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| Test your Knowledge -- Ramayana | |||||||||
| QUESTION 1. Which dynasty did Lord Rama belong to? |  |
ANSWER Ikshvaaku Dynasty. | |||||||
| QUESTION 2. What was the name of the father of Dashratha? | The answer is on the right. | ANSWER Aja | |||||||
| QUESTION 3. Name the wives of the four brothers - Rama , Lakshmana, Bharata and Shatrughna. | The answer is on the right. | ANSWER
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| QUESTION 4. Who were the parents of Ravana? | The answer is on the right. | ANSWER
Vishrava and Pushpotkata. Kumbhakarna was also their son. Other siblings, Vibhishana, Khara and Shoorpanakha were born from different mothers. | |||||||
| QUESTION 5. Manthara was a gandharvi in her previous birth. She was ordered by Brahma to take human birth with the sole purpose of creating doubt and discontent so that Lord Rama is sent to the forest to eventually kill Ravana. What was the name of the gandharvi? |
The answer is on the right. | ANSWER The gandharvi was called Dundhubhi. | |||||||
| QUESTION 6. Who was the brother of Jataayu? | 
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ANSWER Sampaati. He was the elder brother of Jataayu. | |||||||
| QUESTION 7. Raavana used his Maayavi powers to turn invisible and attack Lord Rama and Lakshmana. Subsequently, the two brothers were badly injured in battle. Someone sent an eye-potion to enable the brothers to see through the veneer of invisibility. Who sent the eye-potion? | The answer is on the right. | ANSWER Kubera. | |||||||
| QUESTION 8. During the final battle against Raavana, Lord Rama was on a chariot. Whose chariot was it? Who was the charioteer? |
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ANSWER It was Indra's chariot.
The charioteer was also Indra's. His name was Maatali. | |||||||
| QUESTION 9. After defeating Raavana, Rama returned to Ayodhya in the Pushpaka vimaana. He did not keep it, instead gave it away. To whom did he give the Pushpak vimaana. |
The answer is on the right | ANSWER He gave the vimaana to Kubera. The pushpak vimaana was actually Kubera's and was looted as booty when Raavana defeated him. Thus, Rama returned it to the original owner. | |||||||
| QUESTION 10. Who were the four ministers of Sugreeva. | The answer is on the right. | ANSWER
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