Since February 28, 2026, the US and Israel have been at war with this country.
A) Syria
B) Yemen
C) Iran
D) Iraq
C) Iran
This vanara devotee of Rama leapt across the ocean to Lanka to find Sita.
A) Sugriva
B) Angada
C) Hanuman
D) Jambavan
C) Hanuman
Krishna served as charioteer to this Pandava and delivered the Bhagavad Gita to him at Kurukshetra.
A) Yudhishthira
B) Bhima
C) Arjuna
D) Nakula
C) Arjuna
This javelin thrower won gold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, India's first-ever Olympic gold in athletics.
A) Milkha Singh
B) Neeraj Chopra
C) Anju Bobby George
D) Kishore Jena
B) Neeraj Chopra
On July 19, 2026, this nation beat Argentina 1–0 in extra time to win the FIFA World Cup.
A) France
B) Brazil
C) England
D) Spain
D) Spain
Ravana's righteous younger brother, who defected to Rama and was crowned king of Lanka after the war.
A) Kumbhakarna
B) Vibhishana
C) Indrajit
D) Khara
B) Vibhishana
Draupadi, also called Panchali, was the daughter of this king of Panchala.
A) Virata
B) Drupada
C) Jarasandha
D) Shalya
B) Drupada
He captained India to the 2026 T20 World Cup title, becoming the fourth Indian captain to win a major ICC event.
A) Rohit Sharma
B) Hardik Pandya
C) Suryakumar Yadav
D) Shubman Gill
C) Suryakumar Yadav
This Supreme Leader of Iran was killed in the first weeks of the 2026 war.
A) Ali Khamenei
B) Masoud Pezeshkian
C) Hassan Nasrallah
D) Ebrahim Raisi
A) Ali Khamenei
This maidservant poisoned Kaikeyi's mind, leading to Bharata's coronation and Rama's 14-year exile.
A) Trijata
B) Shabari
C) Sumitra
D) Manthara
D) Manthara
Before his vow of celibacy earned him the name Bhishma, this son of Shantanu and Ganga was known by which name?
A) Devavrata
B) Chitrangada
C) Vichitravirya
D) Shantanava
A) Devavrata
In 2008 at Beijing, he became the first Indian to win an individual Olympic gold, in the 10m air rifle.
A) Gagan Narang
B) Vijay Kumar
C) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
D) Abhinav Bindra
D) Abhinav Bindra
On January 3, 2026, the US military captured this South American president and flew him to the US on narco-terrorism charges.
A) Gustavo Petro
B) Nicolás Maduro
C) Daniel Ortega
D) Miguel Díaz-Canel
B) Nicolás Maduro
Unable to identify the right plant, Hanuman carried an entire mountain to revive the wounded Lakshmana. What was the herb?
A) Soma
B) Sanjivani
C) Amrita
D) Tulsi
B) Sanjivani
On the thirteenth day of the war, Abhimanyu entered this formation but did not know how to exit it.
A) Garuda Vyuha
B) Krauncha Vyuha
C) Chakravyuha
D) Makara Vyuha
C) Chakravyuha
Player of the Tournament at the 2026 T20 World Cup, with 321 runs in just five innings.
A) Abhishek Sharma
B) Sanju Samson
C) Jasprit Bumrah
D) Ishan Kishan
C) Jasprit Bumrah
On July 22, 2026, the US signed a deal with this kingdom that could allow it to enrich nuclear fuel, reversing longtime American policy.
A) Qatar
B) UAE
C) Saudi Arabia
D) Jordan
C) Saudi Arabia
Of the seven kandas of Valmiki's Ramayana, which fifth book — centred on Hanuman's journey to Lanka — is most often recited on its own?
A) Aranya Kanda
B) Kishkindha Kanda
C) Sundara Kanda
D) Yuddha Kanda
C) Sundara Kanda
Vyasa granted this narrator divine sight so he could describe the war to blind Dhritarashtra.
A) Vidura
B) Sanjaya
C) Narada
D) Suta
B) Sanjaya
India's premier domestic first-class cricket championship is named after a prince of Nawanagar who played Test cricket for England.
A) Duleep Trophy
B) Vijay Hazare Trophy
C) Ranji Trophy
D) Irani Cup
C) Ranji Trophy