Mythology Quiz-16th April 2023, Quiz Club NITW

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MYTHOLOGY QUIZ QC NITW Presents

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PRELIMS

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● This roundcontains 15 questions. ● Each question carries 10 points without any negatives. So feel free to guess. ● Be sure to clearly mention your team name and contact details on the answer sheet. Illegible entries for the same as well as the answers will not be considered. ● “Kripiya Google ka prayog na kare. Upar waale ki nazar rahegi aap par”. ● QMs discretion is final. RULES

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In Vedas, Xis associated with the wind and the storm. This wind is no ordinary wind but the cosmic wind. These winds are very powerful and make their howling sound in the universe, unperceived by the human ear. X as a deity in our puranas is associated with this howling sound when he goes about his destruction spree. Y is an entity which is closely attached with X which means to attract the cosmic particles to channelize them throughout our body leading to health and harmony, while removing negativity. It is revered as a manifestation of the tears that the lord once shed. ID X and Y. 01

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Connect the followingthe non-exhaustive list and find out the only entity that is missing : ___ Agni _ Nandi _ Vanara _ Jal _ Prabha _ Pawan _ Gaja _ Nag Dhanush _ 02

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There is avery popular saying in Hindi- “Ram se bada Ram ka naam”. As per a lesser-known story there was an instance when Ram decided to give a death punishment to Hanuman because of his lack of respect for the mighty sage Vishwamitra. Ram decided to execute this sentence by shooting Brahmastra on Hanuman. Surprisingly, the death blow shot by Ram had no effect on Hanuman. What was the reason behind this immunity? 03

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When severely beatenand being chased by X and other devas, asuras ran to the hermitage of Shukra. But Shukra and his father were at work. Kavyamata, who was the only person present, sent all devas into a state of deep sleep and petrified Indra. X, in return, killed Kavyamata by slicing her head off. When Shukra's father, Bhrigu returned, he found Kavyamata dead. Angered by woman slaughter, he cursed X such that he suffers through same fate multiple times. Id X and the curse. 04

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When one isasked about the meaning of the word ‘X’ it is understood to ring a scientific bell in the mind. But it is even interesting to note that the origin of ‘X’ lies in the Greek folklore. As per the popular folk story Zeus’s love for nymphs (a spirit of nature imagined as a beautiful maiden) often propelled him to visit the mountains to meet ‘X’. Displeased and jealous, his wife Hera followed him one day to catch him red-handed. But then ‘X’ would buy Zeus some time to escape by engaging Hera in long conversations. Being annoyed after learning this truth, an irate Hera cursed ‘X’ to be only able to repeat the last words that another person just said. Identify ‘X’. 05

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An Italian luxuryvehicle manufacturer was first established in a city where X was positioned since 1565. The company's logo was inspired from X as it is about someone who symbolises dominion over a certain entity. Though that entity is not there in Paradise valley area, the company's vehicles definitely own the local roads. When the logo is on navy blue, it represents the original meaning. When it is on a white or silver field, it indicates land. The logo in red indicates the fiery power of the vehicles. ID the inspiration behind the logo. 06

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The popularity ofthe deities of Norse pantheon is evident in the names of X in English, influenced by Germanic and Scandinavian languages brought to Britain before and during the Viking age. X was adopted by the Roman emperor replacing the one that already existed which the Romans had inherited from Etruscans. X was given names honouring the Norse deities Sunna, Mani, Tyr, Odin, Thor, Frigg and Saturn. ID X / what is being talked about. 07

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After a fiercefulwar, a group of sages, including the Vishwamitra, comes over to ___. A bunch of arrogant youth dressed Samba up as a pregnant woman and asked the sages to predict the gender of the unborn. When the sages saw through the prank, Vishwamitra threw a fit. He cursed that Samba will give birth to an iron rod, which will lead to the obliteration of the community there. 08

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When Samba begotthe iron rod, they had it pulverized and disposed into the sea. A certain fish swallowed the iron lump and the iron lump in the fish’s stomach was later taken by X who later used it as arrowhead at the end of his shaft. This iron lump ultimately lead to the demise of Y and also the downfall of that dynasty/community. ID X and Y. 08

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Vishnu lay asleepon the Ananta Naga, a sleep that encompasses the entire universe and that none can disturb. A tortoise looked for one chance to get near him, seek his blessings or at least touch his feet. But the Naga guarded his lord fiercely and shooed away the tortoise every time it came close. He tried this for years but could not manage to get near Vishnu but God is all knowing. He has seen the deep desire and efforts made by the tortoise, so he called out to him and told him that he will get his chance, only he had to be patient. Finally, tortoise got his chance when Vishnu seeked his help in one of his avatars. ID the incident when tortoise had his desire fulfilled. 09

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Shown in thefigure is a portrait of Medusa who was one of the three monstrous gorgons in Greek mythology. It is said that the founder of the luxury company X, Gianni ________, was a native of Calabria which used to be a part of Greater Greece and this is the reason why he chose Medusa to be X's logo. ID X. 10

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Survivor is anAmerican television series which had become immensely popular since its debut back in 2000 and runs till date with more than 44 seasons. The central idea on which the show is based is for the participants, who are stranded on a remote island, to survive and face challenging tasks to win the grand prize money. The 37th season of the show saw the makers introduce a unique theme wherein the 20 contestants were divided into two tribes of 10 each. Group-1 consisted of ten underdogs who constantly had to overcome obstacles for survival. Group-2 had ten overachievers who had a higher ground on paper when compared to Group-1. The two groups were fittingly named ‘X’ and ‘Y’ which relate to one of the more popular stories about an underdog and the eventual success against the oppressor. ID ‘X’ and ‘Y’. 11

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An old sage,had once cursed king Sharyatri’s army. The curse could only be lifted if the king offered his daughter, Sukanya’s hand in return. The wedding took place, the curse was lifted and Sukanya served her husband sincerely for years to come. But one day, the Ashwini Kumaras, passing by the ashram were stunned to see a beautiful Sukanya married to an old sage and instantly asked her to marry one of them instead. But Sukanya stayed loyal to her husband and denied at first. 12

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They offered Sukanyaa choice that they would bless her husband with the gift of youth and after that she would have to honestly choose between him or one of the Kumaras to marry. The Kumaras gave the sage a combination of three treatments – first a dip in herbal lake, then a herbal paste called kayakalp was applied to his body and finally he was asked to eat a herbal mix. When the twins and old sage came out they looked not just youthful but identical to each other as well. The term ‘X’ is said to originate from this incident which is till date found in common households. ID X. 12

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Shown in thefigure is a creature from Greek mythology called X. It is believed that they were a hybrid fusion of a bird and a woman with alluring voices. In the epic poem Odyssey, they appear in a scene where Odysseus can be seen being bound to the mast of his ship in order to resist their song. Later on they became the epitome of voluptuous mermaids who, with their magical voice and beauty, would lure seafarers to crash into rocks. ID X which are also depicted in a famous American television series from last year. 13

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Urmila's sacrifice isthe symbol of selflessness. Laxmana asks her to stay back and take care of elders during the exile. Laxmana didn’t sleep for 14 years and she slept for whole time instead of him. Meghanad has a boon about his death and this sacrifice of Urmila became crucial in this respect. How did the sacrifice impact Meghanad? 14

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Once the kingof __(6) was out on a hunt and his arrow killed a deer. The doe and his wife, ran weeping to her mother. Unable to bear the sorrow of her daughter, the Yakshini asked the king to give the dead deer to her. “I am a Yakshini; I can restore him to life”, she said. But the young king would not heard her request and struck her with his sword. The dying words of the Yakshini were a dreadful curse. “Just as you have caused the death of my innocent son-in-law, so too, I will be responsible for the death of your son-in-law!” How the yakshini achieved her goal? 15

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ANSWERS

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In Vedas, Xis associated with the wind and the storm. This wind is no ordinary wind but the cosmic wind. These winds are very powerful and make their howling sound in the universe, unperceived by the human ear. X as a deity in our puranas is associated with this howling sound when he goes about his destruction spree. Y is an entity which is closely attached with X which means to attract the cosmic particles to channelize them throughout our body leading to health and harmony, while removing negativity. It is revered as a manifestation of the tears that the lord once shed. ID X and Y. 01

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Answer X - Rudra Y- Rudraksha

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Connect the followingthe non-exhaustive list and find out the only entity that is missing : ___ Agni _ Nandi _ Vanara _ Jal _ Prabha _ Pawan _ Gaja _ Nag Dhanush _ 02

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Answer Brahmastra

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There is avery popular saying in Hindi- “Ram se bada Ram ka naam”. As per a lesser-known story there was an instance when Ram decided to give a death punishment to Hanuman because of his lack of respect for the mighty sage Vishwamitra. Ram decided to execute this sentence by shooting Brahmastra on Hanuman. Surprisingly, the death blow shot by Ram had no effect on Hanuman. What was the reason behind this immunity? 03

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Answer Hanuman kept chanting “Ram,Ram” all the time which made him immune to the blow shot by Ram.

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When severely beatenand being chased by X and other devas, asuras ran to the hermitage of Shukra. But Shukra and his father were at work. Kavyamata, who was the only person present, sent all devas into a state of deep sleep and petrified Indra. X, in return, killed Kavyamata by slicing her head off. When Shukra's father, Bhrigu returned, he found Kavyamata dead. Angered by woman slaughter, he cursed X such that he suffers through same fate multiple times. Id X and the curse. 04

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Answer X- Vishnu Vishnu wascursed that he has to reincarnate several times and go through the pain of death.

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When one isasked about the meaning of the word ‘X’ it is understood to ring a scientific bell in the mind. But it is even interesting to note that the origin of ‘X’ lies in the Greek folklore. As per the popular folk story Zeus’s love for nymphs (a spirit of nature imagined as a beautiful maiden) often propelled him to visit the mountains to meet ‘X’. Displeased and jealous, his wife Hera followed him one day to catch him red-handed. But then ‘X’ would buy Zeus some time to escape by engaging Hera in long conversations. Being annoyed after learning this truth, an irate Hera cursed ‘X’ to be only able to repeat the last words that another person just said. Identify ‘X’. 05

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Answer X - Echo

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An Italian luxuryvehicle manufacturer was first established in a city where X was positioned since 1565. The company's logo was inspired from X as it is about someone who symbolises dominion over a certain entity. Though that entity is not there in Paradise valley area, the company's vehicles definitely own the local roads. When the logo is on navy blue, it represents the original meaning. When it is on a white or silver field, it indicates land. The logo in red indicates the fiery power of the vehicles. ID the inspiration behind the logo. 06

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Answer Poseidon’s Trident beingthe inspiration behind the logo of Maserati.

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The popularity ofthe deities of Norse pantheon is evident in the names of X in English, influenced by Germanic and Scandinavian languages brought to Britain before and during the Viking age. X was adopted by the Roman emperor replacing the one that already existed which the Romans had inherited from Etruscans. X was given names honouring the Norse deities Sunna, Mani, Tyr, Odin, Thor, Frigg and Saturn. ID X / what is being talked about. 07

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Answer 7 - DayWeek

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After a fiercefulwar, a group of sages, including the Vishwamitra, comes over to ___. A bunch of arrogant youth dressed Samba up as a pregnant woman and asked the sages to predict the gender of the unborn. When the sages saw through the prank, Vishwamitra threw a fit. He cursed that Samba will give birth to an iron rod, which will lead to the obliteration of the community there. 08

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When Samba begotthe iron rod, they had it pulverized and disposed into the sea. A certain fish swallowed the iron lump and the iron lump in the fish’s stomach was later taken by X who later used it as arrowhead at the end of his shaft. This iron lump ultimately lead to the demise of Y and also the downfall of that dynasty/community. ID X and Y. 08

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Answer X - HunterJara Y - Lord Krishna

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Vishnu lay asleepon the Ananta Naga, a sleep that encompasses the entire universe and that none can disturb. A tortoise looked for one chance to get near him, seek his blessings or at least touch his feet. But the Naga guarded his lord fiercely and shooed away the tortoise every time it came close. He tried this for years but could not manage to get near Vishnu but God is all knowing. He has seen the deep desire and efforts made by the tortoise, so he called out to him and told him that he will get his chance, only he had to be patient. Finally, tortoise got his chance when Vishnu seeked his help in one of his avatars. ID the incident when tortoise had his desire fulfilled. 09

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Answer Tortoise born asKewat to wash Lord Rama’s feet in exchange for sailing him through River Ganga.

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Shown in thefigure is a portrait of Medusa who was one of the three monstrous gorgons in Greek mythology. It is said that the founder of the luxury company X, Gianni ________, was a native of Calabria which used to be a part of Greater Greece and this is the reason why he chose Medusa to be X's logo. ID X. 10

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Answer Versace

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Survivor is anAmerican television series which had become immensely popular since its debut back in 2000 and runs till date with more than 44 seasons. The central idea on which the show is based is for the participants, who are stranded on a remote island, to survive and face challenging tasks to win the grand prize money. The 37th season of the show saw the makers introduce a unique theme wherein the 20 contestants were divided into two tribes of 10 each. Group-1 consisted of ten underdogs who constantly had to overcome obstacles for survival. Group-2 had ten overachievers who had a higher ground on paper when compared to Group-1. The two groups were fittingly named ‘X’ and ‘Y’ which relate to one of the more popular stories about an underdog and the eventual success against the oppressor. ID ‘X’ and ‘Y’. 11

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Answer X - David Y- Goliath

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An old sage,had once cursed king Sharyatri’s army. The curse could only be lifted if the king offered his daughter, Sukanya’s hand in return. The wedding took place, the curse was lifted and Sukanya served her husband sincerely for years to come. But one day, the Ashwini Kumaras, passing by the ashram were stunned to see a beautiful Sukanya married to an old sage and instantly asked her to marry one of them instead. But Sukanya stayed loyal to her husband and denied at first. 12

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They offered Sukanyaa choice that they would bless her husband with the gift of youth and after that she would have to honestly choose between him or one of the Kumaras to marry. The Kumaras gave the sage a combination of three treatments – first a dip in herbal lake, then a herbal paste called kayakalp was applied to his body and finally he was asked to eat a herbal mix. When the twins and old sage came out they looked not just youthful but identical to each other as well. The term ‘X’ is said to originate from this incident which is till date found in common households. ID X. 12

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Answer X - Chyavanaprasha Oldsage- Chyavana

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Shown in thefigure is a creature from Greek mythology called X. It is believed that they were a hybrid fusion of a bird and a woman with alluring voices. In the epic poem Odyssey, they appear in a scene where Odysseus can be seen being bound to the mast of his ship in order to resist their song. Later on they became the epitome of voluptuous mermaids who, with their magical voice and beauty, would lure seafarers to crash into rocks. ID X which are also depicted in a famous American television series from last year. 13

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Answer Sirens

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Urmila's sacrifice isthe symbol of selflessness. Laxmana asks her to stay back and take care of elders during the exile. Laxmana didn’t sleep for 14 years and she slept for whole time instead of him. Meghanad has a boon about his death and this sacrifice of Urmila became crucial in this respect. How did the sacrifice impact Meghanad? 14

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Answer It helped Laxmankill Meghnad as he could be killed only by the one who has not slept for that period of time.

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Once the kingof __(6) was out on a hunt and his arrow killed a deer. The doe and his wife, ran weeping to her mother. Unable to bear the sorrow of her daughter, the Yakshini asked the king to give the dead deer to her. “I am a Yakshini; I can restore him to life”, she said. But the young king would not heard her request and struck her with his sword. The dying words of the Yakshini were a dreadful curse. “Just as you have caused the death of my innocent son-in-law, so too, I will be responsible for the death of your son-in-law!” How the yakshini achieved her goal? 15

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Answer First blank isKaikei Yakshini was Manthara and due to her Ram was sent to an exile and Dashrath died in guilt of sending Ram to exile.

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FINALS

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POUNCE BOUNCE

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RULES ● This roundhas 8 pounce/bounce questions. ● Pounce has a scoring scheme of +10/-5 while Bounce has a scoring scheme of +10/0. ● Directs will be to the teams corresponding to the question number. ● There will be part points for only bounce and not pounce. ● Avoid shouting answers out loud. ● QMs discretion is final.

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Though there aremany reasons to show your affections to Xs, there are also some religious causes to show both love and respect to them. One of them goes like this - In the epic Mahabharata, the Pandavas on their way to heaven are accompanied by an X. The five brothers along with their wife Draupadi climb the Himalayas when all of them except Yudhishthira and his _____ perish along the way. Then Yudhishthira meets Indra, King of the gods, who welcomes him to heaven but asks him to leave his _____ behind. Yudhishthira refuses to enter heaven without his _____ and says he will go back to earth. Indra is impressed by his faithfulness and then his righteousness opens the gates of heaven for Yudhishthira. 01

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The said legendserves background for the ______ Tihar, an annual Hindu festival originating from Nepal. On this day, people worship Xs to please Yama, the god of death, as they are considered to be his messengers and guard to the door of hell. They are adored with tilak, garlands around their neck and are offered food including meat, milk, eggs, and _____ food. ID X and the festival. Xs are also depicted as the vahana of Y who is believed to have cut the fifth head of lord Brahma. ID Y. 01

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Answer X - Dog Festival- Kukur Tihar Y - Kaal Bhairav

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A mythical entityX has so many legends about it. One of them says that when the cosmic oceans were being churned, the ____ produced by it was also consumed by some group along with Y . Impressed by this, Y took a decision regarding X. This decision helps in keeping the ___ in Y without letting it slide down. ID what is being talked about and what aspect of it represents the present, past and the future. 02

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Answer X - Vasuki,king of snakes The three coils of snake around Shiva represent past, present, future

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X was atype of paint very popular during the 19th century, which was made out of white pinch, murr and grounded remains of ___. The last ingredient is very odd as no one could think of using it in a colour, though it may give a perfect skin shade. The colour was also perfectly transparent, good for shading and as mentioned, gave good skin tones. The disadvantage to use it was- it had ammonia and __ in it, which caused it to react with other colours and crack over time. People discontinued buying this as they found out what was used to make it, although the name clearly mentions the ingredient. ID colour name/X. 03

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Answer Mummy Brown

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Demigods Nalakuvara andManigriva, sons of treasurer Kuvera, became addicted to wine and sex. Once, they entered the garden of Lord Shiva and got engaged with beautiful women who accompanied them in the garden. In an intoxicated condition, they both entered the water with the women and began to enjoy their company. All of a sudden, Sage Narada happened to pass that way. The young girls began to cover themselves in shame in front of the great sage but the demigods were so intoxicated that they could not appreciate the presence of Narada. 04

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To teach thema lesson, he bound them with a curse such that they could be fortunate enough to see the supreme personality of Godhead and might realise their guilt. They were able to see Lord face to face growing up in the same place until they were freed when Lord himself was trying to break free. Mention the incident and the curse. 04

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Answer Narada turned theminto trees whom Krishna broke when tied by Yashoda.

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Apasmara is ademon dwarf in Hindu mythology with demon head and infant body who represents ignorance and epilepsy. The myth of Apasmara states that in order to ensure the knowledge in the world is preserved, he can't be killed. To kill him mean attaining knowledge without any dedication or effort, which would devalue all knowledge and unbalance knowledge and ignorance in the world. Thus he is destined for immortality. As he couldn't be killed lord Shiva took form of ___ and did cosmic __(5) with his right foot on Apasmara. Lord Shiva remains in his __ form forever to suppress this demon for eternity. Where have we seen him? 05

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Answer At Shiva’s feetin the idol of Nataraja.

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X and Yare the two entities that have the mythological origin. These are always found to be in the opposite direction. X is linked to the legend of Theseus and Minotaur. Dionysus gives a crown to Ariadne, which she passes to Theseus, when he arrives to kill Minotaur. He uses Crown's light to escape the Labyrinth and later, Dionysus sets the crown in the heavens. Y is related to the myth of Bacchus and Stimula. When Jupiter impregnated Stimula, Juno became jealous and convinced Stimula to ask Jupiter to appear in its full splendor. This caused her to burn. After her unborn child, Bacchus became an adult, he honoured his deceased mother by placing a wreath in the sky. What is X and Y? 06

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Answer X- Corona Borealis Y-Corona Australis

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According to Bhagvataand _______ Purana, the story behind the marriage of king Kakudmi's daughter Revati goes like this - Revati was so beautiful and accomplished that when she reached her marriageable age, she could find no man worthy of her. Disappointed, Kakudmi along with her, went to Satyaloka to seek advice from Lord Brahma about a suitable husband for his daughter. When they arrived, Brahma was listening to a musical performance by the gandharvas that they waited to finish and thereafter presented a list of probable grooms to him. However, Brahma stated that all of his candidates for husband were now long gone and so were their descendants, as he explained that many successions of ages had passed on earth while they had been listening to the singers at his realm. 07

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But soon Brahmarelieved the disheartened hearts saying that _______’s _______ was currently incarnate on earth in human form X, whose virtues are powerful enough to make him worthy husband of Revati. When they returned to earth, which they thought to have left a short while ago, they found everything changed and their city of Kushasthali was now called Y. Revati was married to X which Brahma had suggested. ID X and Y. Also what real world concept does the story portray? 07

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Answer X - Balaram Y- Dwarka Concept - Time Travel

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The X, mostcommonly depicted with the graceful, cat-like body of a lion, the head of a horse and tusks of an elephant, a composite leonine creature is said to be a guardian creature. It is the personification of natural forces, strength and vigilance, stylistically rendered in art, architecture and textile. And one such place where it is intricately carved is the Kanjivaram sari. The motif goes beyond aesthetic ornamentation and is woven onto the sari's drape with a certain intention. ID X and what could be the intention of using X on the Kanjivaram sari. 08

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Answer X- Yali The intentionis to guard the person wearing the saree against the evil eye

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HELP History, Etymology, Literatureand Politics.

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RULES ● This isa written round with 4 questions. ● Each question carries 10 marks without any negatives. So feel free to guess. ● All the answers are based on the theme of the round HELP. ● QM’s discretion is final.

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QUESTIONS

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There are manyinstances in Indian freedom movement where dramas were performed inspired from mythology. One such play was performed in Pune by Maharashtra Nataka Mandali. While at the literal level, the play portrayed the last year exile of the Pandavas at a deeper level, it sent out a strong allegorical message, favouring the approach of the Extremists and mocking at the pacifist approach of the moderates. 01

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The play goeslike this: The viceroy, Lord Curzon, is the demon and his atrocities are increasing rapidly on a woman called Bharat Mata. She is being dishonoured under foreign oppressors. Gokhale plays the role of moderate nationalist and his restraint to peace symbolised the policy of the moderates. The extremists were willing to take extreme measures to save the dignity of their mother India. They called for violence, revolted, successfully won the battle and got Bharat Mata back to them. What mythological story was this based on? 01

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X was theruler of ancient city of Sipylus. X was a very close friend of gods and was even invited to dine and party with them. According to a myth, he decided to bring back nectar from divine feast to his own people to make them immortal. When this didn't work, he sacrificed his own son to Olympians. He was brutally punished for his crime. 02

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He was doomedto stand up to his neck in water but could never reach it to take a sip and could never take a bite from luscious fruits that surrounded him in the underworld. He was eternally thirsty and hungry but just few inches away from food and water. This has led to the usage of a word Y which is suitable for this type of situations. ID Y. 02

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The original nameof a warrior is X. The prefix of X was changed and resulted in new name Y which is more popular. Few people think prefix of Y is justifiable because it means something bad and this warrior is known for his bad deeds. Others disagree with this saying that the prefix means difficult and this person is difficult to be defeated. They even cite a sloka from Geeta to justify their reasoning. ID X, Y and what caused this misunderstanding of the meaning? 03

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During 2019 LokSabha elections, Tej Pratap, son of Lalu Yadav, told that he is the second Lalu. Later Misa Bharti, the daughter, had said, 'both the brothers are equal for me. As far as Lalu Yadav's successor is concerned, only Tejashwi Yadav is suitable for it." For this, Sanjay singh from JDU said Misa is playing the role of X here due to her words above. ID X and why did he do this comparison? 04

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ANSWERS

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There are manyinstances in Indian freedom movement where dramas were performed inspired from mythology. One such play was performed in Pune by Maharashtra Nataka Mandali. While at the literal level, the play portrayed the last year exile of the Pandavas at a deeper level, it sent out a strong allegorical message, favouring the approach of the Extremists and mocking at the pacifist approach of the moderates. 01

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The play goeslike this: The viceroy, Lord Curzon, is the demon and his atrocities are increasing rapidly on a woman called Bharat Mata. She is being dishonoured under foreign oppressors. Gokhale plays the role of moderate nationalist and his restraint to peace symbolised the policy of the moderates. The extremists were willing to take extreme measures to save the dignity of their mother India. They called for violence, revolted, successfully won the battle and got Bharat Mata back to them. What mythological story was this based on? 01

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