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Festivals and Fairs – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 2

Medium-level GK on Indian festivals and fairs: the days of Pongal, Hemis Festival, Kumbh Mela sites, Sonepur and Pushkar fairs, and UNESCO-listed Ramlila and Durga Puja.

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50
Duration
30 min
Marks
50

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Attempts
100
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About this test

Indian Festivals and Fairs GK Level 2: Statement and Matching Practice

Level 2 of the Festivals and Fairs set is a medium-level Static GK quiz that mixes harvest festivals, religious melas, tribal celebrations and UNESCO listings. Instead of one-line recall, it uses statement checks, odd-one-out, matching and calendar-order questions. Aptitude360 designed it to move learners from basic facts to the reasoning needed for Art and Culture questions.

Festival themes tested in this Level 2 set

  • The four days of Pongal and the Malayalam month of Onam
  • Hemis Festival and Guru Padmasambhava
  • Kumbh Mela sites, their states and rivers
  • Sonepur and Pushkar fairs and the states that host them
  • Festival-state matching for Hornbill, Sangai and Rann Utsav
  • Nuakhai and the Puri Rath Yatra of Odisha
  • Order of UNESCO listings: Ramlila, Kumbh Mela, Durga Puja in Kolkata

Key concepts for festivals and fairs of India

  • The common harvest idea behind Pongal, Onam, Baisakhi and Bihu
  • Festivals placed in calendar order from January onwards
  • Hindu calendar timing of events such as the Rath Yatra
  • The International Kite Festival at Ahmedabad on Uttarayan
  • North-East festivals such as Wangala, Losoong and Namsoong

How to revise festivals for medium-level questions

  • Build a month-wise festival calendar so sequence questions become easy
  • Memorise UNESCO inscriptions in year order, not as a loose list
  • Revise festivals grouped by theme, region and religion

Who this festivals quiz is for

General awareness learners who have completed the first level of this series and want harder practice on Indian art and culture.

FAQs about Festivals and Fairs – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 2

What are the four days of Pongal?
Pongal is celebrated over four days: Bhogi, Thai Pongal, Mattu Pongal and Kaanum Pongal. It is the harvest festival of Tamil Nadu, held in January.
Which Indian festivals are on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list?
Indian entries include Ramlila (2008), the Kumbh Mela (2017) and Durga Puja in Kolkata (2021).
Why is the Hemis Festival celebrated?
The Hemis Festival at Hemis Monastery near Leh celebrates the birth anniversary of Guru Padmasambhava, also known as Guru Rinpoche.
What is Sonepur Mela famous for?
Sonepur Mela in Bihar is one of Asia's largest cattle fairs. It is held at the confluence of the Ganga and the Gandak.

Test structure

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SectionQuestionsTime
Festivals and Fairs GK Level 25030 min

Marking & rules

Total marks
50 across 50 questions.
Negative marking
A wrong answer costs marks. Leaving a question unanswered costs nothing.
Attempts
100 in total. An attempt is spent the moment you begin one.

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