Mahabharata Online Quiz Review

A comprehensive practice set of questions and answers based on the Mahabharata Online Quiz 2026 Question Bank, covering genealogies, divine events, and epic milestones of the epic.

Who wrote the Mahabharata as composed by sage Veda Vyasa?

Lord Ganesha

Where did Lord Brahma appear from?

Navel of Lord Vishnu

Who was the father of King Janamejaya?

Parikshit

What was the capital of the kingdom ruled by Janamejaya?

Hastinapura

Who are the daughters of Daksha mentioned in the text?

Kadru and Vinata

Which form did Lord Vishnu assume during the churning of the milk ocean?

Kurma

What mountain was used to churn the milk ocean?

Mt Mandara

Who served as the churning rope for the milk ocean?

Vasuki

Who consumed the Kaalakuta/Halahala poison that appeared from the milk ocean?

Lord Shiva

Who is known by the name 'Neelakantha'?

Lord Shiva

Who took the form of "Mohini" to distribute the nectar?

Lord Vishnu

Which demon was beheaded by Lord Vishnu for drinking the nectar?

Rahu

Who is the son of Vinata and serves as the divine vehicle of Lord Vishnu?

Garuda

Who directed Sheshanaga (Anantasesha) to raise the Earth on its hoods?

Lord Brahma

Who cursed King Parikshit to die?

Sage Shringi

Who was the father of sage Shringi?

Shamika Rsi

Who performed the Sarpa yajna to avenge the death of King Parikshit?

Janamejaya

Whose protection did Takshaka seek during the Sarpa yajna?

Indra Deva

Who was the father and who was the mother of sage Vyasa Deva?

Sage Parashara and Satyavati

Which sage was known for killing all the Kshatriyas on Earth twenty-one times?

Parasurama

Who was the son of Diti?

Hiranyakashipu

Who was the son of Hiranyakashipu?

Prahlada

The demon Viprachitti was born as which figure in the Mahabharata?

Jarasandha

Hiranyakashipu was reborn as which character?

Shishupala

The demon Kalanemi was reborn as whom?

Kamsa

Who were the fathers of Dronacharya and Ashwatthama respectively?

Bharadwaja and Dronacharya

Who were the parents of Bhishma?

Shantanu - Ganga

Who was the firstborn son of King Dhritarashtra?

Duryodhana

Identify the Pandavas born by the divine powers of Dharma, Vayu Deva, and Indra.

Yudhishthira, Bhima, and Arjuna

Which Pandavas were born by the divine powers of the Ashwini Kumaras?

Nakula - Sahadeva

What was Kunti Devi's actual name?

Pritha

Who was born as Kunti Devi's son by the blessings of Surya Deva?

Karna

Who demanded Karna's divine armour and earrings?

Lord Indra

Whose expansion is Balarama?

Sheshanaga (Anantasesha)

India is named after which king, who was the son of Shakuntala?

Bharata

How many sons did Ganga Devi drown in the river before the birth of Devavrata?

7

What was the original name of Bhishma?

Devavrata

From whom did Devavrata learn the art of warfare?

Parasurama

What pledge did Devavrata take to facilitate the marriage of Shantanu and Satyavati?

To remain a Brahmachari all his life

What boon did Shantanu grant Bhishma?

To die by his own will

Who were the three daughters of the king of Kashi?

Amba, Ambika, and Ambalika

Who were the sons of sage Vyasa with Ambika, Ambalika, and the maidservant?

Dhritarashtra, Pandu, and Vidura

Whose incarnation was Vidura?

Dharmaraja

Who blessed Gandhari with a hundred sons?

Sage Vyasa

Who cursed Pandu regarding his death?

Sage Kindama

Which sage gifted Kunti a mantra for invoking deities?

Sage Durvasa

Draupadi was the princess of which kingdom?

Panchala

Which wife of Pandu became a Sati?

Madri

Who taught the Pandavas and Kauravas the art of warfare?

Dronacharya

What was the name of Dronacharya's wife?

Kripi

Who offered his thumb as gurudakshina to Dronacharya?

Ekalavya

Who befriended Karna and made him the king of Angadesha?

Duryodhana

How did the Pandavas escape the palace of lac?

Through a tunnel

Who killed the demon Hidimban and married his sister Hidimbi?

Bhima

Who was the son of Bhima and Hidimbi?

Ghatotkacha

Who emerged from the holy fire during the yajna of Drupada?

Dhrishtadyumna - Draupadi

What is the present name of the Pandavas' capital, Indraprastha?

Delhi

How many years did Arjuna spend in exile for disturbing Yudhishthira and Draupadi?

12

Arjuna and Subhadra's son was named __________.

Abhimanyu

For how many days was the Mahabharata war fought?

18

Who gifted the Sudarshana Chakra to Lord Krishna and the Gandiva bow to Arjuna?

Agni Deva and Varuna Deva

Which warrior killed Jarasandha?

Bhima

Who was the presiding priest of Yudhishthira's Rajasuya yajna?

Vyasa Muni

How many eyes and hands did Shishupala have at birth?

3 eyes - 4 hands

Which Parva of the Mahabharata contains the Bhagavad Gita?

Bhishma Parva

Who spoke the Vishnu Sahasranama to Yudhishthira?

Bhishma

Who advised Duryodhana to engage Yudhishthira in a game of dice?

Shakuni

Who dragged Draupadi to the royal court by her hair?

Dushasana

Which son of Dhritarashtra protested against the shaming of Draupadi?

Vikarna

How many years were the Pandavas exiled after the game of dice?

13

Where did Kunti live during the Pandavas' exile?

At Vidura's house

What did the Sun god gift Yudhishthira after being pleased by his devotion?

Akshayapatra

Which divine weapon did Lord Shiva give to Arjuna in the Himalayas?

Pashupatastra

Who cursed Arjuna to become a eunuch for a one-year duration?

Urvashi

Which river did Parasurama dip in to wash away the sin of killing his mother?

Lohit

Who reduced the sixty thousand sons of King Sagara to ashes?

Sage Kapila

Who reduced the impact of the river Ganga as it fell from heaven?

Lord Shiva

Who was the father of Parasurama?

Sage Jamadagni

Who narrated the Mahabharata to King Janamejaya?

Vaishampayana

What was the name of the river where Ashtavakra bathed to normalize his body?

Samanga

What is the relation between Hanuman and Bhima?

Brother

What was the name of Sri Krishna's conchshell?

Panchajanya

Who revealed the Universal form to Arjuna on the battlefield?

Lord Krishna

Who ate a single grain of food that satiated Sage Durvasa and his 10,000 disciples?

Lord Krishna

Who was Jayadratha to Duryodhana?

Brother-in-law

According to Lord Shiva's boon, Jayadratha was incapable of defeating only which Pandava?

Arjuna