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Indian Festivals and Culture

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Indian festivals and culture encompass diverse religious celebrations, harvest festivals, and regional traditions. Questions cover festivals like Holi, Maha Shivaratri, and Ugadi. Deepen your knowledge of cultural rituals and traditional practices for state level exams.

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Indian Festivals and Culture Questions

Multiple choice

Which holiday is celebrated with a large lantern festival in Japan?

  1. Obon

  2. Tanabata

  3. Setsubun

  4. Hinamatsuri
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Explanation

Obon is the Japanese holiday of the dead and is celebrated with a large lantern festival.

Multiple choice

What is the Sikh holiday that celebrates the birth of Guru Nanak?

  1. Guru Nanak Jayanti

  2. Diwali

  3. Holi

  4. Vaisakhi
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Explanation

Guru Nanak Jayanti is the Sikh holiday that celebrates the birth of Guru Nanak.

Multiple choice

Which holiday is celebrated with a large parade in London?

  1. New Year's Day

  2. Easter

  3. Christmas

  4. Trooping the Colour
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Explanation

Trooping the Colour is a British military parade that is held every year to celebrate the monarch's birthday.

Multiple choice

Which Indian festival is famous for its colorful celebrations and exchange of gifts?

  1. Diwali

  2. Holi

  3. Dussehra

  4. Navratri
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Explanation

Diwali is a festival of lights celebrated in India. It is known for its colorful celebrations, exchange of gifts, and bursting of firecrackers. Diwali is one of the most important festivals in India and is celebrated by people of all religions.

Multiple choice

Which festival is celebrated to mark the victory of good over evil?

  1. Diwali

  2. Holi

  3. Dussehra

  4. Pongal
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Dussehra, also known as Vijayadashami, symbolizes the triumph of Lord Rama over the demon king Ravana.

Multiple choice

Which festival is celebrated to mark the harvest season in Punjab?

  1. Lohri

  2. Baisakhi

  3. Makar Sankranti

  4. Pongal
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Baisakhi is a harvest festival celebrated in Punjab, marking the beginning of the new year according to the Sikh calendar.

Multiple choice

The festival of lights, Diwali, is celebrated to commemorate the return of which Hindu deity to Ayodhya?

  1. Lord Rama

  2. Lord Krishna

  3. Lord Shiva

  4. Lord Vishnu
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Explanation

Diwali marks the return of Lord Rama, along with his wife Sita and brother Lakshmana, to Ayodhya after 14 years of exile.

Multiple choice

Which festival is celebrated to mark the birth of Lord Krishna?

  1. Janmashtami

  2. Ganesha Chaturthi

  3. Navratri

  4. Durga Puja
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Explanation

Janmashtami celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, one of the most popular Hindu deities.

Multiple choice

Which festival is celebrated to mark the victory of Goddess Durga over the demon Mahishasura?

  1. Diwali

  2. Holi

  3. Dussehra

  4. Durga Puja
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Durga Puja is a festival that celebrates the victory of Goddess Durga over the demon Mahishasura, symbolizing the triumph of good over evil.

Multiple choice

The festival of Navratri is celebrated over how many nights?

  1. 7

  2. 9

  3. 10

  4. 12
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Navratri, meaning 'nine nights', is a festival that spans over nine nights and ten days.

Multiple choice

Which festival is celebrated to mark the harvest season in Tamil Nadu?

  1. Pongal

  2. Onam

  3. Ugadi

  4. Bihu
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Explanation

Pongal is a harvest festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu, marking the end of the harvest season.

Multiple choice

Which festival is celebrated to mark the new year in the state of Andhra Pradesh?

  1. Ugadi

  2. Pongal

  3. Onam

  4. Bihu
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Explanation

Ugadi is the new year festival celebrated in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Karnataka.

Multiple choice

Which festival is celebrated to mark the birth of Lord Hanuman?

  1. Hanuman Jayanti

  2. Ram Navami

  3. Krishna Janmashtami

  4. Ganesha Chaturthi
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Explanation

Hanuman Jayanti celebrates the birth of Lord Hanuman, the monkey god and a devotee of Lord Rama.

Multiple choice

Which festival is celebrated to mark the birth of Lord Shiva?

  1. Maha Shivaratri

  2. Janmashtami

  3. Ganesha Chaturthi

  4. Navratri
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Explanation

Maha Shivaratri is a festival that celebrates the birth of Lord Shiva, one of the principal deities of Hinduism.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the Aymara New Year festival?

  1. Inti Raymi

  2. Pachamama Raymi

  3. Willka Kuti

  4. Aymara Anata
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Explanation

Aymara Anata is the name of the Aymara New Year festival, which is celebrated in June.