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1. With which festival is Kanya Puja associated?
a. Janmashtami
b. Navratri
c. Ganesh Chaturthi
d. Gurpurab
2. The name of which festival means "Tenth Day of Victory"?
a. Gurpurab
b. Vijaya Dashami
c. Gurpurab
d. Raksha Bandhan
3. Which Indian nationalist leader revived Ganesh Chaturthi in 1893 when the British banned political assemblies?
a. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
b. Rabindranath Tagore
c. Lala Lajpat Rai
d. Chittaranjan Das
4. During which festival are the temporary structures like "Bhelagor" or "Meji" built?
a. Onam
b. Durga Puja
c. Ganesh Chaturthi
d. Bihu
5. Pithas is a delicacy that is prepared by the womenfolk of Assam during which festival?
a. Bihu
b. Diwali
c. Durga Puja
d. Holi
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Answers
1. With which festival is Kanya Puja associated?
a. Janmashtami
b. Navratri
c. Ganesh Chaturthi
d. Gurpurab
Did You Know?
In this ritual, nine young girls are dressed as the nine goddess aspects celebrated during Navratri. They are worshipped with ritual footwashing and given food and clothing.
Read more about it in this link.
2. The name of which festival means "Tenth Day of Victory"?
a. Gurpurab
b. Vijaya Dashami
c. Gurpurab
d. Raksha Bandhan
Did You Know?
Vijaya Dashami commemorates the victory of goddess Durga over the demon king Mahishasura. During this day, idols of goddess Durga is immersed in the water to signify the departure of Durga to her home in the Himalayas.
Read more about it in this link.
3. Which Indian nationalist leader revived Ganesh Chaturthi in 1893 when the British banned political assemblies?
a. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
b. Rabindranath Tagore
c. Lala Lajpat Rai
d. Chittaranjan Das
Did You Know?
Ganesh Chaturthi attained the nature of gala public celebration when the Maratha ruler Shivaji used it to encourage nationalist sentiment among his subjects, who were fighting the Mughals.
Read more about it in this link.
4. During which festival are the temporary structures like "Bhelagor" or "Meji" built?
a. Onam
b. Durga Puja
c. Ganesh Chaturthi
d. Bihu
Did You Know? Bhelaghor is a temporary structure created out of bamboo, wood, hay and nora (leftover stumps of paddy) while Meji is a tower made out of bamboo, wood, and hay. These structures are built through the combined efforts of the people of the village.
Read more about it in this link.
5. Pithas is a delicacy that is prepared by the womenfolk of Assam during which festival?
a. Bihu
b. Diwali
c. Durga Puja
d. Holi
Did You Know? The base ingredient of Pithas is mostly rice, of which Assam boasts of several exotic varieties. Pithas are prepared out of rice flour, sesame, jaggery, grated coconut, and other varieties of puffed rice.
Read more about it in this link.
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