Guest guest Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Respected members, here r my answers of Navratre quiz. thanks n regard rinks Qestions : (1)Which of these is not one of the Nav Durgas ( )Kalaratri ( )Katyayini ( YES )Kamakhya ( )Kushmanda (2)Which of these is not one of the 8 siddhis of Siddhidatri ( )Garima ( )Mahima ( )Anima ( YES )Ishima (3)Which weapon was given by Yamraj to Goddess Durga to fight Mahishasur ( )Axe ( )Rod ( Yes )Sword ( )Thunderbolt (4)Four of the Shakti peethas are located at these places in India : ( )Tripura, Ubali, Kaalighat, Magadh ( )Mithila, Jwalamukhi, Mansa, Mathura ( )Karnat, Kanchi, Somnath, Magadh (YES )Kurukshetra, Varanasi , Madurai , Kaanchi (5)The shakti peethas in Bangladesh are located at these places. ( )Jayanti, Behalia, Kmarkhara, Jessore ( YES )Jessore, Jayanti, Chittagong , Sylhet ( )Sylhet, Moishkhal, Behalia, Jessore ( )Hidagari, Jayanti, Chittagong , Shibgunj (6)Which is true about Devi Mahatmya. ( )70 shlokas in Sanskrit in Matsya Purana ( YES )700 shlokas in Sanskrit in Markandeya Purana ( )700 shlokas in Prakrit in Markandeya Purana ( )7 shlokas in Pali in Bhagvat Purana ( )None of the above (7)Lakshmi's emergence s connected with the Samudra Manthan. Which of these did not emerge in this manthan. ( )Surbhi ( YES )Urvashi ( )Rambha ( )Varuni (8)When Goddess Lakhmi appeared out of the sea of milk, she was named Gajalakshmi because, ( )Her gait was like an elephant's ( )She was mounted on an elephant ( YES )Elephants sprinkled water on her ( )She carried elephant's tusk in her hand (9)Who among the following is the consort of Lord Vishnu? ( )Uma ( )Kali ( )Durga ( YES )Lakshmi (10)Which script was supposed to have been invented by Goddess Saraswati? ( )Pali ( )Indus ( )Kharoshti ( YES )Devanagri (11)In which of the following Shakti Pithas, the Devi's three eyes are worshipped? ( )Devi Kotari of Hingula , Pakistan ( )Devi Vramori of Janosthan , India ( )Devi Indrakshi of Lanka , Sri Lanka ( )Devi Mohismordini of Sarkara , Pakistan (12)Which of these options has four of the ten mahavidyas. ( )Kali, Tara, Sodasi, Sunanda ( YES )Bhairavi, Bagla, Matangi, Kali ( )Tara, Bhuvaneshwari, Barahi, Kamla ( )Chinnamasta, Tara, Kalika, Bahula (13)Which of the statements does not apply to Mata Vaishno Devi ( YES )Devi's childhood name was Trikuta ( )Devi assumed the form of Mahakali to kill Bhairon Nath ( )Devi exists in the form of Pindis ( )Devi was devoted to Lord Shiva (14)In her first birth Devi was called ( )Uma ( )Parvati ( YES )Sati ( )Gauri (15)Why is Devi called Durga? ( )She protects the entrances (durgs) ( )She slayed the demon Durga ( YES )She was named so by Lord Shiva ( )She stayed in a place called Durg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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