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Ramayana Quiz – 1


This series is more than a usual Ramayan Quiz. It is an attempt to understand some general aspects of the epic Ramayana.
  1. Which yagna did King Dasharatha perform to beget sons?
  2. Who is the charioteer and most famous minister of Dasharatha?
  3. Which famous Sage did Sumantra ask King Dasharatha to invite for the yajna?
  4. Who presided over the yajna conducted to beget sons by Dasharatha?
  5. Which ritual did Sage Rishyasringa perform for King Dasharatha to beget sons?
  6. Who appeared from the ritual fire conducted by Sage Rishyasringa?
  7. What did the Yajna Purusa hand over to King Dasharatha?
  8. How many queens did Kind Dasharatha have?
  9. What are the names of King Dasharatha’s queens?
  10. Who was the ‘pattamahashi’ or the first queen?
  11. What quantity of the divine food did Queen Kausalya get?
  12. What quantity of the divine food did Queen Kaikeyi get?
  13. What quantity of the divine food did Queen Sumitra get?
  14. Who is the mother of Lord Ram?
  15. To whom did Kaikeyi give birth?
  16. Which queen gave birth to twins?
  17. Who is the mother of Lakshman?
  18. Who is the twin brother of Lakshman?

Answer to the above Quiz

1) Which yagna did King Dasharatha perform to beget sons?

Aswametha yajna

2) Who is the charioteer and most famous minister of Dasharatha?

Sumantra

3) Which famous Sage did Sumantra ask King Dasharatha to invite for the yajna?

Sage Rishyasringa – In Chapter 9 and 10 of the Bala Kanda of Ramayana, Sumantra narrates the famous tale of Rishyasringa to King Dasharatha.

4) Who presided over the yajna conducted to beget sons by Dasharatha?

Sage Rishyasringa

5) Which ritual did Sage Rishyasringa perform for King Dasharatha to beget sons?

Putrakaamesti as mentioned in Adharva Veda.

6) Who appeared from the ritual fire conducted by Sage Rishyasringa?

Yajna Purusa – sent by Prajapati

7) What did the Yajna Purusa hand over to King Dasharatha?

Golden vessel with divine food (dessert)

8) How many queens did Kind Dasharatha have?

Three

9)  What are the names of King Dasharatha’s queens?

Kausalya, Kaikeyi, Sumitra

10) Who was the ‘pattamahashi’ or the first queen?

Kausalya

11) What quantity of the divine food did queen Kausalya get?

Half of the divine food was given to queen Kausalya.

12) What quantity of the divine food did queen Kaikeyi get?

One-eighth of the divine food.

13) What quantity of the divine food did queen Sumitra get?

First she gets one-fourth and then another one-eighth

14) Who is the mother of Lord Ram?

Kausalya

15) To whom did Kaikeyi give birth?

Bharatha

16) Which queen gave birth to twins?

Sumitra

17) Who is the mother of Lakshman?

Sumitra

18) Who is the twin brother of Lakshman?

Shatrughnan