Ramayana – Comprehensive Review
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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?
Surya Deva
What was the name of Kubera’s son with 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?
Sagara
Which ancestor of Lord Rama brought the Ganga River down from heaven to earth?
Bhagiratha
Who burnt Sagara’s sixty thousand sons to ashes?
Kapila Dev
Ganga River is called “Jahnavi” because she emerged from the ear of which sage?
Jahnu
Who founded and built the city of Ayodhya?
Manu
Whom did Lord Rama redeem at Sage Gautam’s ashram?
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’s meditation?
Menaka
Which warrior king performed austerities 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, Lakshmana’s wife?
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?
Manthara
What was Kaikeyi’s first boon?
Kingdom for Bharata
What was Kaikeyi’s 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 son of which great sage?
Vasistha
Which king could understand the speech of birds?
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 Tamasa
Which king of the Nishadas helped Rama cross the Ganga by boat?
Guha
Who accompanied Rama to the outskirts of Ayodhya?
Sumantra
Which forest became Lord Rama’s dwelling place during exile?
Dandaka Forest
Which sage’s ashrama did Rama visit first on the journey?
Sage Bharadwaja
Bharadwaja’s hermitage was at the confluence of which rivers?
Ganga and Yamuna
Which sage did Rama visit first when he reached Chitrakoot?
Sage Valmiki
Where did Lord Rama build his first hut?
Chitrakoot
Whom did King Dasharatha accidentally kill, mistaking the sound of water?
Shravan
How many days did Dasharatha live after Rama left?
6 days
Which relatives were Bharata and Shatrughna visiting when Dasharatha died?
Maternal uncle
Who was Bharata’s maternal uncle?
Yudhajit
Where was Dasharatha’s body preserved until Bharata arrived?
Oil cauldron
Who was the first person Bharata saw on returning?
King Dasharatha
Who was beside Dasharatha at his last breath?
No one
Who was Kaikeyi’s father?
Ashwapati
Who tried to kill Manthara for her misdeed?
Shatrughna
Who saved Manthara from death?
Bharata
Who performed Dasharatha’s funeral rites?
Bharata
Which sage welcomed Bharata magnificently while he went to bring Rama back?
Sage Bharadwaja
What did Bharata carry back to Ayodhya as Rama’s symbol?
Wooden sandals
From which place did Bharata govern Ayodhya?
Nandi village
Which sage did Rama visit after Chitrakoot?
Atri
Who was the husband of Anusuya?
Atri
Which pastime did Sita recount at Anusuya’s request?
Swayamvara
Who gave Shiva’s bow to King Janaka?
Varuna
Which presents did Anusuya give to Sita?
Clothes and jewellery
Which demon did Rama kill first in Dandaka Forest?
Viradha
Who cursed Viradha, turning him from Gandharva to demon?
Kubera
Which personality is also known as Vaishravana?
Kubera
What was Viradha’s name before becoming a demon?
Tumburu
Which sage ascended to Brahma’s abode by self-immolation in Rama’s presence?
Sharbhanga
Which sage created the divine pond ‘Panchapsar’?
Mandkarni
How many years did Rama roam Dandaka before reaching Agastya?
10 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 met Rama 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 a well-wisher of Rama and Sita?
Jatayu
Who was Jatayu’s elder brother?
Sampati
Who was Shoorpanakha’s brother?
Ravana
Who was Ravana’s father?
Vishrava