General Knowledge
Ans : Yuyutsu.
Ans : Kahodara (also known as Khagodara). The child, Ashtavakra was crooked in eight parts.
Ans : Shiva cuts off Ganesha's head. When Parvati sees this, she feels very upset. She insists on bringing him back to life immediately. Shiva replaces Ganesha's lost head with that of an elephant.
Ans : Yellow. (Pitambara)
Ans : By shooting a few arrows into the ground.
Ans : Vali.
Ans : After Bharata, son of Shakuntala.
Ans : The terrible. When he took the vow to remain celibate throughout his life, the gods showered flowers on him, while uttering the word "Bhishma".
Ans : Sudama. Krishna built a palace for him and filled that palace with wealth and gifts.
Ans : Manthara.
Ans : Dwaraka.
Ans : Shiva-Dhanush.
Ans : In Guru Sandipani's ashram.
Ans : Garuda.
Ans : Chitrasena taught dance and music to Arjuna when Arjuna went to Devaloka.
Ans : Sumitra.
Ans : At Prayag (modern Allahabad).
Ans : Sage Agastya.
Ans : Because they had tied the horse of the Ashwamedha sacrifice.
Ans : Four.
Ans : The eight elephants known as Diggajas.
Ans : That of a horse.
Ans : Sage Gautama.
Ans : Because he could not recognize the Vishalyakarani (Sanjivani) from other herbs.
Ans : Ashwatthama, Kripacharya and Kritavarma.
Ans : Ahalya came back to life.
Ans : At Agni's request Varuna gave the Sudarshana Chakra to Krishna to help him in the burning of the Khandava forest. (According to another version Vishwakarma gave the weapon to Vishnu).
Ans : Sampati.
Ans : Though there are a number of puranas, according to tradition, only 18 puranas are recognised.
Ans : Surabhi and also Nandini.
Ans : Ambika.
Ans : Jaya. It was said of the Mahabharata, "What is here may be found elsewhere too but what is not here cannot be found anywhere."
Ans : Surya.
Ans : Eighteen.
Ans : Kartaviryarjuna. (Also known as Sahasrarjuna)
Ans : Kunti and Madri.
Ans : Aditi.
Ans : Sairandhri.
Ans : Mandara.
Ans : Mandodari.
Ans : He feels very happy and dances for joy.
Ans : Kubera.
Ans : In the Ashoka Vana (forest).
Ans : Lotus eyed.
Ans : He disapproved of it and advised Ravana to restore Sita to Rama.
Ans : Nandigrama.
Ans : Sita was found when a field was being ploughed for preparing the spot for a Yajna to be performed by Janaka (Sita literally means furrow).
Ans : Ashwatthama.
Ans : Vasushena.
Ans : Lanka Lakshmi also called Lanka Devi. She was the guardian deity of the city,
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