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.
- Q1.
'Chad Sukra', a popular traditional dance festival of the Pnar (Jaintia) people of Meghalaya, is celebrated as a:
A. Victory festivalB. Harvest festivalC. Sowing festivalD. New year festivalhardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q2.
The Rongker festival is celebrated by which tribe of Assam?
A. MishingB. DimasaC. KarbiD. BodohardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q3.
Chad Sukra, a sowing festival of the Pnar (Jaintia) people, is celebrated in which state?
A. AssamB. SikkimC. MeghalayaD. TripurahardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q4.
'Me-Dam-Me-Phi', the festival of ancestor worship, is celebrated in which state?
A. TripuraB. ManipurC. AssamD. NagalandhardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q5.
The Atla Taddi festival, in which women pray for good husbands and play on swings, is celebrated in which state?
A. KarnatakaB. Andhra PradeshC. Tamil NaduD. KeralahardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q6.
The Fatorpa Zatra, a temple festival of Goddess Shantadurga Kunkalikarin, is celebrated in which state?
A. KarnatakaB. KeralaC. GoaD. MaharashtrahardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q7.
Sindhis observe a 40-day fast in devotion to Lord Jhulelal during which festival?
A. Chaliha SahibB. Lal LoiC. Cheti ChandD. ThadrihardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q8.
What is the name of the lunar New Year festival of the followers of Sanamahism in Manipur?
A. Sajibu CheiraobaB. Ningol ChakoubaC. YaoshangD. Lai HaraobahardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q9.
The Karaga festival of Bengaluru, one of the oldest festivals of Karnataka, is celebrated in honour of:
A. Lord KrishnaB. Lord MuruganC. Draupadi, worshipped as a form of ShaktiD. Lord VenkateswarahardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q10.
The Kashmiri Pandits dedicate their New Year festival, Navreh, to which goddess?
A. Goddess Vaishno DeviB. Goddess SharadaC. Goddess Ragnya (Kheer Bhawani)D. Goddess SharikahardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q11.
The 'Valvil Ori' festival, held in August to honour an ancient chieftain famous for his archery, is celebrated in which state?
A. Andhra PradeshB. Tamil NaduC. KarnatakaD. KeralahardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q12.
Gaan-Ngai, a five-day post-harvest festival, is celebrated by which community of the North-East?
A. MeiteisB. Zeliangrong NagasC. KhasisD. MizoshardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q13.
The Painkuni festival, which ends with a royal procession to the Shanghumugham beach, is celebrated in which state?
A. OdishaB. KeralaC. GoaD. KarnatakahardAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q14.
The Chethiyagiri Vihara Festival, in which relics of the Buddha's chief disciples are displayed, is held in which state?
A. OdishaB. Uttar PradeshC. Madhya PradeshD. BiharhardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q15.
The tribal festival 'Hal Punhya', which marks the ritual start of ploughing, is traditionally associated with which state?
A. GujaratB. PunjabC. JharkhandD. KeralahardAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q16.
The Gochi festival, which celebrates the birth of sons in the previous year, is predominantly celebrated in:
A. LadakhB. Himachal PradeshC. UttarakhandD. SikkimhardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q17.
Rohini, a festival marking the sowing of seeds in the fields, is celebrated by the farming and tribal communities of:
A. KeralaB. PunjabC. JharkhandD. GujarathardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q18.
'Ladainha', a thanksgiving tradition in which litanies are sung before village crosses, is mainly celebrated in:
A. GoaB. KeralaC. PuducherryD. MizoramhardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q19.
The 'Laru Kaj' festival, dedicated to Narayan Dev, is celebrated by which tribe of Madhya Pradesh?
A. SanthalB. GondC. BhilD. BaigahardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q20.
The festival of Salhesh, honouring a folk hero and deity of the Mithila region, is celebrated in which state?
A. HaryanaB. BiharC. OdishaD. AssamhardAsked in SSCView solution ›