history Online Quiz - 193

Nakul and Sahadev (Sehdev) were born to Madri, the second wife of Pandu, using the mantra to invoke the Ashwini Kumaras. After Madri's death (she satiated on Pandu's funeral pyre), Kunti raised all five Pandavas. Draupadi was their wife, not mother.

The Mahabharata war was fought for exactly 18 days on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. Each day had specific battles and the war concluded with the defeat of the Kauravas. Bhagavad Gita was delivered on the first day before the war began.

Madri was the second wife of Pandu and mother of Nakula and Sahadeva in the Mahabharata. She used a mantra given by Sage Durvasa to invoke the Ashwini Kumaras and bore these twin sons. After Pandu's death, Madri performed sati (immolated herself), leaving Kunti to raise all five Pandava brothers. Draupadi was their wife, not mother, and Gandhari was mother to the Kauravas.

Bhishma's original name was Devavrata, meaning 'devoted to the gods'. He earned the title 'Bhishma' (meaning 'terrible' or 'fearsome') after taking the terrible oath of celibacy to satisfy his father's desire to marry Satyavati. This oath made him 'Gangaputra' (son of Ganga) as well, since Ganga was his mother. Arjuna, Bharat, and Puru were different characters in the epic.

Ghatotkacha was the son of Bhima and Hidimba, a Rakshasi (demoness) whom Bhima married in the forest. He was a powerful warrior who fought on the Pandava side and was killed by Karna in the Mahabharata war. Abhimanyu was Arjuna's son, Dushasana was a Kaurava, and Nakul was Bhima's brother, not son.

The Kurukshetra war of the Mahabharata was fought for exactly 18 days. Each day saw fierce battles between the Pandava and Kaurava armies, and on the 18th day, the war concluded with the defeat of the Kauravas. This 18-day period is well-documented in the epic and forms the core of the Mahabharata narrative.

The first elected Prime Minister of India was Jawaharlal Nehru (1947-1964). None of the listed individuals (Shastri, Indira Gandhi, Morarji Desai) were the first elected PM. Morarji Desai became India's first non-Congress Prime Minister in 1977. The question has a typo ('Deasi' should be 'Desai').

This question is problematic. After Nehru's death in 1964, Gulzarilal Nanda served as Acting PM (not elected), then Lal Bahadur Shastri became PM (1964-66). Morarji Desai became PM much later (1977) as the first non-Congress PM. None of A, B, or C are correct answers for 'Second Elected PM'.

Indira Gandhi became India's third Prime Minister in 1966 after the death of Lal Bahadur Shastri. Since she is not listed among options A-C, 'None Of the Above' is the correct choice. Jawaharlal Nehru was the first PM, and Lal Bahadur Shastri was the second.

Morarji Desai became India's fourth Prime Minister in 1977, leading the first non-Congress government. Since he is not listed among options A-C, 'None Of the Above' is the correct choice. Indira Gandhi was the third PM.

Charan Singh became India's fifth Prime Minister in 1979 after Morarji Desai's resignation. Since he is not listed among options A-C, 'None Of the Above' is the correct choice.

VP Singh became India's seventh Prime Minister in 1989, leading a coalition government. Since he is not listed among options A-C, 'None Of the Above' is the correct choice. PV Narasimha Rao was actually the ninth PM.

None of the options are correct. The eighth Prime Minister of India was Charan Singh (who served briefly from July 1979 to January 1980). Rajiv Gandhi was the sixth PM (1984-1989), P.V. Narasimha Rao was the ninth PM (1991-1996), and Chandra Shekhar was the seventh PM (1990-1991).

None of the options are correct. The person who served as Acting Prime Minister twice was Gulzarilal Nanda (first in 1964 after Nehru's death, then in 1966 after Shastri's death). Nehru was a full Prime Minister, Mahatma Gandhi never held any constitutional post, and Jayaprakash Narayan was never Acting PM.

Athena is the Greek Goddess of heroic endeavor, wisdom, and warfare strategy. She represents strategic and intelligent warfare, differentiating her from Ares who represents brute force. Artemis is the huntress, Hera is the queen of gods, and Hestia is the goddess of the hearth.

Apollo is the twin brother of Artemis in Greek mythology. Both were children of Zeus and Leto. Zeus is their father, Ares is the god of war, and Dionysus is the god of wine - none of whom are Artemis's twin.

Dionysus is the Greek God of wine, festivity, and theater. Hephaestus is the god of fire and forge, Zeus is the king of gods, and Ares is the god of war - none associated with wine.

Zeus is known as 'The King of the Gods' in Greek mythology and rules over Mount Olympus. Poseidon is the god of the sea, Apollo is the god of music and prophecy, and Ares is the god of war.

Cronus (or Kronos) was considered a cruel and tempestuous deity who devoured his own children to prevent them from overthrowing him. While Ares represents violent war, Cronus's tyranny was particularly notorious. Zeus is the just king, and Poseidon (misspelled as 'Posiedon') ruled the seas.

Karna was Kunti's first child, born before her marriage to Pandu through a divine blessing from Surya (the Sun God). Fearing social stigma, Kunti placed the infant in a basket and set him adrift on a river. Yudhisthir was her first child with Pandu, but Karna was her first born overall.