Ramayana Quiz
72Today, Apri 3, is Ramnavami, the day when Ram, the hero of the great Sanskrit epic, Ramayana, was born. How well do you know your Ramayana? Find out in this quiz.
1. Ram was the son of:
a. Sumitra b. Kausalya c. Kaikeyi d. Kunti
2. Lakshman's wife's name was:
a. Janaki b. Urmila c. Mandodari d. Draupadi
3. Bali was killed by:
a. Sugreev b. Hanuman c. Ravan d. Ram
4. The divine bow of Shiv at king Janak's palace was broken by:
a. Ravan b. Parasuram c. Lakshman d. Ram
5. Tulsidas wrote his Ramcharitmanas in:
a. Avadhi b. Bhojpuri c. Brajbhasha d. Maithili
6. The Tamil Ramayan was written by:
a. Bharatidasan b. Subrahmanyabharati c. Kamban d. Kannagi
7. Who attacked Ravan while he was flying away with Sita to Lanka?
a. Hanuman b. Jatayu c. Vibhishan d. Bali
8. Ram met Sugreev and Hanuman in which mountain?
a. Himalay b. Vindhya c. Kishkinda d. Aravalli
9. To which royal clan did Ram belong?
a. Suryavanshi b. Ikshavaku c. Kuru d. Panchaka
10. Which brother of Ravan joined forces with Ram?
a. Kumbhakarna b. Indrajit c. Vibhishan d. Prasenjit
11. On whose advice did Ravan agree to spare Hanuman and set him free after setting alight his tail?
a. Indrajit b. Mandodari c. Vibhishan d. Kumbhakarna
12. Who was Bali's son?
a. Hanuman b. Jambhavan c. Angad d. Sugreev
13. What was the name of Jatayu's brother?
a. Sampati b. Virbhadra c. Garuda d. Chitrasen
14. On the banks of which river is Ayodhya situated?
a. Ganga b. Yamuna c. Godavari d. Sarayu
15. Who killed Indrajit?
a. Vishwamitra b. Dasharat c. Lakshman d. Ram
16. What is the name of Lav's brother?
a. Kush b. Abhimanyu c. Prahlad d. Shatrugna
17. How many years did Ram spend in vanvas?
a. 20 b. 15 c. 14 d. 10
18. Where did Ravan keep Sita after bringing her to Lanka?
a. In his palace b. In a temple c. In Ashok Vatika d. In his prison
19. What is the name of Ravan's vehicle which could fly through air?
a. Pushpak viman b. Panchajanya c. Indrasan d. Garudavithi
20. Ravan was also a skilled:
a. Dancer b. Musician c. Sculptor d. Painter
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1.b (Kausalya) 2.b (Urmila) 3.d (Ram) 4.d (Ram) 5.a (Avadhi) 6.c (Kamban) 7.b (Jatayu) 8.c (Kishkinda) 9.b (Ikshavaku) 10.c (Vibhishan) 11.c (Vibhishan) 12.c (Angad) 13.a (Sampati) 14.d (Saryu) 15.c (Lakshman) 16.a (Kush) 17.c (14) 18.c (In Ashok Vatika) 19.a (Pushpak viman) 20. b (Musician)
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Deplorable. You have probably never read the Ramayan. It is high time you did so. Try Rajagopalachari's version which is available in Tamil, Hindi and English.
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Good. There are several versions of the Ramayan, in many languages. You might want to study the version in your vernacular language.
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What was the name of Hanuman's son?
An interesting question, Kathy, considering that Hanuman is one of the most celebrated brahmachari (celibate) in Indian mythology.
But there is a story in Patal Ramayan, an aside story in Ramayan, that Hanuman actually meets his own son Makardwaj while on a mission to rescue Ram and Lakshman who had been kidnapped by Mahiravana.
The story of Makardwaj, Hanuman's son, is as follows:
While Hanuman was flying across the ocean to reach Lanka, a drop of his sweat (must have been semen technically) dropped down into the ocean and was swallowed by a fish. It then became pregnant with this semen (or sweat).
This fish was later caught by fishermen from Mahiravan's country and send to the palace kitchen. When the fish was cut open for cooking, the cooks found a fully-formed, beautiful child within it. They immediately took it to Mahiravan, who ordered that it be brought up with all care and affection.
This child was named Makardwaj and grew up to be powerful and handsome, so much so that even Hanuman was hard put to defeat him in hand combat.
So that is the story of Makardwaj, Hanuman's son.
itz quite gud...
very bad
WHAT WAS THE SON NAME OF LAKSHMANA IN RAMAYAN?
dont be angry
angadan andchandrakethu
@Julaha: I respect to your knowledge and interest in greatest epic like Ramayana. But I am absolutely unhappy with you logic or imagination regarding word you have used in Makardhwaj's birth story ["drop of his sweat (must have been s***n technically) dropped"]. Please don't use kaliyug's cheap things and logics into Ramayana or such epic. If you can't accept anything technically, let it be. But please don't put your own assumptions as logic, which are actually very very much disappointing.
i completely agree with Mukesh...itzzz because of guyz lyk u(Julaha)zats sacred fact are being ...... by the new generation.
ihave a great intrest on ramayan from childhood
i love very much ramayan
All these "assumptions as logic" is ruining the real thing. If you cannot translate please dont do that.
ramayan tells us that how to behave
its really nice learning about this ramayana quiz i am too very happy about this i am requesting u all people to give still more questions and improve our brains thanks a lot
never understood the logic of sending your son to vanvaas on the advice of a house maid and then the same son on returning from exile throws out his wife on the hearsay ofanother maid only to proove he is very honourable king. never gave the lady a chance to proove her innocence.
VERY GOOD QUESTIONS,IT WILL GIVES A LOT OF INFORMATION AND I GOT 17 OUT OF 20
nice question huh ..
the quiz is good
it was exellent it enriched my knowledge keep ask that kind of questions
those who don't hav trust in our lord ram's story , they are truly demons and they hav no value of living any more
I agree with HKS "If you cannot translate please dont do that." or else the knowledge sharing would have been good
Mr Mk, u knew nothing about Ramayan, nor me... in fact, many of the present generations... those who knew never had time or chance to share the same to the unknown... so I advice you, without knowing anything don't comment on it...
Thanks for this portal, it's been a very good platform to get connected with many knowledged and enthusiastic people about our epics.. and share what we have, learn what we don't know I admire this attempt of the site owner & the people working on it, & my fellow people looking into this pages.
No one needs to prove their sincerity before their own people, for the others knew what we are... no one needs to prove themselves before those who don't "WANT to believe", because they will not agree with us anyways... so, Sita need not prove herself... &both Ram & Sita are aware of this same thought... they need not tell it out... ok Mr. MK? this answers your last point... & regarding your other point, Mandhara, so called maid was once beaten by some child when they were playing and when she was in same street... she mistook the kid for Ram, as he was also one of the kid playing there... & she felt to take revenge from then... this way, she took that chance when Lord Ram was supposed to b made the king...THIS SAYS, WHETHER IT'S LORD OR LAYMAN, ONE MUST SUFFER FOR THE MISTAKE THEY COMMIT...now, Kaikeyi is a step-mother for Ram, so she felt the logic Mandhara was saying is correct...now one must realize that what others saying may always not be good to us, so we should NOT LISTEN TO OUTSIDERS OR LET THEM INTERFERE IN OUR PERSONAL MATTERS... THIS IS A LESSON FOR PEOPLE ON HOW TO LIVE, FROM KAIKEYI'S BEHAVIOR.... & now Dasaradh, though didn't like to send out Ram, had to agree for Kaikeyi's conditions, as he has to keep his promises... this says, whatever the trouble may be, ONE MUST KEEP HIS WORDS AND PROMISES.... This way, Lord Ram is sent to forests...okay? This is not an explanation to your irresponsible questions but a knowledge share for illerterates on Ramayan, who don't know anything on these concepts are not sure how to interpret the epics... From the above said little examples, we can understand that RAMAYAN teaches us how to live, & Lord Ram showed it to all of us practically.
RAMA RAMA JAYA RAJA RAMA RAMA RAMA JAYA SITA RAMA; HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE
According to legend, the poet who wrote the Ramayana was originally a thief. One day he tried to rob a sadhu, who of course owned nothing. The sadhu gave him a mantra: "Mara" (evil). Valmiki liked it and kept repeating it, and he gradually became a better person. Then he realized that when he was saying "mara mara mara" he was also saying "rama rama rama." He then wrote the Ramayana in honor of the god who had changed his life.
in all the epic i love Ramayana i become very happy when i listen Ramayana
how much time sita stayed in ashok vatika?
ramayan is not only ann interesting storybut also shows a perfect way to knw abt lord shri hari...
luv these sngs, Akshat Shukla , narmada liked your inputs. Ramdevsinh shinol... it was for 10 months
If u also display answers,,,, it;s better...
rama met sugreev and hanuman at the RISHIMUKAM MOUNTAIN! not kishkinda.... kiskinda is the kingdom that belonged to sugreev but was controlled by his brother bali so sugreev and his army took refuge in rishimukam mountain where ram met them and helped sugreev defeat bali and return kishkinda back to sugreev!!!! (question 8 is wrong)
DR A mishra 3 years ago
Excellent compilation ! ! Thanks !