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Abhimanyu entered the Chakravyuh formation alone during the Mahabharata war. He knew how to enter but not how to exit, as he had only heard half the technique while in his mother Subhadra's womb. He was trapped and killed by Karna, Drona, and others.

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.