DharmaQuiz Session 308: 02-Dec-2014
#DharmaQuiz 1926: Name this Dalit Hindu was laid the 1st foundation stone of Ram Janmabhumi temple on Nov 10, 1989. Ans: Kameshwar Choupal
#DharmaQuiz 1927: Which Prez said this? "Somnath temple signifies that power of reconstruction is always greater than power of destruction". Ans: Babu Rajendra Prasad.
#DharmaQuiz 1928: Kashi Vishwanath temple was rebuilt (after destruction by Aurangzeb) in 1780 CE, by a Maratha queen. Name the brave lady. Ans: Ahalya bai Holkar, Queen of Indore.
#DharmaQuiz 1929: Krishna Janmasthan / Kesava Deo Temple rebuilt in 1965 long after Aurangzeb's destruction. Which industrialist rebuilt it? Ans: Jugal Kishore Birla of Birla group decided to take the leading role to fulfill the wishes of Malviyaji and formed a private trust in 1951 to which the rights of land were later transferred. Jaidayal Dalmia of Dalmia Group was another leading personality, who took untiring efforts and the temple was finally constructed over the site.
More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kesava_Deo_Temple#Present_Temple
{Final,Open till 10.00PM} #DharmaQuiz 1930: Name Sikh King who donated Kohinoor diamond to a Hindu temple that was plundered 18 times before. Ans: Maharajah Ranjit Singh to Odisha's Puri Jagannath temple. But the Kohinoor never made it to the temple for other reasons, and later British stole it.
Scores for session 308:
#DharmaQuiz 1926: Name this Dalit Hindu was laid the 1st foundation stone of Ram Janmabhumi temple on Nov 10, 1989. Ans: Kameshwar Choupal
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| DQ 1926 |
#DharmaQuiz 1928: Kashi Vishwanath temple was rebuilt (after destruction by Aurangzeb) in 1780 CE, by a Maratha queen. Name the brave lady. Ans: Ahalya bai Holkar, Queen of Indore.
#DharmaQuiz 1929: Krishna Janmasthan / Kesava Deo Temple rebuilt in 1965 long after Aurangzeb's destruction. Which industrialist rebuilt it? Ans: Jugal Kishore Birla of Birla group decided to take the leading role to fulfill the wishes of Malviyaji and formed a private trust in 1951 to which the rights of land were later transferred. Jaidayal Dalmia of Dalmia Group was another leading personality, who took untiring efforts and the temple was finally constructed over the site.
More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kesava_Deo_Temple#Present_Temple
{Final,Open till 10.00PM} #DharmaQuiz 1930: Name Sikh King who donated Kohinoor diamond to a Hindu temple that was plundered 18 times before. Ans: Maharajah Ranjit Singh to Odisha's Puri Jagannath temple. But the Kohinoor never made it to the temple for other reasons, and later British stole it.
Scores for session 308:
- @vipulgupta1976 : 5
- @Simuntweets : 4
- @stormylook : 4
- @rajeshrajput1 : 4
- @Telugutalli : 3
- @kirtweetz : 2
- @AbhinavAhinav : 2
- @girish_joshig : 2
- @ankushraj29 : 2
- @ksjha_ngp : 2
- @ravideli : 1
- @ravisonkusare : 1
- @nirbhaavuka : 1
- @debakanta87 : 1
- @drarora_gaurav : 1
- @AjitsinhJagirda : 1
- @JpackJack : 1
- @sanjayagrawal : 1
- @psxyz : 1
- @naonome : 1
- @arunrush : 1
- @mithlm88 : 1
- @ashujoshi27 : 1
- @sailezz : 1
- @ambuj_patel : 1
- @tresfool : 1
- @vkdwivedi21 : 1
- @mrsnrao : 1
- @DeepeshLakhera : 1
