Poila Baishakh [ Bengali New Year ] , Ugadi [ Telugu New Year ] , Gudi Padwa [ Marathi New Year ] , Puthandu [Tamil New Year ] , Bohag Bihu/ Rongali Bihu [ Assamese New Year ] , Vishu [ Malayali New Year ] , Navroz [ Parsi New Year ] , Cheiraoba [ Manipuri New Year ] , Pana Sankranti [ Odia New Year ] , Cheti Chand [ Sindhi New year ] and Jur Sital [ Maithili New Year ]
| पारंपरिक नव वर्ष | पोइला बैशाख [ बंगाली नव वर्ष ] , उगादी [ तेलुगु नव वर्ष ] , गुड़ी पड़वा [ मराठी नव वर्ष ], पुथांडु [ तमिल नव वर्ष ] , बोहाग बिहू/रोंगाली बिहू [असमिया नव वर्ष ] , विशु [ मलयाली नव वर्ष ], नवरोज़ [पारसी नव वर्ष ] , चीराओबा [मणिपुरी नव वर्ष ] , पाना संक्रांति [ उड़िया नव वर्ष ] , चेटी चंद [ सिंधी नव वर्ष ] और जुर सीतल [ मैथिली नव वर्ष ] |
Q The new year celebrated by the Hindus in Maharashtra is :
1 Vishu
2 Ugadi
3 Puthandu
4 Gudi Padwa
Q Which Bihu is celebrated in Assam to pray for standing crops ?
1 Magh
2 Kati
3 Bohag
4 Rongali
Q Which of the following communities of Sikkim celebrates ‘Sonam Lochar’ as its New Year on the first day of the twelfth month in the lunar calendar?
1 Kirat Khambu Rai
2 Lepcha
3 Tamang
4 Gurung
Q Navreh is the lunar new year that is celebrated in which of the following states / union territories ?
1 Jammu and Kashmir
2 Assam
3 Sikkim
4 Manipur
Q _________ is celebrated as Gujarati New Year in India.
1 Bestu Varas
2 Chaliho Sahib
3 Ulambana
4 Cheti Chand
Q ‘Rongali Bihu’, one of the major festivals of Assam, is celebrated in the month of :
1. January
2 August
3 April
4 May
Q Which of the following deities is worshipped on the occasion of the Malayalam New Year ?
1 Lord Vishnu
2 Lord Indra
3 Lord Ganesha
4 Lord Brahma
Q Which among the following Bihu is also known as Rongali Bihu?
1 Magh Bihu
2 Bhogali Bihu
3 Bohag Bihu
4 Kongali Bihu
Q Which of the following is a festival of merriment and heralds the Assamese New Year and the onset of spring?
Ans 1. Ali-ai-ligang
2. Me-Dum-Me-Phi
3. Bohag Bihu [ Rongali Bihu ]
4. Kati Bihu
Q As per the Hindu calendar, Ugadi festival in southern states of India is celebrated in which of the following months?
1. Margashirsha
2 Vaishaka
3 Chaitra
4 Shravan
Q The people of Kashmir dedicates the Navreh festival to Goddess __ and pay
homage to her during the festival.
1 Sita
2 Parvati
3 Sharika
4 Lakshmi
Q _____ is the main festival of Karnataka , which marks the Kannada New Year.
1 Onam
2 Bonalu
3 Pongal
4 Ugadi
Q On which day is Gudi Padwa celebrated in the month of Chaitra as per the Hindu calendar ?
1 First
2 Second
3 Fifth
4 Fourth
Q Which of the following festival is known as the Jewish New Year?
1 Sukkot
2 Simchat Torah
3 Rosh Hashanah
4 Shemini Atzeret
Q Shogatsu , is the New Year festival of which of the following country ?
1 Japan
2 Brazil
3 France
4 New Zealand
| New Year Festivals | Shogatsu [ Japanese New Year ] , Tet [ Vietnamese New Year ] , Tsagaan Sar [ Mongolian New Year ] , Seollal [ Korean New Year ] , Ano Nove or Revillion [ Brazilian New Year ] , Losar [ Tibetan New Year ] |
Q Which of the following festivals is celebrated as New Year’s Day in the states of Andhra Pradesh , Telangana and Karnataka ?
1 Ugadi
2 Baishagu
3 Brahmotsavam
4 Dasara
Q What is Tamil New Year also known as ?
1 Vishu
2 Varusha Pirappu / Puthandu
3 Ugadi
4 Bestu Varas
Q Which of the following is the national festival of Assam that marks the beginning of the Assamese New Year and is associated with the agricultural harvest?
1 Majuli Festival
2 Ambubachi Festival
3 Dehing Patkai Festival
4 Bohag Bihu Festival
Q Losoong / Namsoong is the _____ New Year , which marks the end of harvest season.
1 Sikkimese
2 Assamese
3 Bengali
2 Manipuri
Q ‘Vishu’ is one of the famous festival of which of the following states ?
1 Odisha
2 Kerala
3 Assam
4 Tamil Nadu
Q The Bengali New Year is also known as :
1 Vishu
2 Poila Baishakh
3 Pana Sankranti
4 Puthandu
Q Rongali Bihu marks the beginning of the Assamese New Year and agricultural season. It is a festival of fun and feasting and it is celebrated for ___ days.
1 Seven
2 Ten
3 Three
4 Five
Q Pana Sankranti , also known as Maha Bishuba Sankranti , is the traditional new year of :
1 Odia
2 Assam
3 Bengali
4 Maharashtra
Q What is Parsi New year known as?
1 Ugadi
2 Navroz
3 Pateti
4 Puthandu
Q At which of the following places Ugadi festival is celebrated ?
1 Maharashtra
2 Telangana
3 Karnataka
4 Tamil Nadu
Q Ashadhi Bij, or the __, is a distinguished cultural festival wherein the arrival of rain is celebrated.
1. Andhra New Year
2 Kutchi New Year
3 Gond New Year
4 Tamil New Year
Q Kati Bihu, one of the three Bihu festivals of Assam, is celebrated in the month of __.
1 April
2 October
3 January
4 December
Q Which of the following festivals is also known as the ‘Manipuri New Year’?
1 Cheiraoba
2 Heikru Hidongba
3 Gang-Ngai
4 Kut
Q Which festival marks the beginning of the Tibetan New Year?
1 Saga Dawa Festival
2 Losar festival
3 Shoton Festival
4 Ongkor Festival
Q Which festival marks the beginning of the Sikh New Year and commemorates the formation of Khalsa panth of warriors under Guru Gobind Singh in 1699?
1 Teeyan
2 Baisakhi
3 Lohri
4 Hola Mohalla
Q Which among the following is the New Year day of Gujarat that falls during harvest season on the day after Diwali?
1 Bestu Varas
2 Vishu
3 Puthandu
4 Ugadi
Q New Year is observed in different regions with different names as given below :Which of the following options presents the INCORRECT match ?
1 Navreh : Kashmiri Hindu New Year
2 Pana Sankranti : Odia New Year
3 Ugadi : Telugu New Year
4 Vishu : Tamil Nadu
| Traditional New Year | Vishu [ Malayalam New Year ] , Ugadi [ Telgu New Year ] , Pana Sankranti [ Odia New Year ] , Navreh [ Kashmiri Hindu New Year ] |