Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Ancient India: Kinship, Caste and Class

Question:

Match the following people associated with Mahabharata in List 1 with the description that suits them the most in List 2:

List- 1

List- 2

(A) Bhima

(I) protested against his daughter becoming the common wife of 5 Pandavas

(B) Drupada

(II) dictated Mahabharata to Lord Ganesha

(C) Vyasa

(III) was invited to play a game of dice with Duryodhana

(D) Yudhisthira

(IV) was renowned for his prowess.

Options:

(A)- IV, (B)- I, (C)- II, (D)- III

(A)- I, (B)- III, (C)- II, (D)- IV

(A)- I, (B)- IV, (C)- II, (D)- III

(A)- II, (B)- III, (C)- I, (D)- IV

Correct Answer:

(A)- IV, (B)- I, (C)- II, (D)- III

Explanation:

Bhima, the second Pandava was renowned for his prowess.

Initially, Drupada, father of Draupadi, protested when he heard that Draupadi will be the common wife of Pandavas. However, the seer Vyasa arrived and told him that the Pandavas were in reality incarnations of Indra, whose wife had been reborn as Draupadi, and they were thus destined for each other.

Lord Ganesha was the scribe according to tradition, and Vyasa dictated the text of the Mahabharata to the deity.

The Mahabharata features a critical episode in the ongoing rivalry between the Kauravas and the Pandavas, where Duryodhana invites Yudhisthira to a game of dice. Yudhisthira, deceived by his rival, stakes and loses his wealth, kingdom, and even his wife Draupadi. This episode highlights issues of ownership, which are also addressed in the Dharmasutras and Dharmashastras.