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.
- Q41.
'Shumang Leela', a traditional form of courtyard theatre, is associated with which state?
A. ManipurB. KeralaC. West BengalD. AssammediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q42.
The Mukteshwar Dance Festival, devoted to Odissi, is held at a temple in which state?
A. Madhya PradeshB. GujaratC. OdishaD. Tamil NadumediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q43.
The Medaram Jatara, one of the largest tribal festivals in Asia, is celebrated by which tribe?
A. KoyaB. GondC. SanthalD. BhilmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q44.
Kati Bihu (Kongali Bihu) is celebrated in Assam in which month?
A. AprilB. JanuaryC. JulyD. OctobermediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q45.
The harvest festival 'Nabanna', which celebrates the new rice, is celebrated in which state?
A. GujaratB. West BengalC. Tamil NaduD. PunjabmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q46.
Chhath Puja, celebrated mainly in Bihar, is also known as:
A. TeejB. Dala PujaC. JitiyaD. Sama ChakevamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q47.
Sharad Purnima, also called Kojagari Purnima, is associated with which goddess?
A. Goddess ParvatiB. Goddess SaraswatiC. Goddess DurgaD. Goddess LakshmimediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q48.
Songkran, the traditional New Year water festival of Thailand, is celebrated in which month?
A. JanuaryB. JulyC. AprilD. OctobermediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q49.
In Punjab, Makar Sankranti is celebrated as:
A. MaghiB. PongalC. LohriD. UttarayanmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q50.
'Pateti', observed on the last day of the year before Navroz, is a festival of which community?
A. JainsB. SikhsC. JewsD. ParsismediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q51.
Khordad Sal, a Parsi festival, commemorates the birth of:
A. Lord MahaviraB. Guru NanakC. Gautama BuddhaD. Prophet ZarathustramediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q52.
The Thrissur Pooram festival is held annually in Kerala at which temple?
A. Guruvayur TempleB. Sabarimala TempleC. Padmanabhaswamy TempleD. Vadakkunnathan TemplemediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q53.
The Ullambana festival, in which offerings are made to relieve the suffering of departed ancestors, is primarily celebrated by:
A. JainsB. BuddhistsC. SikhsD. ParsismediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q54.
'Gyana Panchami', the festival of knowledge, is celebrated by:
A. SikhsB. ParsisC. JainsD. BuddhistsmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q55.
The tradition of 'Prabhat Pheri' (early morning processions singing hymns) is associated with which festival?
A. DiwaliB. HoliC. GurpurabD. NavrozmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q56.
In Manipur, the Sangai Festival is celebrated in which month?
A. AugustB. JuneC. NovemberD. MarchmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q57.
In Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, Makar Sankranti is popularly known as:
A. KhichdiB. Pedda PandugaC. MaghiD. PongalmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q58.
The Shirui Lily Festival, named after a rare flower that grows on one hill, is an annual festival of which state?
A. MeghalayaB. ManipurC. NagalandD. Arunachal PradeshmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q59.
Puthari, the rice harvest festival, is celebrated by which community of Karnataka?
A. KonkanisB. TodasC. TuluvasD. KodavasmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q60.
The Boori-Boot Yullo festival is celebrated by the Nyishi tribe of which state?
A. NagalandB. Arunachal PradeshC. AssamD. SikkimmediumAsked in SSCView solution ›