test71-210.txt

  1. 71. Before talking to Sita, how did Hanuman communicate his presense to her ?
    a)
    b)
    c)
    d)
    c.by hiding on the tree and speaking of Rama
  2. 72. With which astra did Indrajit subdue Hanuman during Hanuman's first visit to Lanka ?



    D) Brahmastra
  3. 73. Who told Hanuman the story of his birth and encouraged him to make the migthy leap to Lanka



    B) Jambavan
  4. 74. On the bank of which river was Ayodhya ?



    B) Sarayu
  5. 75. Why is Ganga sometimes referred to as Jahnavi



    A) Becuase Sage Jahnu had swalled her once in a single gulp
  6. 76. Why did Lava and Kusa had to fight with Rama's Army



    B) because they had captured the "Asvamedha" hosrse
  7. 77. After Lakshmana chpped off Surpanaka's nose, to whom did she run for immediate help



    C) To Khara & Dhshana
  8. 78. What was the noble tradiion, which Kaikeyi referred to while asking for her boons ?



    C) The tradition of not breaking a promise
  9. 79. Whom did Hanuman mistake for Sita in Ravana's palace



    C) Mandodari
  10. 80. Name the rakshashi whose mouth Hanuman entered on the way to Lanka



    A) Surasa
  11. 81. To whom did Sugriva assign the task of mustering the Vanara forces ?



    D) Nala
  12. 82. Why did Sugriva request Rama to pierce any of the secen Sala trees with his arrow



    C) To be convinced that Rama was more powerful than Vali
  13. 83. What advice did Maricha give to Ravan when he revleaed the paln of abducting Sita



    D) Not to act on it
  14. 84. Why did Sita ask Lakshman to go in search Rama ?



    B) Because she thought that it was Rama who cried out in distress
  15. 85. What did Sita do when she saw five monkeys on a mountain peak



    B) She threw down her ornamants
  16. 86. Where did Lava and Kusa narrate the story of Rama



    D) In the court of Rama
  17. 87. At whose behest did Valmiki write the Ramayana



    D) Narada
  18. 88. Name the bow which Parasurama asked Rama to String



    B) Bow of Vishnu
  19. 89. Whom did Dasaratha send to fech rama to Kaikeyi's palace



    D) Sumantra
  20. 90. Who forbade Sita from wearing garments made of bark before leaving for the forest



    D) Vasihta and Dasaratha
  21. 91. Whose ashram was situation on te confluence of Ganga and Yamuna



    B) Sage Bharadwaja's
  22. 92. Who was the mother of Hanuman



    D) Anjana
  23. 93. In what disguese did Hanuman first meet Rama ?



    D) A Brahmana
  24. 94. Why did dasaratha kill Sravan Kumar



    A) Because he mistook him for an animal at a waterhole
  25. 95. On which river was Chitrakuta situated ?



    A) Mandakini
  26. 96.On which river was Panchaai situated



    A) Godavari
  27. 97. What was the boon given to Ravana by Brahma ?



    D) There would be no harm from any other human being
  28. 98.Why did Sage Jahnu drink up Ganga



    C) He was angry because she had flooded his sacrifice.
  29. 99. Name Bharata's wife ?



    A) Mandavi
  30. 100. Who performed the funeral of Jatayu ?



    C) Lord Rama
  31. 101. Who showed the garments and ornaments thrown by Sita while Ravana was abducting her ?



    C) Hanuman
  32. 102. From where did Bharata rule his kingdom after returning from Chitrakuta ?



    A) Nandigrama
  33. 103. From Where did King Sagara rule ?



    A) Ayodhya
  34. 104. Who was Mahiravana's father ?



    D) Ravana
  35. 105. Who killed Kumbakrana in the war ?



    A) Rama
  36. 106. In the Asoka Grove, when Ravan produced the head of Rama, who assured Sita thta it was not a real one ?



    D) Sarama
  37. 107. During the war, with whom did Ravana fight a wrestling duel



    C) Lakshmana and Rama
  38. 108. Who killed Akampana (he took the message of Khara Dhushan's death to Lanka) in the battle of Lanka ?



    A) Rama
  39. 109. What animals were yoked to Ravana's chariot when he visited Panchavati



    A) Mules
  40. 110. what animals/birds were yoked to Rama's chariot when He returned to Ayodhya in Pushpaka Vimana ?



    A) Swan
  41. 111. To whom did Rama send the Pushpaka Chariot after returning to Ayodhya in it ?



    B) Kubera (Ravana's Step Brother - son of Vishrava)
  42. 112. What was the major role played by Sushena in Lanka



    D) He was a physician
  43. 113. Who told Rama to build an ashram in Panchavati



    C) Sage Agsatya
  44. 114. When Bharata reached the bank of Ganga along wit his army who directed him to Bharadwaja's ashram



    D) Guha
  45. 115. Which tree did lakshman climb to have a clear view of Bharata's army



    A) A Sal Tree
  46. 116. At Chirakuta, who propounded the theory of atheism to Rama



    D) Jabali
  47. 117. How did Ravana threten Sita in case she refused to accept him ?



    B) That he would eat her up as a morning meal
  48. 118.Why did Rama get angry with Sagara (ocean) ?



    A) Sagara did not make way for Rama to cross over to Lanka in spite of Rama's prayers for 3 days
  49. 119.Who killed Dundubhi



    A) Vali
  50. 120. What was Anasuya's (Sage Ari's wife) gift to Sita



    B) Clothes that would never soil, flowers that would be ever fresh and oils and scented pastes that would never be exausted
  51. 121. How many sloaks in Ramayana



    D) 24,000
  52. 122. Where did Rama meet Guha



    D) Sringaverapura
  53. 123. How many ministers did Dasaratha have to advice him on matters of State



    D) 8
  54. 124. On the bank of which river did Rama, Sita and Lakshmana mkae their first halt



    A) Tamasa
  55. 125.Who was Ravanas father ?



    D) Vishrava
  56. 126. Who was Ravana's mother ?



    B) Kaikesi
  57. 127.Why did Kapila reduce Sagara's sons to ashes ?



    C) Because they accused him of stealing their sacrificail horse
  58. 128. Who was Amsuman's grandfather



    A) Sagara
  59. 129. Who was Raghu's father



    D) Dirghabahu
  60. 130. What mantra did Viswamitra give to Rama and Lakshmana to ward off hunger



    A) Bala
  61. 131. What amntra did Viswamitra give to Rama and Lakshmana to ward of thirst



    B) Atibala
  62. 132. Name the brother of Maricha killed by Rama



    A) Subahu
  63. 133. Who was Maricha's mother



    C) Tataki
  64. 134. How did Sita get the name Janaki



    B) Because she was the daughter of Janaka
  65. 135. Who threatened Vali that his head would blow off if he entered Rishyamuka ?



    A) Sage Matanga
  66. 136. Who killed Prahasta (command in cheif of Ravana) in the War



    C) Neela (son of agni)
  67. 137.Which material pushpaka made of



    D) Gold
  68. 138. In whose ashram did sabari perform penence



    C) Sage Mataga (Sabari was his disciple)
  69. 139.Who was Kubera's father



    A) Vishrava
  70. 140. When Hanuman casued damaged to Ashoka Grove, what punishment did Ravana order ?



    C) He ordered Hanuman's tail to be set on fire
  71. 141. Why did Bharata take Rama's shoes with him ?



    A) He wanted to place them on the throne as a symbol of rama's Authority
  72. 142. After laying seige to Lanka, Whom did Rama send to the court of Ravana with a proposal that he should surrender to Rama or face sure death ?



    B) Angada
  73. 143. Where did Rama meet Bharata after his return from Lanka ?



    D) Nandigrama
  74. 144. Why did Lakshmana prevent the completion of Indrajit's yajna ?



    A) Becuase it would make Intrajit invincible
  75. 145. Why did Ravana rder the Rakshasis to escort Sita to the battlefied ?



    D) So that Sita could see the unconsicious Rama
  76. 146. Who was Jatayu's brother



    D) Sampati
  77. 147. Why did indrajit create an illusory Sita and kill her in the battle field



    D) He thought by doing so Rama would die of grief
  78. 148. What was the objective of Viswamitra's intense penance ?



    D) He wanted to become a Brahmarishi
  79. 149. On the bank of which lake was Sabari's ashram



    C) Pampa
  80. 150. What gifts did Sage Agastya give Rama ?



    D) A celestial sword, an inexhaustible quiver, c celestial bow and arrows
  81. 151. Who drove Indra's chariot



    C) Matali
  82. 152. Who assured Rama that Indrajit could have killed only an illusory Sita ?



    C) Vibhishana
  83. 153. How much Keer did Dasarahta give Kausalya ?



    A) one half
  84. 154. What was the name of Viswamitra's ashram ?



    A) Siddhashram
  85. 155. When Hanuman flew over the ocean, who tried to sieze his shadow



    B) Simhika
  86. 156. Who was the founder of Rama's Dynasty



    B) Rahu
  87. 157. Who was the founder of Janaka's Dynasty



    B) Nimi
  88. 158. Who was Janaka's Guru



    A) Valmiki
  89. 159. Who tried to send Trisank to heaven



    A) Viswamitra
  90. 160. When Viswamitra visited Vasishta's Ashram, what gift did he ask from him ?



    B) Kamadenu
  91. 161. Who had cursed demon Kabhanda



    B) Sage Durvasa
  92. 162. On which mountain did Rama meet Sugriva ?



    D) Rishyamuka
  93. 163. What was Vali angry with Sugriva ?



    B) Becaused Sugriva crowned himself King of Kishkinda, thinking that Vali was kill by Mayavi
  94. 164. Who sent Rama a chariot during the war with Ravana



    A) Indra
  95. 165. Who accompanied Dasaratha in his chariot when he went to hel the Devas



    D) Kaikei
  96. 166. Who was the King of mahismati, who defeated Ravana



    C) Kartha Vira Arjuna
  97. 167. What was the King Kartha Vira Arjuna doing when Rava first met him



    C) Bathing
  98. 168. Who was the mother of Yadu



    D) Devayani
  99. 169. What did Siva do when Ravana tried to lift mount Kailas



    C) Siva became angry
  100. 170. Who killed Vritrasura



    C) Indra
  101. 171. Who scceeded to the throne of Northern Ayodhya after Rama



    A) Lava
  102. 172. What used to be the color of the Royal Umbrella



    C) White
  103. 173. Why did Sukracharya curse Yayati



    C) Because Yayati was not faithful to his daughter, Devayani
  104. 174. Who left Sita in the forest near Valmiki's Ashram



    C) Lakshmana
  105. 175. From whom did Ravan seize the control of Lanka



    C) Kubera
  106. 176. what caused the outburst of the first sloka from the mouth of Valmiki



    A) The pitieous cries of a bird whose mate had been shot down by a hunter
  107. 177.How many Sala trees did Rama Pierce with one arrow ?



    C) 7
  108. 178. Why didn't Rama attend the crowing ceremony of Sugriva



    A) He didnt want to enter the city while in exile
  109. 179. Name the place where Ravana and his brothers practised austeries



    A) Gokarna
  110. 180. When the rakshasas frightened Sita seated in the Asoka grove, who subduded them by narrating them her dream ?



    D) Trijata
  111. 181. Who prevented Hanuman from entering the Lanka when he made the leap and reached the city wall ?



    D) Lanka Devi
  112. 182. How did Ganga come to be known as Bhagirathi ?



    D) Because Bhagiratha was responsible for her descent to earth
  113. 183. Who had cursed Dasarahta that he would die of separation from his son ?



    A) Shravan Kumar's father
  114. 184. What did Angada do when Ravana's men captured him ?



    A) Angada jumped onto the fort walls
  115. 185. What was Kumbakarna;s first reaction when he heard of abduction of Sita by Ravana



    D) He was angry with Ravana
  116. 186. Why did Viswamitra ask Dasaratha to send Rama with him ?



    B) To kill demons who were disturbing the sacrifice
  117. 187. What was the main objective of the Devas and Asuras when they wanted to churn the milk ocean ?



    B) They wanted Amrita
  118. 188. In which state of India is the bridge know as Rama Setu



    D) Tamilnadu
  119. 189. Into how many khandas is Ramayana divided



    D) 7
  120. 190. who is Gautama Rsi's wife



    C) Ahalya
  121. 191. Who uttered these words "Ah Sita ! Ah Lakshmana!"
    • a)
    • b)
    • c)
    • d)
  122. c) Maricha
  123. 192. Whose daughter was Mandavi ?



    D) Kushadwaja (Mandavi was Bharata's wife - K was Janaka's brother. other daughter Shrutakeerti was married to Shatrugana)
  124. 193. What did Rama and Lakshmana do when Kabanda captured in his hands



    D) They ct of his arms
  125. 194. On which moutnain did hanuman rest when he made the leap to Lanka



    D) Mainaka
  126. 195. Name Ahalya's husband



    A) Sage Gautama
  127. 196.To whom did pushpaka vimana originally belong to ?



    A) Kubera
  128. 197. Who conveyed to Bharata about the forthcoming arrival of Rama ?



    A) Hanuman
  129. 198. At whose ashram did Sita meet Anasuya ?
    a)
    b)
    c)
    d)
  130. a) Sage Atri
  131. 199. Who presented Rama with divine weapon after He entered teh forest along with his wife and brother



    D) Agastya
  132. 200. Who wrote Ramayana in Hindi



    B) Tulsidas
  133. 201. Who killed Ravana



    C) Rama
  134. 202. How many heads did Ravana possess



    D) 10
  135. 203. Ravana's kingdom was known as



    A) Lanka
  136. 204) Ravana was devotee of ?



    A) Siva
  137. 205. Ravana and Kumbakarna were originally the gate keepers of Vaikunta - what were their names



    B) Jaya and Vijaya
  138. 206. Who made Vibhishna crowned prince of Lanka



    C) Rama
  139. 207. Name the sons of Sita and Rama



    D) Lava and Kusha
  140. 208. Rama is worshiped as



    B) Incarnation of Vishnu
  141. 209. Buring Lanka by Hanuman comes in Kanda



    D) Sundara Kanda
  142. 210. In what devotional mood did Hanuman serve Lord Rama



    D) Servant
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