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.
- Q201.
The 'Husori' (Huchari), in which groups of men go from house to house singing and blessing families during Bihu, is associated with which state?
A. TripuraB. Arunachal PradeshC. ManipurD. AssammediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q202.
'Poila Boishakh', the New Year, is celebrated in which state?
A. BiharB. West BengalC. OdishaD. AssameasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q203.
The 'Anthurium Festival', named after a famous flower, is held to promote horticulture and tourism in which state?
A. MeghalayaB. NagalandC. MizoramD. SikkimmediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q204.
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 › - Q205.
The Tarpa Festival, named after a traditional wind instrument of the Warli and Kokna tribes, is celebrated in:
A. Andaman and Nicobar IslandsB. PuducherryC. LakshadweepD. Dadra and Nagar HavelimediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q206.
The Red Panda Winter Carnival is celebrated in which state?
A. MeghalayaB. SikkimC. Himachal PradeshD. Arunachal PradeshmediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q207.
Kajli Teej, celebrated by women with swings and songs during the monsoon, is a cultural festival of which state?
A. RajasthanB. KeralaC. OdishaD. AssammediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q208.
The Doongri festival, celebrated in honour of Hidimba Devi, is held in which state?
A. UttarakhandB. Himachal PradeshC. Jammu and KashmirD. SikkimmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q209.
The 'Pushkaralu' festival, a river festival held once every 12 years for each sacred river, is mainly celebrated in which state?
A. PunjabB. GujaratC. KeralaD. Andhra PradeshmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q210.
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 › - Q211.
'Lent', a period of 40 days of fasting and prayer before Easter, is observed by:
A. JewsB. MuslimsC. ChristiansD. JainseasyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q212.
The 'Jashan-e-Mihragan' festival, dedicated to Mithra (Meher), is celebrated by which community?
A. BuddhistsB. JewsC. SikhsD. ParsishardAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q213.
The festival of Ratha Saptami, celebrated as the birthday of the Sun god, is mainly celebrated in which state?
A. AssamB. PunjabC. Andhra PradeshD. GujaratmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q214.
'Narali Purnima', when fishermen offer coconuts to the sea, is celebrated on the full moon day of which month?
A. AshadhaB. ShravanaC. KartikaD. BhadrapadamediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q215.
'The Kachin Manaw Festival' is associated with which country?
A. MyanmarB. NepalC. BhutanD. ThailandmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q216.
'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 › - Q217.
The festival of 'Sonam Lochar' in Sikkim is celebrated by which community?
A. TamangB. LimbuC. LepchaD. GurungmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q218.
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 › - Q219.
Hanukkah, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Purim, Passover and Shavuot are the main festivals of which religion?
A. JudaismB. Bahá'í FaithC. ZoroastrianismD. ChristianityeasyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q220.
'Morulem', a traditional folk dance of Goa, is performed during which festival?
A. ShigmoB. Sao JoaoC. ChristmasD. DiwalihardAsked in PoliceView solution ›