Fairs, Festivals & Crafts PYQs

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1. Prelims 2018Q22Fairs, Festivals & Crafts

   Consider the following pairs :

   Tradition — State

   1.Chapchar Kut festival — Mizoram

   2.Khongjom Parba ballad — Manipur

   3.Thang-Ta dance — Sikkim

   Which of the pairs given above is/are correct ?

   a1 onlyb1 and 2c3 onlyd2 and 3
2. Prelims 2018Q54Fairs, Festivals & Crafts

   Consider the following pairs :

   Craft — Heritage of

   1.Puthukkuli shawls — Tamil Nadu

   2.Sujni embroidery — Maharashtra

   3.Uppada Jamdani saris — Karnataka

   Which of the pairs given above is/are correct ?

   a1 onlyb1 and 2c3 onlyd2 and 3
3. Prelims 2017Q70Fairs, Festivals & Crafts

   Consider the following pairs :

   Traditions : Communities

   1.Chaliha Sahib Festival – Sindhis

   2.Nanda Raj Jaat Yatra – Gonds

   3.Wari-Warkari – Santhals

   Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched ?

   a1 onlyb2 and 3 onlyc1 and 3 onlydNone of the above
4. Prelims 2015Q99Fairs, Festivals & Crafts

   Which of the following has/have been accorded ‘Geographical Indication’ status?

   1.Banaras Brocades and Sarees

   2.Rajasthani Daal-Bati-Churma

   3.Tirupathi Laddu

   Select the correct answer using the code given below.

   a1 onlyb2 and 3 onlyc1 and 3 onlyd1, 2 and 3
5. Prelims 2014Q26Fairs, Festivals & Crafts

   Every year, a monthlong ecologically important campaign/festival is held during which certain communities/tribes plant saplings of fruit-bearing trees. Which of the following are such communities/tribes?

   aBhutia and LepchabGond and KorkucIrula and TodadSahariya and Agariya
6. Prelims 2014Q76Fairs, Festivals & Crafts

   Consider the following towns of India :

   1.Bhadrachalam

   2.Chanderi

   3.Kancheepuram

   4.Karnal

   Which of the above are famous for the production of traditional sarees/fabric?

   a1 and 2 onlyb2 and 3 onlyc1, 2 and 3d1, 3 and 4
7. Prelims 2014Q84Fairs, Festivals & Crafts

   Chaitra 1 of the national calendar based on the Saka Era corresponds to which one of the following dates of the Gregorian calendar in a normal year of 365 days?

   a22nd March (or 21st March)b15th May (or 16th May)c31st March (or 30th March)d21st April (or 20th April)
8. Prelims 2009Q17Fairs, Festivals & Crafts

   Mahamasthakabhisheka, a great religious event, is associated with and done for who of the following?

   aBahubalibBuddhacMahavirdNataraja
9. Prelims 2009Q18Fairs, Festivals & Crafts

   Consider the following pairs:

   Tradition — State

   1.Gatka, a traditional martial art : Kerala

   2.Madhubani, a traditional painting : Bihar

   3.Singhye Khababs Sindhu Darshan Festival : Jammu and Kashmir

   Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

   a1 and 2 onlyb3 onlyc2 and 3 onlyd1, 2 and 3
10. Prelims 2006Q11Fairs, Festivals & Crafts

    Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

    List – I (Centre of Handicrafts)

    A.Mon

    B.Nalbari

    C.Pasighat

    D.Tura

    List – II (State)

    1.Arunachal Pradesh

    2.Assam

    3.Meghalaya

    4.Nagaland

    aA-4, B-2, C-1, D-3bA-4, B-3, C-2, D-1cA-1, B-3, C-4, D-2dA-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
11. Prelims 2002Q108Fairs, Festivals & Crafts

    Chapchar Kut is a festival celebrated in the state of

    aArunachal PradeshbAssamcMizoramdSikkim