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
Srimad Bhagavatam (Bhagavata Purana)
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
03. Puranas can be divided into ___________ major Puranas and 18 secondary Puranas
a) 10
b) 12
c) 16
d) 18
04. Great Puranas deal with ______________ characteristics topics
a) 10
b) 12
c) 16
d) 18
03. Since everything is dependent on Supreme will, one should be equipoise in ________
a) Fame and defamation
b) Life and death
c) Victory and defeat
d) All the above
05. On hearing the curse from mother Parvati, Citraketu
a) Was very morose
b) Was indifferent
c) Died
d) Descended from the airplane, bowed before her in great humility and pleased her completely
04. The 2 sons of Laxmana were
a) Lava and Kusa
b) Angada and Citraketu
c) Taksa and Puskala
d) Subahu and Srutasena
07. Krishna on seeing Akrura
a) Offered him obeiscances
b) Embraced him
c) Questioned him
d) Did not recognize him
08. Lord Balarama gifted Akrura with
a) A cow
b) Jeweled ring
c) A golden chariot
d) An elephant
01. On hearing Akrura’s message sent by Kamsa, the two Lords ________
a) Laughed
b) Were furious
c) Were fearful
d) Were concerned for the residents of Vrndavan
02. Nanda Maharaja on hearing the news that Krishna and Balarama had to travel to Mathura, ________
a) Made all suitable arrangements to go
b) Was in utter distress
c) Totally disliked the idea
d) Was concerned of mother Yashoda
03. When the young gopis heard that Akrura had come to Vraja to take Krsna and Balarama, they became ________
a) Extremely distressed
b) Pained at heart
c) Anguished
d) All the above
04. While immersing himself in the water and reciting eternal mantras from Vedas, Akrura suddenly saw ________ before him
a) Krishna
b) Balarama
c) Both a and b
d) None of the above