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UGC NET December 2020 History (Shift-II)
Icons of which of the following deities are shown carrying a plough?
AVasudeva
BSamkarshana ✓ Correct
CPradyumna
DAniruddha
Correct answer: (B) Samkarshana — The deity carrying a plough is Samkarshana, so the answer is Samkarshana.
Explanation
★The deity carrying a plough is Samkarshana, so the answer is Samkarshana.
★Samkarshana is another name of Balarama, the elder brother of Krishna.
★He is shown carrying a plough, the hala, as his characteristic weapon.
★For this he is also called Halayudha, the one with the plough as a weapon.
★Vasudeva, Pradyumna and Aniruddha are the other Vrishni heroes worshipped with him.
★So the deity shown carrying a plough is Samkarshana.
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