Festivals & Fairs of India Questions with Solutions
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.
- Q21.
The Sekrenyi festival, a festival of purification, is celebrated by the Angami tribe of which state?
A. MeghalayaB. MizoramC. ManipurD. NagalandeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q22.
The Hampi Utsav, also known as the Vijaya Utsav, is celebrated every year in which state?
A. MaharashtraB. Andhra PradeshC. KarnatakaD. TelanganaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q23.
The Ganga Mahotsav, the Buddha Mahotsav and the Taj Mahotsav are celebrated in which state?
A. BiharB. UttarakhandC. Madhya PradeshD. Uttar PradesheasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q24.
Shigmo, a spring festival celebrated with colourful float parades, belongs to which state?
A. MaharashtraB. KarnatakaC. KeralaD. GoaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q25.
Which Jain festival is celebrated once every twelve years at Shravanabelagola?
A. ParyushanaB. MahamastakabhishekaC. Mahavir JayantiD. Gyana PanchamieasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q26.
Raksha Bandhan is celebrated on the full moon day (Purnima) of which Hindu month?
A. BhadrapadaB. AshvinC. ShravanaD. KartikaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q27.
According to the Hindu calendar, Dussehra (Vijayadashami) is celebrated in which month?
A. MaghaB. AshvinC. ChaitraD. KartikaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q28.
Ram Navami, the birth anniversary of Lord Rama, is celebrated in which Hindu month?
A. AshvinB. ChaitraC. BhadrapadaD. KartikaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q29.
Bhai Dooj is celebrated on which day of the five-day Diwali festivities?
A. The second dayB. The first dayC. The third dayD. The fifth and last dayeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q30.
The Palkhi festival, in which lakhs of warkaris walk to Pandharpur, is observed in which state?
A. MaharashtraB. Madhya PradeshC. KarnatakaD. GujarateasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q31.
Baisakhi, celebrated in Punjab in April, is mainly a:
A. Monsoon festivalB. Harvest festivalC. Festival of lightsD. Festival of colourseasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q32.
'Kharchi Puja', in which 14 deities are worshipped over a 7-day period, is celebrated in which state?
A. MizoramB. ManipurC. TripuraD. AssameasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q33.
The Ellora-Ajanta Festival, a festival of music and dance near the famous caves, is held in which state?
A. GujaratB. KarnatakaC. Madhya PradeshD. MaharashtraeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q34.
Hola Mohalla, a festival started by Guru Gobind Singh and celebrated at Anandpur Sahib, is primarily celebrated in which state?
A. PunjabB. UttarakhandC. RajasthanD. GujarateasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q35.
'Ugadi Pachadi', a dish that combines six different tastes, is prepared for which festival?
A. OnamB. UgadiC. PongalD. VishueasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q36.
The Mamallapuram Dance Festival, held against the backdrop of the Pallava monuments, is held every year in which state?
A. KeralaB. KarnatakaC. Tamil NaduD. OdishaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q37.
Which festival falls on the first day of the Malayalam month of Medam, usually on 14 or 15 April?
A. VishuB. OnamC. MakaravilakkuD. ThiruvathiraeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q38.
Nag Panchami, the festival of worshipping snakes, is celebrated in which Hindu month?
A. KartikaB. BhadrapadaC. ChaitraD. ShravanaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q39.
The Chithirai festival, which celebrates the celestial wedding of Goddess Meenakshi, is celebrated in which state?
A. Andhra PradeshB. KeralaC. Tamil NaduD. KarnatakaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q40.
The 'Kambala' festival, a buffalo race in muddy paddy fields, is organised by farming communities in which state?
A. GoaB. Tamil NaduC. KeralaD. KarnatakaeasyAsked in SSCView solution ›