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How much do you know about Ramayana? This category is for trivia questions and answers related to Ramayana (Religion). Each one is filled with fun facts and interesting information. There are 58 questions in this immediate directory. Last updated Oct 31 2024.
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1 What was the name of Ram's mother?
Answer: Kausalya

Ram is the son of Kaushalya and Dasharath. Kunti was the mother of Yudhishthira, Bhima, Karna and Arjuna. Kaikeyi was the mother of Bharata and Sumitra was the mother of Lakshmana and Shatrughna.
  From Quiz: Do You Know All About the Hindu Book "Ramayana"?
2 Ravan was the ten-headed evil king of Lanka. He was a demon though not from a demon clan. Whose clan was he from?
Answer: Rishi Pulatsya

This may be unknown to some of you. Ravan was born to the clan of a very learned and great sage called Pulatsya. This phrase was also used by Ravan himself when he tried to convince Sita to marry him. The father of Ravan was also a great sage. If you know who he was, you will get the next question right.
  From Quiz: Life Of Ravan
3 Sita was found on the soil by King Janak and Queen Sunaina. She was an avatar of a goddess, but which one?
Answer: Anagha

Sita, the daughter of Janak, was found on the earth in the field by Janak. She later married Vishnu as Rama because she was an avatar of Lakshmi, Vishnu's wife. Anagha is another name of Lakshmi. Saraswati is called Medha and Parvati is called Ambika and Annika.
    Your options: [ Ambika ] [ Anagha ] [ Medha ] [ Annika ]
  From Quiz: Life of Sita
4 Rama and his brothers are all part of which dynasty?
Answer: Sun dynasty

It is said in the first Kanda or chapter that Dasharatha was a member of the famous Sun dynasty. As you might not know, Kanda means Episode.
    Your options: [ Sun dynasty ] [ Flower dynasty ] [ Moon dynasty ] [ Rock dynasty ]
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5 Who was Lakshmana's mother?
Answer: Sumitra

His father, King Dasarath, had three queens: Kaushalya, Kaikeyi, and Sumitra. Urmila was his wife.
  From Quiz: Lakshmana, the Support of Rama
6 Rama has to lift Shiva's bow to be eligible to marry Sita. He lifts it and breaks it by pulling its string (stringing it). What is the name of this bow?
Answer: Pinaka

Pinaka is the bow of Shiva, and one of the many names of Shiva is Pinakapani, meaning one who wields Pinaka. Kodanda is the bow of Rama. Khatvanga is the magic wand/staff of Shiva and Koumodaki is the mace of Vishnu.
  From Quiz: Ramayana
7 Around whose life is 'The Ramayana' centered?
Answer: Rama

That's why it's called the 'Ramayana.' Rama is considered the 'ideal man' and Sita the 'ideal woman'.
  From Quiz: The Ramayana
8 The divine bow of Bhagavan Shiv at King Janak's palace was broken or stringed by which God?
Answer: Ram

Ram broke this divine bow when he wanted to win king Janak's daughter as his wife. King Janak had put a condition: whoever broke this bow would become his daughter's husband. The bow was originally made by Lord Shiva. Some versions of this myth state that the bow had to be broken while as some said it had to be stringed.
    Your options: [ Lakshman ] [ Brahma ] [ Ravan ] [ Ram ]
  From Quiz: Do You Know All About the Hindu Book "Ramayana"?
9 So, now we know the clan in which Ravan was born. But, hey, does anyone know who his parents were?
Answer: Visharva and Kaikesi

Ravan was the son of the sage Visharva and the demon princess Kaikesi. It was noted by his father that he was aggressive though a quick learner. He was born on the land of Lanka. Though the son of a sage, he turned out to be a demon.
    Your options: [ Visharva and Kaikesi ] [ Sarikshit and Dhubhudhi ] [ Avangada and Kartikya ] [ Pranapanksh and Bidvisha ]
  From Quiz: Life Of Ravan
10 Sita's childhood revolved around eating, sleeping, praying to Lord Vishnu and playing. She had three very good friends. They also got married at the same place, day and time she did. Who were they?
Answer: Mandavi, Urmila, and Sutkirti

Urmila was the daughter born to Janak and Sunaina. Mandavi and Sutkirti were born to Kushdwaj and his wife. The four girls shared the utmost respect and love. Urmila married Lakshman, Mandavi married Bharat and Sutkirti married Satrughna -- all brothers of Rama.
  From Quiz: Life of Sita
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