Teams are requested to wait for their turn and not argue with quizmasters as their decisions are final. Questions are worth 1 point each unless stated otherwise, with a 3 minute time limit per question. Cheating will result in disqualification. Teams unable to answer will have the question passed to the next team. Adults on teams can only provide educational hints to children. The document then provides details of the Ramayana quiz including questions, answers, and additional context about characters and events from the Hindu epic.

2. RULES OF THE QUIZ
1. Teams are requested to wait for their turn
2. Don’t argue with the quizmasters. Their decisions are final and binding.
3. Each question carries one point unless stated otherwise.
4. Time limit for each question is 3 minutes.
5. If any candidate if found cheating then it will lead to disqualification of the team.
6. If a team is unable to answer then the question will be passed on to the next team.
7. The adults in a team can only give educational hints to the children unless stated
otherwise.

3. Team A : Richa Krish, Tara
Team D: Tanay, Mishtu, Seema
Team B : Rishi, Anshita,
Rummy
Team C : Amitav, Dhruv,
Shalini

4. Question 1: Ramayana, the great Indian epic, which
every Indian child grows up learning about, is also the
world's longest poem, with over 3 million verses.
Which city is described as the birthplace of the main
protagonist, Lord Rama?

5. Ayodhya

6. Question 2: According to Ramayana
who was Lakshmana's mother?

7. Sumitra

8. Question 3: What is the name of Rama's
brother who goes with him into exile?

10. Question 4 : Who Wrote Ramayan?

11. Maharishi Valmiki

12. Question 5: Lakshmana
is considered to be the
incarnation of whom?

13. Lakshamana is the incarnation of Sheshnag

14. Question 6 : What is the
connection between the Gayatri
mantra and the Ramayana?

15. The Valmiki Ramayan has
24,000 verses. The first
letter that comes after
every 1000 verses of the
Ramayana forms the
Gayatri Mantra. This
mantra is the essence of
this sacred epic. The
Gayatri Mantra was first
mentioned in the Rigveda.

16. Question 7 : What was the name of
the forest where Lord Rama,
Lakshmana and Goddess Sita
stayed during exile?

17. In Dandakaranya,
Lord Rama,
Goddess Sita and
Lakshmana spent
their exile.

18. Question 8: What was the name of a bow
that was used by Lord Rama in Goddess
Sita swayamvar to marry her?

19. Lord Rama used
Lord Shiva's bow
in swayamvar of
Sita to marry
her. The name of
the bow was
Pinak.

20. Question 9 : Who was termed
as “Gudakesh”

21. During Rama’s exile, Lakshman decided
to stay awake for 14 years. He requested
Nidra Devi, the Goddess of Sleep not to
give him sleep for 14 years so that he can
be awake and guard Rama and Sita.
Nidra Devi was impressed with his
dedication and granted him the boon.
This is the reason why Lakshmana is also
known as Gudakesh. This was a very
strong condition which made him capable
of killing Meghnad. Meghnad had a boon
that he can only be killed by a Gudakesh,
a person who has defeated sleep.

22. Question 10 : Who gave
Ravana 10 heads?

23. Ravana is a devotee of
Lord Shiva. To impress
the Lord, he actually
sacrificed his head. Each
time he sacrificed his
head, it actually grew
back. This happened for
10 times until Lord Shiva
granted 10 heads to
Ravana which signifies
the 6 shastras and 4 vedas
that Ravana mastered.

24. Question 11 : Where did Janak
find Sita and who was her
original mother?

25. Sita is actually not the real daughter of
King Janaka but actually the daughter of
Bhumadevi or mother earth, found by
the King in the fields. Sita is actually the
manifestation of Goddess Lakshmi and
her love story with Rama is believed to
be one of the oldest and famous love
stories of all time.

26. Question 12 : Which avatar of
Vishnu was Rama?

27. Ram is the 7th reincarnation of Lord Vishnu, and after Krishna, is considered to be
Vishnu’s most important avatar. Ram is also seen to be the ideal man and a perfect
human, not physically but mentally and spiritually.

28. Question 13 :Rama and his brothers are all
part of which dynasty?

29. Sun Dynasty

30. Question 14: How is Diwali related to the
Ramayana?

31. Rama's victory over Ravana is
celebrated as Diwali by
Hindus. It is the festival which
started when Rama came back
to Ayodhya after defeating
Ravana

32. Question 15 : Why was Rama
sent to exile?

33. According to the family
hierarchy, Rama was to be the heir to the
throne. But jealousy engulfed Dasharath's
second queen Kaikayi. Due to a long
unfulfilled promise, she asked Dasharath to
banish Rama to a 14 year exile and make
her son, Bharata the King.

34. Question 16 : How many main
chapters (Kandas) does
Ramayana contain?

35. The Great Epic Ramayana is
traditionally divided into seven
Kandas(books), which are the
following :
•Bala Kanda
•Ayodhya Kanda
•Aranya Kanda
•Kishkindha Kanda
•Sundara Kanda
•Yuddha Kanda
•Uttara Kanda
Each Kanda deals with a
particular period of Rama’s life
in chronological order.

36. Question 17 : Who was the
Family priest of Dasharatha?

37. Vashishtha is one of the
oldest and most revered Vedic
rishisHe is one of
the Saptarishis (seven
great Rishis) of India.
Vashishtha is credited as the
chief author of Mandala
7 of Rigveda Vashishtha and
his family are mentioned in
Rigvedic verse 10.167.4 other
Rigvedic mandalas and in
many Vedic texts. His ideas
have been influential and he
was called as the first sage of
the Vedanta school of Hindu
philosophy by Adi Shankara.

38. 18. What is the name
of Ravana's wife?

39. Mandodari

40. 19. Ayodhya was the capital
of which Kingdom?

41. Kosala kingdom

42. 20. Which brother of Ravana was
cursed to sleep for six months at
a stretch?

43. Kumbhakarna

44. 21. Whose help did Ravana take
to carry away Sita?

45. Maricha
• In the Hindu epic Ramayana, Maricha, or Mareecha is a
rakshasa, who is killed by Rama, the hero of the epic and an
avatar of God Vishnu. He is mentioned as an ally of Ravana,
the antagonist of the epic. His most notable exploit is his role
in the kidnapping of Sita, Rama's wife. His son Kalanemi was
killed by Hanuman.

46. 22. Who killed Indrajit, the son of
Ravana?

47. Lakshmana

48. 23. Who set Lanka on
fire?

49. Hanuman

50. 24. Who put up a brave fight to protect Sita
when Ravana was carrying her away forcefully?

51. Jatayu

52. 25. What was the name of the woman who tried to
become Rama's wife, only to have her ears, nose, and
breasts chopped off by Lakshmana?

53. Kamavalli
(Surpanakha)