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.
- Q221.
'Bhagta Parab', a festival of devotion to Budha Baba (Lord Shiva) marked by daring feats, is observed by the tribal people of:
A. GoaB. PunjabC. JharkhandD. KeralahardAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q222.
The Kaikottikali dance, performed by women in a circle around a lighted lamp, is performed to celebrate which festival?
A. HoliB. ChristmasC. DiwaliD. OnameasyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q223.
Jamshedi Navroz, the Zoroastrian festival linked with the spring equinox, is celebrated every year in which month?
A. AugustB. DecemberC. JuneD. MarchmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q224.
'Uruka', the night of community feasting before Bhogali Bihu, is a traditional festival of which state?
A. TripuraB. West BengalC. OdishaD. AssammediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q225.
The festival of Kaveri Sankramana, when devotees gather at the source of the river Kaveri at Talakaveri, is celebrated in which state?
A. KarnatakaB. GoaC. Andhra PradeshD. KeralamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q226.
'Ekamra Utsav', named after the ancient name of a temple city, is a festival of which state?
A. KarnatakaB. OdishaC. Tamil NaduD. GujaratmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q227.
The tribal festival celebrated at the confluence of the Mahi and Som rivers in Rajasthan is the:
A. Gogaji fairB. Pushkar fairC. Baneshwar festivalD. Nagaur fairmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q228.
'Shaheedi Sabha', held at Fatehgarh Sahib in memory of the martyrdom of the younger Sahibzadas, is a festival of which state?
A. RajasthanB. PunjabC. HaryanaD. Himachal PradeshmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q229.
The 'Mahamaham' festival, celebrated once every 12 years at a sacred tank in Kumbakonam, is held in which state?
A. KarnatakaB. Andhra PradeshC. KeralaD. Tamil NadumediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q230.
The festival of 'Dashain' originated in which country?
A. MyanmarB. Sri LankaC. BhutanD. NepaleasyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q231.
The tribal festival 'Yemshe', a harvest festival of the Pochury Nagas, is traditionally associated with which state?
A. ManipurB. MizoramC. MeghalayaD. NagalandmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q232.
Which Tamil festival is marked by temple idols being taken in procession to the sea or a water body for a ceremonial bath?
A. Masi MagamB. Aadi PerukkuC. ThaipusamD. Karthigai DeepamhardAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q233.
Tuluni, a festival of the Sumi Naga tribe celebrated in July, belongs to which state?
A. NagalandB. TripuraC. Arunachal PradeshD. AssammediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q234.
The 'Siang River Festival', which includes river rafting and cultural events, is celebrated in which state?
A. MeghalayaB. SikkimC. MizoramD. Arunachal PradeshmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q235.
Pang Lhabsol, a festival in which Mount Kanchenjunga is worshipped as a guardian deity, is primarily celebrated in:
A. Arunachal PradeshB. LadakhC. SikkimD. Himachal PradeshmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q236.
What is the most important festival of the Toda tribe of the Nilgiris?
A. WangalaB. SarhulC. ModhwethD. PutharihardAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q237.
'Harela', a festival of greenery and planting trees, is celebrated in which state?
A. SikkimB. UttarakhandC. Himachal PradeshD. Jammu and KashmirmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q238.
Ashadhi Beej, the Kutchi New Year, is a cultural festival celebrated in connection with the:
A. Arrival of springB. Harvest of wheatC. End of winterD. Arrival of the monsoon rainsmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q239.
Makar Sankranti is celebrated by the name of 'Magha Saaji' in which state?
A. UttarakhandB. PunjabC. Himachal PradeshD. GujaratmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q240.
The 'Mandu Festival', celebrating the fort city linked with Rani Roopmati and Baz Bahadur, is a famous festival of which state?
A. Madhya PradeshB. MaharashtraC. RajasthanD. GujaratmediumAsked in PoliceView solution ›