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(1)
The International Kite Festival in Gujarat is held in the month of -
[A]
November
[B]
January
[C]
August
[D]
March
(2)
In which State is the Madhavpur Mela held annually?
[A]
Gujarat
[B]
Chhattisgarh
[C]
Haryana
[D]
Rajasthan
(3)
Jallikattu is bull taming event held mainly in –
[A]
Tamil Nadu
[B]
Karnataka
[C]
Goa
[D]
Telangana
(4)
In which country is the Salzburg Festival held every year?
[A]
Austria
[B]
France
[C]
Bangladesh
[D]
Switzerland
(5)
Which one of the following festivals is not celebrated almost simultaneously in the month of January each year?
[A]
Gudi Padwa
[B]
Lohri
[C]
Pongal
[D]
Makar Sankranti
(6)
Which city is famous for Bali Jatra festival?
[A]
Patna
[B]
Raipur
[C]
Cuttack
[D]
Ranchi
(7)
The Jewish festival of lights is
[A]
Nikkahanu
[B]
Hanuhakk
[C]
Hakukkah
[D]
Hanukkah
(8)
The Festival of Naag Panchami comes in
[A]
May - Jun
[B]
Sep - Oct
[C]
Jan -Feb
[D]
Jul - Aug
(9)
In 1893 he started using the traditional religious Ganapati festival to stimulate nationalism among young Maharashtrains?. This passage refers to
[A]
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
[B]
V.D. Savarkar
[C]
Vishnu Shastri Chiplunkar
[D]
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Answer: Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(10)
At Puhar or Kaveripumpattinam, a great festival described vividly by the Sandam Epics, was held in honour of Lord
[A]
Murugan
[B]
Venkateshwara
[C]
Indra
[D]
Svamimalai
(11)
Who among the following introduced the famous Persian festival of Nauroj in India ?
[A]
Iltutmish
[B]
Balban
[C]
Ala-ud-din Khilji
[D]
Firuz Tughlaq
(12)
Hornbill festival is celebrated in which State of India?
[A]
Manipur
[B]
Nagaland
[C]
Mizoram
[D]
Sikim
(13)
What is the name of the festival that ends the fasting month of Ramzan?
[A]
Idd-ul-Zuha
[B]
Eid-Ul-Fitr
[C]
Bakri ID
[D]
IId
(14)
The fourth Asian Film Festival was held in
[A]
Pune
[B]
Nagpur
[C]
Goa
[D]
Munmbai
(15)
In which of the following festivals are boat races a special feature?
[A]
Pongal
[B]
Onam
[C]
Ranali Bihu
[D]
Navratri
(16)
The Festival of Ramzan-Id comes in
[A]
Oct - Nov
[B]
Jan - Dec
[C]
Jun - Jul
[D]
Aug - Sep
(17)
The Festival of Ganesh Chaturthi comes in
[A]
May
[B]
Jul
[C]
Aug- Sep
[D]
Nov
(18)
Which of the following combination of the states and the festivals mainly celebrated there is not correct?
[A]
Gujarat - Durga Puja
[B]
Maharashtra - Ganesh Chaturthi
[C]
Uttar Pradesh - Krishna Janmashtami
[D]
Rajasthan - Gangaur Teej
Answer: Gujarat - Durga Puja
(19)
The Festival of Ramzan comes in
[A]
Oct - Nov
[B]
Aug - Sep
[C]
Jun - Jul
[D]
Jan - Dec
(20)
The Festival of Dusshehra comes in
[A]
Sep - Oct
[B]
May - Jun
[C]
Nov - Dec
[D]
Jul - Aug
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