UNIVERSAL

BROTHERHOOD DAY
VIVEKANANDA KENDRA
VEDIC VISION FOUNDATION
Quiz 2014-15
There will be a total of six
rounds.
For each round one student
from each group will stand up
and answer the questions
The sixth round is the final
round which is the rapid fire
round
INSTRUCTIONS
Round 1
INTRODUCTION

3 questions for each group,
time = 30 seconds,
+ 20 for each right ans.
Transfer round =10 seconds
and +5 bonus for correct answer,
No ve marks (60 MARKS)
GROUP 1
Q1. Name this place...
which in ancient India was
known by the name
once the
land of sage Parashara's
hermitage
GROUP 2
Q1. Krishna : Panchjanya
Arjuna : ..............
GROUP 3
Q1.Three characters are
present in both the Ramayana
and Mahabharata...
GROUP 4
Q1.Krishna goes on Garuda with
Satyabhama at his side to kill
the evil Narakasura, to his
kingdom as he had conquered
and imprisoned Indra. Name
Narakasura's kingdom.
GROUP 1
Q2. Asvattama, son of
Drona, was King of....?
GROUP 2
Q2. What was Queen Kunti's
real name?
GROUP 3
Q2. How are the two famed
teachers Acarya Drona and Kripa
are related to each other
GROUP 4
Q2.What is the Veda Vyasa's
real name?
GROUP 1
Q3. Who changed rober
Valmiki into sage
Valmiki for good?
GROUP 2
Q3. How many slokas were
in original Ramayana (written
first by Valmiki )
GROUP 3
Q3.How many chapters are in
Ramayanam ( kandams) ?
list them ?
GROUP 4
Q3.In which Yuga,
Ramayana happened?
Round 2
RAMAYANA
4 questions for each group,
time = 20 seconds,
+ 25 for each right answer.
Transfer round =5 seconds
and +10 bonus for correct ans,
5 marks for incorrect
ans.(100 marks)
GROUP 1
Q1 Which Vamsha did
Dasharatha belong to?
GROUP 2
Q1 What is the nakshatra in
which Sri Ramachandra was
born?
Q1. Whom did Sri
Ramachandra kill first?
a)Taataka b) Subahu
c)Maricha d)Vaali
GROUP 3
GROUP 4
Q1. Who is the father of
Raavana?
1. Mahaa Raavana
2. Kashyapa
Muni
3. Vishravas Muni
4.
Sundopasundara
GROUP 1
Q2. In which Ashrama did
Vishwamitra, Rama,
Lakshmana stay on their
way to kill Daithyas?
GROUP 2
Q2. Who was Lakshmanas
mother?
GROUP 3
Q2. How many children did
King Dasaratha have ?
GROUP 4
Q2.. Who reminded
Hanuman of his power?
GROUP 1
Q3.What were the names of
Lakshmanas and Bharatas
wives?
GROUP 2
Q3. Who is the mother and
father of Hanumanji?
GROUP 3
Q3. Name two foreign
countries which have their
own version of Ramayana ?
GROUP 4
Q3. What were the names of
Sugrivas and Valis wives?
GROUP 1
Q4. What was Kumbakarnas
curse? Who cursed him?
GROUP 2
Q4. In which state and near
which river is Panchavati
located in modern India?
GROUP 3
Q4. Who was Sampathi?
What was Sampatis role in
Ramayana?
GROUP 4
Q4. In what way Ravana
carried Sita ? Whom did she
see on the way and what did
she throw down to them?
Round 3
MAHABHARATA
4 questions for each group,
time =15 seconds,
+ 30 for each right ans
Transfer round = 2 seconds only once
and +15 bonus for correct ans,
10 marks for incorrect ans.(120 marks)
GROUP 1
Q1. The Pandavas, after
escaping from the house of lac
took refuge in a Brahmin's
house, in a village where
Bheema kills the evil demon
Bakasura. Name the village
GROUP 2
Q1.Name the forest in which
the whole narration of
Mahabharata took place
GROUP 3
Q1. During Kurukshetra war, the
chariot of Yudhishthira was
always about four inches
above the ground, but on one
occasion it sank back to the
ground when he told a Lie to
Drona. What was that lie?
GROUP 4
Q1. Who was bestowed with the
unique vision to narrate the
happenings of the war to King
Dhritarashtra?
GROUP 1
Q2. How many divisions or
parvas are there in the
Mahabharata
GROUP 2
Q2.How many children did
King Dritasastra have?
GROUP 3
Q2.Abhimanyu, the son of
Arjuna and Subhadra, was
killed while trying to break into
a vyuha (army formation).
Which vyuha was it?
GROUP 4
Q2.Bhagavat Gita is presented
in the Mahabharata as a
conversation between two
people. Name them.
GROUP 1
Q3. King Pandu was cursed by
which sage?
Sage Kindama Sage Durvasa
Viswamitra
Agasthya
GROUP 2
Q3. Karna,Yudhisthira, Bhima, and Arjuna
were born to Kunti through 4 Gods. Name
them in sequence
Surya, Indra,Varuna
and Indra
Vayu,Yama, Surya
and Indra
Yama, Surya, Indra
and Vayu
Surya,Yama,Vayu
and Indra.
GROUP 3
Q3. Which Pandava vowed to kill the
evil Dushasana and drink his blood
when he molested Draupadi?
Sahadeva Arjuna
Nakula
Bheemasena
GROUP 4
Q3. Who was the son of
Dhritarashtra, but not born of
Gandhari
GROUP 1
Q4. In which parva or division
of Mahabharata is the
Bhagavat gita
GROUP 2
Q4.For how many days did
the Kurukshetra war
continue.
GROUP 3
Q4.Who was Suyodhana and
what was his other name?
GROUP 4
Q4. What was the original
name of Karna?
Vidura Suryaputra
Janamejaya Vasusena
Round 4
VISUAL ROUND
3 questions for each group,
time allotted 10 seconds,
+40 for each correct answer,
-5 for wrong answer
and -5 for not answering.
No transfer round. (120 marks)
DESCRIBE THE INCIDENT AND
IDENTIFY CHARACTERS
GROUP 1
IDENTIFY THE PAINTING STYLE
AND WHAT INCIDENT IT IS
GROUP 2
IDENTIFY THE ART FORM AND
WHAT INCIDENT IT IS
GROUP 3
IDENTIFY THE ART FORM AND
WHERE IT IS PERFORMED
GROUP 4
IDENTIFY THE PICTURE AND WHERE
THIS IS SITUATED

GROUP 1
in which country is this dance
form performed
GROUP 2
IDENTIFY THE DANCE AND WHAT IS
THE SPECIALITY YOU NOTICE

GROUP 3
IDENTIFY THE ART FORM AND THE
INCIDENT THAT IS PORTRAYED
GROUP 4
IDENTIFY THE ART FORM AND
WHERE IT IS PERFORMED

GROUP 1
IDENTIFY THE PAINTING AND
WHO HAS DRAWN IT
GROUP 2
IDENTIFY THE PERSON AND WHAT IS
HIS CONTRIBUTION
GROUP 3
THE WOMAN WHO WROTE
RAMAYANA AND IN WHICH
LANGUAGE
GROUP 4
Round 5
POUNCE ROUND
Total 15 questions of 10 marks
each.
No negative marks.
Question goes to the group
which raise their CARD first.
No transfer
POUNCE ROUND
Q1. Mahabharata:
Name the two sons of Maadri.
POUNCE ROUND
Q2. Ramayana:
HOW DID HANUMAN COME TO BE
CALLED HANUMAN?
POUNCE ROUND
Q3. Mahabharata:
Who was Bheeshmaka?
POUNCE ROUND
Q4. Mahabharata:
Name the two brothers of
Bheesma.
POUNCE ROUND
Q5. Ramayana:
What did Hanuman give as
momentum to Sita from Lord
Ram?
POUNCE ROUND
Q6. Ramayana:
Ayodhya used to be the capital
of which kingdom?
POUNCE ROUND
Q7. Mahabharata:
What was the name of Arjunas
bow?
POUNCE ROUND
Q8. Ramayana:
Who was Manthara?.
POUNCE ROUND
Q9. Mahabharata:
Bheema had a son named
....... whose mother was a
demoness by the
name..........
POUNCE ROUND
Q10. Ramayana:
In which direction did
Hanumanjis search party
go to search for Sita?
POUNCE ROUND
Q11. Mahabharata:
Who cursed King Parikshit that he
would die of snake bite?
POUNCE ROUND
Q12. Ramayana:
Who fought with Ravana when he
was carrying away Sita?
POUNCE ROUND
Q13. Mahabharata:
Who was the teacher of Karna?
POUNCE ROUND
Q14. Ramayana:
Which mountain appeared from
the ocean requesting Hanuman to
rest?

POUNCE ROUND
Q15. Mahabharata:
Who was the great grandfather of
the Kauravas and Pandavas?
Round 6
RAPID FIRE ROUND
Total 6 questions for each group
+15 marks for each correct
answer.
No negative marking.
(90 marks)
RAPID FIRE ROUND
GROUP A
Q1. What is the favourite food of
Hanuman?
RAPID FIRE ROUND
GROUP A
Q2. Who was the mother of Bhishma?
RAPID FIRE ROUND
GROUP A
Q3. In the Ramayana, who took the
form of Mayamriga to tempt Sita?
RAPID FIRE ROUND
GROUP A
Q4. In the Mahabharata, who
cursed Krishna that he would be
killed by a hunter in the forest?
RAPID FIRE ROUND
GROUP A
Q5. Who re-incarnated with the sole
intention of killing Bheeshma?
RAPID FIRE ROUND
GROUP A
Q6. What is the name of Ramayana
in Hindi? Who is the author
RAPID FIRE ROUND
GROUP B
Q1. What is the Ramayana in Tamil?
Who wrote it?
RAPID FIRE ROUND
GROUP B
Q2. What was the name of prince
Abhimanyus wife?
RAPID FIRE ROUND
GROUP B
Q3. What is the name of the forest in
which Sugreeva and Vali ruled?
RAPID FIRE ROUND
GROUP B
Q4. What name did Draupadi
assume during her stay with
pandavas in King Viratas palace?
RAPID FIRE ROUND
GROUP B
Q5. Which devotee of Sri Ram did
Hanuman meet in the city of Lanka?
RAPID FIRE ROUND
GROUP B
Q6. Name one vice and addiction
of the virtuous King Yudhisthira
RAPID FIRE ROUND
GROUP C
Q1. What was the original name of
sage Viswamitra? Which famous
mantra did he compose?
RAPID FIRE ROUND
GROUP C
Q2. Who was the husband of
Shakuntala?
RAPID FIRE ROUND
GROUP C
Q3. Who was the last
commander-in -chief of the
Kaurava army in the Kurukshetra
battle?
RAPID FIRE ROUND
GROUP C
Q4. What did Hanuman use to
burn down the city of Lanka?
RAPID FIRE ROUND
GROUP C
Q5. Who became the King of
Hastinapur after the battle ?
RAPID FIRE ROUND
GROUP C
Q6. Who was the husband of
Subhadra?
RAPID FIRE ROUND
GROUP D
Q1. What was the name of
Vishnu when he measured the
three worlds with 3 steps?
RAPID FIRE ROUND
GROUP D
Q2. Who was the grandson of
Arjuna?
RAPID FIRE ROUND
GROUP D
Q3 Who is Deva Guru and who is
Asura Guru?
RAPID FIRE ROUND
GROUP D
Q4. What was the name of King
Dhritasastras mother?
RAPID FIRE ROUND
GROUP D
Q5. Under whose architectural
skill was the Rama Setu
constructed
RAPID FIRE ROUND
GROUP D
Q6. Name the river which flows
through Ayodhya.