Challenge Prelims V1.0 – Day 44 – GS Paper (Indian Art & Culture)

1. “The festival is celebrated every year on the full moon of Lamta (February-March) of the Meitei lunar calendar. It begins just after sunset followed by the “Burning of the Straw Hut”. Unlike Holi, it is celebrated with a traditional twist. During these five days, Manipur comes alive with sporting events during the day and traditional “thabal chongba” dance the night.”

Which of the following festivals is being described in the passage given above?

2. It is an annual festival celebrated in twin cities Hyderabad and Secunderabad, and parts of Telangana. The festival is dedicated to Goddess Mahakali, wherein she is given rice cooked with milk and jaggery in a brass or earthen pot decorated with neem leaves, turmeric and vermilion. A lit lamp is placed on top of the pot, which is then carried by women on their heads and offered — along with turmeric-vermilion, bangles and sari — to the deity in various temples.

The above passage refers to which of the following festivals?

3. Navroz festival related to:

4. Losoong festival, is celebrated to mark the new year in which of the following states?

5. Consider the following pairs:

Festivals/Traditions: State

1. Pongal: Tamil Nadu
2. Ashadhi Bij: Gujarat
3. Dree Festival: Arunachal Pradesh

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

6. Consider the following pairs:

Festivals/Traditions: State

1. Ugadi: New year day for Andhra Pradesh
2. Chettikulangara Bharani: Dedicated to Goddess Bhagavathy in Tamil Nadu
3. Vesak: An annual Buddhist festival celebrated by Chakma tribe

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

7. Consider the following statements:

1. Saga Dawa is a major festival in Arunachal Pradesh as it marks the Tibetan New Year.
2. Losar is one of the major Buddhist festivals in Sikkim and is celebrated in the Tibetan lunar month.

Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?

8. Unying Aran festival often seen in the news, is a new year festival of which state?

9. Karam festival is celebrated by which of the following tribes?

10. With reference to Samvatsari festival, consider the following statements:

1. It is celebrated as the last day of the Paryushana Shwetambar sect of Jainism.
2. On this day Jains beg forgiveness from all living beings for faults they have made.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

11. Consider the following pairs:

Flower Festival: Associated State

1. Phool Dei: Uttarakhand
2. Shirui Lily: Manipur
3. Sarhul: Jharkhand

How many of the pairs given above is/are not correctly matched?

12. Byanjana Dwadashi is a festival that celebrates a variety of food on the 12th day of the bright lunar phase of the moon in the month of Margashira in the Hindu calendar. It commemorates an episode of the Mahabharata where Yashoda prepares a lot of delicacies and feeds Krishna. This tradition of celebrating varieties of traditional food and sharing them has been practiced by Vaishnavites.

Which one of the following states this festival is celebrated?

13. Pryusanna and Oli are the popular festival of which one of the following religions?

14. Consider the following pairs:

Festival: Tribe

1. Tuluni: Sumi Nagas
2. Ahuna: Kuki
3. Aoleng Manyu: Konyak

How many of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

15. It is the second-largest fair in India, after the Kumbh Mela. It is celebrated by the Koya tribe. It is celebrated once in 2 years in the month of “Magha” (February) on the full moon day. It honors the fight of a mother and daughter, Goddesses Sammakka and Saralamma.

Which of the following fair has been mentioned in the above passage?