Srimad Bhagavatam (Bhagavata Purana)

02. Nanda Maharaja said that the great sacrifice is performed for the satisfaction of Indra because

a)    Indra is the controller of the rain

b)    The clouds who provide rain are the personal representatives of Indra

c)    Happiness and sustenance to all creatures is provided by Indra 

d)    All the above

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04. The destination of a person who slyly cheats another man and enjoys his wife and children is the hell known as ___________

a)   Andhatamisra

b)   Tamisra

c)   Raurava

d)   Taptasurmi

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05. In ________ hell, ruru animals known as kravyada torment a person and eat his flesh

a)   Tamisra

b)   Raurava

c)   Paryavartana

d)   Maharaurava

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03. On hearing the statements said by Nanda Maharaja and other elders, Krishna spoke especially to

a)    Arouse anger in Lord Indra

b)    Make Indra know that he was just doing his duty

c)    Humiliate Indra

d)    To make Indra humble

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06. In ____________ hell a person is cooked in boiling oil for having cruelly cooked poor animals and birds alive

a)   Visasana

b)   Kumbhipaka

c)   Asipatravana

d)   Suciimukha

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04. Lord Krishna minimized the importance of demigods by speaking the philosophy of

a)    Bhagavad Gita

b)    Karma Mimamsa

c)    Bhakthi yoga

d)    Raja vidya

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07. For killing or tormenting insignificant creatures, one has to suffer in _________ hell

a)   Kumbhipaka

b)   Andhakuopa

c)   Paryavartana

d)   Taptasurmi

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05. Finally the sacrifice was decided to be done for the pleasure of

a)    Cows

b)    Brahmanas

c)    Govardhan Hill

d)    All the above

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08. In Vajrakanta hell,

a)   Men and women are forced to embrace a red-hot iron form of the opposite sex

b)   The skin is torn and separated by red-hot iron balls and tongs

c)   One is thrown in a lake filled with worms where the worms feed on the person and person feeds on worms

d)   A sinful man is hanged on a silk-cotton tree full of thorns and pull him down forcibly and thus his body is severely torn

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09. The destination at hell Pranarodha is for persons who

a)   Heedlessly sacrifices animals simply for material prestige

b)   Kill animals unnecessarily in forest

c)   Are professional plunderers 

d)   Bears false witness or lies while transacting business

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10. A householder who receives guests or visitors with cruel glances is put into the hell called ___________

a)   Sucimukha

b)   Avata-nirodhana

c)   Paryavartana

d)   Ksarakardama

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06. The abundant offerings offered to Govardhan Hill was eaten by

a)    Govardhan hill

b)    Little Krishna standing besides His father

c)    Krishna in His huge form as Govardhan Hill personified

d)    Indra

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07. Kama-rupi indicates that the form of Govardhan can manifest as

a)    Poisonous snakes

b)    Wild animals

c)    Falling rocks

d)    All the above

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01. When Indra understood that his sacrifice was put aside he

a)    Was humbled

b)    Was furious

c)    Was bewildered

d)    Was shameful

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02. Indra sent forth clouds of universal destruction known as _______ to destroy Vrindavana

a)    Samyukta

b)    Samvrtaka

c)    Devadurga

d)    Sanketaka

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03. Indra considered Krishna to be

a) A demigod

b) The Supreme Absolute truth

c) An ordinary human being

d) A mysterious child

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04. Indra’s elephant is _______

a) Airavata

b) Gajendra

c) Daruka

d) Gajasheela

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05. When the cows and other animals and cowherd men of Vrindavana were pained by cold, they all approached

a)    Nanda Maharaja

b)    Govardhan Hill

c)    Govinda

d)    Yamuna

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06. Lord Krishna on seeing the state of Vrindavan,

a)    Decided to hold the sacrifice again for Indra

b)    Pacify Indra

c)    Move to another village

d)    Destroy the ignorance of Indra

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07. When deadly thunderbolts fell on Govardhan

a)    It began to disintegrate

b)    Shake

c)    The trees and mud and creepers fell apart

d)    It felt like soft fragrant flowers falling on it

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