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.
- Q241.
The Ambubachi Mela, which marks the annual menstruation of the goddess, is held every year at which temple?
A. Jwalamukhi Temple (Himachal Pradesh)B. Vaishno Devi Temple (Jammu)C. Kamakhya Temple (Assam)D. Kalighat Temple (West Bengal)easyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q242.
The 'Sakewa' festival, celebrated by the Kirat Khambu Rai community, belongs to which state?
A. TripuraB. MeghalayaC. MizoramD. SikkimhardAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q243.
The festival 'Tsokum', a harvest festival of the Khiamniungan Nagas, is celebrated in which state?
A. AssamB. MizoramC. NagalandD. ManipurhardAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q244.
The Ganga Sagar Mela, held on Makar Sankranti where the Ganga meets the Bay of Bengal, is held every year in which state?
A. JharkhandB. OdishaC. West BengalD. BihareasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q245.
The Thimithi (fire-walking) festival in Tamil Nadu is celebrated in honour of:
A. DraupadiB. KannagiC. MeenakshiD. AndalmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q246.
'Phulaich', a colourful festival of flowers, is celebrated in which state?
A. UttarakhandB. Himachal PradeshC. SikkimD. Arunachal PradeshmediumAsked in DefenceView solution › - Q247.
'Bharat Parv', held at the Red Fort lawns after Republic Day, was started by the Ministry of Tourism in which year?
A. 2016B. 2010C. 2014D. 2019hardAsked in DefenceView solution › - Q248.
'Naropa', a festival called the 'Kumbh of the Himalayas', is a festival of which region?
A. UttarakhandB. Arunachal PradeshC. SikkimD. LadakhmediumAsked in DefenceView solution › - Q249.
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 › - Q250.
The Champakulam Moolam boat race is held in which state?
A. OdishaB. GoaC. AssamD. KeralaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q251.
The Simhastha fair (Kumbh) at Ujjain is held on the bank of which river?
A. ChambalB. GodavariC. KshipraD. NarmadaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q252.
The Sonepur cattle fair of Bihar is associated with which temple?
A. Vishnupad templeB. Mundeshwari templeC. Hariharnath templeD. Mahabodhi templemediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q253.
The Sheorinarayan (Shivrinarayan) fair is held in which state?
A. JharkhandB. OdishaC. Madhya PradeshD. ChhattisgarhmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q254.
The 'Matua Dharma Maha Mela' is held in which state?
A. BiharB. West BengalC. AssamD. TripuramediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q255.
The Nauchandi fair is held every year in which state?
A. PunjabB. RajasthanC. Uttar PradeshD. HaryanaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q256.
The Kotappakonda fair of Andhra Pradesh is organised on the occasion of which festival?
A. Maha ShivaratriB. SankrantiC. UgadiD. Vinayaka ChaturthimediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q257.
A ritual bath called the "Shahi Snan" is a major event of which fair?
A. Pushkar MelaB. Gangasagar MelaC. Kumbh MelaD. Sonepur MelaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q258.
The fair held at the shrine of the Sufi saint Mastan Shah Wali is known as:
A. Dewa Sharif fairB. Ajmer UrsC. Dhamoni UrsD. Kaliyar UrshardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q259.
The Nanda Devi fair in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand is usually held in which month?
A. SeptemberB. AprilC. JanuaryD. DecembermediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q260.
Which of the following is a cattle fair of Himachal Pradesh?
A. Nagaur fairB. Sonepur fairC. Pushkar fairD. Nalwari fairmediumAsked in SSCView solution ›