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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

When is Holi usually celebrated in India?

  1. April

  2. June

  3. Late February or March

  4. November
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Holi is a spring festival celebrated in India, typically falling in the Hindu calendar month of Phalguna, which corresponds to late February or March in the Gregorian calendar.

Multiple choice

What is another name for Holi?

  1. Festival of Spring

  2. Color Run

  3. Festival of Colors

  4. Harvest Time
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Holi is widely known as the Festival of Colors due to the tradition of throwing colored powder and water during the celebration.

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Among the functions of the Panch are the fixing of the dates of major festivals, ___________.

  1. Allow marriages or divorces

  2. Set down norms for marriages or death rites

  3. Settle disputes

  4. All of these
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D Correct answer
Explanation
All of these are the functions of the Panch is fixing of the dates of major festivals. The events are importent. Still they give only isolated picture about the rites or phases and not a complete picture of life as a whole. In some instances, such as with the Dandari dancers, dances retell events from Gond mythology. At other times, dances are performed simply for fun. Dhulia are a professional musician caste and Pardhans (bards) preserve legends, myths, and history, passing these traditions on from generation to generation. Gonds also enjoy assembling on full-moon nights to sing and dance. Cockfighting is a favorite pastime. 
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What was made compulsory for the Punamchand Pandya's village on the day of Holi?

  1. To worship the statue

  2. Bowing at the statue

  3. Move around the statue

  4. Dance around the statue
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C Correct answer
Explanation

As a form of humiliation and control, the British authorities made it compulsory for the villagers to move around the statue of Laji on the day of Holi.

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Which of the following festival is celebrated with great pomp in Punjab?

  1. Onam

  2. Ganesh Chaturthi

  3. Baisakhi

  4. Christmas
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The ‘Baisakhi’ festival of Punjab is celebrated with great pomp by all. The festival marks the time for harvest of rabi crops and they celebrate the day by performing joyful bhangra and gidda dance. This festival also has tremendous religious significance for the Sikhs.

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Festivals like Onam, ________ are celebrated with great enthusiasm in South India.

  1. Pongal

  2. Dussehra

  3. Diwali

  4. All of these
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D Correct answer
Explanation

South Indians are famous for their passion for religion, tradition, customs and culture. They follow a very ritualistic lifestyle. Therefore, festivals of South India make them popular all over the globe. Festivals like Onam, Pongal, Boat Races, Dussehra and Diwali are celebrated with great enthusiasm.

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Due to urbanization and impact of western culture, the Indian society celebrates which of the following with pomp and show even though it's not native?

  1. Diwali

  2. Dussehra

  3. New Year day

  4. Sankranti
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Social customs, traditions, and festivals are changing because of modernization in which there is an increased competition among people making them busy. Thus there is very little attention paid to social customs and traditions in the present-day world. A pressure of market is another reason which is making people more westernized and therefore people are losing interest in traditional aspects. One such example is a celebration of New Year day which has come from the western world.

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Which of the following is an example of a national festival that brings about the unity among diversified Indians?

  1. Holi

  2. Gandhi Jayanti

  3. Diwali

  4. Ganesh Chaturthi
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Holi, Diwali and Ganesh Chaturthi among given options are the examples of the religious festivals. On the other hand, Gandhi Jayanthi is an example of the national festival that brings about the unity among diversified Indians. It is the birth anniversary of the father of nation Mahatma Gandhi and is celebrated on 2nd of October.

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Festivals and fairs in northern India are celebrated with great fervour.

  1. True

  2. False
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The festivals and fair are indeed celebrated by great enthusiasm and excitement by North Indians. They take holidays, decorate their homes, interact with one another, plan trips and spend money to enjoy the festive season. They go shopping and wear a new dress and welcome festivals in an energetic environment. Some famous festivals  of North India are Diwali, Holi, Lohri, Baisakhi, Teej etc and Taj Mahotsav at Agra, Urs Fair at Ajmer, Cattle Fair at Pushkar are some fairs celebrated in North India.

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To instill patriotism, Tilak organised which of the following two festivals in India?

  1. Ganesh Chaturthi and Dasara festivals

  2. Ganesh Chaturthi and Holi festivals

  3. Ganesh Chaturthi and Shivaji Jayanti

  4. Ganesh Chaturthi and Diwali festival
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Annual festivals in memory of Shivaji and Lord Ganesha were started by Bal Gangadhar Tilak. These festivals were organized to build a national spirit among the common people in opposition to colonial rule. But the major drawback of these events was that although they were meant to be a way to oppose colonial rule, they also contributed to religious tensions.

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As per the Indian calendar, during which month is the festival of Diwali celebrated?

  1. Asadha

  2. Jyestha

  3. Chaitra

  4. Kartika
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D Correct answer
Explanation

As per Indian calendar Diwali is celebrated in the month of Kartika. It is a Hindu festival which is also known as festival of lights. The Hindu literature narrates that the asura (demon) Narakasura was killed on this day by Krishna, Satyabhama and Kali.