Saturday, March 14, 2009

HDFC Scholarship quiz qestions are copied from here

What was Bheeshma's name when he was a young lad?
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What were the names of Bheeshma's step brothers?
    Chitrangada & Vichitraveerya. Chitrangada died in a battle and so Bheeshma set Vichitraveerya on the throne and ruled the kingdom for him.

Bheeshma won the hands of three princesses for Vichitraveerya. Who were they?
    Amba, Ambika and Ambalika. They were the princesses of Kashi. Amba refused to marry Vichitraveerya as she loved another man.

Name the venerable sage who fought Bheeshma.
    Parashurama. They fought for twenty-three days and Bheeshma won in the end. Parashurama disliked Kshatriyas.

In the battlefield a great warrior sent the fatal arrows which pierced Bheeshma. Who was he?
Arjuna. Arjuna's charioteer was Sri Krishan. Arjuna was also known by many names such as Dhananjaya and Partha.

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