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.
Rottela Panduga, an annual festival in which people exchange rotis for wishes, is held at which place?
A. Bara Shaheed Dargah, NelloreB. Ajmer Sharif DargahC. Haji Ali Dargah, MumbaiD. Nizamuddin Dargah, DelhihardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q22.
The Galdan Namchot festival of Ladakh marks the birth anniversary of which Buddhist saint?
A. NaropaB. Je TsongkhapaC. AtishaD. Guru PadmasambhavahardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q23.
The Kolayat fair, held on Kartik Purnima at a lake associated with the sage Kapil Muni, is celebrated in which state?
A. RajasthanB. Madhya PradeshC. GujaratD. HaryanahardAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q24.
The Soorya Festival, one of the longest-running cultural festivals in India, is held in which city?
A. KozhikodeB. ThiruvananthapuramC. ThrissurD. KochihardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q25.
The tribes of the Nicobar Islands honour their deceased family heads during which ceremonial feast?
A. Harvest feastB. Spring feastC. Ossuary feastD. Canoe feasthardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q26.
'Bushu Dima' (Busu), the main harvest festival celebrated in late January, belongs to which tribe?
A. BodoB. MishingC. DimasaD. KarbihardAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q27.
The Halda festival of the Lahaul valley in Himachal Pradesh is primarily celebrated by which community?
A. Buddhist communityB. Parsi communityC. Sikh communityD. Jain communityhardAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q28.
In Goa, the harvest thanksgiving in which the first sheaves of paddy are blessed in church is known as:
A. BonderamB. SangoddC. Konsachem FestD. Sao JoaohardAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q29.
Lhabab Dhuechen, observed in Sikkim, marks the descent of whom from heaven?
A. Goddess TaraB. Lord BuddhaC. The god of Mount KanchenjungaD. Guru PadmasambhavahardAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q30.
Poompuhar beach in Tamil Nadu, the site of the ancient Chola port, is famous for which festival?
A. PongalB. ThaipusamC. Karthigai DeepamD. Chitra Pournami festivalhardAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q31.
Nawala, a thanksgiving festival dedicated to Lord Shiva and celebrated by the Gaddi community, is majorly celebrated in which state?
A. RajasthanB. Himachal PradeshC. BiharD. GujarathardAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q32.
The 'Jashan-e-Mihragan' festival, dedicated to Mithra (Meher), is celebrated by which community?
A. BuddhistsB. JewsC. SikhsD. ParsishardAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q33.
'Mera Houchongba', an annual festival celebrating the unity of the hill and valley peoples, belongs to which state?
A. TripuraB. AssamC. ManipurD. NagalandhardAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q34.
The Kalidasa Festival, held at Ramtek, where Kalidasa is believed to have written the Meghaduta, is organised in which district of Maharashtra?
A. PuneB. NagpurC. AurangabadD. NashikhardAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q35.
'Morulem', a traditional folk dance of Goa, is performed during which festival?
A. ShigmoB. Sao JoaoC. ChristmasD. DiwalihardAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q36.
'Bhagta Parab', a festival of devotion to Budha Baba (Lord Shiva) marked by daring feats, is observed by the tribal people of:
A. GoaB. PunjabC. JharkhandD. KeralahardAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q37.
Which Tamil festival is marked by temple idols being taken in procession to the sea or a water body for a ceremonial bath?
A. Masi MagamB. Aadi PerukkuC. ThaipusamD. Karthigai DeepamhardAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q38.
What is the most important festival of the Toda tribe of the Nilgiris?
A. WangalaB. SarhulC. ModhwethD. PutharihardAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q39.
The 'Sakewa' festival, celebrated by the Kirat Khambu Rai community, belongs to which state?
A. TripuraB. MeghalayaC. MizoramD. SikkimhardAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q40.
The festival 'Tsokum', a harvest festival of the Khiamniungan Nagas, is celebrated in which state?
A. AssamB. MizoramC. NagalandD. ManipurhardAsked in PoliceView solution ›