Q1. 'Sarhul' festival is related to which state?
- ARajasthan
- BJharkhand
- CMadhya Pradesh
- DBengal
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Answer: B) Jharkhand
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Q2. Karma festival is related to which state?
- AUttar Pradesh
- BJharkhand
- CAssam
- DBengal
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Answer: B) Jharkhand
Q3. 'Onam' is the main festival of which state?
- AWest Bengal
- BKerala
- CKarnataka
- DTamil Nadu
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Answer: B) Kerala
Q4. Pongal is the main festival of which state?
- AKerala
- BTamil Nadu
- CAssam
- DKarnataka
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Answer: B) Tamil Nadu
Q5. Bhogali Bihu is the main festival of which state?
- APunjab
- BBihar
- CJharkhand
- DAssam
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Answer: D) Assam
Q6. Rangoli Bihu is the main festival of which state?
- AAssam
- BOdisha
- CBihar
- DWest Bengal
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Answer: A) Assam
Q7. 'Vaisakhi' is a major festival celebrated in which state?
- APunjab
- BBihar
- CAssam
- DOdisha
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Answer: A) Punjab
Q8. In which state is Gudi festival celebrated?
- AGujarat
- BMaharashtra
- CPunjab
- DRajasthan
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Answer: B) Maharashtra
Q9. Where is the festival of Vishu mostly celebrated in India?
- AKerala
- BAssam
- CGujarat
- DTamil Nadu
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Answer: A) Kerala
Q10. In which of the following states is the Ugadi festival considered important?
- AChhattisgarh
- BNagaland
- CArunachal Pradesh
- DKarnataka
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Answer: D) Karnataka
Q11. Yugadi is the New Year festival of
- Aof the Nepalese
- Bof the Bhutanese
- Cof Gujaratis
- Dof South Indians
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Answer: D) of South Indians
Q12. Losang festival is celebrated in
- AIn Tibet
- BIn Arunachal Pradesh
- CIn Sikkim
- D(d) in Kerala
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Answer: C) In Sikkim
Q13. The festival 'Thaipusam' is celebrated by which of the following communities?
- ATamil
- BTelugu
- CMarathi
- DMalayalam
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Answer: A) Tamil
Q14. Where is the Rath Yatra festival celebrated?
- Ain Konark
- BIn Puri
- CIn Haridwar
- DIn Dwarka
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Answer: B) In Puri
Q15. The festival of 'Nauroz' is related to what?
- ASikhs
- BHindu
- CParsi
- DMuslim
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Answer: C) Parsi
Q16. 'Kalachakra festival' is related to which religion?
- AJain
- BBuddhist
- CIslam
- DSikhs
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Answer: B) Buddhist
Q17. Sagadava is the main festival of which religion?
- AJain
- BBuddhist
- CHindu
- DParsi
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Answer: B) Buddhist
Q18. In whose honour is the 'Rath Yatra' of Puri taken out?
- ARam
- BKrishna
- CVishnu
- DKrishna, Subhadra and Balarama
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Answer: D) Krishna, Subhadra and Balarama
Q19. Which deity is worshipped during Chhath festival?
- AShiva
- BDurga
- CSun
- DMoon
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Answer: C) Sun
Q20. Whose birthday is celebrated on Janmashtami?
- ASriram
- BSri Krishna
- CShiva
- DGanesh
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Answer: B) Sri Krishna
Q21. Parsi New Year's Day is called
- ANavratri
- BNavroz
- Cnew day
- DNone of these
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Answer: B) Navroz
Q22. What is the unique festival of Bihar?
- ADiwali
- BBihu
- CVinayaka Chaturthi
- DChhath Puja
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Answer: D) Chhath Puja
Q23. Who started 'Shivaji Utsav' and 'Ganesh Chaturthi' in Maharashtra?
- ABalasaheb Thackeray
- BM.G. Ranade
- CB. G. Tilak
- DShivaji
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Answer: C) B. G. Tilak
Q24. Which festival marks the end of the month of Ramadan in Islam?
- AEid al-Fitr
- BEid-ul-Adha
- CEid-ul-Miladunvi
- Dnone of these
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Answer: A) Eid al-Fitr
Q25. Which festival is celebrated to commemorate the birthday of Prophet Muhammad?
- AMuharram
- BEid al-Fitr
- CEid-ul-Adha
- DEid-ul-Miladunvi
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Answer: D) Eid-ul-Miladunvi