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.
- Q161.
The International Sand Art Festival, held at the Chandrabhaga beach near Konark, is held in which state?
A. GoaB. KeralaC. GujaratD. OdishaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q162.
The Baishagu festival, celebrated by the Bodo community, is associated with which state?
A. MeghalayaB. ManipurC. TripuraD. AssammediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q163.
The Kumarakom boat race on the Vembanad lake takes place during which festival season?
A. VishuB. Thrissur PooramC. ChristmasD. OnammediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q164.
The famous Float Festival (Teppam) of Tamil Nadu is held in connection with which temple?
A. Meenakshi Amman Temple, MaduraiB. Ranganathaswamy Temple, SrirangamC. Brihadeeswarar Temple, ThanjavurD. Kapaleeshwarar Temple, ChennaimediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q165.
The 'Maru Mahotsav', also known as the Desert Festival, is celebrated in which city?
A. JaisalmerB. JodhpurC. PushkarD. BikanereasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q166.
The famous Elephant Festival, held on the day of Holi, was traditionally celebrated in which city?
A. ThrissurB. JaipurC. GuwahatiD. MysurumediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q167.
The Soorya Festival, one of the longest-running cultural festivals in India, is held in which city?
A. KozhikodeB. ThiruvananthapuramC. ThrissurD. KochihardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q168.
The Sun Temple of Konark, the venue of the Konark Dance Festival, is also known as the:
A. White PagodaB. Black PagodaC. Lingaraja TempleD. Shore TempleeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q169.
The tribes of the Nicobar Islands honour their deceased family heads during which ceremonial feast?
A. Harvest feastB. Spring feastC. Ossuary feastD. Canoe feasthardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q170.
Kali Puja, celebrated in West Bengal and Assam on the night of Diwali, is held on a:
A. Ninth day (Navami)B. New moon day (Amavasya)C. Full moon day (Purnima)D. Eighth day (Ashtami)mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q171.
'Sangken', a water festival celebrated in April in Arunachal Pradesh, is a festival of the:
A. JainsB. ParsisC. BuddhistsD. SikhsmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q172.
The Kodava community of Coorg worships weapons during which festival?
A. KailpodhB. PuthariC. UgadiD. Kaveri SankramanamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q173.
The Dhanu Yatra of Bargarh, Odisha, often called the world's largest open-air theatre, is dedicated to:
A. Lord KrishnaB. Lord RamaC. Lord ShivaD. Lord HanumanmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q174.
The annual Deccan Festival, celebrating the culture of the Deccan, is held in which city?
A. AurangabadB. HyderabadC. PuneD. BijapurmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q175.
'Bushu Dima' (Busu), the main harvest festival celebrated in late January, belongs to which tribe?
A. BodoB. MishingC. DimasaD. KarbihardAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q176.
The Halda festival of the Lahaul valley in Himachal Pradesh is primarily celebrated by which community?
A. Buddhist communityB. Parsi communityC. Sikh communityD. Jain communityhardAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q177.
Drukpa Tshe-zhi, a Buddhist festival celebrated in Sikkim, commemorates:
A. The birth of Guru PadmasambhavaB. The founding of Rumtek MonasteryC. The worship of Mount KanchenjungaD. The Buddha's first sermonmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q178.
The 'Madai' festival, a series of tribal fairs honouring local deities, is celebrated in which region?
A. Mithila (Bihar)B. Kutch (Gujarat)C. Bastar region (Chhattisgarh)D. Malwa (Madhya Pradesh)mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q179.
Teeyan, a monsoon festival in which women sing, dance and swing, is celebrated in which state?
A. PunjabB. AssamC. KeralaD. Tamil NadumediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q180.
The Arthunkal Feast and the Vettukad Festival are famous church festivals of which state?
A. PuducherryB. NagalandC. KeralaD. MizorammediumAsked in SSCView solution ›