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In which month was Lord Rama born?
Chaitra month
In which Yuga did Lord Rama take birth?
Treta Yuga
To which dynasty did Lord Rama belong?
Ikshvaku Dynasty
Who was Lord Rama’s father?
Dasharatha
Who was Lord Rama’s mother?
Kaushalya
Who were the two brave sons born to Sumitra?
Lakshmana and Shatrughna
Who was Bharata’s mother?
Kaikeyi
Which city did King Dasharatha rule over?
Ayodhya
On which riverbank does the city of Ayodhya stand?
Sarayu
Which yajna did King Dasharatha perform to beget sons?
Putra Kamesthi Yajna
Who was the family priest (purohit) of King Dasharatha?
Sage Vasistha
How did Rikshraj Jambavan take birth?
From Lord Brahma’s mouth
Who was the father of Vali, the king of monkeys?
Lord Indra
From the body of which god did Sugreeva take birth?
Suryadeva
What was the name of Kubera’s son who had the appearance of a monkey?
Gandhmadaan
Who was Nala’s father?
Vishvakarma
Hanuman is considered the son of which deity?
Vayu Deva
How many queens did King Dasharatha have?
Three
Which she-demon did Lord Rama kill first?
Tadaka
Which sage did Lord Rama and Lakshmana accompany to protect his yajna from demons?
Vishwamitra
Who gave Lord Rama the Brahmastra along with other weapons?
Vishwamitra
Which demons did Lord Rama fight to protect Vishwamitra’s yajna?
Mareecha and Subaahu
Who was the father of Vishwamitra?
Gaadhi
Which of Lord Rama’s ancestors had sixty thousand sons?
King Sagara
Which ancestor brought the Ganga River down from heaven to earth?
Bhagiratha
Who burnt sixty thousand sons of Sagar to ashes?
Kapila Dev
Ganga River is called “Jahnavi” because she emerged from the ear of which sage?
Sage Jahnu
Who founded and built the city of Ayodhya?
Manu
Whom did Lord Rama redeem at the ashram of sage Gautam?
Ahalya
Whom did Vasistha defeat in battle?
Vishwamitra
Which king of the Ikshvaku Dynasty was cursed by Vasistha’s sons to become a Chandala?
Trishanku
Which king was sent to heaven in his physical body by Vishwamitra?
Trishanku
Which heavenly nymph disturbed Vishwamitra during his meditation?
Menaka
Which warrior-king performed austere penance to become a Brahmarshi?
Vishwamitra
Which city was ruled by King Janaka?
Mithila
According to the Ramayana, Mother Sita appeared from which element of nature?
Earth
Who was Mother Sita’s foster father?
King Janaka
To which deity did the bow in King Janaka’s court belong?
Lord Shiva
Who was the royal priest of King Janaka?
Shatanand
Who was the son of Sage Gautama?
Shatanand
Who was King Janaka’s younger brother?
Kushdhwaj
Who was the father of Urmila, the wife of Lakshmana?
King Janaka
Who was Bharata’s wife?
Mandavi
Who was Shatrughna’s wife?
Shrutkirti
Who was King Dasharatha’s father?
Aja
Who was Lord Parshurama’s father?
Sage Jamadagni
Who incited Kaikeyi to demand two cruel boons from King Dasharatha?
Manthara
What did Kaikeyi demand in her first boon?
The kingdom for Bharata
What did Kaikeyi demand in her second boon?
Exile Lord Rama to the forest
For how many years was Lord Rama exiled?
14 years
King Dasharatha promised Kaikeyi two boons for helping in which battle?
Deva-Asura battle
Suyaghya was the son of which great sage?
Vasistha
Which king could understand the speech of birds?
King Ashwapati
Which wicked son did Sagar disown?
Asamanja
Who was King Dasharatha’s prime minister?
Sumantra
Where did Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana stay on the first night of exile?
On the bank of the Tamasa River
Which Nishada king helped Rama cross the Ganga by boat?
Guha
Who accompanied Rama to the outskirts of Ayodhya?
Sumantra
Which forest became Rama’s dwelling place during exile?
Dandaka Forest
Which sage’s ashrama did Rama visit first on his journey into the forest?
Sage Bharadwaja
Bharadwaja’s hermitage was located at the confluence of which rivers?
Ganga and Yamuna
Which sage did Rama visit first when he reached Chitrakoot?
Sage Valmiki
Where did Rama build his first hut?
Chitrakoot
Whom did King Dasharatha accidentally kill, mistaking him for an animal?
Shravan Kumar
How many days did King Dasharatha live after Rama left for the forest?
Six days
Which relatives were Bharata and Shatrughna visiting when Dasharatha died?
Their maternal uncle
Who was Bharata’s maternal uncle?
Yudhajit
Where was Dasharatha’s body preserved until Bharata arrived?
In an oil cauldron
Who was the first person Bharata saw upon returning?
King Dasharatha’s body
Who was beside King Dasharatha when he took his last breath?
No one
Who was Kaikeyi’s father?
King Ashwapati
Who tried to kill Manthara for her misdeed?
Shatrughna
Who saved Manthara from death?
Bharata
Who performed the funeral rites of King Dasharatha?
Bharata
Which sage gave Bharata an unprecedented welcome on his way to bring Rama back?
Sage Bharadwaja
What did Bharata carry back to Ayodhya as a symbol of Rama’s presence?
Wooden sandals
From which place did Bharata govern the kingdom?
Nandi Gram village
Which sage did Rama visit after leaving Chitrakoot?
Sage Atri
Who was the husband of Anusuya?
Sage Atri
Which pastime did Sita recount at Anusuya’s request?
Her swayamvara
Who gave Lord Shiva’s bow to King Janaka?
Varuna
What presents did Anusuya give to Mother Sita?
Clothes and jewellery
Which demon did Rama kill first in the Dandaka Forest?
Viradha
Who cursed Viradha, turning him from a Gandharva into a demon?
Kubera
Which personality is also known as Vaishravana?
Kubera
What was Viradha’s former name?
Tumburu
Which sage ascended to Brahma’s abode by self-immolation in Rama’s presence?
Sage Sharbhanga
Which sage created a divine pond called Panchapsar?
Sage Mandakarni
How many years did Rama roam Dandaka before reaching Agastya’s hermitage?
Ten years
What did Rama receive from Sage Agastya?
Divine weapons
Who advised Rama to dwell at Panchavati?
Sage Agastya
Who is the mother of Garuda?
Vinata
Which bird did Rama and Lakshmana meet on the way to Panchavati?
Jatayu
Who was Jatayu’s father?
Aruna
How was Garuda related to Jatayu?
Uncle
Jatayu was a friend of which Ikshvaku king?
King Dasharatha
Who stayed at Panchavati as Rama’s well-wisher?
Jatayu
Who was Jatayu’s elder brother?
Sampati
Who was Shoorpanakha’s brother?
Ravana
Who was Ravana’s father?
Sage Vishrava