Below are informative questions with answers along with MCQs related to the family relationships of Hindu gods and goddesses, suitable for school students and general knowledge quizzes.
🔹 Descriptive Questions and Answers (Short Format)
1. Who are the parents of Lord Ganesha?
Answer: Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati.
(भगवान गणेश के माता-पिता भगवान शिव और माता पार्वती हैं।)
2. Who are the children of Lord Shiva and Parvati?
Answer: Lord Ganesha and Lord Kartikeya (also called Murugan or Skanda).
(शिव और पार्वती के दो पुत्र हैं – गणेश और कार्तिकेय।)
3. Who is the consort (wife) of Lord Vishnu?
Answer: Goddess Lakshmi.
(भगवान विष्णु की पत्नी माता लक्ष्मी हैं।)
4. Who are the Trimurti in Hinduism and what are their roles?
Answer:
- Brahma – The Creator
- Vishnu – The Preserver
- Shiva – The Destroyer
(हिंदू त्रिमूर्ति: ब्रह्मा (सृष्टिकर्ता), विष्णु (पालक), शिव (संहारक))
5. Who are the consorts of the Trimurti gods?
Answer:
- Brahma – Saraswati (Goddess of Knowledge)
- Vishnu – Lakshmi (Goddess of Wealth)
- Shiva – Parvati (Goddess of Power)
(त्रिमूर्ति देवताओं की पत्नियाँ हैं – सरस्वती, लक्ष्मी और पार्वती।)
6. Who is the father of Lord Hanuman?
Answer: Vayu Dev (the wind god), and his mother is Anjana.
(हनुमान जी के पिता वायु देव और माता अंजना हैं।)
7. Who are the four sons of King Dasharatha in the Ramayana?
Answer: Rama, Lakshmana, Bharata, and Shatrughna.
(राजा दशरथ के चार पुत्र थे – राम, लक्ष्मण, भरत, और शत्रुघ्न।)
8. Who is the daughter of Himalaya and consort of Lord Shiva?
Answer: Goddess Parvati.
(पार्वती माता, जो भगवान शिव की पत्नी हैं, हिमालय की पुत्री हैं।)
9. Who is the brother of Goddess Lakshmi?
Answer: Lord Kubera (God of Wealth and Treasurer of the gods).
(माता लक्ष्मी के भाई कुबेर हैं।)
10. Who are the ten avatars of Lord Vishnu (Dashavatara)?
Answer (names): Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parashurama, Rama, Krishna, Buddha, Kalki.
(भगवान विष्णु के दस अवतार: मत्स्य, कूर्म, वाराह, नरसिंह, वामन, परशुराम, राम, कृष्ण, बुद्ध, कल्कि।)
🔹 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
1. Who is the son of Shiva and Parvati known as the commander of the gods?
A. Krishna
B. Ganesha
C. Kartikeya
D. Hanuman
✅ Answer: C. Kartikeya
2. Who is the goddess of wisdom and the consort of Brahma?
A. Lakshmi
B. Durga
C. Parvati
D. Saraswati
✅ Answer: D. Saraswati
3. Who among the following is not a part of the Trimurti?
A. Shiva
B. Vishnu
C. Ganesha
D. Brahma
✅ Answer: C. Ganesha
4. Which goddess is known as the sister of Vishnu?
A. Durga
B. Lakshmi
C. Parvati
D. None of the above
✅ Answer: A. Durga (In some traditions, Durga is seen as Vishnu’s sister)
5. Who was born from the churning of the ocean (Samudra Manthan)?
A. Hanuman
B. Lakshmi
C. Parvati
D. Sita
✅ Answer: B. Lakshmi
6. Which god rides on a peacock?
A. Vishnu
B. Shiva
C. Ganesha
D. Kartikeya
✅ Answer: D. Kartikeya
7. Who is the mother of the universe according to Shakta traditions?
A. Lakshmi
B. Saraswati
C. Parvati / Durga
D. Radha
✅ Answer: C. Parvati / Durga