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.
- Q61.
Lathmar Holi, in which women playfully beat men with sticks, is celebrated in which towns of the Braj region?
A. Pushkar and AjmerB. Haridwar and RishikeshC. Ujjain and IndoreD. Barsana and NandgaonmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q62.
The annual Rann Utsav, held on the white salt desert, is organised at which place?
A. Leh (Ladakh)B. Jaisalmer (Rajasthan)C. Dhordo (Gujarat)D. Bikaner (Rajasthan)mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q63.
The festival of Cheti Chand, the New Year and the birthday of Lord Jhulelal, is observed by which community?
A. Kashmiri PanditsB. KonkanisC. SindhisD. ParsismediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q64.
India's biggest vineyard music festival, the Sula Fest, is held in which state?
A. KarnatakaB. Himachal PradeshC. GoaD. MaharashtramediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q65.
The Arubathu Moovar festival, a procession of the 63 Nayanmar saints, is celebrated annually in which state?
A. Tamil NaduB. KarnatakaC. Andhra PradeshD. KeralamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q66.
'Gombe Habba', the display of dolls during Dasara, is a famous festival of which state?
A. GoaB. KarnatakaC. GujaratD. KeralamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q67.
The 'Unakoti' festival, held at a site of ancient rock carvings of Lord Shiva, is celebrated in which state?
A. AssamB. MeghalayaC. MizoramD. TripuramediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q68.
The Mando Festival, celebrating a traditional song form with Portuguese influences, is held in which state?
A. KeralaB. MizoramC. PuducherryD. GoamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q69.
The Banganga Festival, a festival of classical music held at a historic water tank, takes place annually in which city?
A. NashikB. PuneC. KolhapurD. MumbaimediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q70.
The annual Tea Festival, celebrating the tea industry, is held every year at which place in Assam?
A. TezpurB. SilcharC. DhubriD. JorhatmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q71.
'Lokrang', a five-day festival of tribal and folk arts that begins every year on 26 January, is organised in which state?
A. ChhattisgarhB. Madhya PradeshC. GujaratD. RajasthanmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q72.
The Losar festival, celebrated in Ladakh, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh, traces its origin to the:
A. Tibetan New YearB. Spring sowing of barleyC. Birthday of Guru PadmasambhavaD. Enlightenment of the BuddhamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q73.
Sikhs celebrate Bandi Chhor Divas, the release of Guru Hargobind from Gwalior Fort, on the same day as:
A. HoliB. DiwaliC. BaisakhiD. LohrimediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q74.
In Telangana, the observance of Muharram, with the installation of 'pirs' (standards), is known as:
A. BonaluB. Peerla PandugaC. BathukammaD. Sammakka JataramediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q75.
The festival of Milad-un-Nabi is also known as:
A. BarawafatB. AshuraC. Shab-e-BaratD. BakridmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q76.
The Tamu Lochar festival is celebrated as the New Year by which community of Sikkim?
A. LimbuB. GurungC. LepchaD. TamangmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q77.
Guruvayur Ekadashi, an important temple festival with a famous music festival, belongs to which state?
A. KeralaB. Tamil NaduC. GoaD. KarnatakamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q78.
Raja Parba, the festival of Odisha that celebrates womanhood and the earth, is held for three days in which month?
A. SeptemberB. DecemberC. MarchD. JunemediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q79.
Which monsoon festival of Goa is known as the mud festival?
A. Sao JoaoB. Chikal KaloC. BonderamD. ShigmomediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q80.
Ganga Dussehra is celebrated on the tenth day of the bright half (Shukla Paksha) of which Hindu month?
A. AshadhaB. JyeshthaC. MaghaD. KartikamediumAsked in SSCView solution ›