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Hindu Deities and Epics

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Hindu mythology involves a vast pantheon of deities, including Vishnu and his avatars, alongside epic narratives. This topic explores Puranas, celestial sages, and legendary kings. These questions form a crucial part of the general awareness section in SSC and state exams.

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Hindu Deities and Epics Questions

Multiple choice

In Indian art, the depiction of celestial bodies and constellations is often associated with which deity?

  1. Surya

  2. Chandra

  3. Brahma

  4. Vishnu
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Surya, the Sun god, is frequently represented in Indian art, often depicted riding a chariot drawn by seven horses, symbolizing the days of the week.

Multiple choice

Which Hindu goddess is often depicted as riding a lion or tiger and is associated with power, strength, and destruction?

  1. Durga

  2. Lakshmi

  3. Saraswati

  4. Parvati
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Durga is a powerful Hindu goddess who is often depicted as riding a lion or tiger. She is associated with power, strength, and destruction, and is often invoked in times of need or danger.

Multiple choice

Which Hindu god is known as the preserver and protector of the universe and is often depicted with four arms, holding a conch, discus, mace, and lotus flower?

  1. Vishnu

  2. Shiva

  3. Brahma

  4. Indra
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Vishnu is a benevolent Hindu god who is known as the preserver and protector of the universe. He is often depicted with four arms, holding a conch, discus, mace, and lotus flower.

Multiple choice

Which Hindu god is known as the creator of the universe and is often depicted with four heads and four arms, holding a book, a rosary, a water pot, and a sacrificial spoon?

  1. Brahma

  2. Shiva

  3. Vishnu

  4. Indra
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Brahma is a Hindu god who is known as the creator of the universe. He is often depicted with four heads and four arms, holding a book, a rosary, a water pot, and a sacrificial spoon.

Multiple choice

Which Hindu god is known as the destroyer of the universe and is often depicted with a third eye on his forehead, a trident in his hand, and a snake around his neck?

  1. Shiva

  2. Vishnu

  3. Brahma

  4. Indra
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Shiva is a Hindu god who is known as the destroyer of the universe. He is often depicted with a third eye on his forehead, a trident in his hand, and a snake around his neck.

Multiple choice

Which Hindu goddess is known as the goddess of wealth and prosperity and is often depicted as sitting on a lotus flower, holding a pot of gold and a lotus flower?

  1. Lakshmi

  2. Saraswati

  3. Parvati

  4. Durga
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Lakshmi is a Hindu goddess who is known as the goddess of wealth and prosperity. She is often depicted as sitting on a lotus flower, holding a pot of gold and a lotus flower.

Multiple choice

Which Hindu goddess is known as the goddess of knowledge, music, and the arts and is often depicted as playing a veena (a stringed instrument)?

  1. Saraswati

  2. Lakshmi

  3. Parvati

  4. Durga
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Saraswati is a Hindu goddess who is known as the goddess of knowledge, music, and the arts. She is often depicted as playing a veena (a stringed instrument).

Multiple choice

Which Hindu goddess is known as the goddess of love, marriage, and fertility and is often depicted as riding a parrot or a swan?

  1. Parvati

  2. Lakshmi

  3. Saraswati

  4. Durga
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Parvati is a Hindu goddess who is known as the goddess of love, marriage, and fertility. She is often depicted as riding a parrot or a swan.

Multiple choice

Which Jain deity is known as the first Tirthankara and is often depicted as standing in a meditative posture, with a lotus flower beneath his feet?

  1. Rishabhanatha

  2. Parshvanatha

  3. Mahavira

  4. Neminatha
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Rishabhanatha is a Jain deity who is known as the first Tirthankara. He is often depicted as standing in a meditative posture, with a lotus flower beneath his feet.

Multiple choice

Which Jain deity is known as the twenty-third Tirthankara and is often depicted as holding a broom and a dustpan?

  1. Parshvanatha

  2. Rishabhanatha

  3. Mahavira

  4. Neminatha
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Parshvanatha is a Jain deity who is known as the twenty-third Tirthankara. He is often depicted as holding a broom and a dustpan.

Multiple choice

Which Jain deity is known as the last Tirthankara and is often depicted as sitting in a lotus position, with a lion beneath his feet?

  1. Mahavira

  2. Rishabhanatha

  3. Parshvanatha

  4. Neminatha
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Mahavira is a Jain deity who is known as the last Tirthankara. He is often depicted as sitting in a lotus position, with a lion beneath his feet.

Multiple choice

The Hoysala temples are also known for their beautiful sculptures. What is the name of the main deity that is usually worshipped in these temples?

  1. Vishnu

  2. Shiva

  3. Durga

  4. Ganesha
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The main deity that is usually worshipped in Hoysala temples is Vishnu.

Multiple choice

Who is the creator god in Hindu mythology?

  1. Brahma

  2. Vishnu

  3. Shiva

  4. Indra
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Brahma is the creator god in Hindu mythology. He is often depicted as a four-headed god with a white beard and a lotus flower in his hand.

Multiple choice

Which god is known as the preserver in Hindu mythology?

  1. Brahma

  2. Vishnu

  3. Shiva

  4. Indra
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Vishnu is the preserver god in Hindu mythology. He is often depicted as a blue-skinned god with four arms, holding a conch shell, a discus, a mace, and a lotus flower.

Multiple choice

Who is the god of destruction in Hindu mythology?

  1. Brahma

  2. Vishnu

  3. Shiva

  4. Indra
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Shiva is the god of destruction in Hindu mythology. He is often depicted as a white-skinned god with three eyes, a crescent moon on his head, and a snake around his neck.