Month: January 2023

Pushkar Mela [ Rajasthan ] , Tutilawa Mela [ Jharkhand ] , Kheer Bhawani Mela [ Jammu and Kashmir ] , Sonepur Mela [ Bihar ] , Medaram Jatara [ Telangana ] , Kumbh Mela [ Uttar Pradesh ] , Ambubachi Mela [ Assam ] , Maru Mela [ Jaisalmer , Rajasthan ] , Ganga Sagar Mela [ West Bengal ] , Nalwari Fair [ Himachal Pradesh ] ,  Nauchandi Mela [ Meerut , Uttar Pradesh ] , Madhavpur Mela [ Gujarat ] , Surajkund Mela [ Faridabad , Haryana ] , Minjar Mela [ Himachal Pradesh ] , Shaheedi Jor Mela [ Punjab ] , Tarnetar Mela [ Gujarat ] , Somnath Fair or Masi Fair [ Uttarakhand ] , Toshali Mela [ Odisha ] , Nagaur Fair [ Rajasthan ]

Q In which of the following state of India Tirthamukh Mela is held ?

1 Jharkhand

2 Tripura

3 Rajasthan

4 Telangana

Q Name the annual fair of Rajasthan at which camel trading is a major event ?

1 Suraj Kund Mela

2 Madhvapur Mela

3 Pushkar Mela

4 Sonepur Mela

Q नलवाड़ी मेला [ Nalwari Fair ] किस भारतीय राज्य में आयोजित किया जाता है?

1 पंजाब

2 उत्तर प्रदेश

3 हिमाचल प्रदेश

4 हरियाणा

Q The famous Ambubachi Mela is held every year in which of the following cities of India ?

1 Patna

2 Jaipur

3 Guwahati

4 Jalandhar

Q ‘Chandrabhaga Fair’ is organised in which of the following districts of Rajasthan ?

1 Jaipur

2 Jhalawar

3 Jaisalmer

4 Ajmer

Q UNESCO recognized Kumbh Mela as Intangible Cultural Heritage in the year _

1 2015

2 2017

3 2016

4 2018

Q Identify the cultural festival on the basis of given clues:

i) This festival brings together craftsmen like potters, embroiderers, weavers, wood
carvers, metal workers, stone smiths and painters from all over India on one platform
in Haryana.
ii) This crafts mela is held in February every year and provides a glimpse of the state’s
cultural heritage and recent achievements.

1 Kapil Muni Fair

2 Shamlaji Fair

3 Chitra Vichitra Fair

4 Surajkund Mela

Q Popular since ancient eras for the trading of livestock, _, which is a month long event, takes place on the auspicious occasion of Kartik Purnima in the month of
November near Harihar Nath temple.

1 Sonepur Mela

2 Rajgir Mela

3 Pushkar Mela

4 Ardhkumbh Mela

Q Which Fair in Punjab is dedicated to Guga Pir , who is regarded to be the God of snakes ?

1 Shaheedi Jor Mela

2 Hola Mohalla

3 Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan

4 Chappar Mela

Q Shri Jagannathji Mela is held at _.

1 Cuttack

2 Sambalpur

3 Jaipur

4 Alwar

Q The Madhavpur fair is held at _.

1 Bhatinda

2 Moradabad

3 Porbandar

4 Jaisalmer

Q When is the Maru Mahotsava at Jaiselmer held?

1 March-April

2 September-October

3 November-December

4 January-February

Q What is ‘Nalwari’ fair in Himachal Pradesh ?

1 Celebrated on the occassion of Navaratri

2 It marks the beginning of Tibetan Fair

3 It is a cattle fair

4 It is a havesting festival

Q The annual cultural festivals held at Surajkund , Faridabad is an International ___ mela.

1 Crafts

2 Books

3 Cattle

4 Science

Q Madhavpur Mela takes place in :

1 Uttar Pradesh

2 Maharashtra

3 Madhya Pradesh

4 Gujarat

Q Bahu Mela , one of the biggest Hindu festivals held in ____

1 Jammu and Kashmir

2 Punjab

3 West Bengal

4 Bihar

Q Amongst the following, Bihar is most famous for the _ fair.

1 Madhavpur Mela

2 Nauchandi Mela

3 Sonepur Mela

4 Pushkar Mela

Q In which state of India Kheer Bhawani Mela is held?

1 Maharashtra

2 Gujarat

3 Assam

4 Jammu & Kashmir

Q Gogaji fair belongs to __.

1 Kerala

2 Andhra Pradesh

3 Rajasthan

4 Punjab

Q Nagaur Cattle Fair is celebrated in which of the following states ?

1 Gujarat

2 Rajasthan

3 Haryana

4 Punjab

Q Which of the following fair is held in Gujarat to share its connection with Mishmi tribe of Arunachal Pradesh , this fair celebrates the immortal journey with Rukmini undertook from Arunachal Pradesh to Gujarat with Lord Krishna ?

1 Madhavpur Fair

2 Nauchandi Fair

3 Pushkar Fair

4 Toshali Mela

Q Kolayat Fair [ Kapil Muni Fair ] is celebrated in which state of India ?

1 Rajasthan

2 Haryana

3 Gujarat

4 Maharashtra

Q The Champaran Mela is celebrated every year in which city of Chhattisgarh?

1 Raipur

2 Raigarh

3 Bilaspur

4 Koma

Q The famous Nauchandi Fair happens once a year in the state of __.

1 Tamil Nadu

2 Madhya Pradesh

3 Uttar Pradesh

4 Kerala

Q In which state is the ‘Sonepur Cattle Fair’ a well-known cultural event ?

1 Gujarat

2 Rajasthan

3 Bihar

4 Punjab

Q Which of the following is a cattle fair celebrated in the state of Himachal Pradesh ?

1 Nalwari Fair

2 Doongri Festival

3 Ashwin Mela

4 Manimahesh Fair

Q In which among the following states was Mela Kheer Bhawani festival celebrated in India ?

1 Kerala

2 Gujarat

3 Jammu and Kashmir

4 West Bengal

Q Which of the following is a fair held at the shrine of Mastan Shah Vali?

1 Pir Budhan fair

2 Dhamoni Urs

3 Hira Bhumia fair

4 Karam fair

The fair is held in April-May at Dhamoni in Sagar district [ Madhya Pradesh ] on the shrine of Mastan Shah Vali

Q The Nanda Devi Fair is organised in the Kumaon region in the month of __ every
year.

1 September

2 May

3 February

4 December

Q In which state is ‘Tarnetar’ fair celebrated annually?

Ans 1. Gujarat

2. Telangana

3. Madhya Pradesh

4. Manipur

Q ‘Ambubachi’ festival of Assam is celebrated in the month of __ every year.

1 January

2 December

3 June

4 March

Q Poush Mela displays local artisans displaying folk dances , music , food and culture of ______

1 Gujarat

2 Uttarakhand

3 West Bengal

4 Rajasthan

Q On the eve of which of the following festivals is Kotappakonda Fair of Andhra Pradesh organised ?

1 Maha Shivaratri

2 Ugadi

3 Makar Sankranti

4 Sri Ramanavami

Q ‘Nauchandi Mela’ is an annual fair held at which place ?

1 Meerut

2 Haridwar

3 Indore

4 Jodhpur

Q Sheorinarayan fair is held in which of the following states ?

1 West Bengal

2 Jharkhand

3 Chhattisgarh

4 Madhya Pradesh

Q Which is an animal trading festival of Gujarat ?

1 Vautha Mela

2 Madhavpur Mela

3 Ambubachi Mela

4 Kumbh Mela

Q Simhastha fair is held in Ujjain on the bank of which river ?

1 Kshipra river

2 Son river

3 Ganga river

4 Gandak river

Q ‘Ganga Sagar Mela’ happens every year during Makar Sankranti in which state ?

1 West Bengal

2 Bihar

3 Jharkhand

4 Uttar Pradesh

Q In memory of whom is the Madhavpur Mela of Gujarat celebrated?

1 Lord Shiva and Parvati

2 Lord Krishna and Rukmini

3 Lord Krishna and Radha

4 Lord Krishna and Draupadi

Q Minjar Mela is a popular fair of which of the following states?

1. Uttarakhand

2 Punjab

3 Jammu and Kashmir

4 Himachal Pradesh

Q ‘Tutilawa Mela‘ is a festival celebrated in the state of _.

1. Gujarat

2 Jharkhand

3 Nagaland

4 Kerala

Q Medaram Jatra is the second largest fair of India , after the Kumbh Mela , celebrated by the Koya tribe of :

1 Telangana

2 Assam

3 Tamil Nadu

4 Mizoram

Q ‘Shaheedi Sabha’ is a festival celebrated by which of the following states

1. Bihar

2 Haryana

3 Sikkim

4 Punjab

Q Which of the following is a cattle fair celebrated in the state of Himachal Pradesh ?

1 Nalwari Fair

2 Ambubachi Mela

3 Sonepur Mela

4 Tarnetar Mela

Q ‘Chandrabhaga fair’ is organised in which of the following districts of Rajasthan ?

1 Jaipur

2 Jhalawar

3 Jaisalmer

4 Jalore

Q In which state of India ‘Chhapar Mela’ a social festival is organised ?

1 Punjab

2 Bihar

3 Odisha

4 Gujarat

Q Which of the following places in Rajasthan is known for hosting the famous Baneshwar
festival?

1. Jaipur

2 Mount Abu

3 Dungarpur

4 Alwar

Q Which of the following tribes of India celebrates the Baneshwar festival?

1 Bhils

2 Malai

3 Gonds

4 Baigas

Q Which of the following rivers is associated with the Pous Sankranti Mela in Tripura?

1 Gomati

2 Haora

3 Khowai

4 Muhuri

Q With which of the following states is the tribal festival named ‘Samakka Saarakka Jaathara’ traditionally associated?

1 Tripura

2 Telangana

3 Tamil Nadu

4 Kerala

Q In which of the following temples is the Ambubasi Fair celebrated every year?

 Ans 1. Jagannath temple 

2. Kamakhya temple 

3. Kashi Vishwanath temple 

4. Kedarnath temple

Q Which among the following festival marks the menstruation period of the Goddess Kamakhya in Assam?

Ans 1. Moatsu

2. Chapchar Kut

3. Wangala

4. Ambubachi Mela

Q The famous Pushkar Fair of Rajasthan is held _ in a year.

1 two times

2 four times

3 three times

4 one time

Q The Medaram Jatara Festival is a __day long festival celebrated by Koya tribe.

1 5

2 3

3 2

4 4

The Medaram Jatara Festival is a Four day long festival celebrated by Koya tribe. It is a tribal festival of honouring the goddesses Sammakka and Saralamma celebrated in the state of Telangana

Q The ____ in Punjab is held to commemorate the warriors who laid down their lives in the battle between Guru Gobind Singh and the Mughals.

1 Rauza Sharif Urs

2 Hola Mohalla

3 Maghi Mela

4 Jor Mela

Q Jon Beel Mela is the only fair in India where bartar system is still used , in which state does it take place ?

1 Assam

2 Rajasthan

3 Gujarat

4 Himachal Pradesh

Q ‘Baneshwar Fair’ is organised on which date ?

1 Purnima of Chaitra month

2 Purnima of Ashwin month

3 Purnima of Bhadrapad month

4 Purnima of Magha month

Baneshwar fair is an annual tribal fair held in Dungarpur district in Rajasthan state of India . The fair is held in the month of January or February [ Purnima of Magha month ] at Baneshwar , near the confluence of the Som and Mahi rivers . This fair is a major fair in tribal culture and has been described as ”the Kumbh mela for the tribals”