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.
- Q81.
Raksha Bandhan is celebrated on the full moon day (Purnima) of which Hindu month?
A. BhadrapadaB. AshvinC. ShravanaD. KartikaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q82.
According to the Hindu calendar, Dussehra (Vijayadashami) is celebrated in which month?
A. MaghaB. AshvinC. ChaitraD. KartikaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q83.
What is the name of the lunar New Year festival of the followers of Sanamahism in Manipur?
A. Sajibu CheiraobaB. Ningol ChakoubaC. YaoshangD. Lai HaraobahardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q84.
The Karaga festival of Bengaluru, one of the oldest festivals of Karnataka, is celebrated in honour of:
A. Lord KrishnaB. Lord MuruganC. Draupadi, worshipped as a form of ShaktiD. Lord VenkateswarahardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q85.
The Kashmiri Pandits dedicate their New Year festival, Navreh, to which goddess?
A. Goddess Vaishno DeviB. Goddess SharadaC. Goddess Ragnya (Kheer Bhawani)D. Goddess SharikahardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q86.
In Punjab, Makar Sankranti is celebrated as:
A. MaghiB. PongalC. LohriD. UttarayanmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q87.
Ram Navami, the birth anniversary of Lord Rama, is celebrated in which Hindu month?
A. AshvinB. ChaitraC. BhadrapadaD. KartikaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q88.
'Pateti', observed on the last day of the year before Navroz, is a festival of which community?
A. JainsB. SikhsC. JewsD. ParsismediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q89.
Khordad Sal, a Parsi festival, commemorates the birth of:
A. Lord MahaviraB. Guru NanakC. Gautama BuddhaD. Prophet ZarathustramediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q90.
The Thrissur Pooram festival is held annually in Kerala at which temple?
A. Guruvayur TempleB. Sabarimala TempleC. Padmanabhaswamy TempleD. Vadakkunnathan TemplemediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q91.
Bhai Dooj is celebrated on which day of the five-day Diwali festivities?
A. The second dayB. The first dayC. The third dayD. The fifth and last dayeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q92.
The Palkhi festival, in which lakhs of warkaris walk to Pandharpur, is observed in which state?
A. MaharashtraB. Madhya PradeshC. KarnatakaD. GujarateasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q93.
The Ullambana festival, in which offerings are made to relieve the suffering of departed ancestors, is primarily celebrated by:
A. JainsB. BuddhistsC. SikhsD. ParsismediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q94.
'Gyana Panchami', the festival of knowledge, is celebrated by:
A. SikhsB. ParsisC. JainsD. BuddhistsmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q95.
The tradition of 'Prabhat Pheri' (early morning processions singing hymns) is associated with which festival?
A. DiwaliB. HoliC. GurpurabD. NavrozmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q96.
Baisakhi, celebrated in Punjab in April, is mainly a:
A. Monsoon festivalB. Harvest festivalC. Festival of lightsD. Festival of colourseasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q97.
'Kharchi Puja', in which 14 deities are worshipped over a 7-day period, is celebrated in which state?
A. MizoramB. ManipurC. TripuraD. AssameasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q98.
In Manipur, the Sangai Festival is celebrated in which month?
A. AugustB. JuneC. NovemberD. MarchmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q99.
The Ellora-Ajanta Festival, a festival of music and dance near the famous caves, is held in which state?
A. GujaratB. KarnatakaC. Madhya PradeshD. MaharashtraeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q100.
The 'Valvil Ori' festival, held in August to honour an ancient chieftain famous for his archery, is celebrated in which state?
A. Andhra PradeshB. Tamil NaduC. KarnatakaD. KeralahardAsked in SSCView solution ›