Festivals
Festivals
FESTIVAL
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12. Wangala festival is celebrated by which of the following (d) Akshaya Tritiya /
tribes? 19. In which state is the festival of Gudi Padwa specially
celebrated?
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25. Which Indian religious festival has recently been included (a) Jins/ (b) Siksh/
in the representative list of intangible cultural heritage of (c) Buddhists/ (d) Parsis /
humanity by UNESCO, an organisation of the United 33. Fugdi, a Goan folk dance performed in the Konkan region,
Nations? is performed generally during which of the following
Hindu religious festivals?
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39. Sammakka Sarakka Jatara is celebrated in which of the
following states of India? (a) Baisakhi in Punjab/
(b) Durga Puja in West Bengal/
(c) Navratri in Gujarat/
(a) Odisha/ (b) Telangana/ (d) Rath Yatra in Odisha /
(c) Tamil Nadu/ (d) Chhattisgarh/ 48. The International Sand Art festival is usually held
40. Bonalu is a Hindu festival celebrated to worship Goddess in_______.
Mahakali in which of the following states?
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55. Which of the following Indian festivals celebrates the death (c) Meghalaya/
of the demon king Ravana at the hands of Lord Rama? (d) Jharkhand /
62. The Deccan festival is a five-day long festival which reflects
the culture of the Deccan. The festival is associated with
(a) Navratri/ (b) Diwali/ which state?
(c) Dussehra/ (d) Holi/
56 The Moatsu Festival is a time of great rejoicing as the
planting season comes to an end. It is celebrated by the (a) Kerala/ (b) Maharashtra/
Ao tribes of _________. (c) Karnataka/ (d) Andhra Pradesh/
63 Which of the following festivals is devoted to worshipping
of the Sun and celebrated mainly by the people of Bihar?
(a) Manipal/
(b) Meghalaya/ (a) Bohang Bihu/
(c) Arunachal Pradesh/ (b) Ugadi/
(d) Nagaland / (c) Chhath Puja/
57. Gochi festival is an Indian festival majorly celebrated in (d) Lohri/
________. 64. Soorya Classical Dance Festival is held in_______ for 10
days every year.
(a) Chhattisgarh /
(b) Himachal Pradesh / (a) Rameshwaram/
(c) Goa / (b) Madural/
(d) Karnataka/ (c) Thiruvananthapuram/
58. 'Maru Mahotsav also known as desert festival is celebrated (d) Mysuru /
in _______ 65. Modhera Dance Festival is an annual cultural phenomenon
in the ________ district of the state of Gujarat.
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68. The Konark Dance Festival is held at an open air auditorium
in the backdrop of the _____ which is also known as Black
Pagoda.
(a) Mahavir Jayanti/
(b) Kali Puja/
(c) Dussehra/
(d) Holi /
(a) Shree Somnath Temple/
74. 'Sangken' is a festival of the _______.
(b) Sun Temple/
(c) Guruvayur Temple/ (a) Joins/ (b) Buddhists/
(d) Kamakhya Temple/ (c) Sikhs/ (d) Christians/
69. Tribes of the Nicobar Islands pay their respects to the 75. In which Indian state is the "Fatorpa Zatra' celebrated?
departed soul of the head of the family during the ______
(a) Bheldiya/
(b) Baishagu/
(a) Telangana/ (b) Andhra Pradesh/
(c) Ali Al Ligang/
(c) Karnataka/ (d) Kerala/
(d) Rottela Panduga/
71. Splashing the mud and racing across the fields, the roaring
77. The festival of Durga Puja is observed to celebrate the
buffalos raced by a man are typical sights for which of the
triumph of goddess Durga over _____
following festivals of Karnataka?
(a) Jarasandha/
(b) Hiranyakashipu/
(a) Mahamastakabhisheka/
(c) Ravana/
(b) Pattadakal/
(d) Mahishasura/
(c) Kambala/
78. Which of the following festivals is celebrated in
(d) Karaga/
Uttarakhand?
72 Me-Dum-Me-Phi is an ancestor-worship festival
celebrated in the state of ______
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80. _______,a festival of the Galo tribe of Arunachal Pradesh, (a) Cheiraoba/
is celebrated in April every year. (b) Heikru Hidongba/
(c) Gang-Ngal/
(d) KUT /
(a) Doljatra/ 86. In which of the following states is the festival called
(b) Ali Ai Ligang/ 'Yaoshang' traditionally celebrated?
(c) Mopin/
(d) me Dum me Phi /
81. The tenth day after ______Navratri is celebrated as (a) Sikkim/
Dussehra or Vijayadashmi. (b) Chhattisgarh/
(c) Jharkhand/
(d) Manipur /
(a) Sharad/ 87. To which of the following incarnations of Vishnu is
(b) Chaitra/ Dhanuyatra of Odisha's Bargarh district dedicated?
(c) Ashadha Gupt/
(d) Magha Gupt/
82. _____ is the harvest festival of the Kodava community of (a) Lord Rama/
Coorg. (b) Lord Vamana/
(c) Lord Varaha/
(a) Madal/ (b) Bhagoria/ (d) Lord Krishna/
(c) Theyyam/ (d) Puttari/ 88. Which of the following festivals is dedicated to the Sun
83. Which of the following Indian festivals is celebrated by God and his wife Usha?
suspending a pot containing butter, curd, etc. high above
the ground with people trying to break it by forming
human pyramids?
(a) Chehlum/
(b) Chitragupta Pooja/
(c) Chhath Pooja/
(d) Basant Panchami/
89. Kaveri Sankramana is a festival celebrated in ______in the
(a) Ramnavami/ (b) Janmashtami/
month of October.
(c) Ugadi/ (d) Sankranti /
84. Which one of the following is a Jain festival celebrated for
eight days by the Shwetambar community and ten days
as Dasalakshan Parva by the Digambar community? (a) Telangana/ (b) Andhra Pradesh/
(c) Tamil Nadu/ (d) Karnataka/
90. Which state in India celebrates the 'Sundareswara Festival?
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92. Drukpa Trechi, a festival celebrated in Sikkim, is associated associated?
with which of the following personalities?
(a) Chhattisgarh/
(a) Madai/ (b) Khatarua/
(b) Kerala/
(c) Harela/ (d) Phool Del/
(c) Bihar/
98. In which of the following states is the 'Eco Retreat festival
held every year? (d) Assam /
104. Teeyan is a festival celebrated in Punjab, which celebrates
the onset of ______
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105. In which festival of Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh, are 111. _______is a festival of Zoroastrian origin which marks the
the bullocks and other cattles used for agriculture day of the vernal equinox in March every year and is
worshipped? celebrated by Parsis in India.
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116. The ______ festival is celebrated by the Ahom people of celebrated by an indigenous community?
Assam on 31st January every year in memory of the
departed
(a) Odisha/
(b) Madhya Pradesh/
(a) Me-Dam-Me-Phi/ (c) Jharkhand/
(b) TirthaMukh/ (d) Karnataka/
(c) Lampra Puja / 124. Which of the following religious groups annually celebrates
(d) Ashokastami/ the Paryushan Parva' for self purification and uplift by
117. In which state is the 'Chapchar Kut festival celebrated in adhering to the ten universal virtues in practical life?
the month of March every year?
(a) Chhattisgarh/
(b) Jharkhand/ (a) Himachal Pradesh/
(c) Odisha/ (b) Maharashtra/
(d) Jammuand Kashmir/ (c) West Bengal/
122. 'Mysuru Peta' is traditional attire worn on the (d) Bihar/
130. Kanthuri Utsav is celebrated in which state of India?
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131. One of the most important music forms of Uttrakhand,
________was originally performed in royal courts, (a) eighth/ (b) sixth/
(c) tenth/ (d) twelfth/
138. The festival of ________ is also known as Phagwa
(a) Maand/ (b) Somar/
(c) Thadya/ (d) Baryi/ (a) Sankranti/
132. Jallikattu-Bull fight takes place in _________ (b) Holi/
(c) Diwali/
(a) Maharashtra/ (b) Kerala/
(d) Ganesh Chaturthi/
(c) Tamil Nadu/ (d) Andhra Pradesh/ 139. The Thimithi festival in Tamil Nadu is celebrated in the
133. Bumchu' is a unique cultural festival celebrated in the honor of:
Indian state of:
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