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Mahabharath

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who gave Bhishma the boon that he would die only when he wished?

a)

Indra (King of Devas)

b)

Ganga (His Mother)

c)

Krishna

d)

Shantanu (His father)

2.

The Great Kurukshetra War lasted for _____ days of fighting.

a)

23

b)

18

c)

7

d)

11

3.

Duryodhana and Arjuna both approached Krishna for help before the war began. Arjuna asked for Krishna himself to aid him. What did Duryodhana ask for?

a)

Vasudeva Sena

b)

War plan

c)

weapons

d)

Narayani Sena (army)

4.

Who killed Dushasana?

a)

Bheema

b)

Arjuna

c)

Nakula

d)

Karna

5.

How many sons or daughters did Kunti give birth to?

a)

5

b)

3

c)

4

d)

6

6.

Mother of nakula and sahadeva

a)

Kunthi

b)

Radha

c)

Maduri

d)

Vakula

7.

Who was the blind king?

a)

Dhitarashta

b)

Pandu

c)

Vidura

d)

Dhuryodhana

8.

Who vowed to kill Bhishma in her next birth?

a)

Shikandi

b)

Amba

c)

Ganga

d)

Ambalika

9.

Arjuna was the incarnation of _______?

a)

Yama

b)

Indra

c)

Varna

d)

Vayu

10.

Karna learnt archery from a venerable sage by pretending to be a Brahmin. Who was this sage?

a)

bhishma

b)

krupacharya

c)

Dhronacharya

d)

Parasurama

11.

Who killed Dhrishtadyumna?

a)

Arjuna

b)

Dhrona

c)

Ashwatthama

d)

Bhishma

12.

Abhimanyu, the son of Arjuna and Subhadra, was murdered while trying to break into a vyuha (army formation). Which vyuha was it?

a)

Shanka

b)

Gadha

c)

Chakra

d)

Bhadma

13.

Who was Shakuni?

a)

Brother of Kunthi

b)

Father of Bhema

c)

Brother of Gandhari

d)

Son of Dhrona

14.

Who did Duryodhana crown as 'King of Anga'?

a)

Yudhishtra

b)

Dushasana

c)

Shakuni

d)

Karna

15.

In the battlefield a great warrior sent the fatal arrows which pierced Bheeshma. Who was he?

a)

Yudhishtra

b)

Krishna

c)

Arjuna

d)

Dhrishtadyumna

16.

Who is Krishna's best friend?

a)

Yudhishtra

b)

Shakuni

c)

Vidura

d)

Arjuna

17.

Perumal sometimes breaks His own promise for his devotees

a)

True

b)

False

c)

May be

d)

All of the above

18.

Who was the son of Arjun's grandson?

a)

Parikshit

b)

Arjuna

c)

Janamjaya

d)

Pandu

19.

Who is the well known charioteer of Dhritarashtra?

a)

Naradha

b)

Sanjaya

c)

Krishna

d)

Shakuni

20.

To whom does Yudhisthira offer the first worship at the time of the Rajasuya Yagna?

a)

Bhishma

b)

Dhritarashtra

c)

Krishna

d)

Kunthi

21.

How long did the Pandavas spend in exile and/or in hiding?

a)

14 Years

b)

15 Years

c)

13 Years

d)

12 Years

22.

Why does Arjuna decide not to fight in the battle?

a)

Fear of defeat

b)

Does not want to kill his relatives

c)

Forgot how to fight

d)

wants peace

23.

On which day of the war did Bhishma fall?

a)

11

b)

8

c)

10

d)

7

24.

What was Balarama's weapon?

a)

Plough

b)

Mace

c)

Bow & Arrow

d)

Axe

25.

Which emperor did Bheema defeat in order to enable Yudhistra to perform the Rajasuya Yagna?

a)

Karna

b)

Kamsa

c)

Jarasandha

d)

janamejaya

26.

Pandavas won the battle because of

a)

their own prowess

b)

Krishna

c)

Yudhistra

d)

Arjuna

27.

King Parikshit was burnt in his mother's womb by the arrow of Dronacharya's son, Ashwathama. However, he did not die as he was saved by

a)

Kunthi

b)

Arjuna

c)

Krishna

d)

Uttarā

28.

Unrighteousness brahmana in Mahabharatha

a)

Vyasa

b)

Ashvaththama

c)

Bhishma

d)

Parasurama

29.

The ultimate goal of Mahabharatha

a)

Preserve Dharma

b)

Preserve war formula

c)

Kill people

d)

Gambling

30.

यतः कृष्णस्ततो धर्मो यतो धर्मस्ततो जयः

Where krishna is, there is

a)

Victory

b)

Dharma

c)

Morality

d)

All of the above