gosvami tells Maharaj Parikshit
a) Not to worry on the fact of death that was soon to occur) Because actually the soul is eternal
b) That he would not take birth again
c) That when his gross and subtle body will die, the living entity within will resume his spiritual identity
d) All the above
02. The material bodies, qualities and activities of the spirit soul are created by the material _______
a) Body
b) Mind
c) Intelligence
d) False ego
03. The soul within the body is
a) Self luminous
b) Fixed while bodily existence changes
c) Endless with no material comparison
d) All the above
04. Sukadeva Gosvami advises Parikshit Maharaj to constantly meditate on ___________ , apply clear and logical intelligence and understand his true self
a) Lord Brahma – creator
b) Lord Vaasudeva
c) Cosmic manifestation
d) Takshaka
01. Maharaj Parikshit said he has no fear of Taksaka anymore because
a) Taksaka would not kill the king as he had heard Bhagavatam
b) He could now counteract the Brahmana boy’s curse
c) He had absorbed himself in pure Absolute Truth that destroys fear
d) He will go to heavenly planets after his death
03. Taksaka met ___________ muni on his way while going towards king Parikshit
a) Vasishta
b) Kasyapa
c) Vishwamitra
d) Angira
04. By the snake bird’s poison, King Parikshit
a) Lay down dead
b) Was unaffected
c) Was carried away by Vaikunta airplane
d) Was burned to ashes
05. Maharaja Janamejaya on hearing the death of his father was
a) Sobered
b) Humiliated
c) Extremely angry and performed yajna to kill all snakes
d) Bewildered
06. Taksaka, to protect his life took shelter of
a) Lord Vishnu
b) Indra
c) Narada Muni
d) Kasyapa Muni
07. King Janamejaya was pacified by
a) Brahaspati
b) Indra
c) Angira Muni
d) Narada Muni
08. The 3 original sounds of the alphabet – A, U, M include
a) 3 aspects of material existence
b) The names of 3 Vedas
c) 3 goals – Bhur, Bhuvar and Swar planetary systems
d) All the above
09. Srila Vyasadeva spoke the Atharva Veda to his disciple __________
a) Paila
b) Samantu
c) Jaimini
d) Vaisampayana
10. The disciples of Vaisampayana became authorities in the
a) Rg Veda
b) Sama Veda
c) Yajur Veda
d) Atharva veda
01. Romaharsana was the disciple of ___________
a) Srila Vyasadeva
b) Narada Muni
c) Suta Gosvami
d) Saunaka Muni
02. There are _________ types of cosmic annihilation
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4