INDIAN HISTORY & CULTURE, LANGUAGES, FAIRS & FESTIVALS

 INDIAN HISTORY & CULTURE, LANGUAGES, FAIRS & FESTIVALS

50) Who among the following played the leading lady in the film ‘Mission Mangal’ that tells the dramatic true story of the women behind india’s first mission to Mars? [SSC CGL Exam 03/03/2020, Shift I]

          a) Deepika Padukone

          b) Vidya Balan

          c) Kajol

          d) Kareena Kapoor

49) In which of the following states is the Madhavpur Mela celebrated? [SSC CGL Exam 03/03/2020, Shift II]

          a) Bihar

          b) Uttar Pradesh

          c) Madhya Pradesh

          d) Gujarat

48) Which of the following festivals means ‘Merry making of the Gods’? [SSC CGL Exam 03/03/2020, Shift II]

          a) Diwali

          b) Lai Haraoba

          c) Makar Sankranti

          d) Pongal

47) In which of the following states is the festival of Hareli celebrated? [SSC Constable (GD, CAPF’s, NIA, SSF & Riflemand (GD), Assam Rifles Exam 01/03/2019, Shift I]

          a) Odisha

          b) Madhya Pradesh

          c) Punjab

          d) Chhattisgarh

46) In which state of India is Bhagoria Haat festival celebrated? [SSC Constable (GD) Exam 02/03/2019, Shift I]

          a) Rajasthan

          b) Uttar Pradesh

          c) Bihar

          d) Madhya Pradesh

45) In which unique festival /event, celebrated during October – November in Tamil Nadu, has the ritual of walking on fire? [SSC CAPF’s NIA, SSF Constable (GD), & Riflemand (GD), Assam Rifles Rifleman (GD)  Exam 05/03/2019, Shift I]

          a) Minjar

          b) Pulikkali

          c) Thimithi

          d) Madai

44) The famous festival of ‘Tsokum Samai’ is celebrated by the people of which state to incoke blessings for a rich harvest? [SSC SI in Delhi Police, CAPF’s & ASI (CISF) Exam 12/03/2019, Shift I]

          a) Miaoram

          b) Assam

          c) Meghalaya

          d) Nagaland

43) _______ is a New Year Celebration of Sikkimese Bhutia which fails in the 10^th month of the sikkimese Lunar calendar. [SSC SI in Delhi Police, CAPF’s & ASI (CISF) Exam 13/03/2019, Shift I]

          a) Ashura

          b) Sonam Losoong

          c) Vesak

          d) Thai Pongal

42) Vesak commerates the birth of _______. [SSC SI in Delhi Police, CAPF’s & ASI (CISF) Exam 13/03/2019, Shift I]

          a) Christ

          b) Mahavir

          c) Judas

          d) Budhas

41) The festival of Marabats and Badgyas celebratd in _______ disrectly confromts social evils and criticize their perpetrators through a procession with effigies. [SSC CGL Exam 04/06/2019, Shift III]

          a) Jabalpur

          b) Panaji

          c) Nagpur

          d) Hyderabad

40) Poush Mela displays local artisians displaying folk dances, music, food and culture of _______. [SSC CGL Exam 06/06/2019, Shift II]

          a) Gujarat

          b) West Bengal

          c) Rajasthan

          d) Uttarakhand

39) Of which Indian state is ‘Gamocha’ a cultural symbol? [SSC CGL Exam 10/06/2019, Shift II]

          a) Kerala

          b) Assam

          c) Rajasthan

          d) Haryana

38) The ‘Tanakh’ is the sacred text of which religion /sect? [SSC CGL Exam 11/06/2019, Shift III]

          a) Judaism

          b) Taoism

          c) Zen Buddhism

          d) Confucianism

37) “Dashain” is the grandest festival of _______. [SSC CGL Exam 12/06/2019, Shift I]

          a) Bangladesh

          b) Bhutan

          c) Sri Lanka

          d) Nepal

36) In which of the following states is the ‘Lusei’ dialect spoken? [SSC CGL Exam 13/06/2019, Shift I]

          a) Mizpram

          b) Goa

          c) Manipur

          d) Kerala

35) Rehuke Khim or ‘cowrie shaw’ are traditional textiles of [SSC CGL Exam 13/06/2019, Shift I]

          a) Assam

          b) Jharkhand

          c) Odisha

          d) Nagaland

34) Which of the following is NOT a part of the ‘Char Dham Yatra’ in North India? [SSC CGL Exam 13/06/2019, Shift III]

          a) Badrinath

          b) Gangotri

          c) Vaishno Devi

          d) Kedarnath

33) During the ‘Sao Joao’ festive-ties. Goans present _______ to each other. [SSC CGL Exam 13/06/2019, Shift III]

          a) Fruits

          b) Flowers

          c) Beer

          d) Fish

32) Khichdim Uttarayan and Lohri are different names of the festival _______. [SSC CGL Exam 19/06/2019, Shift III]

          a) Ganesh Chaturthi

          b) Dussehra

          c) Makar Sankarnti

          d) Holi

31) Which of the following art forms of Kerala is in UNESCO’s list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity? [SSC CHSL (10 + 2) Exam 01/07/2019, Shift III]

          a) Theyyan

          b) Kutiyattam

          c) Chakyar Koothu

          d) Thiruvathirakali

30) Rani - ki – Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell0, which is in the UNESCO world Heritage List, is located in: [SSC CHSL (10 + 2) Exam 02/07/2019, Shift I]

          a) Madhya Pradesh

          b) Gujarat

          c) Uttar Pradesh

          d) Rajasthan

29) ‘Soorya Festival’ is associated to which of the following cities? [SSC CHSL (10 + 2) Exam 02/07/2019, Shift III]

          a) Thiruvananthapuram

          b) Chennai

          c) Jaipur

          d) Hyderabad

28) In which state is “Tarnetar’ fair celebrated annually? [SSC CHSL (10 + 2) Exam 05/07/2019, Shift I]

          a) Gujarat

          b) Telangana

          c) Madhya Pradesh

          d) Manipur

27) Bumchu is a unique cultural festival celebrated in the Indian state of: [SSC CHSL (10 + 2) Exam 08/07/2019, Shift III]

          a) West Bengal

          b) Odisha

          c) Assam

          d) Sikkim

26) Dogri language is mainly spoken in which of the following states/ union territories? [SSC CHSL (10 + 2) Exam 09/07/2019, Shift II]

          a) Jammu and Kashmir

          b) Dadra and Nagar Haveli

          c) Mizoram

          d) Tripura

25) Which of the following is NOT a classical language of India? [SSC CHSL (10 + 2) Exam 11/07/2019, Shift II]

          a) Odia

          b) Pali

          c) Kannada

          d) Telugu

24) Dhanu Yatra’ is an annual open air theatrical performance celebrated in _______. [SSC CHSL (10 + 2) Exam 11/07/2019, Shift II]

          a) Uttarakhand

          b) Odisha

          c) Gujarat

          d) Assam

23) What is Parsi New year known as? [SSC MTS Exam 05/08/2019, Shift I]

          a) Ugadi

          b) Nowruz

          c) Pateti

          d) Puthandu

22) In which of the following states Ugadi festival considered important? [SSC MTS Exam 06/08/2019, Shift I]

          a) Chhattisgarh

          b) Nagaland

          c) Arunachal Pradesh

          d) Karnataka

21) Minjar Mela is a popular fair of which of the following states? [SSC MTS Exam 09/08/2019, Shift I]

          a) Uttarakhand

          b) Jammu and Kashmir

          c) Himachal Pradesh

          d) Punjab

50) The ‘Hemis Tsechu’ festival commemorates the birth anniversary of: [SSC CAPF’s SI & Delhi Police SI & CISF ASI Exam 19/12/2019, Shift I]

          a) Dalai Lama

          b) Gautama Buddha

          c) Guru Padmasambhava

          d) Adi Shankaracharya

20) In which of the following states is ‘Me-Dam-Me-Phi’ the festival of ancestor worship celebrated? [SSC CAPF’s SI & Delhi Police SI & CISF ASI Exam 19/12/2019, Shift I]

          a) Odisha

          b) Chhattisgarh

          c) Madhya Pradesh

          d) Assam

19) Who started the Tamil weekly magazine ‘Kudi Arasu’? [SSC CAPF’s SI & Delhi Police SI & CISF ASI Exam 11/12/2019, Shift I]

          a) Chinnaswami Subramanya

          b) TM Nair

          c) Periyar EV Ramasamy

          d) C Natesa Mudaliar

18) In which state is the Sarhul festival celebrated? [SSC CAPF’s SI & Delhi Police SI & CISF ASI Exam 12/12/2019, Shift I]

          a) Gujarat

          b) Chhattisgarh

          c) Jharkhand

          d) Assam

17) Which of the following is the 14^th Intangible Cultural Heritage from India to be listed in UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity? [SSC Junior Engineer (Civil) Exam 22/01/2018, Shift II]

          a) Ramlila

          b) Mudiyett

          c) Kumbh Mela

          d) Sankirtana

16) Jalikattu is associated with which Indian festival? [SSC CGL Exam 11/08/2017, Shift III] and [SSC CGL Exam 01/09/2016, Shift II]

          a) Onam

          b) Pongal

          c) Bihu

          d) Hornbill

15) Maithili is primarily spoken in which state? [SSC CGL Exam 11/01/2017, Shift II]

          a) Bihar

          b) Assam

          c) West Bengal

          d) Meghalaya

14) Konkani is the official language of ________. [SSC CHSL (10 + 2) Exam 20/01/2017, Shift III]

          a) Chandigarh

          b) Dadra And Nagar Haveli

          c) Daman and Diu

          d) Delhi

13) Bihu is a folk dance of which state? [SSC CHSL (10 + 2) Exam 21/01/2017, Shift II]

          a) Assam

          b) Maharashtra

          c) Odisha

          d) Uttarakhand

12) All souls day is a _______ festival. [SSC CAPF’s ASI & Delhi Police SI Exam 02/07/2017, Shift I]

          a) Buddhism

          b) Jainism

          c) Christian

          d) Muslim

11) Sarhool festival is mainly associated with the tribal community of which of the following state? [SSC Stenographer (Grade ‘C’ & ‘D’) Exam 14/09/2017, Shift I]

          a) Odisha

          b) Jharkhand

          c) Madhya Pradesh

          d) Rajasthan

10) The famous ‘Ganga Sagar Mela’, an annual fair is held in which state of India? [SSC Stenographer (Grade ‘C’ & ‘D’) Exam 14/09/2017, Shift I]

          a) Bihar

          b) Jharkhand

          c) Uttar Pradesh

          d) West Bengal

09) Which language was uded by Tulsidas for Ramcharitmanas? [SSC MTS Exam 21/10/2017, Shift III]

          a) Sankrit

          b) Pali

          c) Prakrit

          d) Awadhi

08) Thaipusam festival is celebrated by which of the following communities? [SSC MTS Exam 23/10/2017, Shift III]

          a) Telugu

          b) Tamil

          c) Malayalam

          d) Marathi

07) Which among the following city was given as guru dkshina by Pandawas to Guru Dronacharya? [SSC CAPF’s (CPO) SI & ASI, Delhi Police SI Exam 05/06/2016, Shift I]

          a) Rawalpindi

          b) Nainital

          c) Hastinapur

          d) Gurgaon

06) Papeti is the festival of [SSC MTS Exam 17/03/2013]

          a) Parsis

          b) Jains

          c) Sikhs

          d) Buddhists

05) The most popular festival in Tamil Nadu is: [SSC (10 + 2) Level Data Entry Operator & LCD Exam 21/10/2012, Shift II]

          a) Gudipadwa

          b) Onam

          c) Bihu

          d) Pongal

04) Which of the following is a famous Assamese festival? [FCI Assistant Grade –III Exam 05/02/2012]

          a) Makar Sakranti

          b) Yugadi

          c) Onam

          d) Rongali Bihu

03) Which of the following language bas been given the status of classical language by Central Government? [SSC Stenographer (Grade ‘C’ & ‘D’) Exam 09/01/2011]

          a) Gujarati

          b) Tamil

          c) Marathi

          d) Malayalam

02) “Rath Yatra” at Puri is celebrated in honour of [SSC (10 + 2) Level Data Entry Operator & LCD Exam 14/12/2011, Shift I]

          a) Lord Rama

          b) Lord Shiva

          c) Lord Jagannath

          d) Lord Vishnu

01) Which of the following is called the storehouse of world art collections? [SSC CGL Exam 24/02/2002] and [SSC CPO Sub Inspector Exam 12/01/2003]

          a) National Archives of India

          b) National Museum

          c) National Modren Art Gallery

          d) Salarjung Museum