UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Vijay govt. moves SC on row over lighting of lamp on hill

Q1. The Madras High Court's order in the Thirupparankundram Karthigai Deepam dispute directed the lamp-lighting to be carried out by the Arulmigu Subramaniya Swamy Temple Devasthanam. Under which authority is this temple administered?

  • A. Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department
  • B. Tamil Nadu Waqf Board
  • C. Archaeological Survey of India
  • D. Union Ministry of Culture

Q2. The Arupadai Veedu, of which Thirupparankundram is reckoned as the first, comprises how many sacred abodes of Lord Murugan?

  • A. Four
  • B. Five
  • C. Six
  • D. Seven

Q3. In the context of the Thirupparankundram dispute, the term 'Deepathoon' refers precisely to which one of the following?

  • A. The ancient stone lamp-pillar atop the hill on which the Karthigai Deepam is lit
  • B. The innermost sanctum sanctorum of the Subramaniya Swamy Temple
  • C. The entire annual Karthigai festival observed in the Tamil month of Karthigai
  • D. The adjacent dargah structure on the hill