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1 INDIAN FESTIVALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
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1.1 INDIAN FESTIVALS
1. On which date Christmas is celebrated ev-
ery year?
A. 25th September
B. 25th October
C. 25th January
D. 25th December

2. Identify this monument, which is one of A. 28 States

the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India? B. 20 States
C. 15 States
D. 40 States

4. Ganesh Chaturthi is an important festival

dedicated to Lord Ganesha. This is one of
the most important Hindu festivals. Which
of the following sweet dishes is prepared
on this day?
A. Konark A. Kheer
B. Khajuraho B. fashions

C. Ajanta C. paysam
D. candy
D. Sanchi
5. Which festival commemorates the birth of
3. How many states are there in India? the much-loved elephant-headed Hindu de-

1. D 2. A 3. A 4. B 5. D
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ity who is regarded as the remover of ob- 10. Jallikattu is bull taming event held mainly
stacles? in

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A. Navratri
B. Dusshera
C. Janmashtami
D. Ganesh Chaturthi

6. If i was celebrating HEMIS a festival which

place I would be in
A. Telangana
A. Ladakh
B. Goa
B. Shillong
C. Karnataka
C. Kohima
D. Tamil Nadu
D. Kanyakumari
11. Pongal is mostly celebrated in which state
7. which of the following is not a harvest fes-
tival? A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Cherry
C. TamilNadu
D. Orissa

12. Which festival is known as the Carnival of

kerela.
A. Pulikali
A. Onam B. Onam
B. Lohri C. Diwali
C. Pongal D. Raksha Bandhan
D. Durga Pope 13. Name the most popular festival of Kerala
8. Onam is a A. Deepawali

A. national festival B. Onam

B. religious festival C. Pongal

D. None
C. harvest festival
D. none of above 14. Bonus Question-Which is the Indian flag?

9. Name the birthday of Lord Ram

A.
A. Ram Navami
B. Onam
C. Vishu B.
D. Diwali

6. A 7. D 8. C 9. A 10. D 11. C 12. B 13. B 14. A

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19. Pongal is celebrated to thank which God?

C.

D.

15. Which is a national festival celebrated in

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India?
A. Christmas A. Rain God
B. Diwali B. Sun God
C. Eid
C. Moon God
D. Independence day
D. Fire God
16. In which festival do we celebrate the birth
of Jesus Christ? 20. The Hornibill Festival is one of the impor-
tant festivals celebrated in
A. Janmashtami
A. Meghalaya
B. Christmas
B. Mizoram
17. Which festival is this?
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Nagaland

21. “Thalai Deepavali” is a unique Diwali cus-

tom of which Indian state?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Karnataka
C. Cherry
D. Andhra Pradesh

22. Which festival is this?

A. Vishu
B. Pongall

18. Festival Durga pooja is mainly celebrated

in which indian state.
A. Rajasthan
B. West Bengal
C. Himachal Pradesh A. Diwali
D. Hayana B. Onam

15. D 16. B 17. A 18. B 19. B 20. D 21. A 22. A 23. B

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23. Which festival is this? 28. is a festival of lights

A. Diwali

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B. Holi

29. In which Season the Holi Festival is Cele-

brated?
A. Autumn
A. Diwali B. Summer
B. Eid C. Spring
C. Holi D. Rainy
D. none of above
30. The festival of Colours.
24. Which festival is celebrated twice in a
year. A. Christmas day
A. Diwali B. Easter
B. Ramadan C. Holi
C. Navratri D. Navros
D. Onam
31. The Hornibill Festival is one of the impor-
25. As per the Hindu calendar which month are tant festivals celebrated in
we in today
A. Nagaland
A. Chaitra
B. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Vaishakha
C. Meghalaya
C. Jyestha
D. Mizoram
D. Hearing

26. The birth of which lord is celebrated every 32. Which of these is NOT a day of holy
year all across India on Janmashtami fes- week?(Reference:Good Friday)
tival?
A. Vishnu
B. Shiva
C. Ganesha
D. Krishna

27. If I was in a UMRAH:what would I be do-

ing
A. on a pilgrimage A. Maundy Thursday

B. on a fast B. Good Friday

C. in mourning C. Mourning Saturday
D. celebrating a wedding D. Palm Sunday

24. C 25. A 26. D 27. A 28. A 29. C 30. C 31. A 32. C 33. C
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33. How many types of festivals are there 38. Which festival is celebrated to show our
mainly celebrated in India? devotion towards Maa Ambe?
A. 2 A. Durga Puja
B. 4 B. Ganesh Chaturthi
C. 3 C. Navaratri
D. 1 D. Onam

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34. is celebrated in honour of the Hindu de- 39. People from which state celebrate their
ity, Lord Shiva. This festival symbolizes harvest around Makar Sakranti?
the overcoming of ignorance and darkness
in life. A. Karnataka

A. Maha Shivaratri B. Assam

B. Janmashtami C. Cherry

C. Holi D. Andhra Pradesh

D. Ganesh Chaturthi 40. Lokmanya Tilak Started Festival.

35. Bonus Question-what is Jahnavi’s A. Ganesh chaturthi
favourite festival? B. Janmashtami
A. Rakhi
41. One of the ways Dussehra is celebrated is
B. Janmashtami by
C. Navratri
D. Diwali

36. Ganesh Chaturthi is an important festival

dedicated to Lord Ganesha. This is one of
the most important Hindu festivals. Which
of the following sweet dishes is prepared
on this day?
A. Kheer A. Reaping fresh harvest

B. On Rasago B. Worshipping big idols of Lord Rama

C. Fashions C. Burning huge effigies of demon king
Ravana
D. Cake
D. Creating rangolis
37. Christmas is believed to be the birthday of
42. Which animal is considered sacred in India?
A. Jesus Christ A. Pig
B. Lord Ram B. Cow
C. Krishna C. Horse
D. None D. Camel

34. A 35. C 36. C 37. A 38. C 39. A 40. A 41. C 42. B 43. B
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43. A fast observed in October by North In- A. Jawaharlal Nehru

dian women for the safety and longevity
B. Mahatma Gandhi
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A. Chatth C. Narendra Modi

B. Karva chauth D. none of above

C. Spring fifth
47. Which freedom fighter is known as Lok-
D. none of above manya.
44. When did India attain Independence? A. Lala lajpat rai
B. Force Ganga Dhar Tilak
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Bhagat Singh

48. Which day of the lunar month is celebrated

as Shivratri?
A. 1857
B. 1945
C. 1947
D. 1925
45. Which sacred festival of the Sikh commu-
nity marks the birth of the first Sikh Guru?

A. 12th
B. 13th
C. 11th
A. Vaisakhi
D. 14th
B. Janmashtami
C. Guru Nanak Gurpurb 49. Which festival is this?
D. Holla Mohalla
46. Identify the great person in the picture

A. Ganesh Chathurthi
B. Christmas

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50. Pongal, the harvest festival, is celebrated 54. Lohri, the harvest festival, is celebrated in
in which state? which Indian state?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Cherry
C. Odisha
D. Punjab
A. Punjab

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51. The festival to celebrate the end of the
B. Cherry
fasting of Ramadan is called
C. Tamil Nadu
A. id-ul-a
D. Assam
B. Idealism
C. Id-ul-Fitr 55. the no of days that separate Dusshera &
Diwali every year are about
D. Ashura
A. 14
52. Name the festival known as “festival of B. 20 / 21
colours”
C. 24 / 25
A. Holi
D. it is not fixed at all
B. Onam
C. Vishu 56. Why is Janmashtami(Govinda) cele-
brated?
D. Eid

53. Which festival is celebrated as resurrec-

tion of Jesus Christ?

A. Birth of Lord Krishna

A. Christmas B. Birth of Sita

B. Easter C. Death of Hiranyakashyap

C. Good Friday D. Death of Mahishasur

D. Thanksgiving 57. Holi is celebrated in which Hindu Month.?

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63. This is the mausoleum of king Mohammed

Adil Shah. In which state it is located?

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A. Phalgun
B. Chaitra
C. Baishakhi
D. Shame A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Andhra Pradesh
58. What we do before the day of Holi?
C. Tamil Nadu
A. Durga Puja
D. Karnataka
B. Holika slowly
64. is known as the harvest festival of
59. Which day is Navroz or Parsi new year? Kerala celebrated by Malayalis across the
A. Jan 21st southern part of India.
B. June 21st
C. March 21st
D. May 21st

60. Dashain is the grandest festival of

A. Sri Lanka A. Onam
B. Nepal B. Pongal
C. Bangladesh C. Lohri
D. Bhutan D. Easter
65. Republic Day is celebrated on
61. Flamingo Festival is organized in which
State?
A. Telangana
B. Karnataka
C. Nagaland
D. Andhra Pradesh

62. We celebrate ( ) by applying bright colors

on each others’ faces.
A. Diwali A. 2nd october
B. Christmas B. 15 august
C. Holi C. 26 january
D. Onam D. none of above

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66. for how many days is pongal celebrated

A. 7
B. 4
C. 2
D. 10
A. 2nd october
67. Which festival we decorate the Christmas

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B. 2nd november
tree?
C. 15 august
A. Independence Day
D. none of above
B. Christmas
72. Which Hindu festival is celebrated by sis-
68. Identify the festival ters who tie a colourful, decorative thread
on the writs of their brothers and perform
puja for their long life and good health?

A. Janmashtami
B. Holi
C. Ganesh Chaturthi
A. Diwali
D. Rakhi
B. Raksha Bandhan/Rakhi
69. Which festival is celebrated to mark the C. Holi
return of Shri Rama to Ayodhya D. Ganesh Chaturthi
A. Christmas
73. Which festival is celebrated as the birth
B. Diwali of Lord Krishna, who is considered as the
C. Dussehra eighth avatar of Lord Vishnu?

D. Guruparb

70. Which city is famous for Bali Jatra festi-

val?
A. Cuttack
B. Ranchi
C. Raipur
D. Patna

71. Gandhi Jayanti is celebrated on

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74. is celebrated in honour of the Hindu de- A. Udaipur

ity, Lord Shiva. This festival symbolizes B. Jodhpur
the overcoming of ignorance and darkness C. Jaipur
in life.
D. Bikaner
77. Which is the festival of nine nights and ten
days
A. Cotton
B. Ram Navami
C. Navratri
D. none of above

A. Holi 78. Which festival this GIF depicts?

B. Maha Shivarathri
C. Saraswati Puja
D. Janmashtami

75. Which sacred festival of the Sikh commu-

nity marks the birth of the first Sikh Guru?

A. Lohri
B. Navarathri
C. Ganesh Chaturthi
A. Vaisakhi D. Dussehra

B. Teacher Nanak Jayanti 79. Name the festival related to Goddess

Durga or Saraswathi
C. Holla Mohalla
A. Navarathri
D. Gurpurab
B. Onam
76. The historical Lake Palace is a luxury hotel C. Holi
now. Where is it located? D. Christmas

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80. Kumbh Mela is held every 85. We celebrate Navratri for how many
days?
A. 8 years
A. 9
B. 10 years
B. 12
C. 12 years
C. 1
D. 14 years
D. 33
81. Which of these is not a harvest festival?

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86. Which animal pulls the sledge of Santa
A. Onam Claus?
B. Dusshera A. Cow
B. Buffalo
C. Makar Sankranti
C. Reindeer
D. none of above
D. Elephant
82. Papeti is the festival of
87. Janmashtami festival is the birth of which
A. Hindus lord?
B. Christians A. Brahma
C. Islam’s B. Shiva
D. Parsis C. Ganesha
D. Krishna
83. New year is celebrated on
88. Goddess Saraswati is worshiped on which
A. 1st January festival
B. 1st June A. Basant Panchami
C. 1st November B. Holi
D. 2nd December C. Diwali
D. Buddha Purnima
84. On the banks of which river this famous
marble monument situated?
Explanation:

89. What is this festival

A. Ganga
B. Yamuna
C. Narmada A. Easter
D. Bear B. Christmas

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90. How many heads did Ravana have?

A. Hinduism
B. Islam
C. Sikhism
D. Buddhism
95. Which festival is this?
A. 7
B. 10
C. 8
D. 3

91. Whose birthday is celebrated as christ-

mas?
A. Holi
A. Lord Jesus
B. Diwali
B. Lord krishna C. Shivarathri
C. Buddha D. None
D. Mahavira
96. Which is the festival of brother and sister.
92. Which Hindu festival is celebrated as the A. Raksha Bandhan
victory of a divine goddess over the de- B. Republic day
mon king Mahishasura?
C. Eid
A. Durga Puja
D. none of above
B. Lakshmi Puja
97. What is the first day of Lent period
C. Holi
called?(Reference:Easter)
D. none of above

93. Which city hosts the Kala Ghoda Art festi-

val in February every year?
A. Moon
B. Jaipur
C. Kolkata A. Ash Wednesday
D. Bangalore B. Shrove Tuesday
94. What religion does Buddh Purnima belong C. Good Friday
to? D. Maundy Thursday

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98. Which states in India celebrate Onam? 103. Which festival is this?

A. New Delhi
B. Cherry

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C. Punjab A. Pongal
D. Rajasthan B. Vishu
C. Shivarathri
99. Onam is an important festival celebrated
mostly in one state of India. Which state D. Onam
is this?
104. Ganesh Chaturthi lost state patronage
A. cherry and became a private family celebration
B. andhra pradesh again till its revival by Indian freedom
C. MaharaStrastra, fighter and social reformer

D. tamilnadu A. Lokmanya tilak

B. Bhagat Singh
100. Diwali is a festival of
C. Dr.Babasaheb ambedkar
D. Shubash Chandra Bose

105. India is called as ?

A. Crackers
B. Light
C. Colours
D. Dance
A. The land of colours
101. which of the following is not a religious
festival? B. The land of Festivals

A. Holi C. The land of nature

B. Gandhi Jayanti D. The land of mountains
C. Diwali 106. Which state celebrates Pongal?
D. Durga Puja A. Punjab
102. Birth of Lord Krishna is celebrated on B. Jamu & Kashmir
A. Ganesh chaturthi C. Tamil Nadu
B. Janmashtami D. Gujarat

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107. Identify the festival C. Dussehra

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111. The city where this palace is situated is
often called as the “City of Palaces” and is
one of the most famous tourist attractions
in India. Name the palace

A. Janmashtami
B. Holi
A. Raj Mahal Palace
C. Ganesh Chaturthi
B. Fredo Lake Palace
D. Rakhi
C. For her, Will Palace
108. How often is the festival of Navratri cel-
ebrated in India? D. Mysore Palace

112. What is the name of the game where you

go searching for Easter eggs and collect
them in a basket?

A. 1
B. 4
C. 2
D. 3

109. We celebrate Diwali by

A. Applying color on people’s faces
B. Breaking pots of curd A. Easter Smash
C. Bursting Firecrackers
B. Easter Adventure
D. none of above
C. Easter Hide and Seek
110. Which festival is known as the harvest
D. Easter Egg Hunt
festival of kerala.
A. Onam 113. On which day do we celebrate the Inde-
B. Durga Pope pendence Day of India?

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117. Which festival is popularly known as the

“Festival of Colours” in India. This fest-
val marks the onset of the spring season
in the country.
A. Diwali
B. Holi
C. Janmashtami

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D. Maha Shivaratri

118. Which festival is this?

A. 15th August
B. 26 January
C. 25 December
D. 1 January
114. Papeti is celebrated by
A. Hindus
B. Parsis
C. Muslims
A. Diwali
D. Christians
B. Vishu
115. Who started the celebration of Ganesh ut-
sav in Maharashtra. C. Holi
A. Force Ganga Dhar Tilak D. Christmas
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Chandra Shekhar Azad 119. Who saves Prahlada caught inside fire
with pyre.?
D. Light
116. Which festival is this?

A. Lord Krishna
A. Onam
B. Lord Shiva
B. Pongal
C. Thrissur Pooram C. Lord Narasimha
D. Holi D. Lord Brahma

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120. The beginning of the year in January 125. The International Kite Festival in Gujarat
marks the celebration of the Sankranti or is held in the month of-
Pongal festival. What does this festival

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celebrate?
B. March
A. it is a harvest festival
C. August
B. It celebrates the end of autumn D. November
C. It celebrates the New Year
126. The festival of lights is
D. It celebrates the beginning of spring
A. Holi
121. Which of the following combination of B. Diwali
the states and the festivals mainly cele- C. Christmas
brated? uttar pradesh
D. Gudi Padwa
A. Ganesh Chaurathi
127. Which festival is celebrated by sisters
B. Gangar Teej who tie a colourful, decorative thread on
C. Krishna birth anniversary the wrists of their brothers and perform
pooja for their long life and good health?
D. none of above
A. Ganesh Chaturthi
122. Which of the following festival is not cel- B. Diwali
ebrated in West Bengal?
C. Holi
A. Ganganagar fair D. Raksha Bandhan / Rakhi
B. Vishu
128. A festival that celebrates the bond be-
C. Bucket purnima tween brother and sister
D. New Year

123. Which of the following is a monsoon fes-

tival in India?
A. Sankranti
B. Cotton
A. Holi
C. Spring fifth
B. Mahashivratri
D. Crutch
C. Durga Puja
124. Which of the following combination of D. Raksha Bandhan
the states and the festivals mainly cele-
129. Which festival is celebrated as the birth-
brated? MAHARASHTRA
day of Shri Krishna?
A. Gangar Teej A. Hemis
B. Ganesh Chaurathi B. Independence Day
C. Krishna Janmashti C. Janmashtami
D. none of above D. Raksha Bandhan

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130. Which of the following combination of B. Narendra Modi

the states and the festivals mainly cele- C. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
brated? RAJASTHAN
D. Jawaharlal Nehru
A. Krishna Janmashti
B. Ganesh Chaurathi 135. How many major festivals are there in
India?
C. Gangaur Teej
D. none of above

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131. Identify which Indian festival is this?

A. 10-20
B. 75-100
C. 20-40
A. Holi
D. 50-75
B. Diwali
C. Republic day 136. Halloween is celebrated world wide on
D. none of above A. 31 Oct
B. 31 Aug
132. Which festival is known as the “Festival
of Lights”? C. 30 Nov
A. Dusshera D. 30 Sep
B. Diwali 137. Boxing day falls on the next day of a
C. Holi very popular festival:in which month is
boxing day celebrated
D. Raksha Bandhan
A. December
133. The festival of Janmashtami comes in
B. January
A. August-September
C. March
B. June-July
D. April
C. October-November
138. Which festival is known as victory of
D. January-February
good over evil.
134. Who is the father of India? A. Navros
B. Dussehra
C. Ramadan
D. Good Friday

139. Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath is a famous

festival of which state?
A. Lal Bahadur Shastri A. Tamil Nadu

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144. Ram was an avatar of Lord
140. If i am reading an AVESTA i would be
reading the Holy book of the A. Vishnu
A. Girl B. Indra
B. People of Mizoram C. Varun
C. Parsees
D. Siva
D. Buddhists

141. Which festival is this? 145. Navratri is celebrated for nine nights and
goddess is worshipped.
A. Goddess Laxmi
B. Goddess Durga
C. Goddess Saraswati
D. Goddess Padma

A. Shivarathri 146. Choose the correct answer

B. Cavity

142. Pongal, the harvest festival, is cele-

brated in which state?

A. Diwali
A. Cherry
B. Delhi B. Navratri

C. Tamil Nadu 147. Parade takes place every year at Rajpath

D. Karnataka on
143. Choose the correct answer

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A. Dussehra
B. Diwali
C. Holi
A.
D. Durga Puja

151. Whose death is mourned on Muharram?

A. Imam Hussein

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B. Hazrat Umar
B.
C. Prophet Muhammad
D. Hazrat Bilal

152. Which festival is known as festival of

light.
A. Navros
C.
B. Deepawali
C. Ramadan
D. Ganesh chaturthi
D. none of above
153. What is the national festival of Kerala?
148. How many National Holidays are ob-
A. Onam
served in India?
A. 3 B. Pongal
B. 6 C. Gad
C. 9 D. Poorum
D. 5
154. What is the New Year’s Day for the
149. What festival takes place on 26th Jan- states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and
uary? Karnataka in India.
A. Republic Day A. Chhath Puja
B. Independence Day B. Pongal
C. Pongal
C. Blessed eid
D. Ambedkar Jayanti
D. Other
150. Which festival is called Festival of
Colours? 155. Lodhi is primarily the folk festival of
A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Haryana
C. Punjab
D. Madhya pradesh

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156. Which of these is a religious festival?

A. Diwali

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B. Republic Day
C. Gandhi Jayanti
D. none of above A. Heritage Hotel
157. is celebrated in honour of the Hindu B. Railway Station
deity, Lord Shiva. This festival symbolizes C. Royal Palace
the overcoming of ignorance and darkness
in life. D. Museum

161. If I was watching this celebration I would

be mostly watching the festival of

A. Maha shivratri
B. Janmashtami A. Makarsankranti
C. Holi
B. Holi
D. Saraswati Puja
C. Dusshera
158. The holy book of muslim people D. Crutch
A. Zend Avasta
162. In which of the following month festival
B. Sentence of forests is celebrated in India?
C. Quran A. June
D. Bible
B. September
159. Diwali is the shortened version of Deep- C. May
avali. What does the word Deepavali ac-
D. July
tually mean?
A. row of lighted lamps 163. Which festival is celebrated to commem-
B. festival of lights orate the return of Lord Rama to Ayodhya
after defeating Ravana?
C. circle of lights
A. Holi
D. festival
B. Diwali
160. Situated in Mumbai it is a UNESCO World
C. Dussehra
Heritage Site. Do you know what this his-
toric place is? D. Janmashtami

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164. Which festival this GIF depicts? C. Jains

D. Christians

167. Identify the seasons.

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A. Autumn
B. Spring
A. Lohri
B. Navratri C. Monsoon

C. Ganesh Chaturthi D. none of above

D. Dussehra
168. The festival of colours is
165. Choose the correct option
A. Holi
B. Gudi Padwa
C. Christmas
D. Diwali

169. Which festival is celebrated on 15th Au-

gust?
A. Republic Day

A. Independence Day B. Independence Day

B. Eid C. Easter
166. People of which religion celebrate Good D. Makar Sankranti
Friday?
170. When is Teachers day celebrated?
A. on 6 sep
B. on 9 December
C. on 5 sep
D. 4 Jan
A. Hindus
B. Sikhs 171. Choose the correct answer

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D.

175. ‘Lohri’ celebrated in which month ??

A. Diwali A. April
B. New year B. january
172. Who started the practice of worshipping C. june
Goddess Durga in autumn, better known
as ‘Akal Bodhon’? D. august

176. What religion does Eid belong to?

A. Ram
B. Ravana
C. Vibhishan
D. Bharata
173. Pongal and Lohri is what type of festival A. Hindu
A. Victory B. Muslims
B. Spring season C. Sikhs
C. National
D. Christian
D. Harvest
174. Which of these foods do Assamese eat on 177. Choose the correct answer
Bihu?

A.

B.
A. Sankranti
B. teacher’s Day

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178. This grand and historical palace was built 181. What is the festival which celebrates the
by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh. Can you love between brothers and sisters called?
identify it? A. Janmashtami
B. Navratri
C. Rakhi
D. Christmas

182. In which state of India is the Pushkar

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Mela held in
A. Khetri Mahal A. Jharkhand
B. Expensive air B. Rajasthan

C. Lake Palace C. Uttar Pradesh

D. Madhya pradesh
D. Mysore Palace
183. Identify the given picture.
179. Identify this most popular Hindu Festival

A. Janmashtami
A. Eid
B. Makar Sankranti
B. Diwali
C. Pongal
C. Holi
D. none of above
D. Navaratri
184. Where is Taj Mahal located?
180. Identify the most popular Hindu Festival

A. Eid A. Agra
B. Diwali B. Kolkata
C. Holi C. New Delhi
D. Navaratri D. Hyderabad

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185. What does Gudi signify? 191. Identify the given picture.
A. Symbol of happiness

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B. Symbol of devotion
C. Symbol of victory
D. Symbol of gratitude

Explanation:
A. Makar Sankranti

186. The day of Vijayadasami would be B. Holi

C. Basant Panchami
A. Diwali
D. none of above
B. Dusshera
C. Crutch 192. The worship place of Parsi people ( The
fire temple).
D. Holi
A. Synagogue
187. Which of the following combination of the
B. Pulikali
states and the festivals mainly celebrated
there is not correct? C. Navros
A. Rajasthan-Gangaur Teej D. Khorshed
B. Uttar Pradesh-Krishna Janmashtami 193. Name the festival of lights
C. Maharashtra-Ganesh Chaturthi A. Deepawali
D. Gujarat-Durga Puja B. Onam
188. In which of the following festivals are the C. Eid
boat races a special feature? D. Christmas
A. onam
194. A popular festival celebrated in Thrissur
B. Ranali BiHu
A. Thrissur Pooram
C. diwali
B. Pongal
D. Pongal
C. Diwali
189. Gandhi Jayanti is celebrated on D. Holi
A. 2nd April 195. Which is the primary sweet dish during
B. 25th December Ganesh Chaturthi?
C. 22nd July
D. 2nd October

190. Which festival is a holy Month of Mus-

lims?
A. Ramadan
B. Christmas

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A. Peda
B. A type of sweet
C. Fashions
D. Clever

196. For whom Janshmashtami is celebrated? A. Navratri

B. Diwali

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C. Dusshera
D. Holi

200. Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath is a famous

festival of which state?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Odisha
A. Makhan Chor D. Andhra Pradesh
B. Lord Ganesha
201. Which festival is this?
C. Lord Rama
D. Goddess Durga

197. Ramadan is the nineth lunar month of Is-

lamic calendar.
A. True
B. False A. Diwali
B. Pongall
198. What is Pongal/Sakranti called in Thai-
land? 202. What is this sweet called?

A. Ghughuti
B. Thingyan
C. Songkran A. sweet dish
D. Uttarayan B. Fashions

199. What is the festival that is celebrated for C. Hardening

9 nights? D. Halwa

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203. The Parsi new year is known as 208. The festival of Ganesh chaturthi is mainly
A. JAMSED E Navros celebrated in which state.

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B. Zend Avasta A. Manipur
C. Chingam B. Maharashtra
D. Bombu C. Meghalaya
D. Punjab
204. Is Krishna a incarnation of Vishnu?
A. TRUE 209. Which state celebrates Makar Sankranti
B. FALSE (also called as The Colourful Kite Festival)?
A. Maharashtra
205. Name two things done to celebrate Di-
wali. B. Odisha
C. Gujarat
D. Rajasthan

210. Name a festival related to Lord Shiva

A. Shivarathri
B. Ganesh Chathurthi
A. Play with colors douse others with wa-
tere C. Onam

B. Fireworks light candles around the D. Vishu

house
211. In which of the following festivals are
C. Fast Pray boat races a special feature?
D. bring God’s idol home during the festi-
val and immerse it in a water body at the
end of celebration
206. Eid-Ul-Fitr represents
A. the end of Ramadan
B. Beginning of Ramadan
C. 12th day of Ramadan A. Rongali
D. Has no connection to Ramadan B. Onam

207. Which festival is this? C. Navratri

D. Eid

212. The birth day of Lord Ganesh is cele-

brated as
A. Vinayak Chaturthi
B. Onam
A. Pookalam C. Buddha Purnima
B. Onam D. Shravan Purnima

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213. Another name of Tiger dance that is per- 219. Kathakali dance is associated with the in-
formed on the occasion of festival “Onam” dian state of
in Kerala. A. Tamilnadu
A. Pookalam B. Andhra Pradesh
B. Pulikali C. Telangana
C. Chingam D. Cherry
D. Synagogue
220. The Father of our Nation is

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214. Lalbaghcha Raja is the idol of which fes- A. Mahatma Gandhi
tival? Where is it widely celebrated
B. Sardar Vallabhabhai Patel
A. Durga Puja-West Bengal
C. Nehru
B. Ganesh Chaturthi-Maharashtra
D. Indra Gandhi
C. Pongal-Kerala
D. None of these options 221. Which festival do Jains celebrate?
A. Ganesh Chaturthi
215. The Desert Festival, an annual event in
Rajasthan that displays local folk arts and B. Onam
culture, aerobatics, camel races, is held at C. Crutch
A. Jodhpur D. Mahavir Jayanti
B. Jaisalmer 222. This is a popular festival of Mysore
C. Barmer
D. Bikaner
216. Which is the festival of light
A. Diwali
B. Holi
C. Makar Sankranti
D. none of above A. Dussera
B. Onam
217. In which of the following month festival
of forests is celebrated in India? C. Pongal

A. June D. None
B. May 223. Bamboo Dance is the folk dance of which
C. September state?
D. July
218. On what day does Easter fall every year
A. 21 April
B. 28 April
C. 14 April
D. Does not fall on a fixed day

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B. Tripura

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C. West Bengal
D. Mizoram
A. Garba
224. Which is the festival of colours
B. Bharatanatyam
A. Lohri
C. Bhangra
B. Holi
D. Kathak
C. Dussehra
228. What are the 3 national festivals in India
D. none of above
A. Gandhi Jayanti, Republic Day, Inde-
225. On which day is Onam celebrated? pendence Day

A. Thiruvonam B. Holi, Republic Day, Gandhi Jayanti

C. Diwali, Independence day, Republic
B. Navami
Day
C. Expense D. Independence Day, Republic Day, Pon-
D. Pooram gal

226. What is the folk dance performed in this 229. Where is Onam mostly celebrated
picture called? A. Karnataka
B. Nepal
C. Haryana
D. Cherry
230. Identify the common meal had at lunch.

A.

B.

A. Kathak
B. Bhangra
231. Which one is an Indian festival
C. Future A. Summer fest
D. Garba B. Christmas
227. Which form of dance is associated with C. Navratri
Navratri? D. None

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232. Which festival is this? 235. How many types of festivals are there
mainly celebrated in India?

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A. Ganesh Chathurthi
B. Onam
A. 2
C. Dussera
B. 4
D. Christmas
C. 3
233. Which festival is this? D. 1

236. Choose the correct option

A. Vishu
B. Onam
C. Eid
A. Sankranti
D. Christmas B. Shivratri
234. What are the three national festivals In- 237. When is Makarsankranti celebrated?
dia?

A. 14th January
A. Gandhi Jayanti, Republic Day, Inde-
pendence Day B. 14th February
C. 16th January
B. Holi, Republic Day, Gandhi Jayanti
D. 17th February
C. Diwali, Independence Day, Republic
Day 238. Boat races of Kerala are a special feature
D. Independece day, Republic Day, Pon- of which festival?
gal A. Gad

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D. BiH

239. Which of the following is not a harvest

festival
A. Onam
B. Lohri
C. Pongal
A. Vishu
D. Durga Puja
B. Shivarathri
240. is a festival of colours. 245. Which festival signifies the importance of
brotherhood?
A. Holi
A. Ganesh Chaturthi
B. Raksha Bandhan
B. Raksha Bandhan
241. The Kambala festival of Karnataka is es- C. Diwali
sentially associated with what? D. Gangaur Teej
A. Bullfighting 246. Choose the correct option
B. Tribal dance
C. Buffalo race
D. Cockfighting

242. Which festival is celebrated in West Ben-

gal? A. Navratri
A. Onam B. Holi
B. Durga Puja 247. Choose the correct answer
C. Holi
D. Navratri

243. 15th August is a

A. Republic day
B. Independence day
A. Shivratri
244. Which festival is this? B. Dussehra

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248. Onam is primarily the festival of which A. Holi

state B. Gandhi Jayanti
A. Andhra Pradesh C. Diwali
B. Karnataka D. Durga Puja
C. Cherry 254. Which festival is this?
D. TamilNadu

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249. The holy book of Parsi people.
A. Bible
B. Quran
C. JAMSED E Navros
D. Zend Avasta A. Vishu
B. Thiruvonam
250. Pongal is know as festival
C. Christmas
A. Harvest
D. Thrissur Pooram
B. Lights
255. People of which religion celebrate Eid?
C. Colours
A. Hindus
D. None
B. Sikhs
251. Which festival is also known as ‘THE FES- C. Jains
TIVAL OF CHARIOTS’? D. Muslims
A. Buddha Jayanti
256. In which state of India, Chatth Puja is
B. Eid al-Fitr prominently celebrated?
C. Ratha Yatra A. Assam
D. Thrissur Pooram B. Bihar
252. India is called as ? C. West Bengal

A. The land of colours D. Punjab

B. The land of Festivals 257. If I were looking at this deity:I would be

looking at Goddess
C. The land of nature
D. The land of mountains

253. which of the following is not a religious

festival?

A. Saraswati
B. Durgama
C. Chamundi Devi
D. Mother Mary

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258. The Festival of Baisakhi comes in

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B. February
B.
C. March
D. January

259. Identify the season.

261. Holi Festival is also known as.?

A. Festival of Doves
B. Festival of Love
A. Winter
C. Festival of Victory
B. Monsoon
D. Festival of Revenge
C. summer
D. none of above 262. Holika Dahan is celebrated before which
festival?
260. Is chaat breakfast. A. Crutch
B. BiH
C. Holi
D. Mewar

263. Which festival is also known as ‘THE FES-

TIVAL OF KITES’?
A. Spring fifth
B. Maha Shivaratri
A. C. Skrint headquarters
D. Pongal

264. Which festival is this?

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A. Chennai
B. New Delhi
C. Bengaluru
D. Moon

267. Name the festival of lights

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A. Deepawali
B. Onam
C. Vishu
A. Vishu
B. Onam D. holi
C. Eid
268. Identify Maharashtrian street snack.
D. Christmas
265. While 1st January is New Year’s Day ac- A.
cording to the Gregorian Calendar, in the
Hindu calendar the beginning of new year
usually falls in the month of April. By what
name is it celebrated?
A. Ugly B.
B. Vasant Panchami
C. sunset
D. Buddha Purnima 269. Which festival is this?
266. Capital city of India is?

A. .Christmas eve
B. Onam Eve

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