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.
- Q181.
The Bali Jatra, an annual festival recalling ancient sea voyages to Bali, is held at which place?
A. PuriB. KonarkC. CuttackD. SambalpurmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q182.
The Gaura-Gauri Puja, which celebrates the marriage of Shiva and Parvati around Diwali, is a festival of which state?
A. ChhattisgarhB. PunjabC. AssamD. KeralamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q183.
The Lai Haraoba festival, the 'merrymaking of the gods', is celebrated by the Meitei community of which state?
A. MizoramB. AssamC. TripuraD. ManipureasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q184.
The 'Chalo Loku' festival, celebrated by the Nocte tribe, belongs to which state?
A. MeghalayaB. NagalandC. Arunachal PradeshD. SikkimmediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q185.
The Sindhu Darshan Festival, held on the banks of the river Indus, is celebrated in:
A. LadakhB. Himachal PradeshC. SikkimD. UttarakhandeasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q186.
The 'Natyanjali' dance festival is celebrated in Tamil Nadu on the occasion of:
A. NavratriB. Maha ShivratriC. DiwaliD. PongalmediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q187.
Which festival held in Punjab is widely known as the 'Rural Olympics'?
A. Kila Raipur Sports FestivalB. Jor MelaC. Baisakhi MelaD. Hola MohallamediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q188.
The Nabakalebara festival, in which the wooden idols of the deities are replaced, is observed at which temple?
A. Sun Temple, KonarkB. Jagannath Temple, PuriC. Kamakhya Temple, GuwahatiD. Lingaraja Temple, BhubaneswarmediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q189.
Which Muslim festival marks the culmination of the Hajj pilgrimage at Mina, near Mecca?
A. Shab-e-BaratB. Milad-un-NabiC. Eid al-FitrD. Eid al-AdhamediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q190.
Ramadan (Ramzan), the month of fasting, is which month of the Islamic calendar?
A. 1st monthB. 12th monthC. 9th monthD. 7th monthmediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q191.
The Jewish festival of lights is called:
A. Rosh HashanahB. Yom KippurC. HanukkahD. PassovereasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q192.
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 › - Q193.
Which festival, celebrated in Varanasi 15 days after Diwali, is marked by lakhs of lamps lit on the ghats of the Ganga?
A. Dev DeepawaliB. Kali PujaC. Bhai DoojD. Ganga DussehramediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q194.
What is the most popular festival of the Adi tribe of Arunachal Pradesh?
A. MopinB. NyokumC. SolungD. DreemediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q195.
Puli Kali (the tiger dance), in which performers paint their bodies like tigers, is the main attraction of which festival?
A. OnamB. Thrissur PooramC. ChristmasD. VishumediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q196.
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 › - Q197.
Krishna Janmashtami, celebrated with the 'Dahi Handi' in Maharashtra, falls in which Hindu month?
A. MaghaB. KartikaC. ChaitraD. BhadrapadaeasyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q198.
Pana Sankranti is celebrated as the New Year in which state?
A. BiharB. OdishaC. West BengalD. AssammediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q199.
Aoleang Monyu, the spring festival celebrated in the first week of April, belongs to which Naga tribe?
A. SumiB. KonyakC. AoD. AngamimediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q200.
'Ali-Aye-Ligang', the spring sowing festival of the Mising community, is associated with which state?
A. AssamB. ManipurC. TripuraD. MeghalayamediumAsked in PoliceView solution ›