Lord Ganesh MCQ Questions and Answers

1. Lord Ganesha is widely known as the remover of which of the following?
A) Illusions
B) Desires
C) Obstacles
D) Diseases
Answer: Obstacles

2. Who is considered to be the father of Lord Ganesha?
A) Vishnu
B) Lord Shiva
C) Brahma
D) Indra
Answer: Lord Shiva

3. Goddess Parvati created Lord Ganesha from what material?
A) Sand
B) Sandalwood paste and turmeric
C) Lotus petals
D) Clay
Answer: Sandalwood paste and turmeric

4. Which animal head does Lord Ganesha have?
A) Horse
B) Cow
C) Elephant
D) Lion
Answer: Elephant

5. Lord Ganesha’s vehicle is called what?
A) Nandi
B) Garuda
C) Mushika (mouse)
D) Airavata
Answer: Mushika (mouse)

6. What is Lord Ganesha’s favorite sweet?
A) Jalebi
B) Modak
C) Ladoo
D) Kheer
Answer: Modak

7. What does the name “Ganesha” mean?
A) Protector of Gods
B) Lord of Knowledge
C) Lord of the Ganas
D) One with an Elephant Face
Answer: Lord of the Ganas

8. Ganesha is also known by which other name that means “Lord of Wisdom”?
A) Vinayak
B) Buddhipriya
C) Vighnaraj
D) Ekadanta
Answer: Buddhipriya

9. The festival celebrating Lord Ganesha’s birth is called:
A) Navaratri
B) Maha Shivaratri
C) Ganesh Chaturthi
D) Diwali
Answer: Ganesh Chaturthi

10. Lord Ganesha wrote which great epic with his own tusk?
A) Ramayana
B) Mahabharata
C) Bhagavad Gita
D) Rigveda
Answer: Mahabharata

11. Who dictated the Mahabharata to Lord Ganesha?
A) Lord Vishnu
B) Sage Vyasa
C) Narada
D) Brahma
Answer: Sage Vyasa

12. Which tusk of Lord Ganesha is broken?
A) Right
B) Left
C) Both
D) None
Answer: Left

13. Lord Ganesha is known by the name “Ekadanta” because:
A) He has one ear
B) He has one eye
C) He has one tusk
D) He has one hand
Answer: He has one tusk

14. The mouse as Ganesha’s vehicle symbolizes what?
A) Power
B) Control over desires
C) Speed
D) Knowledge
Answer: Control over desires

15. Lord Ganesha’s large ears signify:
A) Power of sound
B) Music
C) Ability to listen patiently
D) Intelligence
Answer: Ability to listen patiently

16. What does Lord Ganesha’s small eyes represent?
A) Weak vision
B) Concentration
C) Compassion
D) Anger
Answer: Concentration

17. Which Purana mentions most details about Lord Ganesha?
A) Bhagavata Purana
B) Shiva Purana
C) Ganesha Purana
D) Vishnu Purana
Answer: Ganesha Purana

18. What is the other main text devoted to Ganesha besides the Ganesha Purana?
A) Devi Bhagavatam
B) Mudgala Purana
C) Skanda Purana
D) Agni Purana
Answer: Mudgala Purana

19. Who cursed the moon, leading to the tradition of not looking at the moon on Ganesh Chaturthi?
A) Vishnu
B) Shiva
C) Ganesha
D) Parvati
Answer: Ganesha

20. What happens if one looks at the moon on Ganesh Chaturthi, according to belief?
A) Bad dreams
B) False accusation
C) Bad health
D) Loss of wealth
Answer: False accusation

21. Lord Ganesha’s brother is:
A) Vishwakarma
B) Kartikeya (Skanda)
C) Indra
D) Hanuman
Answer: Kartikeya (Skanda)

22. Which goddess is believed to be Ganesha’s mother?
A) Lakshmi
B) Saraswati
C) Parvati
D) Durga
Answer: Parvati

23. Lord Ganesha’s two wives are known as:
A) Riddhi and Siddhi
B) Riddhi and Siddhi
C) Lakshmi and Saraswati
D) Uma and Gauri
Answer: Riddhi and Siddhi

24. What is symbolized by Ganesha’s large stomach?
A) Food love
B) Acceptance and peacefulness
C) Power
D) Laziness
Answer: Acceptance and peacefulness

25. Lord Ganesha’s trunk turning left symbolizes:
A) War
B) Aggression
C) Calmness and purity
D) Anger
Answer: Calmness and purity

26. Ganesha’s right-turned trunk represents:
A) Relaxation
B) Rigorous discipline and energy
C) Devotion
D) Sleep
Answer: Rigorous discipline and energy

27. Lord Ganesha is worshipped before starting any:
A) Marriage
B) Auspicious work or ritual
C) Fast
D) Game
Answer: Auspicious work or ritual

28. The term “Vighnaharta” means:
A) Creator of life
B) Remover of obstacles
C) Destroyer
D) God of wisdom
Answer: Remover of obstacles

29. Which mantra is most commonly chanted to worship Ganesha?
A) Om Namah Shivaya
B) Om Gan Ganapataye Namah
C) Om Namo Narayanaya
D) Om Shreem Mahalakshmyai Namah
Answer: Om Gan Ganapataye Namah

30. In Hindu iconography, Ganesha usually has how many hands?
A) Two
B) Four
C) Eight
D) Ten
Answer: Four

31. What does the axe (parashu) in Ganesha’s hand represent?
A) Violence
B) Cutting worldly attachments
C) Punishment
D) Protection
Answer: Cutting worldly attachments

32. The rope (pasha) in Ganesha’s hand symbolizes:
A) Hunting
B) Pulling devotees closer to truth
C) Control of time
D) Punishment
Answer: Pulling devotees closer to truth

33. The sweet modak in Ganesha’s hand represents:
A) Wealth
B) Health
C) Spiritual reward
D) Prosperity
Answer: Spiritual reward

34. In which direction is Ganesha’s trunk often shown curling?
A) Left
B) Right
C) Upward
D) Downward
Answer: Left

35. Who broke Ganesha’s tusk during a battle?
A) Vishnu
B) Parashurama
C) Indra
D) Ravana
Answer: Parashurama

36. Which river’s water is used during Ganesh Visarjan?
A) Nearest available holy river or sea
B) Only Ganga
C) Only Yamuna
D) Any well
Answer: Nearest available holy river or sea

37. What does the act of Ganesh Visarjan signify?
A) End of fasting
B) Cycle of creation and dissolution
C) Purification
D) Departure of deities
Answer: Cycle of creation and dissolution

38. In which Hindu month does Ganesh Chaturthi usually fall?
A) Kartik
B) Bhadrapada
C) Ashwin
D) Shravan
Answer: Bhadrapada

39. Ganesha’s another name “Lambodara” means:
A) Big eyes
B) Pot-bellied
C) Wise one
D) Elephant-faced
Answer: Pot-bellied

40. Ganesha’s name “Vakratunda” means:
A) Big ear
B) Curved trunk
C) Broad forehead
D) Divine smile
Answer: Curved trunk

41. Ganesha is sometimes depicted with how many heads in tantric forms?
A) One
B) Five
C) Two
D) Seven
Answer: Five

42. The five-headed Ganesha form is known as:
A) Maha Ganesha
B) Pancha Mukha Ganesha
C) Ekadanta
D) Siddhivinayaka
Answer: Pancha Mukha Ganesha

43. What does “Siddhivinayaka” mean?
A) Lord of the arts
B) Bestower of success
C) One with a single tusk
D) Destroyer of ignorance
Answer: Bestower of success

44. The famous Siddhivinayak Temple is located in:
A) Delhi
B) Mumbai
C) Pune
D) Chennai
Answer: Mumbai

45. What was the name of Ganesha’s mouse vehicle according to some texts?
A) Nandi
B) Mooshak
C) Airavata
D) Garuda
Answer: Mooshak

46. Ganesha is worshipped at the beginning of which classical dance?
A) Bharatanatyam
B) Kathak
C) All major Indian dances
D) Odissi
Answer: All major Indian dances

47. In Buddhism, Ganesha is known as:
A) Avalokiteshvara
B) Vinayaka
C) Manjushri
D) Vajrapani
Answer: Vinayaka

48. The Ganesha symbol “ॐ” represents what?
A) Matter
B) Primordial sound of creation
C) Space
D) Fire
Answer: Primordial sound of creation

49. Ganesha’s favorite flower is believed to be:
A) Rose
B) Red Hibiscus
C) Lotus
D) Jasmine
Answer: Red Hibiscus

50. The trunk of Ganesha represents which yogic principle?
A) Omnipresence and adaptability
B) Rigidity
C) Ego
D) Anger
Answer: Omnipresence and adaptability

51. Which of the following is NOT a name of Lord Ganesha?
A) Vighnaharta
B) Dhoomraketu
C) Trilochana
D) Ekadanta
Answer: Trilochana

52. Which scriptural text narrates the story of Ganesha writing the Mahabharata?
A) Bhagavata Purana
B) Mahabharata itself
C) Skanda Purana
D) Matsya Purana
Answer: Mahabharata itself

53. Who gave Ganesha his elephant head?
A) Vishnu
B) Lord Shiva
C) Indra
D) Brahma
Answer: Lord Shiva

54. What did Lord Shiva use to replace Ganesha’s human head?
A) Horse head
B) Elephant head
C) Lion head
D) Bull head
Answer: Elephant head

55. The story of Ganesha’s creation primarily symbolizes:
A) Divine punishment
B) Transformation and obedience
C) Anger of Parvati
D) Strength
Answer: Transformation and obedience

56. What does Ganesha’s broken tusk symbolize spiritually?
A) Weakness
B) Sacrifice and knowledge
C) Ego
D) Anger
Answer: Sacrifice and knowledge

57. The phrase “Ganapati Bappa Morya” means:
A) Praise Lord Krishna
B) Hail Lord Ganesha, come again next year
C) Victory to Lord Rama
D) Praise to Shiva
Answer: Hail Lord Ganesha, come again next year

58. The word “Gana” in Sanskrit refers to:
A) Humans
B) A group of attendants or spirits of Shiva
C) Gods
D) Animals
Answer: A group of attendants or spirits of Shiva

59. In iconography, Ganesha’s four hands generally hold:
A) Trident, conch, mace, chakra
B) Axe, rope, modak, blessing gesture
C) Sword, bell, bow, book
D) Conch, lotus, discus, club
Answer: Axe, rope, modak, blessing gesture

60. In which country outside India is Ganesha most widely revered?
A) Thailand
B) Japan
C) Egypt
D) China
Answer: Thailand

61. What is Lord Ganesha’s role in Tantra?
A) Destroyer
B) Guardian of thresholds and beginnings
C) Preserver
D) None
Answer: Guardian of thresholds and beginnings

62. In which Veda is the Ganesha Sukta found?
A) Rigveda
B) Yajurveda
C) Samaveda
D) Atharvaveda
Answer: Rigveda

63. “Ganapati Atharvashirsha” is dedicated to which deity?
A) Vishnu
B) Ganesha
C) Indra
D) Brahma
Answer: Ganesha

64. The Ganapati Atharvashirsha describes Ganesha as:
A) A demigod
B) The Supreme Brahman
C) Son of Parvati
D) Destroyer of sins
Answer: The Supreme Brahman

65. What does Ganesha’s upraised hand usually represent?
A) Power
B) Protection and blessings (Abhaya mudra)
C) Knowledge
D) Wealth
Answer: Protection and blessings (Abhaya mudra)

66. Ganesha’s lower right hand often holds a:
A) Book
B) Sword
C) Sweet (modak)
D) Conch
Answer: Sweet (modak)

67. The lotus in Ganesha’s hand (when depicted) represents:
A) Physical power
B) Spiritual awakening
C) Material wealth
D) Health
Answer: Spiritual awakening

68. What is the significance of Ganesha’s large head?
A) Think big and use intellect
B) Strength
C) Pride
D) Beauty
Answer: Think big and use intellect

69. Which among the following is NOT associated with Ganesha?
A) Wisdom
B) Prosperity
C) Destruction
D) Good fortune
Answer: Destruction

70. In some legends, Ganesha created his vehicle (the mouse) by transforming which creature?
A) A celestial musician cursed into a mouse
B) A demon
C) A sage
D) A bird
Answer: A celestial musician cursed into a mouse

71. Ganesha is often described as the “Patron of”:
A) Kings
B) Writers and scholars
C) Warriors
D) Healers
Answer: Writers and scholars

72. What lesson does Ganesha teach by circling his parents instead of the world?
A) Obedience brings success
B) Parents are the entire universe
C) Avoid travel
D) Trick others
Answer: Parents are the entire universe

73. Who tested Ganesha and Kartikeya by asking them to circle the world?
A) Vishnu
B) Lord Shiva
C) Parvati
D) Indra
Answer: Lord Shiva

74. Which weapon is Ganesha often shown holding?
A) Trishula
B) Parashu (axe)
C) Chakra
D) Danda
Answer: Parashu (axe)

75. What does Ganesha’s rope (pasha) symbolize in yogic philosophy?
A) Control of mind
B) Attachment that pulls devotees to truth
C) Bondage
D) Wealth
Answer: Attachment that pulls devotees to truth

76. In South India, Lord Ganesha is popularly called:
A) Vinayaka
B) Pillaiyar
C) Ganapati
D) Ekadanta
Answer: Pillaiyar

77. The oldest known image of Ganesha is found in which century?
A) 10th CE
B) 5th CE
C) 2nd CE
D) 9th CE
Answer: 2nd CE

78. In which ancient Indian cave temples are early Ganesha carvings found?
A) Ajanta
B) Ellora
C) Elephanta
D) Badami
Answer: Ellora

79. The word “Vinayaka” means:
A) Warrior
B) One who leads and removes obstacles
C) Destroyer
D) Protector of Vishnu
Answer: One who leads and removes obstacles

80. Which day of the week is specially associated with Lord Ganesha?
A) Sunday
B) Monday
C) Tuesday
D) Saturday
Answer: Tuesday

81. Ganesha’s mantra “Vakratunda Mahakaya” is chanted for:
A) Love
B) Removal of obstacles and success
C) Longevity
D) Wealth
Answer: Removal of obstacles and success

82. What does Ganesha’s one tusk signify?
A) Anger
B) Ability to retain good and discard bad
C) Half power
D) Wisdom loss
Answer: Ability to retain good and discard bad

83. Which of the following is a sacred symbol often drawn before Ganesha worship?
A) Swastika
B) Lotus
C) Chakra
D) Conch
Answer: Swastika

84. Which festival marks the immersion of Ganesha idols?
A) Anant Chaturdashi
B) Diwali
C) Navami
D) Janmashtami
Answer: Anant Chaturdashi

85. The number of days Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated usually ranges from:
A) 2–3
B) 1–11
C) 5–9
D) 10–12
Answer: 1–11

86. The famous Ganesha temple at Ranthambore Fort is located in which state?
A) Maharashtra
B) Rajasthan
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Gujarat
Answer: Rajasthan

87. Who among the following composed the Ganapati Atharvashirsha?
A) Rishi Atharva
B) Vyasa
C) Valmiki
D) Narada
Answer: Rishi Atharva

88. Ganesha is associated with which planetary deity in astrology?
A) Jupiter
B) Ketu
C) Saturn
D) Venus
Answer: Ketu

89. What is symbolized by Ganesha’s single tooth used to write the Mahabharata?
A) Anger
B) Determination and devotion
C) Power
D) Loss
Answer: Determination and devotion

90. What does the name “Heramba” signify in Ganesha’s form?
A) Peaceful
B) Protector of the weak
C) Angry
D) Teacher
Answer: Protector of the weak

91. Which color is most associated with Ganesha during worship?
A) Blue
B) Red
C) Yellow
D) Green
Answer: Red

92. Ganesha’s association with the first sound “Om” indicates his role as:
A) Primordial cosmic energy
B) Destroyer of illusions
C) Timekeeper
D) Guardian of Shiva
Answer: Primordial cosmic energy

93. What is the symbolic meaning of Ganesha’s two feet?
A) Speed and balance
B) Material and spiritual existence
C) Richness and health
D) Wisdom and emotion
Answer: Material and spiritual existence

94. Which element of nature is linked to Lord Ganesha?
A) Air
B) Earth
C) Fire
D) Water
Answer: Earth

95. What is the meaning of the name “Sumukha”?
A) Angry faced
B) One with a pleasant face
C) One with a large belly
D) Wise one
Answer: One with a pleasant face

96. Ganesha’s mantra “Om Ekadantaya Namah” is chanted for:
A) Peace
B) Wisdom and focus
C) Wealth
D) Marriage
Answer: Wisdom and focus

97. In which form is Ganesha depicted with ten arms?
A) Mahaganapati
B) Haridra Ganapati
C) Ucchhishta Ganapati
D) Ekadanta
Answer: Mahaganapati

98. “Ucchhishta Ganapati” is a tantric form symbolizing:
A) Knowledge
B) Control over worldly pleasures
C) Detachment
D) Devotion
Answer: Control over worldly pleasures

99. What is the significance of Ganesha’s right-hand blessing posture?
A) Protection and assurance
B) Warning
C) Teaching
D) Worship
Answer: Protection and assurance

100. Lord Ganesha’s teachings ultimately guide humans toward:
A) Wealth and luxury
B) Long life
C) Wisdom and spiritual liberation (Moksha)
D) Fame and power
Answer: Wisdom and spiritual liberation (Moksha)