01. Putana disguised herself as ______
a) Lakshmi Devi
b) Radha Rani
c) Apsara
d) A beautiful woman
Srimad Bhagavatam (Bhagavata Purana)
02. When Putana came in search of Krishna, Nanda Maharaja’s family was living in ______
a) Gokula
b) Mathura
c) Vrindavana
d) Nanda gaon
03. When Putana saw the sleeping child Krishna, she thought
a) The child was ordinary as any other child
b) The child was a demon
c) The child seemed to kill all demons
d) None of the above
04. When Putana was killed, she
a) Remained in her disguised form
b) She immediately became an apsara and went to the heavenly planets
c) She turned in to a demigod
d) She came back to her original demon form
05. When the body of Putana fell on the ground, it smashed all trees within a limit of ______ miles
a) 10
b) 11
c) 12
d) 13
06. Putana’s scattered hair after her death was the color of ______
a) Gold
b) Silver
c) Copper
d) Brass
07. After the incident of Putana trying to kill baby Krishna, the child was protected by
a) Brahmans chanting mantras
b) Garagamuni performing yajnas
c) Washing the child with cow urine and smearing with dust raised by cows
d) By always keeping the child indoors
08. The gopis prayed that may Krishna be blessed by Lord ______, the carrier of the sword to protect His two sides
a) Ajana
b) Aja
c) Urugaya
d) Madhu
09. The body of Putana was ______
a) Cut into pieces and buried
b) Was sent to Mathura for Kamsa
c) Was cut to pieces and burnt
d) Was left as it is to dry
10. Putana attained the position of _______ in Goloka
a) Mother
b) Nurse
c) Grass
d) Mango tree
01. Vedic ceremony called ‘utthana’ is performed when
a) The child is given a name
b) New grains arrive to the house
c) The child attempts to rise and turn around
d) A child is just born
02. Sakatasura was a ghost who had taken shelter of ______ to perform his vicious act
a) Krishna
b) Cowherd boy
c) Axe
d) Handcart
03. When Sakatasura attacked Krishna, Krishna was _______ old
a) 1 month
b) 3 months
c) 1 year
d) 2 years
04. Feeling Krishna suddenly becoming too heavy, mother Yashoda took shelter of ______ to protect her child from ghosts or demons
a) Goddess Kartyayini
b) Lord Narayana
c) Nanda Maharaja
d) Lord Shiva
05. When Krishna was 1 year old, ______ demon attacked Him
a) Sakatasura
b) Aghasura
c) Tranavarta
d) Putana
01. Gargamuni was a great authority in the knowledge of ______
a) Medicine
b) Astrology
c) Psychology
d) Palmistry
02. _______ performed the name giving ceremony for Krishna and Balarama
a) Gargamuni
b) Local priests
c) Vasudeva
d) Nanda
03. When mother Yashoda was bewildered by the vision of the Universe in her son’s mouth, she concluded
a) That her brain was deranged
b) It to be the mystic power of her son
c) The vision was due to her son’s activities
d) None of the above
04. Nanda Maharaja, in his previous life was
a) Drona
b) Dhara
c) Prasni
d) Prajapati
05. Mother Yashoda considered her son, the Supreme Person as
a) God
b) Mystic yogi
c) Her ordinary child
d) A transcendental yogi