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.
- Q21.
The Sarhul festival of Jharkhand is celebrated in honour of which tree?
A. BanyanB. SalC. PeepalD. NeemmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q22.
Buddha Purnima is observed on the full moon day of which month?
A. MaghaB. KartikaC. AshadhaD. VaishakhaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q23.
'Me-Dam-Me-Phi', the festival of ancestor worship, is celebrated in which state?
A. TripuraB. ManipurC. AssamD. NagalandhardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q24.
The 'Losoong' festival of Sikkim is celebrated by which communities?
A. Bodo and MishingB. Khasi and GaroC. Bhutia and LepchaD. Gurung and TamangmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q25.
Paryushana Parva is the most important festival of which community?
A. JainsB. BuddhistsC. SikhsD. ParsiseasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q26.
The Atla Taddi festival, in which women pray for good husbands and play on swings, is celebrated in which state?
A. KarnatakaB. Andhra PradeshC. Tamil NaduD. KeralahardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q27.
According to the Hindu calendar, Holi is celebrated on:
A. Kartika AmavasyaB. Phalguna PurnimaC. Shravana PurnimaD. Chaitra NavamieasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q28.
The Bastar Dussehra, dedicated to Goddess Danteshwari, is celebrated in which state?
A. JharkhandB. ChhattisgarhC. OdishaD. TelanganaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q29.
The Lohri festival, celebrated with bonfires in January, is mainly associated with which state?
A. AssamB. GujaratC. KeralaD. PunjabeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q30.
Lui-Ngai-Ni, a seed-sowing festival of the Naga tribes, is associated with which state?
A. Arunachal PradeshB. ManipurC. SikkimD. MizorammediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q31.
Tusu Parab, a harvest festival celebrated on the last day of the month of Poush, belongs mainly to which state?
A. HaryanaB. KeralaC. JharkhandD. GujaratmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q32.
The Nongkrem festival of Meghalaya is celebrated by which tribe?
A. KhasiB. GaroC. MizoD. JaintiamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q33.
The five-day Yaoshang festival, celebrated at the time of Holi, is mainly associated with which state?
A. ManipurB. TripuraC. SikkimD. AssameasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q34.
The Mysuru Palace in Karnataka is famous for the grand celebration of which festival?
A. DussehraB. DiwaliC. PongalD. OnameasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q35.
The Modhera Dance Festival, held at the Sun Temple of Modhera, is organised in which state?
A. Madhya PradeshB. GujaratC. KarnatakaD. OdishamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q36.
Pawl Kut, a harvest thanksgiving festival, is celebrated in which state?
A. MizoramB. Arunachal PradeshC. TripuraD. NagalandmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q37.
Jallikattu, the famous bull-taming sport held during Pongal, belongs to which state?
A. KeralaB. MaharashtraC. Tamil NaduD. KarnatakaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q38.
Onam, the harvest festival of Kerala, is celebrated for how many days?
A. 7 daysB. 15 daysC. 3 daysD. 10 daysmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q39.
Which form of Bihu is celebrated in Assam on the day of Makar Sankranti?
A. Kati BihuB. Ali-Aye-LigangC. Rongali BihuD. Magh Bihu (Bhogali Bihu)easyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q40.
Tamladu, a festival of the Digaru Mishmi tribe, is celebrated in which state?
A. SikkimB. MeghalayaC. NagalandD. Arunachal PradeshmediumAsked in SSCView solution ›