Theme: Hindu Scriptures

DharmaQuiz Session 302: 17-Oct-2014

#DharmaQuiz 1896: Is Ramcharitmanas older or Artha Shastra? Ans: Artha Shastra by Kautilya. Almost 2000 years older than Ramcharitmanas of Tulasidas.

#DharmaQuiz 1897: Which one of these is a Vaishnava purana?
Padma or Brahmanda. Ans: Padma.

#DharmaQuiz 1898: Name any one Itihasa (historical account) from Hindu scriptures.
Ans: Ramayana or Mahabharata.

#DharmaQuiz 1899: Is Mundaka upanishad that contains "Brahma vid Brahmaiva bhavati", a part of Yajur veda or Atharva veda? Ans: Atharva veda.

#DharmaQuiz 1900: Shrauta sutra and Smarta sutra, are a part of which of the six Vedangas? Ans: Kalpa.

Scores for session 302:

1. @sankarbe : 5
2. @Telugutalli : 5
3. @GuruCharan99 : 5

1. @AmatyaKautilya : 4

1. @PrinceArihan : 3
2. @Simuntweets : 3
3. @kepalagudde : 3

1. @nikhil__13 : 2
2. @deshi_mangoman : 2
3. @rajeshrajput1 : 2
4. @23nutty : 2

‏@Beingamby : 1

1. @ahmednkhan : 1
2. @sanya53 : 1
3. @Anirvachan : 1
4. ‏@drarora_gaurav : 1
5. @Karmasura : 1
6. @anityakr : 1
7. @bapufromzalawad : 1
8. @srijai : 1
9. @ProtectIndia : 1
10. @SwathiRagha : 1
11. @rinku3009 : 1
12. ‏@sudhirapai : 1
13. @TedhiLakeer : 1

Good show today.

DharmaQuiz Session 271: 25-Apr-2014

For DQ 1744: Pic: hotelkiranpalacevns.com

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Theme: Kashi or Varanasi

#DharmaQuiz 1741: Kashi is the place Tulsidas started composing the epic poetry Ramcharitmanas. In which century did he start this? Ans: 16th century. Year 1574 CE to be precise.

#DharmaQuiz 1742: The description of Kashi or Varanasi is found in ancient Rig Veda and fourteen puranas. Name 1 purana that talks of Kashi. Ans: Any of these: Skanda Purana, Brahmvatatarya Purana, Brahma Purana, Vayu Purana, Matsya Purana, Kurmu Purana, Padma Purana, Vaman Purana, Linga Purana, Narad Purana, Shiva Purana, Bhagwat Purana, Agni Purana, Markandaya Purana

#DharmaQuiz 1743: Current day Golden temple in Kashi of Prabhu Vishwanath, was rebuilt after destruction by which queen of Indore in 1780? Ans: Ahilyabai Holkar.

#DharmaQuiz 1744: Kashi Vishwanath's rebuilt temple's golden pinnacle was donated by Maharaja of Punjab in 1839. Who? Ans: Maharajah Ranjit Singh.

{Final,Open till 10PM} #DharmaQuiz 1745: On which small river's bank is Kashi's famous Sankat Mochan Hanuman temple? Ans: Assi.


Answers to session 271:

1. @pramod_klr : 5
2. @rinku3009 : 5
3. @KaushikRg : 5
4. @shivprasath : 5

1. @Tasmayi : 4
2. @narindk : 4
3. @sweetandu : 4

1. @immanishgupta : 3

1. @BKS_5 : 1
2. @HalderSitavra : 1
3. @sundar113 : 1
4. @VictoryForNamo : 1
5. @ShishirK81 : 1
6. @ShirazHassan : 1
7. @modifiedindia14 : 1
8. @drarora_gaurav : 1
9. ‏@supadhaya : 1
10. @Jason88336132 : 1
11. @rajawat_10 : 1
12. @immanishgupta : 1
13. ‏@iMumbaykar : 1
14. @palvesta : 1

Jai Kashi Vishwanath and Vishalakshi!