GK India: Festivals

1. The Jewish festival of lights is
   (a) Nikkahanu
   (b) Hanuhakk
   (c) Hakukkah
   (d) Hanukkah
   Answer: Hanukkah
2. The Festival of Shivratri comes in
   (a) Dec-Jan
   (b) Jul-Aug
   (c) Feb-Mar
   (d) Apr-May
   Answer: Feb-Mar
3. The Festival of Baisakhi comes in
   (a) Apr
   (b) Feb
   (c) Mar
   (d) Jan
   Answer: Apr
4. The Festival of Naag Panchami comes in
   (a) May - Jun
   (b) Sep - Oct
   (c) Jan -Feb
   (d) Jul - Aug
   Answer: Jul - Aug
5. The Festival of Onam comes in
   (a) Aug-Sep
   (b) Jun-Jul
   (c) Oct-Nov
   (d) Jan-Feb
   Answer: Aug-Sep
6. The Festival of Janmashtami comes in
   (a) Jan-Feb
   (b) Jun-Jul
   (c) Aug-Sep
   (d) Oct-Nov
   Answer: Aug-Sep
7. The Festival of Ganesh Chathurti comes in
   (a) Nov
   (b) Jul
   (c) May
   (d) Aug- Sep
   Answer: Aug- Sep
8. The Festival of Dusshehra comes in
   (a) Jul - Aug
   (b) Sep - Oct
   (c) Nov - Dec
   (d) May - Jun
   Answer: Sep - Oct
9. The Festival of Ramzan comes in
   (a) Jan - Dec
   (b) Jun - Jul
   (c) Oct - Nov
   (d) Aug - Sep
   Answer: Oct - Nov
10. Which of the following combination of the states and the festivals mainly celebrated there is not correct?
    (a) Rajasthan - Gangaur Teej
    (b) Uttar Pradesh - Krishna Janmashtami
    (c) Maharashtra - Ganesh Chaturthi
    (d) Gujarat - Durga Puja
    Answer: Gujarat - Durga Puja
11. The Festival of Ganesh Chaturthi comes in
    (a) Aug- Sep
    (b) Jul
    (c) Nov
    (d) May
    Answer: Aug- Sep
12. The Festival of Ramzan-Id comes in
    (a) Aug - Sep
    (b) Jun - Jul
    (c) Jan - Dec
    (d) Oct - Nov
    Answer: Oct - Nov
13. In which of the following festivals are boat races a special feature?
    (a) Ranali Bihu
    (b) Navratri
    (c) Onam
    (d) Pongal
    Answer: Onam
14. The fourth Asian Film Festival was held in
    (a) Munmbai
    (b) Goa
    (c) Nagpur
    (d) Pune
    Answer: Pune
15.  What is the name of the festival that ends the fasting month of Ramzan?
    (a) Eid-Ul-Fitr
    (b) Idd-ul-Zuha
    (c) IId
    (d) Bakri ID
    Answer: Eid-Ul-Fitr
16.  Hornbill festival is celebrated in which State of India?
    (a) Nagaland
    (b) Sikim
    (c) Mizoram
    (d) Manipur
    Answer: Nagaland
17. Who among the following introduced the famous Persian festival of Nauroj in India ?
    (a) Firuz Tughlaq
    (b) Ala-ud-din Khilji
    (c) Iltutmish
    (d) Balban
    Answer: Balban
18. At Puhar or Kaveripumpattinam, a great festival described vividly by the Sandam Epics, was held in honour of Lord
    (a) Indra
    (b) Svamimalai
    (c) Venkateshwara
    (d) Murugan
    Answer: Indra
19. In 1893 he started using the traditional religious Ganapati festival to stimulate nationalism among young Maharashtrains?. This passage refers to
    (a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
    (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    (c) Vishnu Shastri Chiplunkar
    (d) V.D. Savarkar
    Answer: Bal Gangadhar Tilak
20. Which one of the following countries celebrates Christmas festival in summer season ?
    (a) Mexico
    (b) Italy
    (c) Australia
    (d) Canada
    Answer: Bal Gangadhar Tilak