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.
- Q141.
'Phulaich', a colourful festival of flowers, is celebrated in which state?
A. UttarakhandB. Himachal PradeshC. SikkimD. Arunachal PradeshmediumAsked in DefenceView solution › - Q142.
'Naropa', a festival called the 'Kumbh of the Himalayas', is a festival of which region?
A. UttarakhandB. Arunachal PradeshC. SikkimD. LadakhmediumAsked in DefenceView solution › - Q143.
Thadingyut, the festival of lights marking the end of the Buddhist Lent, is celebrated in which country?
A. BhutanB. ThailandC. MyanmarD. Sri LankamediumAsked in State PCSView solution › - Q144.
The Sonepur cattle fair of Bihar is associated with which temple?
A. Vishnupad templeB. Mundeshwari templeC. Hariharnath templeD. Mahabodhi templemediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q145.
The Sheorinarayan (Shivrinarayan) fair is held in which state?
A. JharkhandB. OdishaC. Madhya PradeshD. ChhattisgarhmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q146.
The 'Matua Dharma Maha Mela' is held in which state?
A. BiharB. West BengalC. AssamD. TripuramediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q147.
The Kotappakonda fair of Andhra Pradesh is organised on the occasion of which festival?
A. Maha ShivaratriB. SankrantiC. UgadiD. Vinayaka ChaturthimediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q148.
The Nanda Devi fair in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand is usually held in which month?
A. SeptemberB. AprilC. JanuaryD. DecembermediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q149.
Which of the following is a cattle fair of Himachal Pradesh?
A. Nagaur fairB. Sonepur fairC. Pushkar fairD. Nalwari fairmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q150.
The Madhavpur Mela of Gujarat is held in memory of the marriage of:
A. Krishna and RadhaB. Krishna and RukminiC. Rama and SitaD. Shiva and ParvatimediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q151.
The Jon Beel Mela, where the barter system is still practised, is held in which state?
A. NagalandB. AssamC. ManipurD. MeghalayamediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q152.
The Kenduli (Joydev Kenduli) fair is celebrated in which state?
A. OdishaB. BiharC. JharkhandD. West BengalmediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q153.
The Kapil Muni fair takes place every year on Kartik Purnima at Kolayat in which district of Rajasthan?
A. BikanerB. AjmerC. JhalawarD. NagaurmediumAsked in DefenceView solution › - Q154.
The Shamlaji fair is held in which state?
A. GujaratB. MaharashtraC. RajasthanD. Madhya PradeshmediumAsked in DefenceView solution › - Q155.
The Gotmar Mela, in which two villages pelt stones at each other, is held in which state?
A. Madhya PradeshB. RajasthanC. MaharashtraD. ChhattisgarhmediumAsked in State PCSView solution › - Q156.
The 'Me-Dam-Me-Phi' festival is celebrated by which community?
A. Mishing communityB. Tai-Ahom communityC. Karbi communityD. Bodo communitymediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q157.
The Baneshwar festival (fair) of Rajasthan is celebrated mainly by the:
A. Bhil tribeB. Sahariya tribeC. Garasia tribeD. Mina tribemediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q158.
'Kalpataru Utsav', associated with Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, is celebrated every year on:
A. 4 JulyB. 16 AugustC. 1 JanuaryD. 12 JanuarymediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q159.
'Garia Puja', celebrated in April for seven days, is a festival of:
A. MizoramB. TripuraC. AssamD. ManipurmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q160.
The 'Maru Mahotsav' (Desert Festival) at Jaisalmer is usually held in:
A. July-AugustB. January-FebruaryC. October-NovemberD. April-MaymediumAsked in PoliceView solution ›