In how many languages have adaptations of the Pañchatantra been made?
a) More than 30
b) More than 40
c) More than 50
d) More than 60
Answer: c) More than 50
What is the estimated number of pages the original versions of the Rāmāyaṇa and the Mahābhārata might fill together?
a) 5,000
b) 6,000
c) 7,000
d) 8,000
Answer: c) 7,000
Who helps the Pāṇḍavas in their fight against the Kauravas in the Mahābhārata?
a) Rāma
b) Kṛiṣhṇa
c) Hanuman
d) Lakṣhmaṇa
Answer: b) Kṛiṣhṇa
In the Rāmāyaṇa, who kidnaps Sītā?
a) Duryodhana
b) Rāvaṇa
c) Kumbhakarna
d) Vibhishana
Answer: b) Rāvaṇa
According to a scholar’s survey, how many versions of the Mahābhārata exist in folklore forms in Tamil Nadu alone?
a) About 50
b) About 75
c) About 100
d) About 125
Answer: c) About 100
Which of these tribal communities is NOT mentioned as having their own version of the epics?
a) Bhils
b) Gonds
c) Mundas
d) Santhals
Answer: d) Santhals
Who directed the ‘People of India’ project?
a) Vincent Smith
b) K.S. Singh
c) Rabindranath Tagore
d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: b) K.S. Singh
According to K.S. Singh, what did the Mahābhārata heroes do in relation to various places in India?
a) Built temples
b) Fought battles
c) Established kingdoms
d) Visited according to folklores
Answer: d) Visited according to folklores
Which countries banned the import of chintz from India in the 17th century?
a) Spain and Portugal
b) England and France
c) Italy and Germany
d) Netherlands and Belgium
Answer: b) England and France
What is the Sanskrit name for the harvest festival celebrated around January 14?
a) Pongal
b) Lohri
c) Makara Sankrānti
d) Uttarayan
Answer: c) Makara Sankrānti
What is the main theme of the stories in the Pañchatantra?
a) War strategies
b) Love stories
c) Life skills
d) Religious rituals
Answer: c) Life skills
Who helps Rāma in his fight against Rāvaṇa in the Rāmāyaṇa?
a) Kṛiṣhṇa and Arjuna
b) Lakṣhmaṇa and Hanuman
c) Bhīma and Yudhiṣṭhira
d) Draupadī and Sītā
Answer: b) Lakṣhmaṇa and Hanuman
What does the stone carving ‘Pañcha Pāṇḍavar’ in the Nilgiris depict?
a) The five Pāṇḍava brothers
b) Rāma and his brothers
c) Kṛiṣhṇa and the Pāṇḍavas
d) The Kauravas
Answer: a) The five Pāṇḍava brothers
Which tribal community maintains the shrine containing the ‘Pañcha Pāṇḍavar’ stone?
a) Bhils
b) Gonds
c) Irulas
d) Mundas
Answer: c) Irulas
