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.
- Q121.
The annual Tea Festival, celebrating the tea industry, is held every year at which place in Assam?
A. TezpurB. SilcharC. DhubriD. JorhatmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q122.
'Lokrang', a five-day festival of tribal and folk arts that begins every year on 26 January, is organised in which state?
A. ChhattisgarhB. Madhya PradeshC. GujaratD. RajasthanmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q123.
The Losar festival, celebrated in Ladakh, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh, traces its origin to the:
A. Tibetan New YearB. Spring sowing of barleyC. Birthday of Guru PadmasambhavaD. Enlightenment of the BuddhamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q124.
The 'Kambala' festival, a buffalo race in muddy paddy fields, is organised by farming communities in which state?
A. GoaB. Tamil NaduC. KeralaD. KarnatakaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q125.
Sikhs celebrate Bandi Chhor Divas, the release of Guru Hargobind from Gwalior Fort, on the same day as:
A. HoliB. DiwaliC. BaisakhiD. LohrimediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q126.
The Painkuni festival, which ends with a royal procession to the Shanghumugham beach, is celebrated in which state?
A. OdishaB. KeralaC. GoaD. KarnatakahardAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q127.
What is the meaning of the word 'Pongal', the name of the harvest festival of Tamil Nadu?
A. To harvestB. To shareC. To welcomeD. To boil overeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q128.
The Majuli Festival, held on the world's largest river island, is celebrated in which state?
A. BiharB. AssamC. West BengalD. OdishaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q129.
The Chethiyagiri Vihara Festival, in which relics of the Buddha's chief disciples are displayed, is held in which state?
A. OdishaB. Uttar PradeshC. Madhya PradeshD. BiharhardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q130.
In Telangana, the observance of Muharram, with the installation of 'pirs' (standards), is known as:
A. BonaluB. Peerla PandugaC. BathukammaD. Sammakka JataramediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q131.
The Makaravilakku festival, held on Makar Sankranti at the Sabarimala shrine, is celebrated in which state?
A. KeralaB. Andhra PradeshC. Tamil NaduD. KarnatakaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q132.
The festival of Milad-un-Nabi is also known as:
A. BarawafatB. AshuraC. Shab-e-BaratD. BakridmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q133.
The tribal festival 'Hal Punhya', which marks the ritual start of ploughing, is traditionally associated with which state?
A. GujaratB. PunjabC. JharkhandD. KeralahardAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q134.
The Tamu Lochar festival is celebrated as the New Year by which community of Sikkim?
A. LimbuB. GurungC. LepchaD. TamangmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q135.
The Gochi festival, which celebrates the birth of sons in the previous year, is predominantly celebrated in:
A. LadakhB. Himachal PradeshC. UttarakhandD. SikkimhardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q136.
Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra are associated with which festival of Odisha?
A. Rath YatraB. Bali JatraC. Raja ParbaD. NuakhaieasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q137.
Guruvayur Ekadashi, an important temple festival with a famous music festival, belongs to which state?
A. KeralaB. Tamil NaduC. GoaD. KarnatakamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q138.
Raja Parba, the festival of Odisha that celebrates womanhood and the earth, is held for three days in which month?
A. SeptemberB. DecemberC. MarchD. JunemediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q139.
Rohini, a festival marking the sowing of seeds in the fields, is celebrated by the farming and tribal communities of:
A. KeralaB. PunjabC. JharkhandD. GujarathardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q140.
'Ladainha', a thanksgiving tradition in which litanies are sung before village crosses, is mainly celebrated in:
A. GoaB. KeralaC. PuducherryD. MizoramhardAsked in SSCView solution ›