Friday, August 12, 2011

DharmaQuiz Session 81: 29-Jul-2011

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Session 81: July 29,  2011
Theme: Itihasa
  1. Name the Hindu sage and philosopher, who lived over 2200 years back, termed as the 1st atomic scientist in the history. #DharmaQuiz 750. Ans: Kanada - More here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanada
  2. Patanjali, compiler of Yoga Suras, an important collection of aphorisms on Yoga practice, lived under which king's reign? #DharmaQuiz 751. Ans: Pusyamitra Sunga
  3. 2200 yrs back a famous Buddhist philosopher lived in India, known as 2nd Buddha. He was? a) Nagarjuna. b) Veera. c) Kapila. #DharmaQuiz 752. Ans: Nagarjuna
  4. Name the very brilliant strategist Indian, who predated Machiavelli by 1,800 years. a) Nandi. b) Chanakya. c) Kalidasa. #DharmaQuiz 753. Ans: Chanakya
  5. Greek Megasthenes Indica referred to a famous Indian king as 'Sandrocottus'. He was: 1) Ashoka 2) Bindusara 3) Chandragupta  #DharmaQuiz 754. Ans: Chandragupta
  6. The king of Kapilavastu, in Nepal, whose son became 1 of India's greatest known names: a) Kapila b) Shuddhodana. c) Balaka. #DharmaQuiz 755. Ans: Shuddhodana
  7. Ghatotkacha, a Mahabharata name, was that of Chandragupta's father. Maurya or Gupta dynasty's?  #DharmaQuiz 756. Ans: Gupta dynasty.
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  • @man0jsharma : 4
  • @bhatpraveen : 3
  • @vprajus : 3
  • @KBhat144 : 3
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  • @doubtinggaurav : 2
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  • @itsmesuresh : 2
  • @ranganaathan : 2
  • @DEVenDrapai : 1
  • @jaya_1234 : 1
  • @manohar_sram : 1
  • @AmiSri : 1
  • @subodh1945 : 1
  • @im_adi : 1
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