Comprehension: Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow…
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Comprehension:
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow :
Odisha has colourful fairs and festivals and are as numerous as the days of the year. The sacred journey of Lord Jagannath with brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra from the Jagannath Temple to the divine shrine called the Gundicha Temple is known as the Car Festival or the Rath Yatra. On this occasion, the deities adorn three chariots named Nandigosha, Taladhwaja and Darpadalana respectively. They stay in the divine shrine for nine days and then return to the Jagannath Temple. This journey is called Bahuda Jatra. This grand festival of Odisha is visited by lakhs of devotees from India and abroad who pull the sacred chariots from the Jagannath Temple to the Gundicha Temple and back on a broad road called Badadanda. The festival begins from the second day of Shukla Paksha (bright half) in the month of Ashadha (June-July) every year. This festival of Lord Jagannath, who is worshipped as the Lord of the Universe, is celebrated not only in Puri, but also in many other places in India and abroad.
What are the names of the deities who accompany Lord Jagannath in the Rath Yatra?
- A.
Subhadra and Balabhadra
- B.
Balabhadra and Shiva
- C.
Subhadra and Hidimba
- D.
Balabhadra and Hidimba
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Correct answer: A
Answer: Subhadra and Balabhadra.
Explanation:
The passage states that the sacred journey is a journey of Lord Jagannath with brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra to the Gundicha Temple.
Because the passage explicitly names Balabhadra and Subhadra as his brother and sister who accompany him, those are the correct deities named in the Rath Yatra.
Other names listed in the passage (such as the three chariots: Nandigosha, Taladhwaja and Darpadalana) describe the festival but do not change who accompanies Lord Jagannath.