This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Culture > Mythology > Indian Mythology – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Indian Mythology Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who dictated Mahabharata? A) Sage Jnaneshwaer. B) Sage Agastya. C) Sage Ved Vyasa. D) Sage Valmiki. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sage Ved Vyasa. 2. Who was the uncle of Kauravas? A) Dushant. B) Duryodhana. C) Shakuni. D) Pandu. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shakuni. 3. Which animal does Kurma avatar symbolises? A) Lion. B) Boar. C) Tortoise. D) Fish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tortoise. 4. Who did Bhima kill to perform Rajasuya Yajna to Yudhishthira? A) Kritavarma. B) Shishupal. C) Jarasandha. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jarasandha. 5. What is the name of Lord Krishna's conch shell? A) Paundra. B) Anantavijaya. C) Panchjanya. D) Devdutta. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Panchjanya. 6. Who among the following is said to have originated from the hair of Lord Shiva? A) Saraswati. B) Kali. C) Ganga. D) Durga. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kali. 7. Which is not a name for the god of WAR. He is also son of lord shiva and parvati? A) Skanda. B) Vishnu. C) Kumaraswamy. D) Sumbramanya. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vishnu. 8. The Akshaya Patra was presented to ..... by ..... A) Draupadi / Krishna. B) Subhadra / Krishna. C) Yudhisthira / Surya. D) Draupadi / Surya. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yudhisthira / Surya. 9. Who was the Paralympic athlete who secured India's first medal in Table Tennis, winning silver? A) Bhavinaben Patel. B) Deepa Malik. C) Manika Batra. D) Sharath Kamal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bhavinaben Patel. 10. How ling was the battle of Kurukshetra fought? A) 15 days. B) 24 days. C) 18 days. D) 21 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 18 days. 11. What was the name of Arjun's bow, which was made by Brahma? A) Pinaka. B) Sharanga. C) Gandiva. D) Vijaya. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gandiva. 12. How many heads does Lord Brahma have A) 5. B) 4. C) 3. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4. 13. What was the name of conch of Arjun? A) Atirathi. B) Devadatt. C) Panchjanya. D) Paundra. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Devadatt. 14. Which of the following is not a Ikshavaku-vanshi King? A) King Janaka. B) Pratapbhanu. C) Lord Rama. D) Sudyumna. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pratapbhanu. 15. After witnessing hardships and meditation for 49 days, Prince Siddhartha became known as the ..... traveling the countryside sharing his visions. A) Buddha. B) Moses. C) Wise One. D) Brahmin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buddha. 16. King Ravana of Lanka was adept in playing which musical instrument? A) Water wave. B) Sarod. C) Flute. D) Veena. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Veena. 17. Who was Lakshman's wife? A) Mandvi. B) Shrutkirti. C) Urmila. D) Kashi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Urmila. 18. In the Ramayana, during the fourteen years of Rama's exile, Bharat did not rule from Ayodhya. What was his temporary capital? In the Ramayana, during the fourteen years of Rama's exile, Bharat did not rule from Ayodhya. What was his temporary capital? A) Nandigram. B) Varanasi. C) Kalinga. D) Mathura. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nandigram. 19. About whose life does Srimad Bhagavatam tell us about? A) Bramha. B) Rama. C) Krishna. D) Shiva. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Krishna. 20. The ..... were not considered to be part of the traditional caste system. They even had to click sticks together to let others know of their presence! A) Sudras. B) Vaisyas. C) Untouchables. D) Brahmins. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Untouchables. 21. In which era was Shri Ram born in Ayodhya? A) Kalayuga. B) The Third Age. C) Dwapar Yuga. D) Sat Yuga. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Third Age. 22. In Hindu Mythology who was the first man to die? A) Indra. B) Ganesha. C) Manu. D) Yama. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yama. 23. Servants were part of the ..... caste and were expected to take care of those above them. A) Kshatriyas. B) Vaisyas. C) Sudras. D) Brahmins. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sudras. 24. Which is the Goddess of learning and wisdom? A) Sita. B) Saraswathi. C) Lakshmi. D) Garuda. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Saraswathi. 25. What is the capital of Indra's kingdom? A) Amrit. B) Amravati. C) Paradise. D) Swarga. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Amravati. 26. ..... were at the top of the caste system and were considered to be what we would refer to as priests. A) Vaisyas. B) Sudras. C) Brahmins. D) Untouchables. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brahmins. 27. Whose Bhakt was Prahad? A) Lord Vishnu. B) Lord Shiva. C) Lord Brahma. D) Devi Kali. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lord Vishnu. 28. What was the name of the mother of Nakul and Sahadev in Mahabharata? A) Draupadi. B) Madri. C) Kunti. D) Mandodari. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Madri. 29. Chandragupta Maurya established the ..... dynasty after Alexander the Great left India. A) Mauryan. B) Bo-dy Brody. C) Gupta. D) Shang. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mauryan. 30. Who is the wife of God Indra A) Shachi. B) Mandoodari. C) Satyabhama. D) Rati. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shachi. 31. Which of the following is not Vahana of any Hindu deity? A) Cat. B) Parrot. C) Honeybee. D) Owl. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Honeybee. 32. What was the original name of Mahabharata? A) Jaya Samhita. B) Indian Mahabharata. C) Shrimad bhagwat geeta. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jaya Samhita. 33. The word "Buddha" means A) The ultimate path of Moksha. B) Soul after Death. C) The Enlightened one. D) Anything beyond God. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Enlightened one. 34. What was the name of the kingdom ruled by Drupada? A) Kashi. B) Kosala. C) Gandhara. D) Panchala. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Panchala. 35. Where did Ravana keep Sita as prisoner? A) Ashok Vatika. B) His palace. C) On a mountain peak. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ashok Vatika. 36. What is father's name of lord ram? A) Raja Dashrath. B) Raja Janak. C) Raja Shantanu. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Raja Dashrath. 37. In the Narasimbha avatar, Lord Vishnu kill ..... ? A) Hiranyakashipu. B) Mayasura. C) Bali. D) Ravan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hiranyakashipu. 38. Karna, the great archer in the Mahabharata was born by ..... but raised by ..... A) Kunti / The charioteer Adityaveer and his wife Radhika. B) Gandhari / The soldier Adiratha and his wife Radha. C) Kunti / The soldier Adityaveer and his wife Radhika. D) Kunti / The charioteer Adiratha and his wife Radha. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kunti / The charioteer Adiratha and his wife Radha. 39. What is Ved Vyasa's, who wrote the Mahabharata, original name? A) Valmik. B) Virasharvah. C) Krishna Dwaipayana. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Krishna Dwaipayana. 40. Who was the person who killed Lord Krishna by accidentally mistaking him for a deer? A) Dashratha. B) Samba. C) Jara. D) Arjun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jara. 41. Who is known as the mother of Ravan? A) Shoorpanakha. B) Mandodari. C) Kaikesi. D) Diti. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kaikesi. 42. Who written Mahabharat? A) Vyasa. B) Valmiki. C) Bram Stoker. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vyasa. 43. Who is known as the Lord of wealth A) Brahma. B) Lakshmi. C) Shiv. D) Kuber. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lakshmi. 44. What was the name of the kingdom of Duryodhana's maternal uncle Shakuni? A) Magadh. B) Hastinapur. C) Gandhara. D) Panchal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gandhara. 45. What is the name of the sister of Krishna and Balaram A) Rukmini. B) Subhadra. C) Satyabhama. D) Chitragandha. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subhadra. 46. Who is Tridevi's [ Maa Saraswati, Maa Lakshmi and Maa Kali ] avtar? A) Maa Vaishno Devi. B) Maa Durga. C) Bhudevi. D) Mata Sita. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maa Vaishno Devi. 47. Sage Durvasa is a great devotee of A) Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi. B) Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. C) Lord Indra. D) Lord Brahma and Goddess Saraswathi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. 48. Samba was the son of Krishna and A) Jambavati. B) Rukmini. C) Kalindi. D) Satyabhama. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jambavati. 49. What did Sudama take with him to meet Lord Krishna in Dwaraka A) Nuts. B) Jaggery. C) Wheat. D) Aval / Beaten Rice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aval / Beaten Rice. 50. Who brought Mother Ganga down from heaven to earth? A) Bhagiratha. B) Valmiki. C) Vishwamitra. D) Parashuram. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bhagiratha. 51. Who was Draupadi's brother? A) Krishna. B) Jarasandha. C) Sahadeva. D) Dhrishtadyumna. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dhrishtadyumna. 52. Whose name was Devvrata in Mahabharata? A) Krishna. B) Balaram. C) Bhishma. D) Arjuna. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bhishma. 53. Who is 'Lord Natraj' the God of Dance? A) Lord Shiva. B) Lord Vishnu. C) Lord Brahma. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lord Shiva. 54. What was the time when Bhishma fixed the exact day for his death? A) Illusion. B) Sanikal. C) Good morning. D) Landing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Landing. 55. King of Manipur Babruvahana was the son of A) Bhim. B) Arjun. C) Vidur. D) Krishna. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arjun. 56. Who is known as the father of Sita? A) Manu. B) Yayati. C) Kushadhwaja. D) Janak. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Janak. 57. During ancient times, the ..... migrated into India and attempted to separate themselves from others by coming up with a ..... system. A) Nobles/Caste. B) Vaisyas/Social Caste. C) Aryans/Caste. D) Brahmins/Social Class. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aryans/Caste. 58. Duryodhana made Karna the king of which country? A) Madra. B) Magadh. C) Organ. D) Takshshila. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Organ. 59. According to Shrimad Bhagwat, what was the name of Shri Krishna's son? A) Ambarish. B) Parth. C) Parikshit. D) Pradyumna. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pradyumna. 60. Who is the half-brother of Kubera? A) Krishna. B) Parashurama. C) Ravana. D) Ram. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ravana. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIndian Culture QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesIndian Mythology Quiz 1Indian Mythology Quiz 3Indian Mythology Quiz 4 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books