07. Kali comprises of ___________ years of demigods
a) 100
b) 1000
c) 1200
d) 1500
Srimad Bhagavatam (Bhagavata Purana)
01. ____________ is the universal nonsectarian aspect of pious life
a) Truthfulness and Mercy
b) Austerity
c) Charity
d) All the above
02. The 4th leg of religion is __________
a) Mercy
b) Truthfulness
c) Cleanliness
d) Austerity
03. In Treta-yuga each leg of religion is gradually reduced by _________ quarter
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
04. In Dvapara yuga the _____________ are most numerous
a) Brahmanas
b) Kshatriyas
c) Both a and b
d) Vaishyas
05. In the age of Kali, mode of ___________ is prominent
a) Goodness
b) Passion
c) Ignorance
d) All the above
06. The characteristics of Kali-Yuga is
a) Servants will abandon a master who has lost his wealth even if master is a saintly person
b) Masters will abandon incapacitated servant, even if that servant is in the family for generations
c) Cows will be abandoned or killed when they stop giving milk
d) All the above
07. By __________ the Lord, Lord will remove contamination of the mind that has accumulated during many thousands of lifetimes.
a) Glorifying
b) Meditating on
c) Worshipping
d) Any of the above
08. ___________ is the only benediction in Kali-Yuga
a) Get more gold
b) Get high education
c) Get beautiful husband/wife
d) Simply by chanting Hare Krishna Maha Mantra, one can be promoted to the transcendental kingdom
01. __________ cycles of 4 ages constitute a single day of Brahma called Kalpa
a) 100
b) 108
c) 1000
d) 10000
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