Vaivasvata Manu MCQ Questions and Answers

1. Vaivasvata Manu is considered the progenitor of which current human race according to Hindu cosmology?
A) Andhaka race
B) Lunar race
C) Solar race
D) Puru race
Answer: C) Solar race

2. Vaivasvata Manu is the son of which Vedic deity?
A) Agni
B) Vivasvan (Surya)
C) Varuna
D) Mitra
Answer: B) Vivasvan (Surya)

3. Vaivasvata Manu is also known by which other name in Hindu scriptures?
A) Trayyambaka
B) Satyavrata
C) Nahusha
D) Shantanu
Answer: B) Satyavrata

4. The legend of Vaivasvata Manu and the great flood is mainly found in which ancient text?
A) Rigveda
B) Matsya Purana
C) Ramayana
D) Brahma Sutra
Answer: B) Matsya Purana

5. Which avatar of Vishnu is associated with saving Vaivasvata Manu from the flood?
A) Kurma
B) Varaha
C) Matsya
D) Narasimha
Answer: C) Matsya

6. In Hindu cosmology, Vaivasvata Manu is the Manu of which Manvantara?
A) Fifth
B) Sixth
C) Seventh
D) Eighth
Answer: C) Seventh

7. The name “Vaivasvata” literally means “descendant of—”
A) Vayu
B) Varuna
C) Vivasvan (Sun)
D) Vishnu
Answer: C) Vivasvan (Sun)

8. How many Manus are said to exist in one Kalpa (a day of Brahma)?
A) 7
B) 14
C) 21
D) 28
Answer: B) 14

9. According to tradition, Vaivasvata Manu was advised by the Matsya avatar to build—
A) A temple
B) A city
C) A boat
D) A fort
Answer: C) A boat

10. Vaivasvata Manu’s story parallels the flood narrative in which world tradition?
A) Chinese
B) Biblical (Noah)
C) Mayan
D) Egyptian
Answer: B) Biblical (Noah)

11. Which ancient sage is said to have guided Vaivasvata Manu after the flood to repopulate the earth?
A) Kashyapa
B) Bhrigu
C) Atri
D) Angiras
Answer: B) Bhrigu

12. According to the Puranas, Vaivasvata Manu’s capital city was—
A) Ayodhya
B) Manu’s Parvata (Manu Mountain)
C) Hastinapura
D) Indraprastha
Answer: B) Manu’s Parvata (Manu Mountain)

13. Which sacred river is said to have carried the boat of Vaivasvata Manu?
A) Ganga
B) Sarasvati
C) Satlaj (Shatadru)
D) Yamuna
Answer: C) Satlaj (Shatadru)

14. Vaivasvata Manu is considered the forefather of which ancient king mentioned in the Ramayana?
A) Ikshvaku
B) Nahusha
C) Yayati
D) Mandhata
Answer: A) Ikshvaku

15. Which Hindu philosophical concept is symbolically linked to Manu’s preservation during the flood?
A) Maya
B) Karma
C) Dharma
D) Moksha
Answer: C) Dharma

16. The role of Manu in Hindu cosmology is closest to which role in other traditions?
A) Creator
B) Destroyer
C) Lawgiver and progenitor
D) Warrior
Answer: C) Lawgiver and progenitor

17. According to Manu Smriti, Manu is credited with the establishment of—
A) Astrology
B) Social laws and moral codes
C) Ayurvedic medicine
D) Fire rituals
Answer: B) Social laws and moral codes

18. The flood story involving Vaivasvata Manu is seen as an allegory of—
A) Creation and destruction
B) Renewal and purification
C) Punishment and revenge
D) Rebirth and illusion
Answer: B) Renewal and purification

19. How many sons of Vaivasvata Manu are mentioned in Puranic accounts?
A) Five
B) Ten
C) Twelve
D) Seven
Answer: B) Ten

20. The eldest son of Vaivasvata Manu was—
A) Sudyumna
B) Ikshvaku
C) Karusha
D) Prishadhra
Answer: B) Ikshvaku

21. In the flood legend, what did the fish instruct Manu to use as a rope to tie the boat?
A) A vine
B) A snake
C) The serpent Vasuki
D) The river current
Answer: C) The serpent Vasuki

22. The Manu Smriti, attributed to Vaivasvata Manu, is a foundational text for—
A) Music
B) Law and social conduct
C) Astronomy
D) Agriculture
Answer: B) Law and social conduct

23. Which celestial being foretold the flood to Vaivasvata Manu?
A) Indra
B) Vishnu in the form of a fish
C) Brahma
D) Agni
Answer: B) Vishnu in the form of a fish

24. Vaivasvata Manu is considered to be the first king after—
A) The Mahabharata war
B) The creation of Earth
C) The Great Flood
D) The birth of Vedas
Answer: C) The Great Flood

25. The modern human race is symbolically called the “children of Manu” because—
A) Manu discovered fire
B) Manu is considered the father of all post-flood mankind
C) Manu invented writing
D) Manu ruled the gods
Answer: B) Manu is considered the father of all post-flood mankind

26. The story of Vaivasvata Manu symbolizes the preservation of which cosmic principle?
A) Karma
B) Dharma
C) Maya
D) Samsara
Answer: B) Dharma

27. In the Matsya Purana, how does the divine fish identify itself to Manu?
A) As Indra’s messenger
B) As the son of Varuna
C) As Vishnu himself
D) As an avatar of Agni
Answer: C) As Vishnu himself

28. The flood that saved Vaivasvata Manu is described as occurring during which cosmic cycle?
A) Krita Yuga
B) End of the previous Manvantara
C) Dvapara Yuga
D) Beginning of the next Kalpa
Answer: B) End of the previous Manvantara

29. Vaivasvata Manu’s wife is named—
A) Shraddha
B) Shraddha (Sanjna)
C) Ahalya
D) Arundhati
Answer: B) Shraddha (Sanjna)

30. In the Puranic narrative, what was the purpose of the flood according to Vishnu?
A) Punishment for sins
B) Purification and renewal of creation
C) Destruction of the gods
D) Rebellion against Brahma
Answer: B) Purification and renewal of creation

31. The word “Manvantara” literally means—
A) The end of creation
B) The age of Brahma
C) The period of a Manu
D) The age of destruction
Answer: C) The period of a Manu

32. How many years are said to make up one Manvantara in Hindu cosmology?
A) 10 million
B) 300 million
C) 306,720,000 years
D) 100 million
Answer: C) 306,720,000 years

33. Who among the following was not one of the sons of Vaivasvata Manu?
A) Ikshvaku
B) Nabha
C) Kashyapa
D) Karusha
Answer: C) Kashyapa

34. Which ancient sage is said to have performed penance with Manu after the flood to reestablish creation?
A) Rishi Kashyapa
B) Rishi Angiras
C) Rishi Vasistha
D) Rishi Bharadvaja
Answer: A) Rishi Kashyapa

35. The term “Manava Dharma Shastra” refers to—
A) A Vedic hymn
B) A ritual text
C) The Laws of Manu
D) A philosophical sutra
Answer: C) The Laws of Manu

36. In which Purana does Manu receive instructions on sacrifice and law directly from Brahma?
A) Vishnu Purana
B) Shiva Purana
C) Bhagavata Purana
D) Linga Purana
Answer: C) Bhagavata Purana

37. Vaivasvata Manu’s lineage connects him directly to which famous king of Ayodhya?
A) Bharata
B) Rama
C) Raghu
D) Dasharatha
Answer: B) Rama

38. The word “Manu” in Sanskrit primarily denotes—
A) Wisdom
B) Human or progenitor of mankind
C) Ruler
D) Protector of Vedas
Answer: B) Human or progenitor of mankind

39. Which Vedic text makes early reference to a flood similar to that of Manu?
A) Shatapatha Brahmana
B) Rigveda
C) Yajurveda
D) Atharvaveda
Answer: A) Shatapatha Brahmana

40. In the flood story, the fish instructs Manu to bring which entities onto the boat?
A) All gods
B) His sons and cattle
C) Sages, seeds, and animals
D) Only his wife
Answer: C) Sages, seeds, and animals

41. The flood ended when the boat of Manu finally rested upon—
A) Himalaya
B) The Malaya Mountain
C) Meru
D) Vindhya
Answer: B) The Malaya Mountain

42. According to the Bhagavata Purana, Manu performed great austerities for—
A) 10 years
B) 1,000 days
C) 10,000 years
D) 100 years
Answer: C) 10,000 years

43. Vaivasvata Manu was saved from the flood through his devotion and adherence to—
A) Yoga
B) Truth (Satya) and Dharma
C) Sacrifices
D) Meditation
Answer: B) Truth (Satya) and Dharma

44. The laws attributed to Vaivasvata Manu serve as a foundation for which branch of Indian thought?
A) Nyaya
B) Mimamsa
C) Smriti-based jurisprudence
D) Sankhya
Answer: C) Smriti-based jurisprudence

45. The cycle of creation, preservation, and dissolution repeating with each Manu represents—
A) Evolution
B) Cyclic time (Kalachakra)
C) Continuous progress
D) Dualism
Answer: B) Cyclic time (Kalachakra)

46. In symbolism, the fish that saves Manu represents—
A) Strength
B) Fertility
C) Divine guidance and preservation
D) Knowledge of the ocean
Answer: C) Divine guidance and preservation

47. Vaivasvata Manu’s descendants are collectively known as—
A) Manavas
B) Devas
C) Gandharvas
D) Pitris
Answer: A) Manavas

48. Which Purana states that Manu performed a great sacrifice after the flood to restore creation?
A) Vishnu Purana
B) Garuda Purana
C) Padma Purana
D) Agni Purana
Answer: A) Vishnu Purana

49. The moral theme underlying the legend of Vaivasvata Manu emphasizes—
A) Power and conquest
B) Wealth and prosperity
C) Faith and divine obedience
D) Rebellion and freedom
Answer: C) Faith and divine obedience

50. In some traditions, Vaivasvata Manu is regarded as a contemporary of which Vedic rishi?
A) Vishvamitra
B) Vasistha
C) Rishi Bhrigu
D) Gautama
Answer: C) Rishi Bhrigu

51. The term “Vaivasvata” connects Manu to which cosmic luminary?
A) Moon
B) Jupiter
C) Sun
D) Fire
Answer: C) Sun

52. Vaivasvata Manu is associated with which Yuga cycle’s beginning?
A) Dvapara
B) Treta
C) Kali
D) Satya (Krita)
Answer: D) Satya (Krita)

53. According to Hindu cosmology, each Manu presides over—
A) One Yuga
B) A Manvantara (age of a Manu)
C) A Kalpa
D) A Yugantara
Answer: B) A Manvantara (age of a Manu)

54. The Matsya Avatar promises to return to Manu at the time of—
A) Sacrifice
B) Meditation
C) The flood’s arrival
D) His coronation
Answer: C) The flood’s arrival

55. Which philosophical concept is symbolized by the fish guiding Manu’s boat?
A) Divine knowledge leading the soul through illusion
B) Material progress
C) The cycle of birth
D) Human intellect
Answer: A) Divine knowledge leading the soul through illusion

56. In the Manu Smriti, Manu states that dharma originated from—
A) The Sun
B) The sages
C) Brahma
D) Vishnu
Answer: C) Brahma

57. The Manu Smriti is considered part of which class of Hindu scriptures?
A) Shruti
B) Smriti
C) Tantra
D) Aranyaka
Answer: B) Smriti

58. Vaivasvata Manu’s rule is said to correspond to which Indra’s reign?
A) Purandara
B) Sakra
C) Nahusha
D) Marut
Answer: B) Sakra

59. The Matsya Avatar instructs Manu to collect seeds of all living beings to—
A) Trade them
B) Store them
C) Preserve life for post-flood creation
D) Offer them in yajna
Answer: C) Preserve life for post-flood creation

60. Which form of Vishnu is said to pull Manu’s boat during the flood?
A) Matsya with a horn
B) Tortoise (Kurma)
C) Boar (Varaha)
D) Swan (Hamsa)
Answer: A) Matsya with a horn

61. Vaivasvata Manu’s account teaches that divine intervention aids—
A) The proud
B) The ignorant
C) The virtuous and devoted
D) The rich
Answer: C) The virtuous and devoted

62. In the hierarchy of cosmic time, a Manvantara is a subdivision of—
A) A Yuga
B) A Kalpa
C) A Mahayuga
D) A century
Answer: B) A Kalpa

63. Who taught Vaivasvata Manu the principles of yajna (sacrifice)?
A) Brahma
B) Indra
C) Agni
D) Narada
Answer: A) Brahma

64. The flood legend of Vaivasvata Manu begins when he—
A) Prays to Agni
B) Finds a small fish asking for protection
C) Performs a yajna
D) Sees a comet
Answer: B) Finds a small fish asking for protection

65. The Manu Smriti regards the king as—
A) A warrior
B) An upholder of dharma
C) An incarnation of Vishnu
D) A divine messenger
Answer: B) An upholder of dharma

66. The ultimate aim of Manu’s code of law is—
A) Material prosperity
B) Caste rigidity
C) Maintenance of social and cosmic order (Rta)
D) Political power
Answer: C) Maintenance of social and cosmic order (Rta)

67. In cosmology, Vaivasvata Manu’s era is said to follow the reign of—
A) Raivata Manu
B) Chakshusha Manu
C) Both A and B (Chakshusha)
D) Svarochisha
Answer: C) Both A and B (Chakshusha)

68. The descendants of Vaivasvata Manu are known collectively as—
A) Aryas
B) Manavas
C) Saptarishis
D) Gandharvas
Answer: B) Manavas

69. The Manu Smriti prescribes the fourfold division of society known as—
A) Ashrama system
B) Varnashrama Dharma
C) Rajadharma
D) Kula Dharma
Answer: B) Varnashrama Dharma

70. The flood myth involving Vaivasvata Manu symbolically signifies—
A) Human punishment
B) Moral cleansing and new beginning
C) Supernatural vengeance
D) Material destruction
Answer: B) Moral cleansing and new beginning

71. The river where Manu released the fish is mentioned in texts as—
A) Chakshu River
B) Sindhu River
C) Ganga River
D) Sarasvati River
Answer: A) Chakshu River

72. The Manu Smriti attributes the origin of women, men, and all beings to—
A) Agni
B) The Sun
C) The Self-born (Svayambhu) Brahma
D) Vishnu
Answer: C) The Self-born (Svayambhu) Brahma

73. Vaivasvata Manu’s flood story ends with him—
A) Becoming a god
B) Performing a sacrifice of gratitude to Vishnu
C) Cursing the flood
D) Creating a kingdom
Answer: B) Performing a sacrifice of gratitude to Vishnu

74. The fish form of Vishnu guided Manu’s boat by tying it with—
A) The serpent Vasuki
B) A vine
C) A golden chain
D) A lightning rope
Answer: A) The serpent Vasuki

75. The concept of Manu as the archetype of humanity signifies—
A) The destruction of nature
B) The origin of death
C) The unity of cosmic and moral order in man
D) The supremacy of kings
Answer: C) The unity of cosmic and moral order in man

76. In the Manu Smriti, the source of law (Dharma) is described as—
A) Human desire
B) The Veda and sacred tradition
C) Royal decree
D) The will of sages
Answer: B) The Veda and sacred tradition

77. Which cosmic function of Vishnu is represented in saving Manu from the flood?
A) Creation
B) Destruction
C) Preservation
D) Illusion
Answer: C) Preservation

78. According to the Puranas, Vaivasvata Manu’s daughter Ila gave birth to—
A) Pururavas
B) Kartikeya
C) Vena
D) Yayati
Answer: A) Pururavas

79. Pururavas, the grandson of Vaivasvata Manu, is associated with the origin of which dynasty?
A) Solar
B) Lunar
C) Nagavansha
D) Rakshasa
Answer: B) Lunar

80. Vaivasvata Manu’s name is mentioned in the Rigveda as—
A) A priest
B) A progenitor saved by the gods
C) A warrior
D) A demon
Answer: B) A progenitor saved by the gods

81. The concept of Manu as the progenitor of mankind reappears in which later text of Hindu law?
A) Arthashastra
B) Yajnavalkya Smriti
C) Narada Smriti
D) Vishnu Dharmasutra
Answer: B) Yajnavalkya Smriti

82. Which aspect of Vaivasvata Manu’s story mirrors the cyclical destruction found in cosmology?
A) His penance
B) His laws
C) The flood as a periodic cosmic reset
D) His kingship
Answer: C) The flood as a periodic cosmic reset

83. The name of the fish who guided Manu is sometimes given as—
A) Shesha
B) Matsya
C) Jaya
D) Garuda
Answer: B) Matsya

84. Which Purana explicitly describes Manu as performing a yajna after being saved?
A) Vishnu Purana
B) Agni Purana
C) Kurma Purana
D) Padma Purana
Answer: A) Vishnu Purana

85. The Manu Smriti divides human life into four stages called—
A) Yugas
B) Varnas
C) Ashramas
D) Gunas
Answer: C) Ashramas

86. In philosophical symbolism, Manu’s boat represents—
A) Desire
B) The Earth
C) Knowledge and faith that save life
D) Divine wrath
Answer: C) Knowledge and faith that save life

87. Vaivasvata Manu’s dialogue with the fish is primarily a discourse on—
A) Rituals
B) Moral responsibility and divine protection
C) Warfare
D) Astronomy
Answer: B) Moral responsibility and divine protection

88. The flood ended when Manu’s boat came to rest on—
A) Himalayas
B) Malaya Mountain
C) Vindhya Range
D) Gandhamadana
Answer: B) Malaya Mountain

89. The first act of Vaivasvata Manu after the flood was—
A) Constructing a city
B) Worshipping the Sun
C) Performing a yajna to Vishnu
D) Teaching the Vedas
Answer: C) Performing a yajna to Vishnu

90. The preservation of seeds and sages on the ark signifies—
A) Human greed
B) Political unity
C) Continuity of life and knowledge
D) The end of creation
Answer: C) Continuity of life and knowledge

91. In cosmology, the seven sages (Saptarishis) accompanying Manu symbolize—
A) Wisdom preserved during destruction
B) Divine punishment
C) Rebirth of gods
D) The fading of dharma
Answer: A) Wisdom preserved during destruction

92. The Manu Smriti assigns supreme authority to—
A) Kings
B) Priests
C) The Veda
D) Ascetics
Answer: C) The Veda

93. According to Vaivasvata Manu, punishment (danda) is—
A) Opposed to dharma
B) An act of cruelty
C) A sacred means to uphold justice
D) Merely political
Answer: C) A sacred means to uphold justice

94. In the Manu Smriti, Manu declares that the soul attains liberation through—
A) Wealth
B) Sacrifice
C) Knowledge and renunciation
D) Rituals alone
Answer: C) Knowledge and renunciation

95. Vaivasvata Manu is said to have ruled from which mythical city after the flood?
A) Indraprastha
B) Manu’s Parvata
C) Ayodhya
D) Vaikuntha
Answer: B) Manu’s Parvata

96. The term “Manu Smriti” literally translates to—
A) Law of Vishnu
B) Remembrance or code of Manu
C) Song of Manu
D) Creation of Manu
Answer: B) Remembrance or code of Manu

97. The cosmic symbolism of Manu’s flood is comparable to which natural phenomenon?
A) Eclipses
B) Earthquakes
C) The dissolution (Pralaya) of creation
D) The rising of rivers
Answer: C) The dissolution (Pralaya) of creation

98. The tradition of fourteen Manus in a Kalpa indicates—
A) Linear history
B) Cyclic time and cosmic renewal
C) Static creation
D) Eternal destruction
Answer: B) Cyclic time and cosmic renewal

99. Vaivasvata Manu’s ethical philosophy is best described as—
A) Materialistic
B) Hedonistic
C) Spiritual humanism rooted in dharma
D) Fatalistic
Answer: C) Spiritual humanism rooted in dharma

100. The enduring significance of Vaivasvata Manu in Indian philosophy is—
A) As a historical king
B) As a ritual innovator
C) As the archetypal lawgiver and moral ancestor of mankind
D) As a warrior deity
Answer: C) As the archetypal lawgiver and moral ancestor of mankind