DharmaQuiz Session 57: 15-Mar-2011

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Session 57: Mar 15, 2011
Theme: Misc

1. Whose was also known in Hindu Puranas as Paaka Shasana? #DharmaQuiz 587 Ans: Indra
2. Milk, curds, Gomutra & Gomaya belong to 'Pancha Gavya' (from cow) category. Name the 5th one use in purification. #DharmaQuiz 588 Ans: Ghee
3. Who authored the Natya Shastra, the ancient India's manual for dance? #DharmaQuiz 589 Ans: Bharata Muni
4. Which 'Kalpa' is currently running as per Hindu calendar/cosmology? #DharmaQuiz 590 Ans: Shweta Varaha Kalpa. More here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalpa_%28aeon%29
5. Name one other popular name of the sacred river Ganga.  #DharmaQuiz 591 Ans: Bhagirathi or Jahnavi
6. Which sage authored Neeti Shataka, an ancient Indian philosophical book on conduct, wisdom & behaviour? #DharmaQuiz 592 Ans: Bhartruhari More here: http://www.sandeepweb.com/2006/04/06/neeti-shataka-of-bhartruhari/
7. Out of the most famous 10 Upanishads, which one features the story of the brave boy Nachiketa?  #DharmaQuiz 593 Ans: KaThopanishad
8. Near which holy city did Adi Shankara setup a matha (1 of 4) symbolically for Atharva Veda? #DharmaQuiz 594 Ans: Jyotir Matha near Badrinath, Uttarakhand. More here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adi_Shankara#Mathas

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• @pirateadmiral : 6
• @pavanaja : 5 
• @Amaresh80 : 5
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• @AviTweets : 5
• @matarishva : 5
• @amitgupta_lnct : 4
• @khamandhokla : 1
• @Rupalimk : 1
• @Sumeet_IH : 1
• @EuphoricPinaki : 1
• @tickle_me_not : 1

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