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The Judgement Seat of Vikramaditya Questions & Answers
Question 1: When did King Vikramaditya reign in India?
Answer: King Vikramaditya reigned in India about two thousand years ago.
Question 2: Was King Vikramaditya a good warrior?
Answer: Yes, true to his name, Vikramaditya, which means ‘son of valour’, was a mighty warrior.
Question 3: What did the village boys do in the jungle?
Answer: In the jungle, the village boys brought their cattle to graze there and they played in the area while tending their animals.
Question 4: Why was the throne called the simhasana or lion-seat?
Answer: The throne was known as the simhasana or lion-seat because its twelve legs of solid stone were carved in the shape of winged lions.
Question 5: What did the boys observe after sitting on the mound?
Answer: The boys observed that whoever sat on the mound, whether bright or dull, spoke in a sensible manner.
Question 6: Why did grown-ups come to the mound?
Answer: The grown-ups came to the mound to have their cases decided by a boy sitting on the mound.
Question 7: What was special about the mound?
Answer: The special about the mound was that the great king, Vikramaditya’s simhasana was under that mound. It was Vikramaditya’s mind that spoke through the lips of a boy.
Question 8: Why did the king declare, ‘I am not worthy’?
Answer: When the king sat on the simhasana, hoping to be wise as King Vikramaditya, he sprang up in fright. The winged lions talked to him and asked him if he was worthy enough to occupy that seat. They also asked that had he never taken that which did not belong to him. The king then realised that he did not deserve that seat because ma a time he had done what was wrong to make himself worthy and powerful and declared that he was not worthy.
Question 9: What happened to the judgement seat?
Answer: As the king declared that he was not worthy of the seat, the lions spread out their wings and carried the judgement seat up into the sky and soon went out of sight.
Question 10: Why were the boys worthy to sit on the mound covering the simhasana?
Answer: The boys were worthy to sit on the mound covering the simhasana because the sin had not yet entered their lives.
Question 11: Choose the correct option to complete the sentence:
1. Vikramaditya is known in history as a
(a) famous poet.
(b) wise Judge.
(c) wealthy man.
2. The king could not sit on the simhasana because his
(a) heart was not pure.
(b) legs were too long.
(c) courtiers were against him.
3. The village boys played their game every day because
(a) their elders told them to do it.
(b) they were tired of their work.
(c) they liked the game.
4. No sooner had the king sit on the throne than he began to
(a) smile with joy.
(b) shiver with fear.
(c) talk like a wise man.
So, these were the Questions & Answers.