Set 6 | Important Indian Festivals, Fairs and Calendars MCQs 2024

Correct Answer is B.

• Losoong is the Sikkimese New yEar and is celebrated each year in the month of December.
• It is also that time of the year when the farmers celebrate their harvest.
• Although it is a traditional festival of the Bhutia tribe, the Lepchas also celebrate it with equal vigour and zeal.
• Archery competition is also organized to further enchance the festival spirit.

Correct Answer is D.

• Drupka Teshi and Bumchu festival is celebrated in the Sikkim.
• Drupka Teshi festival is dedicated to Lord Buddha and it signifies the preaching of the four Noble Truths by Lord Buddha to his disciples.
• Bumchu festival is a religious festival. It is considered as a sacred water festival, when the Lamas of Tashiding Monastery open the pot containing holy water.
• The level of water is believed to be a prediction for the forthcoming year. If the water is filled up to the top edge of the vessel, it predicts a year of peace and prosperity.

Correct Answer is A.

• Lhabab Dhuechen is celebrated in Sikkim.
• It is held in the month of November and it is one of the popular festivals celebrated in Sikkim.
• The festival is celebrated as it signifies the day when Lord Buddha stepped on the world from heaven upon the request of his devotees.

Correct Answer is C.

• Kharchi Puja is a popular festival in Tripura.
• The Puja was once performed only by the royal households. However, with changing times, Kharchi became common to all the houses in Tripura.
• It is a 10 day long festival that is marked by the animal sacrifice and worshipping 14 gods as instructed by Lord Shiva.

Correct Answer is B.

• Hemis festival is celebrated in Ladakh region.
• It is two day festival held in June or July every year at the Hemis Monastery and is one of the popular festivals in the Ladakh region.
• It is dedicated to Lord Padmasambhava, who founded Tantric Buddhism in Tibet.
• The Hemis festival comprises a mystical and colourful masked dance performance that depicts the triumph of good over evil.

Correct Answer is D.

• Naro Nasjal festival is celebrated in Ladakh region.
• The black hat dance remains the major attraction during the festival, which takes place in August during the blooming of the Guru Neropa flower in Ladakh.
• It is held every year at the Sani Monastery in Zanskar, belonging to the Drukpa Kargyu school of Tibetan Buddhism.

Correct Answer is A.

• Phyang festival is celebrated in Ladakh region.
• The sacred dance dramas (also known as Chhams) of the Lamas and musical intonation echoing the walls of Phyang Gompa in Ladakh is the major attraction during the Phyang festival that takes place in July.

Correct Answer is C.

• Urs festival is celebrated in the Kashmir region.
• Urs, also dubbed as Ziarats, is an annual 11 day extravaganza that is held at the shrines of Muslim saints on their death anniversaries.
• There is a saying, “It snows when the Urs of Meesha Sahib is held, it is windy when the Urs of Batamol sahib takes place, it rains on the occasion of the Urs  of the Bahauddin”.

Correct Answer is B.

• Vaitha Vatur Truvah festival is celebrated in Kashmir region.
• It is held on the 13^th day of the lunar fortnight of Bhadon, mostly in August or September, at an ancient temple in Verinag (source of the Jhelum river), which is at an elevation of 1,851 meters.
• The festival witnesses several Hindu pilgrims and is followed by a big Havana.

Correct Answer is D.

• Herath festival is one of the popular festival in Kashmir region.
• Commonly known as Shivratri is a major festival among the Kashmiri Pandits and generally falls in February or March.
• During the festival, the Hindus clean their houses and women pay a visit to their parents.