FUNDAMENTALS
oday’s quiz on Indian mythology has been contributed by regular contributor P. Nivriti Sreelekha from Secunderabad
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INDIAN MYTHOLOGY
1. In Ramayana, Angad was the the son of Bali who helped Ram find Sita. He also took part in the Ramayana war and killed many warriors including Narantaka, Ravana’s son. There was another lesser known character called Angad Who?
2. Arjuna had several children. Chitrangada bore him Babruvahana, Uloopi gave birth to Iravan and Abhimanyu was the son of Subhadra. Name Arjuna’s son from Draupadi?
3. In Mahabharata, Jarasandha,the king of Magadh was slayed by Bhima. His son was placed on the throne by the Pandavas. The son shares his name with one of the five Pandavas. What?
4. During the 13th year of exile where Pandavas must spend incognito, they all assumed different identities. Arjuna dons a saree and becomes Brihannala. Yudhisthira assumes the name Kanka. Nakula is Granthika, Bhima is Vallaba and Sahadeva is Tantapala. What name was assumed by Draupadi?
5. Lakshmana was the name of a character in Mahabharata. Who was Lakshmana in Mahabharata?
6. Arjuna was also known by several names ranging from Jishnu and Vibhatsu to Partha and Kapidhwaja. Why was he given the name Sabyasachi?
7. Karna’s foster mother shares her name with another famous character in Indian mythology. Who?
8. The five Pandavas also assumed the name secret names Jaya, Jayanta, Vijaya, Jayantsena and Jayadbala, for a particular purpose. What purpose?
ANYTHING GOES
1. Which is the only cricketer in ODI to have been dismissed by both ‘handling the ball’ and ‘obstructing the field’? (Partha Sarkar, Kolkata)
2. Haltermann Carless Ltd. is the present-day continuation of one of the earliest oil companies. What is its contribution to the English language? (Dee Surendranath, Hyderabad)
3. Which publication was first launched as The Bombay Times & Journal of Commerce? (S Gurunath, Chennai)
4. In Test cricket , this all rounder scored two double centuries and conceded more than 200 runs in an innings twice while bowling in Test Matches. He is the only cricketer to do so. Identify this fine all rounder? (BK Harinath, Mysuru)
5. This animal is believed to be the world’s most trafficked non-human mammal. It’s killed for their scales for use in traditional chinese medicine. It rolls into ball like an armadillo and releases a stinky fluid at the base of their tails as a defense mechanism when attacked. Identify this endangered species? (Arnab Ghosal, Secunderabad)
6. Shikhar Dhawan recently scored a century before lunch on the first day of a test. This feat is rare and only a handful of batsmen have done it. Who was the first to achieve this feat? (Vasudev Prakash, Mysuru)
7. Jimmy Matthews, Australian bowler, achieved a particular feat in the opening Test of the
1912 Triangular Tournament against South Africa. This feat has not be matched even after more than 100 years. What feat? (V Siddu, Secunderabad)
8. Herman Melville was a friend of admirer of another author who lived near his house. In fact, he dedicated Moby Dick to this author “In Token of My Admiration for His Genius”. Identify the author? (Daniel Murad, Kochi)