MCQs on Festivals of India (50 Questions)

1. Which festival is known as the “Festival of Lights” in India?
A) Holi
B) Diwali
C) Navratri
D) Raksha Bandhan

2. Pongal is mainly celebrated in which Indian state?
A) Kerala
B) Karnataka
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Andhra Pradesh

3. Baisakhi is primarily associated with which religion?
A) Hinduism
B) Sikhism
C) Buddhism
D) Jainism

4. Which festival marks the end of Ramadan?
A) Eid-ul-Adha
B) Eid-ul-Fitr
C) Muharram
D) Milad-un-Nabi

5. On which festival are bonfires lit to signify the victory of good over evil?
A) Holi
B) Diwali
C) Dussehra
D) Lohri

6. Which festival celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna?
A) Ram Navami
B) Janmashtami
C) Diwali
D) Holi

7. Onam is the harvest festival of which state?
A) Assam
B) Kerala
C) Odisha
D) West Bengal

8. Which festival is celebrated to welcome spring in India?
A) Diwali
B) Holi
C) Dussehra
D) Eid

9. Durga Puja is mainly celebrated in which state?
A) Bihar
B) Odisha
C) West Bengal
D) Jharkhand

10. Which festival commemorates the victory of Lord Rama over Ravana?
A) Diwali
B) Dussehra
C) Holi
D) Janmashtami

11. Which Indian festival is known as the “Festival of Colours”?
A) Diwali
B) Holi
C) Pongal
D) Bihu

12. Bihu festival is celebrated in which state?
A) Assam
B) Manipur
C) Tripura
D) Mizoram

13. Ganesh Chaturthi marks the birth of which deity?
A) Lord Shiva
B) Lord Vishnu
C) Lord Ganesha
D) Lord Kartikeya

14. Which festival involves fasting and worship of the Moon by married women?
A) Teej
B) Karwa Chauth
C) Vat Savitri
D) Gangaur

15. Which festival is also known as the Sikh New Year?
A) Lohri
B) Baisakhi
C) Guru Nanak Jayanti
D) Hola Mohalla

16. Which festival commemorates the birth of Guru Nanak Dev Ji?
A) Baisakhi
B) Lohri
C) Guru Nanak Jayanti
D) Hola Mohalla

17. Rath Yatra is associated with which deity?
A) Lord Shiva
B) Lord Krishna
C) Lord Jagannath
D) Lord Rama

18. Which festival is celebrated by flying kites in Gujarat?
A) Pongal
B) Makar Sankranti
C) Bihu
D) Teej

19. Which festival marks the Islamic New Year?
A) Eid-ul-Fitr
B) Muharram
C) Milad-un-Nabi
D) Shab-e-Barat

20. Which festival celebrates the harvest season in Punjab?
A) Baisakhi
B) Lohri
C) Teej
D) Holi

21. Chhath Puja is mainly dedicated to which deity?
A) Lord Vishnu
B) Surya (Sun God)
C) Lord Shiva
D) Lord Indra

22. Which festival is known as the “Festival of Brothers and Sisters”?
A) Raksha Bandhan
B) Bhai Dooj
C) Karwa Chauth
D) Teej

23. Which festival is celebrated to mark Buddha’s birth?
A) Vesak
B) Losar
C) Hemis
D) Saga Dawa

24. Which festival is celebrated in Ladakh to mark Tibetan New Year?
A) Losar
B) Hemis
C) Saga Dawa
D) Vesak

25. Which festival marks the worship of Goddess Saraswati?
A) Basant Panchami
B) Navratri
C) Diwali
D) Teej

26. Navratri is celebrated in honour of which goddess?
A) Saraswati
B) Lakshmi
C) Durga
D) Parvati

27. Which festival is famous for the Dandiya dance?
A) Holi
B) Navratri
C) Onam
D) Teej

28. Teej festival is mainly celebrated by women in which region?
A) South India
B) Eastern India
C) Northern India
D) Western India

29. Which festival involves the ritual of tying Rakhi?
A) Bhai Dooj
B) Raksha Bandhan
C) Karwa Chauth
D) Teej

30. Which festival is celebrated to thank nature for a good harvest in Kerala?
A) Vishu
B) Onam
C) Pongal
D) Thiruvathira

31. Which festival commemorates the sacrifice of Prophet Ibrahim?
A) Eid-ul-Fitr
B) Eid-ul-Adha
C) Muharram
D) Shab-e-Barat

32. Which festival is known as the “Festival of Kites” in Rajasthan?
A) Teej
B) Gangaur
C) Makar Sankranti
D) Holi

33. Which festival is celebrated by worshipping cattle?
A) Govardhan Puja
B) Gudi Padwa
C) Bihu
D) Teej

34. Gudi Padwa marks the New Year of which community?
A) Tamil
B) Marathi
C) Punjabi
D) Bengali

35. Which festival marks the beginning of the Hindu New Year in South India?
A) Vishu
B) Baisakhi
C) Gudi Padwa
D) Ugadi

36. Which festival is associated with boat races in Kerala?
A) Vishu
B) Pongal
C) Onam
D) Thiruvathira

37. Which festival celebrates the bond between brothers and sisters after Diwali?
A) Raksha Bandhan
B) Bhai Dooj
C) Karwa Chauth
D) Teej

38. Which festival marks the worship of Goddess Lakshmi?
A) Diwali
B) Navratri
C) Teej
D) Holi

39. Which festival is also known as the “Festival of Joy”?
A) Onam
B) Holi
C) Diwali
D) Baisakhi

40. Hemis festival is celebrated in which region?
A) Sikkim
B) Ladakh
C) Arunachal Pradesh
D) Himachal Pradesh

41. Which festival is celebrated to welcome the Sun into Capricorn?
A) Holi
B) Makar Sankranti
C) Pongal
D) Lohri

42. Which festival is celebrated by lighting lamps in honour of ancestors?
A) Pitru Paksha
B) Diwali
C) Karwa Chauth
D) Teej

43. Which festival marks the Assamese New Year?
A) Rongali Bihu
B) Magh Bihu
C) Kati Bihu
D) Bohag Bihu

44. Which festival is associated with the worship of Goddess Gauri?
A) Gangaur
B) Teej
C) Navratri
D) Karwa Chauth

45. Which festival celebrates the return of Lord Rama to Ayodhya?
A) Dussehra
B) Diwali
C) Holi
D) Ram Navami

46. Which festival is celebrated with clay idols immersed in water?
A) Durga Puja
B) Ganesh Chaturthi
C) Diwali
D) Holi

47. Which festival marks the end of the harvest season in Assam?
A) Rongali Bihu
B) Kati Bihu
C) Magh Bihu
D) Bohag Bihu

48. Which festival is associated with fasting by women for the long life of husbands?
A) Karwa Chauth
B) Teej
C) Vat Savitri
D) All of the above

49. Which festival is dedicated to Lord Vishnu in Kerala?
A) Vishu
B) Onam
C) Pongal
D) Thiruvathira

50. Which festival is celebrated by the Jain community to mark spiritual awakening?
A) Paryushan
B) Mahavir Jayanti
C) Diwali
D) Vesak

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✅ Answer Key

1. B

2. C

3. B

4. B

5. D

6. B

7. B

8. B

9. C

10. B

11. B

12. A

13. C

14. B

15. B

16. C

17. C

18. B

19. B

20. A

21. B

22. A

23. A

24. A

25. A

26. C

27. B

28. D

29. B

30. B

31. B

32. C

33. A

34. B

35. D

36. C

37. B

38. A

39. B

40. B

41. B

42. A

43. A

44. A

45. B

46. B

47. C

48. D

49. A

50. A