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Major Festivals and Fairs in India

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Q51. Name the place where Thyagaraja Aradhana festival is celebrated regularly in honour of the lyricist Sri Thyagaraja?

  1. AAdyar
  2. BThanjavur
  3. CMamallapuram
  4. DUdupi
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Answer: B) Thanjavur

Q52. In which district is the famous tribal fair 'Veneshwar' held

  1. ABanswara
  2. BDungarpur
  3. CUdaipur
  4. DBundi
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Answer: B) Dungarpur

Q53. Where is the famous Kela Devi fair held?

  1. ASawai Madhopur
  2. BDhaulpur
  3. CKarauli
  4. DHindaun
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Answer: C) Karauli

Q54. The famous annual 'Gangasagar Mela' is organised in which Indian state?

  1. ABihar
  2. BWest Bengal
  3. CUttar Pradesh
  4. DJharkhand
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Answer: B) West Bengal

Q55. In which state is the festival called 'Jallikattu' celebrated?

  1. AAndhra Pradesh
  2. BTelangana
  3. CKarnataka
  4. DTamil Nadu
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Answer: D) Tamil Nadu

Q56. In which month is the Pushkar Fair of Rajasthan held?

  1. Aoctober
  2. BNovember
  3. CFebruary
  4. Dmarch
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Answer: B) November

Q57. Maghar Festival was started in the year in honour of Saint Kabir.

  1. AIn 1987
  2. BIn 1985
  3. Cin the 1990s
  4. DIn 1975
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Answer: C) in the 1990s

Q58. The Mughals celebrated Navroz.

  1. Afrom the Parsis
  2. Bfrom the Jews
  3. Cfrom the Mongols
  4. Dfrom the Turks
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Answer: A) from the Parsis

Q59. Which of the following festivals is famous in Assam?

  1. ADurga Puja
  2. BBihu
  3. COnam
  4. DPongal
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Answer: B) Bihu

Q60. 'Surya Mahotsav' is associated with which of the following cities?

  1. AThiruvananthapuram
  2. BChennai
  3. CJaipur
  4. DHyderabad
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Answer: A) Thiruvananthapuram

Q61. The festival 'Chapchar Koot' is celebrated in-

  1. AArunachal Pradesh
  2. BAssam
  3. CMizoram
  4. DSikkim
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Answer: C) Mizoram

Q62. Devidhura fair is held.

  1. Ain Chittorgarh district
  2. Bin Champawat district
  3. Cin Haridwar district
  4. DUdham Singh Nagar
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Answer: B) in Champawat district

Q63. The 'Hornbill Festival' held every year in the month of December is of which Indian state

  1. ASikkim
  2. BMeghalaya
  3. CGoa
  4. DNagaland
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Answer: D) Nagaland

Q64. Who among the following transformed Maharashtra's 'Ganpati festival' into a national festival and its character became political?

  1. ARamdas
  2. BBal Gangadhar Tilak
  3. CMahadev Govind Ranade
  4. DShivaji
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Answer: B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Q65. In whose honour is the Rath Yatra organised in Puri?

  1. Aof Lord Rama
  2. Bof Lord Vishnu
  3. Cof Lord Jagannath
  4. DLord Shiva
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Answer: C) of Lord Jagannath

Q66. In which district is the internationally famous 'Surajkund Craft Fair' held?

  1. ASirsa
  2. BPanipat
  3. CFaridabad
  4. DRohtak
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Answer: C) Faridabad

Q67. At which place is the 'Bagwal Fair' held?

  1. ALohaghat
  2. BBageshwar
  3. CChampawat
  4. DDevidhura
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Answer: D) Devidhura

Q68. What is 'Harela'?

  1. AFestival
  2. Bplace
  3. CVegetable
  4. DFruit
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Answer: A) Festival

Q69. Which Hindu festival is celebrated as a mourning festival by the 'Tharu' tribe?

  1. AHoli
  2. BDiwali
  3. CNagpanchami
  4. DDussehra
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Answer: B) Diwali

Q70. In which month is the festival of 'Chhoti Teej' celebrated according to the Hindu calendar?

  1. AChaitra
  2. BShravan
  3. CBhadrapada
  4. DKarthik
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Answer: B) Shravan

Q71. Baba Gariapuja festival is celebrated in—

  1. AIn Arunachal Pradesh
  2. BIn Himachal Pradesh
  3. CIn Rajasthan
  4. DIn Tripura
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Answer: D) In Tripura

Q72. Where is the 'Hemis Festival' dedicated to Lord Padmasambhava celebrated

  1. APuri
  2. BLadakh
  3. CBastar
  4. DTirupati
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Answer: B) Ladakh

Q73. 'Sulhkul Utsav', a symbol of Hindu-Muslim unity, is organised

  1. Ain Agra
  2. Bin Aligarh
  3. Cin Etawah
  4. Din Barabanki
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Answer: A) in Agra

Q74. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

  1. ABihu – Assam
  2. BOnam – Andhra Pradesh
  3. CPongal – Tamil Nadu
  4. DBaisakhi – Punjab
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Answer: B) Onam – Andhra Pradesh

Q75. In which fair of Uttarakhand is there a tradition of stone pelting between two groups?

  1. AJholjivi Fair
  2. BDevidhura Fair
  3. CGauchar Fair
  4. DBall Fair
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Answer: B) Devidhura Fair

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