This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Culture > Mythology > Indian Mythology – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Indian Mythology Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who is known as Damodara? A) Krishna. B) Sita. C) Rama. D) Hanuman. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Krishna. 2. Who was Bhishma's mother? A) Yamuna. B) Ulupi. C) Satyavati. D) Ganga. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ganga. 3. Who was the grandson of Prahlad, who had an encounter with Vamana avatar? (Hint:Onam) A) Mahabali. B) Hiranyakashyap. C) Kumbh. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mahabali. 4. India will take over the presidency of the UN Security Council for August, as informed by X, India's Permanent Representative to the UN. Who is X A) Hardeep Singh Puri. B) Asoke Kumar Mukherjee. C) TS Tirumati. D) Syed Akbaruddin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) TS Tirumati. 5. Lord of Dance, Lord Nataraja is the depiction of which God? A) Lord Shiva. B) Lord Muruga. C) Lord Ganesha. D) Lord Vishnu. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lord Shiva. 6. In Ramayana reincarnation of Sheshnag was: A) Bharat. B) Laksman. C) Shatrugun. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Laksman. 7. Who is Mahadev's biggest Bhakt? A) Ravan. B) Kansa. C) Lord Vishnu. D) Dronacharya. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lord Vishnu. 8. To which deity did the Pushpak Vimana belong to? A) Indra. B) Kubera. C) Agni. D) Varun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kubera. 9. How many years did the Pandavas and Draupadi have exile for? A) 7. B) 14. C) 10. D) 13. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 13. 10. Who swallowed the poison known as 'Halahala', produce during Samudra Manthan A) Shiva. B) Vishnu. C) Indra. D) Parvati. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shiva. 11. Who is the god of wealth according to mythological beliefs? A) Kuber. B) Shiva. C) Brahma. D) Varun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kuber. 12. Drupada had 3 kids. Who was his first child? A) Draupadi. B) Dhristadyumna. C) Shikandi. D) Satyajit. E) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shikandi. 13. India is considered to be a separate ..... due to the mountain ranges in the northwest. A) Government. B) State. C) Continent. D) Country. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Continent. 14. Nataraja, the god of dance, is considered to be the form of which of the following gods? A) Shiva. B) Brahma. C) Krishna. D) Vishnu. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shiva. 15. Which Hindu Festival is known as "the festival of lights" ? A) Shivarati. B) Diwali. C) Vinayaka chaturthi. D) Holi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diwali. 16. Which one is the first avatar of Lord Vishnu from his Dashavatar? A) Kurma. B) Matsya. C) Narasimha. D) Varah. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Matsya. 17. According to Mahabharata, Ganga is the wife of A) Shantanu. B) Rishi Agastya. C) Vishwamitra. D) Varun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shantanu. 18. Hindus believe in reincarnation in any form depending on whether they practiced good ..... in their previous life. A) Sharma. B) Dharma. C) Karma. D) Behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dharma. 19. What is the final incarnation of Lord Vishnu in his Dashavatar? A) Krishna. B) Kurma. C) Kalki. D) Parashurama. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kalki. 20. Vishnu is one of the three biggest gods in Hinduism. Who are the others? A) Brahma and Lakshmi. B) Shiva and Lakshmi. C) Brahma and Shiva. D) Shiva and Vishnu. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brahma and Shiva. 21. Which is the last avatar ( form ) of Lord Vishnu? A) Rama. B) Kalki. C) Kurma. D) Parshurama. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kalki. 22. On which mountain did Ram and Lakshman rest after killing Bali? A) Kush. B) Aravali. C) Himalaya. D) Rishyamook. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rishyamook. 23. Which Shivling was established by Shri Ram to go to Lanka? A) Koteshwar. B) Somnath. C) Mahakaleshwar. D) Rameshwar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rameshwar. 24. In which Yuga, Krishna was born? A) Kali Yuga. B) Satya Yuga. C) Dwapara Yuga. D) Treta Yuga. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dwapara Yuga. 25. What was the name of Drupada's kingdom? A) Panchala. B) Indraprastha. C) Lanka. D) Ayodhya. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Panchala. 26. The ultimate goal of a Buddhist is to reach ..... which means a state of wisdom. A) Adulthood. B) Brahmana. C) Nirvana. D) Enlightenment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nirvana. 27. Who shot Bhishma with the first arrow? A) Learner. B) Krishna. C) Satyaki. D) Drishtadayum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Learner. 28. In Ramayan, who was Lakshmana's mother A) Kaikeyi. B) Kunti. C) Urmila. D) Sumitra. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sumitra. 29. Whom from the below is not the father of Navagraha A) Marichi. B) Viprachitti. C) Mahadev. D) Bhrigu. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Marichi. 30. ..... were considered the average common people within the caste system. A) Sudras. B) Kshatriyas. C) Untouchables. D) Vaisyas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vaisyas. 31. Sati (wife of Lord Shiva) was the daughter of A) Kubera. B) Daksha Prajapati. C) Himavan. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Daksha Prajapati. 32. During the ..... empire, which came second, science and education grew into what one might call a "golden age" . A) Sharma. B) Mauryan. C) Shang. D) Gupta. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gupta. 33. How many incarnations of Vishnu appeared in Satya or Krita Yuga from his Dashavatar? A) 5. B) 4. C) 2. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4. 34. Who is the goddess of knowledge and Art? A) Goddess Saraswati. B) Goddess Lakshmi. C) Goddess Santoshi. D) Goddess Durga. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Goddess Saraswati. 35. Who are the 3 main gods of Hinduism A) Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva. B) Rama, Vishnu, Shiva. C) Brahma, Ganesha, Murugan. D) Shiva, Varuna, Ganesha. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva. 36. 'Vrishakethu' is the son of A) Kripacharya. B) Karna. C) Bhima. D) Arjun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Karna. 37. What was the real name of Valmiki, the writer of Ramayana? A) Basuki. B) Ratnakar. C) Partha. D) Devabrata. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ratnakar. 38. Who is Indra's wife? A) Shuchi. B) Saraswati. C) Sachi. D) Nala. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sachi. 39. Who was Balarama's wife? A) Satya. B) Revati. C) Mitravinda. D) Madri. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Revati. 40. What is the vahana of lord Vishnu? A) Mushaka. B) Nandi. C) Garuda. D) Peacock. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Garuda. 41. Who stopped Ravana from killing Sita in Ramayana? A) Bhulinga. B) Vibhishana. C) Added. D) Gurd. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Added. 42. Who was the Kaurava supporter of the Pandavas A) Dushasana. B) Yuyutsu. C) Jayadratha. D) Durmukha. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yuyutsu. 43. Who is the god of dance? A) Saraswati. B) Vishnu. C) Nataraj. D) Rajat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nataraj. 44. Who took Arjuna away from there when Acharya Drona made a conspiracy? A) Shakuni. B) Diagonal. C) Kritavarma. D) Susharma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Susharma. 45. How many children did Gandhari have? A) 103. B) 1000. C) 101. D) 100. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 101. 46. Who assuming the form of a golden deer to help Ravana to kidnapped Sita A) Maricha. B) Meghanath. C) Subahu. D) Dushana. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maricha. 47. The goddess Lakshmi is worshipped on Diwali. She dresses in pink and rides in a lotus. What is she the goddess of? A) Music. B) Dance. C) Art. D) Wealth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wealth. 48. Name the vehicle of Lord Ganesha A) Swan. B) Elephant. C) Mouse. D) Owl. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mouse. 49. Who were the charioteers of Karna's chariot in Mahabharata? A) Jarasandha. B) Ashwatthama. C) Jayadratha. D) Surgical. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Surgical. 50. According to Indian Mythology with whom sat Prahlad on the fire? A) Holika. B) Mohini. C) Holi. D) Putana. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Holika. 51. Which is the oldest known book in the world A) Mahabharat. B) Bhagavat Geeta. C) Ramayan. D) Rig Veda. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rig Veda. 52. Who killed the demon bakasur A) Krishna. B) Shree Ram. C) Bhim. D) Arjun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bhim. 53. According to Mahabharata, how many sons did King Shantanu and Ganga have? A) 6. B) 8. C) 3. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 8. 54. Who was Shakuni? A) Bhishma's uncle. B) Gandhari's brother. C) A Kaurava. D) Karna's son. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gandhari's brother. 55. Lakshmana is considered as an avatar of whom? A) Lord Brahma. B) Lord Shiva. C) Sheshnag. D) Lord Vishnu. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sheshnag. 56. What is the final incarnation of Lord Vishnu in his Dashavatara? A) Kalki. B) Parashuram. C) Kurma. D) Krishna. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kalki. 57. Who sent Lord Rama for exile (14 Years) A) Queen Madhavi. B) Queen Kousalya. C) Queen Kaikeyi. D) Queen Mandhodari. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Queen Kaikeyi. 58. Who was the father of Arjuna? A) Air. B) The sun. C) Yama. D) Indra. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indra. 59. Who assuming the form of golden deer helped Ravana to kidnap Sita? A) Meghanath. B) Maricha. C) Subahu. D) Dushana. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maricha. 60. Who among the following was the eldest son of Kunti A) Yudhishthir. B) Ear. C) Bheem. D) Arjun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ear. Next →Related QuizzesIndian Culture QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesIndian Mythology Quiz 2Indian Mythology Quiz 3Indian Mythology Quiz 4 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books