Q. In which state of India is the harvest festival of ‘ Kailpodh’ celebrated by an indigenous community?

Odisha

Madhya Pradesh

Jharkhand

Karnataka

Answer: Karnataka

Q. The _____ festival is celebrated by the Ahom people of Assam on 31st January every year in memory of the departed

Me-Dam-Me-Phi

TirthaMukh

Lampra Puja

Ashokastami

Answer: Me-Dam-Me-Phi

Q. Bathukamma’ and ‘Bonalu’ are state festivals of:

Karnataka

Tamil Nadu

Kerala

Telangana

Answer: Telangana

Q. _____ is a festival of Zoroastrian origin which marks the day of vernal equinox in March every year and is celebrated by Parsis in India.

Frawardigan

Khordad Sal

Jamshedi Navroz

Pateti

Answer: Jamshedi Navroz

Q. Ravindra Sangeet is a collection of folk songs which are sung during the festivals and rituals of a state ____

Himachal Pradesh

Maharashtra

West Bengal

Bihar

Answer: West Bengal

Q. In which of the following festivals the meaning is ‘ merry making of the gods’

Diwali

Pongal

Li Haroba

Makar Sankranti

Answer: Li Haroba

Q. Saga Dawa is the festival of which state

Sikkim

Tripura

Manipur

Assam

Answer: Sikkim

Q. The Hornbill Festival is celebrated in which state

Assam

Meghalaya

Nagaland

Arunachal Pradesh

Answer: Nagaland

Q. Sakewa is a religious festival celebrated by the Kirat Khambu Rai community of ______.

Arunachal Pradesh

Sikkim

Meghalaya

Nagaland

Answer: Sikkim

Q. In which of the following Indian states is the Lai Haraoba festival celebrated

Goa

Karnataka

Manipur

Kerala

Answer: Manipur

Q. One of the most important music forms of Uttrakhand, ____was originally performed in royal courts.

Maand

Somar

Thadya

Baryi

Answer: Thadya

Q. What is Parsi New Year known as

Ugadi

Navroz

Pateti

Puthandu

Answer: Navroz

Q. Vesak commemorates the birth of______

Christ

Mahavir

Judas

Buddha

Answer: Buddha

Q. Eid-ul-Fitr is celebrated on the first day of Shawwal, which falls in the____month of Islamic calendar

eighth

sixth

tenth

twelfth

Answer: tenth

Q. The festival of _____ is dedicated to Goddess Durga and her nine avatars.

Holi

Navratri

Diwali

Sankranti

Answer: Navratri

Q. The famous festival of ‘Tsokum Samai’ is celebrated by the people of which state to invoke blessings for a rich harvest

Mizoram

Assam

Meghalaya

Nagaland

Answer: Nagaland

Q. Paryushan is an important festival for the _____ community.

Buddhist

Jew

Jain

Zoroastrian

Answer: Jain

Q. Kanthuri Utsav is celebrated in which state of India

Telangana

Tamil Nadu

Karnataka

Kerala

Answer: Tamil Nadu

Q. In which state is the Sarhul festival celebrated

Gujarat

Chattisgarh

Assam

Jharkhand

Answer: Jharkhand

Q. In which state is the festival of Uttarayan uniquely celebrated

Jharkhand

Uttar Pradesh

Kerala

Gujarat

Answer: Gujarat

Q. ‘Saga Dawa’ is one of the biggest Buddhist festivals. In which one of the following states is it celebrated

Odisha

Kerala

Sikkim

Jharkhand

Answer: Sikkim

Q. In which state is the ‘Chapchar Kut’ festival celebrated in the month of March every year

Mizoram

Odisha

Nagaland

Uttarakhand

Answer: Mizoram

Q. The festival of Sekrenyi is celebrated in the month of February by the Angami tribe of:

Rajasthan

Maharashtra

Chhattisgarh

Nagaland

Answer: Nagaland

Q. Sankranti, the harvest festival, is celebrated in the month of Magh of the Hindu calendar and is known by different names in different parts of India. What is it called in Gujarat?

Uttarayan

Pana Sankranti

Lohri

Maghi

Answer: Uttarayan

Q. Which of the following religious groups annually celebrates the ‘ Paryushan Parva’ for self-purification and uplift by adhering to the ten universal virtues in practical life

Jains

Parsis

Sikhs

Hindus

Answer: Jains

Q. In which state of India is Moatsu Festival Celebrated

Tripura

West Bengal

Nagaland

Assam

Answer: Nagaland

Q. Vesak commemorates the birth of______

Christ

Mahavir

Judas

Buddha

Answer: Buddha

Q. In which of the following states the Ugadi Festival is considered important

Chhattisgarh

Nagaland

Arunachal Pradesh

Karnataka

Answer: Karnataka

Q. __ is a New Celebration of Sikkimese Bhutia which falls in the 10th month of the Sikkimese Lunar calendar.

Ashura

Sonam Losoong

Vesak

Thai Pongal

Answer: Vesak

Q. The Thimithi festival in Tamil Nadu is celebrated in the honor of:

Padmavati

Sita

Draupadi

Surpanakha

Answer: Draupadi

Q. Which of the following is a harvest festival of India

Darpka Teshi

Lohri

Teej

Bonalu

Answer: Lohri

Q. Jallikattu-Bull fight takes place in ____

Maharashtra

Kerala

Tamil Nadu

Andhra Pradesh

Answer: Tamil Nadu

Q. ‘Gurpurab’ is the most important and sacred festival of the Sikh community. In which of the following months of the Hindu calendar is it celebrated

Vaisakha

Kartik

Shravana

Jyaistha

Answer: Kartik

Q. Which festival is also known as ‘Mahakumbh of the East’

Hornbill Festival

Moatsu Mong

Ambubachi Mela

Bihu Festival

Answer: Ambubachi Mela

Q. Baliyatra, literally meaning ‘voyage to Bali’, is a festival celebrated particularly in ______ with great fanfare

Kochi

Cuttack

Gurgaon

Vellore

Answer: Cuttack

Q. In which state is the Madai festival celebrated

Chhattisgarh

Jharkhand

Odisha

Jammu and Kashmir

Answer: Chhattisgarh

Q. Where is Tansen Samaroh celebrated

Gwalior

Indore

Jabalpur

Bhopal

Answer: Gwalior

Q. The festival of ___ is also known as Phagwa

Sankranti

Holi

Diwali

Ganesh Chaturthi

Answer: Holi

Q. Wangala festival is celebrated in which of the following states of India

Bihar

Kerala

Tamil Nadu

Meghalaya

Answer: Meghalaya

Q. The ‘Hemis Tsechu’ Festival commemorates the birth anniversary of:

Dalai Lama

Gautama Buddha

Guru Padmasambhava

adi shankaracharya

Answer: Guru Padmasambhava

Q. In which of the following states is ‘Me-Dam-Me-Phi’ the festival of ancestor worship celebrated

Odisha

Chattisgarh

Madhya Pradesh

Assam

Answer: Assam

Q. ‘Rongali Bihu’ one of the major festivals of Assam is celebrated in the month of______

October

March

June

April

Answer: April

Q. Which of the following festival-pairs is NOT correct

Gudi Parva – Maharashtra

Baishakhi – Uttar Pradesh

Chhath Pooja – Bihar

Durga Pooja – West Bengal

Answer: Baishakhi – Uttar Pradesh

Q. All the festivals listed below are festivals of Assam. Of these, which of the following festivals is specifically hosted in the Kamakhya Devi temple in Guwahati

Ambubachi Festival

Bihu Festival

Baishagu Festival

majuli Festival

Answer: Ambubachi Festival

Q. ‘Mysuru Peta’ is traditional attire worn on the:

waist

wrist

shoulder

head

Answer: head

Q. ‘Bhagta Parab’, a tribal festival that is celebrated between the period of spring and summer originated in the state of ______

Jharkhand

Mizoram

Maharashtra

Madhya Pradesh

Answer: Jharkhand

Q. Which of the following states will you go to enjoy the famous Gaura-Gauri Puja that is celebrated every year

Gujarat

Chhattisgarh

Rajasthan

Uttarakhand

Answer: Chhattisgarh

Q. ‘Ali-Aye-Ligang’ , a spring festival, is associated with which state

Sikkim

Odisha

Assam

Bihar

Answer: Assam

Q. Bathukamma festival is celebrated in which state of India

Punjab

Telangana

Uttar Pradesh

Maharashtra

Answer: Telangana

Q. Bumchu’ is a unique cultural festival celebrated in the Indian state of:

West Bengal

Odisha

Assam

Sikkim

Answer: Sikkim

Q. Which of the following festivals is celebrated in Odisha

Bonalu

Chhadap Mela

Bali Tritiya

Hornbill

Q. What is known as Hunter’s Moon in the West, is called as____in India.

Pausha Purnima

Magha Purnima

Chaitra Purnima

Kartik Purnima

Answer: Kartik Purnima

Q. Which festival marks the beginning of the Tibetan New Year

Saga Dawa Festival

Losar festival

Shoton Festival

Ongkor Festival

Answer: Losar festival