History of India | Ancient History | Shaiva and Bhagavata Religion

History of India | Ancient History | Shaiva and Bhagavata Religion

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1. Ardhanarisvara, a figure of half Shiva and half Parvati, represents

Union of male and female
Union of God and Goddess
Union of God with his Shakti
None of the above

2. Who were Nayanars?

Shaiva
Shakta
Vaishnava
Suryopasaka

3. According to ancient Indian cosmogonic ideas, the sequential order of the cycle of four epochs (yugas) is

Dvapara, Krita, Treta and Kali
Krita, Dvapara, Treta and Kali
Krita, Treta, Dvapara and Kali
Treta, Dvapara, Kali and Krita

4. Which one of the following was a Shaiva sect in ancient India?

Ajivika
Mattamayura
Mayamata
Isanasivagurudeva Paddhati

5. Who were the 'Nayanars'?

Vaishnavites
Shaivites
Shaktas
Sun worshippers

6. Who among the following was not an 'Alvar Saint'?

Poigai
Tirugyan
Pudam
Thirumangai

7. Who contributes the most in the development of Bhagavata sect?

Persian
Indo-Greek people
Kushan
Gupta

8. The originator of Bhagavata Religion was

Janak
Krishna
Yagyavalkya
Surdas

9. Which of the following epic has primarily mentioned Krishna, son of Devaki?

Mahabharata
Chandogya Upanishad
Ashtadhyayi
Bhagavata Purana

10. Who were the first to worship Vasudeva Krishna?

Bhagavatas
Vedic Aryans
Tamilians
Abhirs

11. Who among the following deities is represented in art as holding the plough?

Krishna
Balarama
Kartikeya
Maitreya

12. The number of forms of bhakti in the Bhagavata cult is

7
8
9
10

13. The Besanagar inscription of Heliodorus is associated with

Sankarshan and Vasudeva
Sankarshan and Pradyumna
Sankarshan, Pradyumna and Vasudeva
Only Vasudeva

14. The earliest archival evidence related to Bhagavat Religion is

Allahabad's inscription of Samudragupta
Besnagar's inscription of Heliodorus
Bhitri's inscription of Skanda Gupta
Mehrauli's pillar inscription

15. The earliest known epigraphic evidence of Bhagvatism is

Prayaga Prashasti of Samudra Gupta
Nasik inscription of Gautami Balshri
Garuda column at Besnagar
Ayodhya inscription of Dhanadeva

16. Heliodorus of 'Besanagar inscription' was a resident of

Pushkalavati
Takshila (Taxila)
Sakala
Mathura

17. Which incarnation of Vishnu is depicted as saving the Earth from the Sea?

Kachhapa
Matsya
Varaha
Narsingh

18. Which one of the following is the distinctive features of a nastika and astika system in India?

Belief in the existence of God
Belief in the doctrine of re-birth
Belief in the authenticity of the Vedas
Belief in the existence of heaven and hell

19. Which one of the following gives equal importance to Jnana, Karma and Bhakti as a means of liberation?

Advaita Vedanta
Vishistadvaitvad Vedanta
Bhagavad Gita
Mimamsa

20. Which one of the following is not included in 'Prasthan trayi'?

Bhagavata
Bhagavad Gita
Brahma Sutra
Upanishad

21. The ancient place where the narration of entire Mahabharata was read in the conference of 60,000 hermits

Ahichhatra
Hastinapur
Kampilya
Naimisharanya

22. Which Kand of Ramayana describes the first meeting of Rama and Hanumana?

Kishkindha Kand
Sunder Kand
Bal Kand
None of the above

23. The Rathyatra at Puri is celebrated in honour of which Hindu deity?

Lord Rama
Lord Vishnu
Lord Jagannath
Lord Shiva

24. Kumbh Mela at Nasik is held on which of the following river bank?

Tapti River
Narmada River
Koyna River
Godavari River

25. In context of Indian culture who among the following is called Ananga?

Shiva
Krishna
Kama
Laxman