Navratri Quiz - With cash awards

[Guest guest]

Dear All,

We have a Quiz presented here through the hard work, efforts and valuable time spent by Neelamji for the benefit of the Group members.

We have small awards for the winners of the Quiz.

First prize - Rs.500

The first two runner ups would receive a Prize of Rs.250- each.

The Prize would be awarded on the basis of the first correct entry received, followed by the next two correct entries received in order. This would be despatched by cheque within 3 weeks of the Quiz having been won by the three winners. Neelamji would be the judge for the correct entries, as even I do not know the correct answers. Though the prize money is small, but we hope a minute attempt as an incentive, at trying to bring home the culture of India to the members. If this is a success, we intend to rum similiar Quizzes in future too,with maybe better prize money. This sort of Quiz with awards has been done for the first time in the History of Jyotish groups, and we hope to have maximum participation, regardless of the fact, that the answers may be correct or incorrect.

Here goes -

 

 

 

 

 

Questions

 

 

Which of these is not one of the Nav Durgas

 

 

 

 

( )

 

Kalaratri

 

 

( )

 

Katyayini

 

 

( )

 

Kamakhya

 

 

( )

 

Kushmanda

 

 

 

Which of these is not one of the 8 siddhis of Siddhidatri

 

 

 

 

( )

 

Garima

 

 

( )

 

Mahima

 

 

( )

 

Anima

 

 

( )

 

Ishima

 

 

 

Which weapon was given by Yamraj to Goddess Durga to fight Mahishasur

 

 

 

 

( )

 

Axe

 

 

( )

 

Rod

 

 

( )

 

Sword

 

 

( )

 

Thunderbolt

 

 

 

Four of the Shakti peethas are located at these places in India:

 

 

 

 

( )

 

Tripura, Ubali, Kaalighat, Magadh

 

 

( )

 

Mithila, Jwalamukhi, Mansa, Mathura

 

 

( )

 

Karnat, Kanchi, Somnath, Magadh

 

 

( )

 

Kurukshetra, Varanasi, Madurai, Kaanchi

 

 

 

The shakti peethas in Bangladesh are located at these places.

 

 

 

 

( )

 

Jayanti, Behalia, Kmarkhara, Jessore

 

 

( )

 

Jessore, Jayanti, Chittagong, Sylhet

 

 

( )

 

Sylhet, Moishkhal, Behalia, Jessore

 

 

( )

 

Hidagari, Jayanti, Chittagong, Shibgunj

 

 

 

Which is true about Devi Mahatmya.

 

 

 

 

( )

 

70 shlokas in Sanskrit in Matsya Purana

 

 

( )

 

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

 

 

 

Lakshmi's emergence s connected with the Samudra Manthan. Which of these did not emerge in this manthan.

 

 

 

 

( )

 

Surbhi

 

 

( )

 

Urvashi

 

 

( )

 

Rambha

 

 

( )

 

Varuni

 

 

 

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

 

 

( )

 

Elephants sprinkled water on her

 

 

( )

 

She carried elephant's tusk in her hand

 

 

 

 

Who among the following is the consort of Lord Vishnu?

 

 

 

 

( )

 

Uma

 

 

( )

 

Kali

 

 

( )

 

Durga

 

 

( )

 

Lakshmi

 

 

 

Which script was supposed to have been invented by Goddess Saraswati?

 

 

 

 

( )

 

Pali

 

 

( )

 

Indus

 

 

( )

 

Kharoshti

 

 

( )

 

Devanagri

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

Which of these options has four of the ten mahavidyas.

 

 

 

 

( )

 

Kali, Tara, Sodasi, Sunanda

 

 

( )

 

Bhairavi, Bagla, Matangi, Kali

 

 

( )

 

Tara, Bhuvaneshwari, Barahi, Kamla

 

 

( )

 

Chinnamasta, Tara, Kalika, Bahula

 

 

 

Which of the statements does not apply to Mata Vaishno Devi

 

 

 

 

( )

 

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

 

 

 

In her first birth Devi was called

 

 

 

 

( )

 

Uma

 

 

( )

 

Parvati

 

 

( )

 

Sati

 

 

( )

 

Gauri

 

 

 

Why is Devi called Durga?

 

 

 

 

( )

 

She protects the entrances (durgs)

 

 

( )

 

She slayed the demon Durga

 

 

( )

 

She was named so by Lord Shiva

 

 

( )

 

She stayed in a place called Durg

 

regards,

Bhaskar.

[Guest guest]

Here is my reply to the quiz:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Questions

 

 

Which of these is not one of the Nav Durgas

 

 

 

 

( )

 

Kalaratri

 

 

( )

 

Katyayini

 

 

( *)

 

Kamakhya

 

 

( )

 

Kushmanda

 

 

 

Which of these is not one of the 8 siddhis of Siddhidatri

 

 

 

 

( )

 

Garima

 

 

( )

 

Mahima

 

 

( )

 

Anima

 

 

(* )

 

Ishima

 

 

 

Which weapon was given by Yamraj to Goddess Durga to fight Mahishasur

 

 

 

 

( )

 

Axe

 

 

( )

 

Rod

 

 

( *)

 

Sword

 

 

( )

 

Thunderbolt

 

 

 

Four of the Shakti peethas are located at these places in India :

 

 

 

 

( )

 

Tripura, Ubali, Kaalighat, Magadh

 

 

( )

 

Mithila, Jwalamukhi, Mansa, Mathura

 

 

( *)

 

Karnat, Kanchi, Somnath, Magadh

 

 

( )

 

Kurukshetra, Varanasi , Madurai , Kaanchi

 

 

 

The shakti peethas in Bangladesh are located at these places.

 

 

 

 

( )

 

Jayanti, Behalia, Kmarkhara, Jessore

 

 

( *)

 

Jessore, Jayanti, Chittagong , Sylhet

 

 

( )

 

Sylhet, Moishkhal, Behalia, Jessore

 

 

( )

 

Hidagari, Jayanti, Chittagong , Shibgunj

 

 

 

Which is true about Devi Mahatmya.

 

 

 

 

( )

 

70 shlokas in Sanskrit in Matsya Purana

 

 

( )

 

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

 

 

 

Lakshmi's emergence s connected with the Samudra Manthan. Which of these did not emerge in this manthan.

 

 

 

 

( *)

 

Surbhi

 

 

( )

 

Urvashi

 

 

( )

 

Rambha

 

 

( )

 

Varuni

 

 

 

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

 

 

( *)

 

Elephants sprinkled water on her

 

 

( )

 

She carried elephant's tusk in her hand

 

 

 

 

Who among the following is the consort of Lord Vishnu?

 

 

 

 

( )

 

Uma

 

 

( )

 

Kali

 

 

( )

 

Durga

 

 

( *)

 

Lakshmi

 

 

 

Which script was supposed to have been invented by Goddess Saraswati?

 

 

 

 

( )

 

Pali

 

 

( )

 

Indus

 

 

( )

 

Kharoshti

 

 

(* )

 

Devanagri

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

Which of these options has four of the ten mahavidyas.

 

 

 

 

(* )

 

Kali, Tara, Sodasi, Sunanda

 

 

( )

 

Bhairavi, Bagla, Matangi, Kali

 

 

( )

 

Tara, Bhuvaneshwari, Barahi, Kamla

 

 

( )

 

Chinnamasta, Tara, Kalika, Bahula

 

 

 

Which of the statements does not apply to Mata Vaishno Devi

 

 

 

 

( *)

 

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

 

 

 

In her first birth Devi was called

 

 

 

 

( )

 

Uma

 

 

( )

 

Parvati

 

 

(* )

 

Sati

 

 

( )

 

Gauri

 

 

 

Why is Devi called Durga?

 

 

 

 

(* )

 

She protects the entrances (durgs)

 

 

( )

 

She slayed the demon Durga

 

 

( )

 

She was named so by Lord Shiva

 

 

( )

 

She stayed in a place called Durg

 

regards,

Sukanya

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