The Hindu Calendar

_____ was formulated to determine the position of the planets and stars in the past.

The hindu calendar was based on

• Movement of earth around the sun

• Position of the moon around the earth

• Movement of moon around the earth

• Movement of moon around the zodiac

Hindu calendar is called

Zodiac is also called the raashis

• True

• False

___ is celebrated to mark the beginning of the Sun's journey in the northern solstice.

• Makara Sankrā

• Uttarāyana

• Daksināyana

Kumbhamelā is celebrated on

• Amāvāsyā

• Pūrnimā

There are ___ nakshatras

A day is divided into ___ horās.

• 3

• 7

• 24

• 27

Lunar month is the duration of__

• Time taken by the moon to complete one revolution around the eart

• 15 days

• Time period between full moon and new moon.

Vaikuntha-ekādasi is celebrated on ___ lunar day

• 1st

• 8th

• 9th

• 11th