| 251 | After Lakshmana chops off Shurpanakha’s nose, to whom does she go? | To Khara and Dushana. |
| 252 | What was the capital of the Kaurava’s kingdom? | Hastinapura. |
| 253 | What is the modern name for Indraprastha? | Delhi. |
| 254 | What were the names of Subhadra’s brothers? | Krishna and Balarama. |
| 255 | What caused the outburst of the first shloka uttered by Valmiki? | Once while returning from River Tamasa, Valmiki saw a hunter shooting down one of a pair of Krauncha birds. The other bird cried piteously. The intense emotion created by this incident made Valmiki speak in verses. Immediately Brahma appeared and advised Valmiki to write the story of Rama. |
| 256 | Where is Kurukshetra? | In modern Haryana, about 40 kilometres to the north of Delhi. |
| 257 | What are the four yugas, according to Indian Mythology? | a) Krita yuga. b) Treta yuga. c) Dwapara yuga. d) Kali yuga. |
| 258 | Vasudeva and Devaki were in prison at the time of Krishna’s birth. How could Vasudeva get out of prison and take baby Krishna to Gokul? | Vasudeva found to his surprise that his fetters and chains had fallen off. The prison doors automatically opened and the guards were all asleep. This enabled him to walk out of the prison and go to Gokul. |
| 259 | Rukmini was in love with Krishna. However her brother Rukmi, wanted to give her hand in marriage to another king. Identify this king. | Shishupala. |
| 260 | Why did Drona want to humiliate Drupada? | Because when Drona had sought Drupada’s help, he had been humiliated. |
| 261 | How did Arjuna kill Kama? | When Kama was trying to lift the wheel of his chariot, which had sunk in the mud, Arjuna shot him. |
| 262 | Who killed Vritra? | Indra. |
| 263 | Why did Kamsa want to kill Krishna? | There had been a prediction that Devaki’s eighth child would kill him. Therefore he wanted to kill the eighth child. |
| 264 | Who carried the message of Nala to Damayanti? | A swan with golden wings. |
| 265 | Why were Luv and Kush required to fight Rama’s army? | Because they had tied the horse of the Ashwamedha sacrifice. |
| 266 | Where did Luv and Kush grow up? | In Valmiki’s Ashram. |
| 267 | Where did Krishna first meet Sudama? | In Guru Sandipani’s ashram. |
| 268 | Why had Sudama gone to Dwaraka? | To seek Krishna’s help. |
| 269 | Why did Rama get angry with Sagara? | Because he didn’t prepare a way for Rama to reach Lanka. |
| 270 | How many Akshauhinis of army did the Kauravas have before the battle of Kurukshetra? | Eleven akshauhinis. The Pandavas had seven akshauhinis. |
| 271 | Who incited Ravana to fight with Rama? | Shurpanakha. |
| 272 | Who in the Mahabharata, is also known as Matsyagandha? | Satyavati, wife of King Shantanu. |
| 273 | What is Bhagavad-Gita? | It means the song sung by the Lord. It consists of the dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. |
| 274 | From whom did Dronacharya learn the use of weapons? | From his father, Sage Bharadwaja aod later also from the hermit, Agnivesha. |
| 275 | Who gave divine weapons to Dronacharya? | Parashurama. |
| 276 | Who told the monkey army that he had seen Ravana carrying Sita across the ocean? | The vulture, Sampati. |
| 277 | Who was the charioteer of Kama, when he became the commander of the Kaurava army? | Shalya. |
| 278 | How did Hanuman protect himself from the jaws of Surasa? | Hanuman began to increase his size, Surasa opened her jaws wider and wider. Suddenly Hanuman reduced himself to the size of a thumb, entered her mouth and came out in a flash. |
| 279 | When Vishwamitra was taking Rama and Lakshmana to the court of Janaka they came upon an Ashrama, which contained a stone. What happened when Rama’s feet touched the stone? | Ahalya came back to life. |
| 280 | What was the name of the elephant that blocked the entrance of the wrestling arena when Krishna came near it and tried to kill him? | Kuvalayapida. |
| 281 | Who was Balarama’s wife? | Revati. She was the daughter of Revata, king of Kushasthali. It is said in the puranas that Revata went with his daughter to Brahma with a request that he suggest a suitable groom for her. Thousands of years had lapsed between the time Revata left for the abode of Brahma and returned to earth. Men were of far less height. Balarama used his plough to reduce the height of Revati and then married her. |
| 282 | Whom did Krishna send to convey the importance of love and devotion in life to the gopis of Vrindavan? | Uddhava, a minister and friend of Krishna. |
| 283 | What was the name of the demon who came in the guise of an ass to kill Krishna? | Dhenukasura. |
| 284 | Who had sent Bakasura to Vrindavan to kill Krishna? | Kamsa. |
| 285 | When the cowherds started worshipping Govardhan instead of him what did Indra do? | He sent heavy rains to Gokula intending to submerge it in water. |
| 286 | Who conducted the naming ceremony of Krishna? | Sage Gargacharya. |
| 287 | How did Krishna save his cowherd friends from the raging fire, after he had subdued Kaliya? | When Krishna came out of the river Yamuna after suppressing the serpent, Kaliya, it was late and the sun had set. Yadavas spent the night near the river. Suddenly a fire broke out and enveloped them. Krishna swallowed the fire and all was quiet again. |
| 288 | For how many days did Krishna uphold Mount Govardhan on his finger? | Seven days. |
| 289 | How old was Krishna when he held aloft the Govardhan Mountain? | Seven years. |
| 290 | Who was the mother of Indrajit? | Mandodari. |
| 291 | Who freed Nanda from the coils of a python? | Krishna. |
| 292 | Who told the Yadavas that Krishna and Balarama were in reality the children of Vasudeva? | Gargacharya. |
| 293 | What was the original name of Indraprastha, before the Pandavas began to rule over it? | Khandavaprastha. |
| 294 | Who killed Mushtika? | Balarama. |
| 295 | Krishna preferred a particular colour for his robes. Which was it? | Yellow. (Pitambara) |
| 296 | What form did Keshi, the demon assume to kill Krishna? | That of a horse. |
| 297 | How did Krishna kill Keshi? | He thrust his left arm into the open mouth of the demon. His arm began to swell inside Keshi’s mouth. The demon suffocated and died. |
| 298 | Which bird’s feather was Krishna fond of placing on his head? | Peacock. |
| 299 | What did Krishna do after killing Kamsa? | He requested Ugrasena to take charge of the kingdom. |
| 300 | What was the name of the humpback who met Krishna on the main road of Mathura? | Trivakra. |
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