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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

Lohri is a festival of

  1. Goa

  2. Kerala

  3. Punjab

  4. Bengal
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Lohri is a popular folk festival celebrated primarily in the Punjab region of India. It marks the end of the winter solstice.

Multiple choice

This river is better known as the Indus, the river that gave India her name. A festival is held every year to promote national integration. Whilst promoting tourism to the Ladakh area, this festival is also a symbolic salute to the brave soldiers of India who have fought impossible odds at Siachin, Which is the festival?

  1. Sindhu Darshan Festival

  2. Ladakh Festival Cup

  3. Hemis festival of Ladakh

  4. None of the above
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The Sindhu Darshan Festival is held annually in Leh, Ladakh, along the banks of the Indus (Sindhu) River to promote national integration and tourism.

Multiple choice

Which of the following Muslim festivals is based on the 'Holy Quran'?

  1. Id-ul-Zuha

  2. Id-ul-Fitre

  3. Bakr-id

  4. Moharram
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Id-ul-Zuha (Eid al-Adha) commemorates the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to God, a narrative found in the Quran. While other festivals are also Islamic, this specific event is directly tied to the Quranic account of Ibrahim.

Multiple choice

The festival celebrated to commemorate the ordeal of Islam is

  1. Id-ul-Zuha

  2. Moharram

  3. Id-i-Milad

  4. Id-ul-Fitre
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Id-ul-Zuha (Eid al-Adha) commemorates the ordeal and sacrifice of Ibrahim, which is a central theme in Islamic tradition. Moharram is a period of mourning, not a commemoration of an ordeal in the same sense.

Multiple choice

“Saga Dawa” is the festival of

  1. Buddhist

  2. Muslims

  3. Jains

  4. Hindus
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Saga Dawa is one of the most important festivals in Tibetan Buddhism, commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana of Gautama Buddha.

Multiple choice

Which festival is known as “Festival of Lights”?

  1. Dussera

  2. Deepavali

  3. Ramanavami

  4. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Deepavali, also known as Diwali, is widely celebrated as the Festival of Lights. It symbolizes the spiritual victory of light over darkness and good over evil.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is the main festival of Kerala?

  1. Diwali

  2. Onam

  3. Navratri

  4. Pongal
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Onam is the harvest festival of Kerala and is considered the state's most important festival. It is celebrated with boat races, flower carpets, and traditional feasts.

Multiple choice

Read the passage given below carefully and answer the following questions.Where do Muslims offer Namaz on Id? Id-ul-Fitr is one of the biggest festivals of the Muslims. The word \'Id\' means happiness literary means breaking of fast. It is celebrated with great enthusiasm and with great fervor throughout the country. Id is perhaps the only festival that lays great importance on sacrifice and purity of life. It teaches us the value of love, brotherhood and sympathy. The Muslims keep fast for a month so that their souls are purified. The day on which Id falls is a day of great merry-making. It is a day of love, affection, harmony and brotherhood. The Muslims wear new colorful dresses. They go to the mosque first to offer Namaz and to seek blessings from their Allah. After that they visit their friends and relatives. They embrace each other forgetting old grudges and ill-feelings. They wish each other Id Mubarak. Sweets are prepared and shared with friends and relatives. \'Sewian\' is a popular dish made on Id. Guests is served with Sewian. "Idi" is also given to the Youngers by the elders. Muslims from all sections society are seen happy on Id. A spirit of brotherhood prevails in every heart. There is no distinction between the rich and the poor on this day. All are equal. The Government observes a holiday on this day. The President and the Prime Minister wish a happy Id to our Muslims brothers.

  1. in mosque

  2. in temple

  3. in gurudwara

  4. in home

  5. dummy
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Concept based