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.
The sacred journey of Lord Jagannath is traditionally undertaken onward to which divine shrine?
- A.
Jagannath Temple
- B.
Subhadra Temple
- C.
Balabhadra Temple
- D.
Gundicha Temple
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Correct answer: D
Answer: Gundicha Temple
Explanation: The passage describes a sacred journey that goes from the Jagannath Temple to a divine shrine and explicitly names that shrine as the Gundicha Temple.
The deities are taken from the Jagannath Temple to the divine shrine called the Gundicha Temple.
They stay at the Gundicha Temple for nine days before returning, confirming it is the destination of the outward journey.