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Goa has been the permanent venue of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) since which year?
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Answer: Option B — 2004
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Since 2004, Goa has been the permanent venue of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI). The festival is held every year in November, mainly in Panaji, the capital of Goa, with screenings at the INOX and Kala Academy halls and other venues.
IFFI is one of the oldest and most important film festivals in Asia. It was first held in 1952 in Bombay (now Mumbai), organised by the Films Division of the Government of India, and it later travelled to different cities, such as Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Thiruvananthapuram. In 2004, the Government of India decided to give it a permanent home in Goa, to give the festival a fixed identity, like the famous festivals of Cannes, Berlin and Venice.
IFFI is organised by the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, together with the Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG) and the Government of Goa. The festival screens films from India and around the world and gives awards in competitive sections. Its top award is the Golden Peacock (Suvarna Mayur) for the best film. Other awards include the Silver Peacock for the best director and best actors, and the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award for an international filmmaker. The festival also presents the Indian Film Personality of the Year award. The Indian Panorama section showcases the best Indian films of the year.
Other major film festivals in India include the Kolkata International Film Festival, the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) in Thiruvananthapuram, and the Mumbai Film Festival (MAMI).
Why not the other options?
- ✗1996 is not linked with the move of IFFI to Goa.
- ✗2010 is not linked with the move of IFFI to Goa.
- ✗2014 is not linked with the move of IFFI to Goa.
Quick tip
Remember: IFFI = Goa (permanent venue since 2004), its first edition in Bombay (1952) and its top award, the Golden Peacock.
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This question tests your understanding of Festivals & Fairs of India, a key topic in the General Knowledge section. The detailed solution above uses a step-by-step approach to show the reasoning, and where available, a shortcut that helps you solve similar questions in under 90 seconds during the actual exam.
This topic covers the religious, harvest, tribal and cultural festivals of India, the fairs (melas) held across the country, and the states, communities and seasons linked to them. It also includes festivals listed by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage, such as Kumbh Mela and Durga Puja in Kolkata. Most questions ask which state celebrates a festival, which tribe it belongs to, or what event it marks. Harvest festivals are especially common: Pongal (Tamil Nadu), Onam (Kerala), Bihu (Assam), Lohri and Baisakhi (Punjab) and Nuakhai (Odisha). Fairs such as the Pushkar camel fair (Rajasthan) and the Sonepur cattle fair (Bihar) are also frequently tested. Revise festivals state by state. Practise the festivals and fairs questions below, written in the style of the general awareness sections of exams such as SSC, banking, railways, CUET GAT, MAH CET and CLAT. Each question comes with a detailed explanation that adds related facts, so every question helps you revise more than one point.