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Mahabharata - The Epic
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Mahabharata - The Epic

The Mahabharata is a popular epic in India and highly revered in Hinduism. In the story there are popular characters such as Karna, Duryadhan, Arjun and Krishna. It is respected as a sacred book in Hinduism.

Pandu and Dhritarastra were the two princes of the state of Hastinapur. Pandu became the king as Dhritarastra was born blind. The five sons of Pandu were together called Pandavas, and the hundred sons of Dhritarastra were called the Kauravas.

Kunti was the wife of Pandu and the mother of the Pandavas, whilst Gandhari was the devoted wife of Dhritarashtra. She put a bandage to her own eyes in sympathy with her husband who was blind. Dushashana and Duryadhan were the most famous among the hundred sons of Dhritarashtra.

1 .
Who was the mother of Karna?
Sita
Kunti
Radha
Uttara
Kunti was the mother of Karna, while Radha was his foster mother
2 .
Who won the war of Kurukshetra?
The Pandavas
The Indians
The Kauravas
The British
The Pandavas defeated the Kauravas in the epic war. Shri Krishna was the charioteer of Arjuna, who was one of the Pandavas
3 .
Who was the father of Bhishma?
Shantanu
Krishna
Narad
Shiva
Shantanu was a Kuru king of Hastinapura. He was a descendant of the Bharata race, of the lunar dynasty and the ancestor of the Pandavas and the Kauravas. He was the youngest son of King Pratipa of Hastinapura and had been born in the latter's old age
4 .
Whom did Gandhari curse after the war described in the Mahabharata?
Bheem
Arjun
Judhisthir
Krishna
If Krishna wanted, he could have stopped the war. But he did not do so, which resulted in the complete annihilation of the Kauravas. In a fit of rage, Gandhari cursed Krishna that his dynasty would fall as had the dynasty of the Kauravas
5 .
Who was the wife of Dhritarashtra?
Sita
Kunti
Satarupa
Gandhari
Gandhari was the loyal wife who blindfolded herself for life just because her husband was blind. I hope that you did not select Satarupa. Satarupa is the name of my fiancée!
6 .
Karna was the blessed son of which celestial body?
The Moon
Jupiter
The Sun
Saturn
While still unmarried, Kunti was blessed that she could bear the son of any deity. In order to try the authenticity of the boon, she called upon the Sun god. But when she gave birth to Karna, she was so scared that she set the baby Karna afloat on a boat and deserted him. Soon after, he was found by Radha, who became his foster mother
7 .
Ashwatthama was the son of who?
Dussashan
Dronacharya
Bhishma
Duryadhan
Ashwatthama was known to be blessed by Lord Shiva and was considered to be undefeated. He was one of the few who was not defeated in the war of Kurukshetra. He fought for the Kauravas
8 .
What was the true name of Bhishma?
Karna
Arjuna
Devabrata
Pallove
Bhishma (also known as Pitamha) is one of the prime characters of Mahabharata
9 .
Who was the writer of the Mahabharata?
Ved Vyas
Valmiki
Shri Krishna
Rama
Ved Vyas is credited with the authority of the Mahabharata
10 .
What was the actual reason for the War of Kurukshetra?
Shakuni's treachery
Infatuation of Duryadhan and Karna for Draupadi
Yudhisthir's greed
Draupadi's vanity
It is seen in both the Ramyana and the Mahabharata that infatuation for another person's spouse leads to destruction. In the Ramayana, it was Surpanakha's and Ravana's infatuation for Rama and Sita respectively that led to the war. Similarly, in the Mahabharata, it was Duryodhan's and Karna's infatuation for Draupadi - not just infatuation but also anger after being rejected by Draupadi at her swayambar (the occasion when she chose her husband from amongst her many suitors)

 

Author:  Siddarth Bhattacharjee

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