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.
- Q61.
Sindhis observe a 40-day fast in devotion to Lord Jhulelal during which festival?
A. Chaliha SahibB. Lal LoiC. Cheti ChandD. ThadrihardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q62.
Nuakhai, a harvest festival in which the new rice is offered to the deity, is celebrated mainly by the people of:
A. Western OdishaB. Eastern RajasthanC. Southern KeralaD. Northern GujaratmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q63.
Phool Dei, a spring festival in which young girls place flowers at the doorsteps of homes, is celebrated mainly in:
A. SikkimB. Himachal PradeshC. UttarakhandD. Jammu and KashmirmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q64.
The Hampi Utsav, also known as the Vijaya Utsav, is celebrated every year in which state?
A. MaharashtraB. Andhra PradeshC. KarnatakaD. TelanganaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q65.
According to the Hindu calendar, Ganesh Chaturthi begins on the fourth day of which month?
A. AshvinB. MaghaC. BhadrapadaD. ShravanamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q66.
The Ganga Mahotsav, the Buddha Mahotsav and the Taj Mahotsav are celebrated in which state?
A. BiharB. UttarakhandC. Madhya PradeshD. Uttar PradesheasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q67.
Torgya, a three-day monastery festival, is observed by the Monpa tribe of which state?
A. SikkimB. Arunachal PradeshC. UttarakhandD. Himachal PradeshmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q68.
Shigmo, a spring festival celebrated with colourful float parades, belongs to which state?
A. MaharashtraB. KarnatakaC. KeralaD. GoaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q69.
Makar Sankranti is celebrated as 'Tirmoori' by which community?
A. PunjabiB. MarathiC. GujaratiD. SindhimediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q70.
Dree, the agricultural festival of the Apatani tribe of Arunachal Pradesh, is celebrated in which month?
A. DecemberB. JulyC. SeptemberD. AprilmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q71.
The Bumchu festival, in which a sacred pot of water is opened to predict the fortune of the coming year, is celebrated in:
A. LadakhB. Arunachal PradeshC. SikkimD. Himachal PradeshmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q72.
'Shumang Leela', a traditional form of courtyard theatre, is associated with which state?
A. ManipurB. KeralaC. West BengalD. AssammediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q73.
The Mukteshwar Dance Festival, devoted to Odissi, is held at a temple in which state?
A. Madhya PradeshB. GujaratC. OdishaD. Tamil NadumediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q74.
The Medaram Jatara, one of the largest tribal festivals in Asia, is celebrated by which tribe?
A. KoyaB. GondC. SanthalD. BhilmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q75.
Kati Bihu (Kongali Bihu) is celebrated in Assam in which month?
A. AprilB. JanuaryC. JulyD. OctobermediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q76.
The harvest festival 'Nabanna', which celebrates the new rice, is celebrated in which state?
A. GujaratB. West BengalC. Tamil NaduD. PunjabmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q77.
Chhath Puja, celebrated mainly in Bihar, is also known as:
A. TeejB. Dala PujaC. JitiyaD. Sama ChakevamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q78.
Sharad Purnima, also called Kojagari Purnima, is associated with which goddess?
A. Goddess ParvatiB. Goddess SaraswatiC. Goddess DurgaD. Goddess LakshmimediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q79.
Songkran, the traditional New Year water festival of Thailand, is celebrated in which month?
A. JanuaryB. JulyC. AprilD. OctobermediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q80.
Which Jain festival is celebrated once every twelve years at Shravanabelagola?
A. ParyushanaB. MahamastakabhishekaC. Mahavir JayantiD. Gyana PanchamieasyAsked in SSCView solution ›