The document provides a 30 question mythology quiz with multiple choice answers on topics from Hindu mythology including gods, avatars, characters, and stories from texts like the Ramayana and Mahabharata. It lists the questions with numbers and blank spaces for answers to be filled in and provides instructions for taking the quiz within a 30 minute time limit. Answers to the quiz questions are provided at the end.

2. Test on Mythology
Name: Q.No:-
No. of questions: 30 Time: 30 minutes Date: 06.09.2015
Instructions:
1)Write answers in [ ] visibly and clearly.
2)Each correct answer will be given ‘1 mark’ and no negative marking.
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Which God in Indian mythology has a bow named “Ajagava”? [ ]
A)Indra B) Shiva C) Vishnu D) Surya
05
What does the 10th avatar of Vishnu (Kalki) ride? [ ]
A)An Elephant B) A Horse C) A Bull D) A Peacock
04
Where is the world's only Brahma temple located? [ ]
A)Konark, Orissa B) Saurastra, Gujarat C) Pushkar, Rajasthan D) Ernakulam, Kerala
03
Who was responsible for breaking of one of “Ganesha's” tusks? [ ]
A)Shiva B) Indra C) Brahma D) Parasurama
02
According to Hindu mythology, from whom did “Parasurama” get his axe? [ ]
A)Shiva B) Chandra C) Indra D) Kubera
01

3. She has four arms, representing the four spiritual virtues. Who is this goddess? [ ]
A) Saraswati B) Durga C) Laxmi D) Parvati
14
Who was responsible for the death of Abhimanyu in the 'Chakravyuha' incident in the Mahabharata?
A) Shakuni B) Dussashana C) Karna D) Jayadrata [ ]
13
Who is the Hindu god who causes the sun, winds and water to move? [ ]
A) Indra B) Skanda C) Savitar D) Mitra
12
The Hindu goddess of destruction is? [ ]
A) Durga B) Saraswati C) Devi D) Kali
11
Dushshala is the only daughter of Gandhari. What is her husband name? [ ]
A) Srutanta B) Jayadrata C) Rajaprada D) Yuyutsu
10
What was the real name of Valmiki, the writer of Ramayana? [ ]
A) Basuki B) Devabrata C) Ratnakar D) Partha
09
Who brought the river Goddess Ganga to earth from the heavens? [ ]
A) Srirama B) Krishna C) Bhagiratha D) Raja Harischandra
08
In the Narasimha Avatara, Lord Vishnu kills? [ ]
A) Hiranyakashipu B) Bali C) Ravana D) Mayasura
07
Who was the first commander in chief of the “Pandava Army”? [ ]
A)Bheema B) Arjuna C) Dhrishtadyumna D) Sri krishna
06

4. Char Dham are the names of four pilgrimage sites in India that are widely revered by Hindus. It
comprises Badrinath, Puri, Rameswaram and ………… [ ]
A) Kedarinath B) Mathura C) Somanath D) Dwaraka
24
In Hindu tradition, which God is known as Ramakant? [ ]
A) Ganesha B) Shiva C) Vishnu D) Brahma
23
Where did Buddha attain enlightenment? [ ]
A) Lumbini B) Bodhgaya C) Saranath D) Kushinagar
22
Who was assuming the form of a golden deer to help Ravana to kidnap Sita? [ ]
A) Subahu B) Meghanath C) Maricha D) Dushana
21
In Hindu mythology, who married “Samjna”, the daughter of Vishvakarma? [ ]
A) Kamadeva B) Ganesha C) Indra D) Surya
20
Which of these is widely recognized as the 7th incarnation of Vishnu? [ ]
A) Krishna B) Rama C) Vamana D) Buddha
19
If Christianity is the most popular religion (in terms of number of followers), where does Hinduism fall
in the rankings?
A) 2nd B) 3rd C) 4th D) 5th [ ]
18
This great devotee of Lord Shiva was known as conquering death with the grace of Lord Shiva? [ ]
A) Prahlada B) Dhruva C) Markandeya D) Vidura
17
What is considered as the traditional ancient name of the "Hindu" religion? [ ]
A) Sanatana Dharma B) Puratana Dharma C) Vaishnavism D) Shaivism
16
Who is a moon goddess whose name means 'Divine favor'? [ ]
A) Anuradha B) Anumati C) Arundathi D) Aarati
15

5. Which of the following is considered as the most sacred offering to Lord Shiva? [ ]
A) Tulsi leaves B) Bilva Leaves C) Paarijata Flowers D) Lotus Flowers
30
Holi is a special festival for which class of Hindu? [ ]
A) Vaishnavaites B) Shaivaites C) Chandravanshi D) Suryavanshi
29
Where is the world's largest panoramic sculptural relief located? [ ]
A) Kanchipuram B)Madurai C) Pondichery D) Mahabalipuram
28
ISKCON is one of the famous Hindu temples dedicated to Lord Krishna which has an International
presence. Who is the founder of ISKCON? [ ]
A) Rajneesh B) Raghavendra Swamy C) Sai Baba D) Prabhupada
27
According to the Hindu mythology, who was born from the navel of Vishnu? [ ]
A) Agni B) Varuna C) Indra D) Brahma
26
'Razmnama' is the Persian translation of which Indian epic? [ ]
A) Ramayana B) Mahabahrat C) Raghuvamsha D) Kumarsambhava
25

6. Answers
B) Bilva Leaves30B) Anumati15
A) Vaishnavaites29C) Laxmi14
D) Mahabalipuram28D) Jayadrata13
D) Prabhupada27B) Skanda12
D) Brahma26A) Durga11
B) Mahabahrat25B) Jayadrata10
D) Dwaraka24C) Ratnakar09
C) Vishnu23C) Bhagiratha08
B) Bodhgaya22A) Hiranyakashipu07
C) Maricha21C) Dhrishtadyumna06
D) Surya20B) Shiva05
B) Rama19B) A Horse04
B) 3rd18C) Pushkar, Rajasthan03
C) Markandeya17D) Parasurama02
A) Sanatana Dharma16A)Shiva01
AnswerQ. No.AnswerQ. No.

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8. What was the real
name of “Bhishma” ?
1
C) Uttama D) Angada
A) Saranga B) Devavrata
B) Devavrata
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9. What was the name of
Rama's bow ?
2
C) Kodanda D) Brahmastra
A) Vijaya B) Pinaka
C) Kodanda
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10. What was the name of
Dronacharya's father ?
3
C) Sage Gautama D) Sage Bharadwaja
A) Sage Kapila B) Sage Agastya
D) Sage Bharadwaja
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11. What was the capital of
Janaka's kingdom ?
4
C) Sindhu D) Kosala
A) Hastinapura B) Mithila
B) Mithila
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12. Who were
Babhruvahana's parents ?
5
C) Hidimbaa &
Bhima
D) Uloopi &
Arjuna
A) Chitrangada &
Arjuna
B) Subhadra &
Arjuna
A) Chitrangada & Arjuna
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13. What are the small
indentations on a “Golf
ball” called ?
Dimples

14. Who was Sushena,
mentioned in the
Ramayana ?
6
C) A Lawyer D) An Adviser
A) The Royal
Minister
B) The Royal
Physician
B) The Royal Physician
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15. Who was
Parashurama's father ?
7
C) Jamadagni D) Shukracharya
A) Shatananda B) Brihaspati
C) Jamadagni
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16. Who were Pradyumna's
parents ?
8
C) Radha & Krishna D) Bhadra & Krishna
A) Mitravinda & Krishna B) Rukmini & Krishna
B) Rukmini & Krishna
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17. What is the origin of the
word “Varanasi” ?
9
C) Name of two
places
D) Name of two
sages
A) Name of two
rivers
B) Name of two
persons
A)The name Varanasi originated
from two rivers "Varana" and "Asi".
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18. What was the colour of
Indra's elephant, Airavata &
how many tusks did it have ?
10
C) White & 4 D) White & 2
A) White & 5 B) White & 3
C) White & 4
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19. When there are two full
moons in the same month,
what is the second called ?
Blue
Moon

20. “Vajranabha” is a weapon
used by Vishnu. It is however
better known by another
name. What is that name ?
11
C) Sushka
D) Sudarshana
chakra
A) Prasvapna B) Brahmastra
D) Sudarshana Chakra
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21. In the Mahabharata,
who was the teacher of
Karna ?
12
C) Parusharama D) Duryodhana
A) Drupada B) Bhishma
C) Parusharama
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22. Whose memorial is over the two
rocks “Pitru and Matru” Tirtha
in Kanyakumari ?
13
C) Rajiv Gandhi
D) Swami
Vivekananda
A) Jawaharlal
Nehru
B) Maulana Abul
Kalam Azad
D) Swami Vivekananda
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23. In the Mahabharata,
who was the mother of
Bhishma ?
14
C) Saraswati D) Lakshmi
A) Yamuna B) Ganga
B) Ganga
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24. Which popular dance is
believed to have been passed by
Krishna to his gopikas and is
performed on nine consecutive
nights ?
15
C) Dandiya D) Garba
A) Bhangra B) Kaikotikali
D) Garba
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26. Worlds only floating
post office located in
which country ?
INDIA,
Dal Lake

27. What was Lord Vishnu's
first avatar ?
16
C) As Matsya or
a fish
D) As Kurma or
a tortoise
A) As Varaha or
a boar
B) As Vamana or
a dwarf
C) As Matsya or a fish
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28. Who is known as
“Vainateya” ?
17
C) Matsya D) Elephant
A) Garuda B) Kurma
A) Garuda
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Garuda, the divine eagle, is the vehicle of Lord Vishnu.
Garuda's mother is Vinita and is therefore known as Vainateya

29. Who is supposed to be the
architect of the bridge built
by Lord Rama to cross the
ocean and reach Lanka?
18
C) Nala D) Laxmana
A) Hanuma B) Sugriva
C) Nala
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Nala is supposed to be the architect who built the bridge from India to Lanka
(Ramasethu), helping Lord Rama and his army of monkeys (Vanara Sena)
to cross the ocean and kill the evil Ravana.

30. According to Hindu
mythology, who are
considered as first man
and woman?
19
C) Manu & Chata D) Manu & Sachi
A) Manu & Smriti B) Manu & Shatrupa
B) Manu & Shatrupa
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31. Which river did
Lopamudra become ?
20
C) Kaveri D) Narmada
A) Godavari B) Gomti
C) Kaveri
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Lopamudra was married to sage Agastya.
She went from North India to South India along with her husband
crossing the Vindhyas and became a river in present day Karnataka.

32. What name is given to
the male swan ?
Cob

33. Which of place did Lord
Krishna marry Rukmini ?
21
C) Brindavan D) Pandharpur
A) Mathura B) Dwaraka
A) Mathura
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34. Which of the following
places has a temples which
is dedicated to the
Trivikrama form of Vishnu ?
22
C) Tiruvamundur,
Kerala
D) Udupi,
Karnataka
A) Ahobilam,
Andhra Pradesh
B) Sirgazhi,
Tamilnadu
B) Sirgazhi, Tamil Nadu
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35. What is the parade in
honor of Vishnu known
as ?
23
C) Pemalru
Turilama
D) The parade in honor
Of Lord Vishnu
A)The festival of
Lord Vishnu
B) Perumal
Tirumala
B) Perumal Tirumala
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36. Vishnu has 4 arms, and holds
4 objects. Name those
objects ?
24
C) Conch, lotus, mace,
Lakshmi
D) Conch, discus, lotus
And mace
A) U-shaped symbol, discus,
lotus, Kaustubha jewel
B) Mace, conch, U-shaped
symbol, Shesha
D) Conch, discus, lotus and mace
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38. Which form of Shiva is known as
the Lord of animals and beasts –
who controls our beastly
passions ?
25
C) Mahakala D) Viswanath
A) Pashupati B) Bhuteswar
A) Pashupati (Lord of Animals)
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39. What would a
cartographer make ?
Maps

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41. Between creations of the
cosmos, Vishnu rests on a
serpent creature. What is
this serpent creature called ?
26
Ananta Shesha
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While lying on the serpent, a lotus grows from Vishnu's navel,
and the creator god Brahma grows from one of the lotus seeds.

43. Two places, which now lie outside the
borders of India are mentioned, one each in
the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. One is
in Sri Lanka, as the island kingdom of Lanka,
ruled by Ravana, Which is the other city
outside of India ?
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Kandahar is mentioned in the Mahabharata as Gandhara,
which is the hometown of Gandhari, wife of Dhritarastra
and mother to the Kaurava princes, and her brother Shakuni,
who is the ultimate cause for the kinslaying Mahabharata war.

44. What is the name of
Narada’s veena ?
28
Mahati
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45. The three main Gods who
denote creation,
maintenance and
destruction in Hinduism
are in order ?
29
Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva
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46. Which god in the Hindu
pantheon is known as
“Prajapati” ?
30
Brahma
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47. What is the world's largest
man-made structure ?
The Great
Wall of
China

48. One of the holiest of Hindu
temples was established by
the saint Shankara. In
which town it is located ?
31
Sringeri
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49. The World famous Angkor-Wat
in Cambodia, was constructed
as a Hindu temple dedicated to
which God ?
32
Vishnu
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50. Maha Shivaratri occurs
on which day, according
to Hindu Calendar ?
33
13th night of Krishna Paksha,
during the month of Maagha
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51. What event from
Ramayana does Diwali
symbolise ?
34
The return of Rama & Sita to
Ayodhya after 14 years
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52. Who are popularly
referred as Nara -
Narayana ?
35
Arjuna and
Sri Krishna
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53. How is the year 2000
written in Roman
Numerals ?
MM

54. Who is the Commander-
in-Chief of the army of the
“Devas” ?
36
Kartikeya,
Kumara Swamy,
Skanda or Kumaran
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55. Urdhvapundra - is the royal
mark upon the forehead of
Vaishnavities. Two white lines
and red line represents what ?
37
Two white lines are Vishnu's footprint resting upon a lotus base,
The red represents Lakshmi. Thus the Lord's lowest part
is worshiped on our highest.
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56. “Yagnapurush Kund” is India's
largest step-well, where visitors
can watch a show of fountains,
music and lights each night.
The well is in which temple ?
38
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Akshardham Temple (Delhi)

57. This temple is very famous for
its annual Rath Yatra and this
gave rise to an English word
that means a huge moving
force. What is the word ?
39
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Juggernaut

58. Who is considered as the
son born of Lord Shiva and
Lord Vishnu (in the form of
Mohini) ?
40
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Lord Ayyappa

59. Which company owns
the “Alfa Romeo” car
company ?
FIAT

60. The sacred mark that Shiv
devotees wear on
forehead is known as ?
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Tripundra
Tripundra refers to the three mukti. Tri means three, pundra means one
which is released. There are three horizontal lines of vibhuti (holy ash)
on the brow, often with a dot as he third eye. The three lines represent
the soul's three bonds: Anava, Karma and Mava

61. The famous Lord Ayyappa
temple is located on the
bank of river____?
42
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Pamba

62. Name the wheel atop of the
Jagannath Temple in Puri ?
43
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Nilchakra. The wheel is made of eight
metals comprising iron, copper, zinc,
mercury, lead, brass, silver and gold.

63. Who was Lord Krishna’s
childhood, intimate true
friend ?
44
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Sudama

64. 45

65. This temples was built by
the rulers of Chandella
dynasty between the 10th
& 12th centuries.
Identify ?
Devi Jagadambika temple
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Devi Jagadambika temple is a group of about 25 temples at
Khajuraho, MP, India. Khajuraho is a World heritage site.
45

66. Clean, Jerk, and Snatch
are terms used in which
activity ?
Weight
Lifting

67. This is a Virupaksha Temple. It
is from which part of site
designated by UNESCO ?
46
Hampi
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68. Which God
mounts on
Deer ?
47
Vayu
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69. Kartikeya
with his
consorts.
Name them ?
48
Devasena &
Valli
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70. Which Goddess is not from a
Ashtadasha Shakti Peeta’s ?
49
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Puruhutika Devi
Temple
“Pithapuram”
Jogulamba Devi
Temple
“Alampur”
Bhramaramba
Devi Temple
“Srisailam”
Manasa Devi
Temple
“Haridwar”
A B C D
B

71. 50
Vayu Lingam
Kalahasti
Akasha Lingam
-Chidambaram
Agni Lingam
Arunacham
Neeru Lingam
Thiruvanaikaval
5
?
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72. Pridhvi Lingam - Ekambareswarar
temple, Kanchipuram

73. Who produced and
directed the movie “The
Color Purple” ?
Steven
Spielberg

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76. 1

77. Who is Lyricist of
this song ?
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Kancherla Gopanna
Alias Ramadasu

78. 2

79. Identify playback
singer ?
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Vani Jayaram

80. 3

81. The song is from film Sri
Manjunatha. Manjunatha
Temple is located on
which banks of river ?
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Nethravathi

82. 4

83. What is the “Pallavi”
of this song ?
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Deva Devam Bhaje Divya Prabhaavam
Raavanaasura Vairi ranapungavam Raamam
Charanam 1
Raaja Vara Sekharam Ravi Kula Sudhaakaram
Aajaanubahum Neelabhrakayam
Raajaari Kondanda Raaja Deekshagurum
Raajeeva Lochanam Raamachandram Raamam
Charanam 2
Pankajaasana Vinutha Paramanarayanam
Sankaraachita Praapadalanam
Lankaa Vishoshanam Laalitha Vibheeshanam
Venkatesam Saadhu Vibudha Vinutham Raamam

84. 5

85. Who is the Music
Director of this song ?
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G. Devarajan
Harivarasanam, also known as Hariharasuthāshtakam, is a Malayalam
Hindu devotional song composed in the astakam metre,
recited at Sabarimala, before closing the temple door every night.
The song was written by Kambangudi Kulathur Srinivasa Iyer and
Swami Vimochanananda sang it for the first time at Sabarimala.
Though there have been many versions of this song sung by many
renowned vocalists, the Sabarimala temple plays the rendition
by K. J. Yesudas of a musical version composed by the renowned
music director G. Devarajan every evening after the final pooja.

86. In which country did
Snooker originate ?
India
(invented by
British soldiers).

87. 6

88. “Mangala roopini” is a
devotional song in praise
of Goddess Kamakshi.
Which is also called as ?
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Dhukka Nivarana
Ashtakam

89. 7

90. Identify the role of Sri.
Akkineni Nageswara Rao
in the film
“Sri Ramadasu”?
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Kabeer Das

91. 8

92. Sri Shirdi Saibaba Aarati will
be given four times in day.
Which one will be given
before closing of temple ?
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At 10PM 'Shej Arati' is offered.
As Shri Sai Baba retires for the day.
A mosquito net is put over the idol of lord Shri Sai.
A jug of water is also kept on the dais of Samadhi.
Kakad Aarati
Madhyana Aarati
Dhoop Aarati
Shej Aarati

93. 9

94. The Hare Krishna mantra, also
referred to as the ”Maha
Mantra”, is a 16 word
Vaishnava mantra. It is
mentioned in which
Upanishad ?
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Kali Santarana Upanishad

95. 10

96. Identify which
Goddess Aarati is
shown in video ?
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Sri Kalighat, Kali Mata, Kolkata

97. What is the name of the
study of the structure of
the Universe ?
Cosmology

98. M.M. MuraliMurali MohanMohan

100. What was the capital of
Indra's kingdom ?
1
Amaravati
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101. What is the name of Lord
Krishna’s conch shell ?
2
Panchjanya
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102. In Indian mythology,
which king's flag had a
“Veena motif” on it ?
3
RAVANA
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