Festivals of West Bengal

Author:Goutam Chakraborty & Madhumita Pattrea
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Important Questions on Festivals of West Bengal

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Consider the following statements:

I. The food carnival 'Ahare Bangla' generally takes place in the month of July.

II. The Animal resources Development department encourages many non-conventional meat and meat products in this food festival.

Which sentence(s) is/are true?

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Match the following list:

  List I   List II
A Ganga Sagar Mela i Chaitra Sankranti
B Rash Mela ii Full moon day in Kartik month
C Charak Puja iii First day of Baishakh month
D Nababarsho iv Makar Sankranti

Codes:

A B C D

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Match the following list:

  List I
(Fair)
  List II
(Timings)
A Gangasagar Mela i Month of Kartik
B Kenduli Mela ii Month of February-March
C Jalpesh Mela iii Makar Sankranti
D Rash Mela iv Mid-January

Codes:

A B C D

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Teesta Tea and Tourism festival is organised by:

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Teesta Tea and Tourism festival takes place in:

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Kalabhat, Gobindobhog, Tulaipanji, Katavibhog are the names of:

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The principal objective of the Food Festival of West Bengal sponsored by the Animal Resources Development Department is:

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The tourism department of West Bengal started Kolkata Christmas festival in:

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Name the place(s) famous for Jagadhatri Puja.

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The uniqueness of Diwali in West Bengal is that:

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The most important festival of West Bengal is:

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Raksha Bandhan is not the most important festival in West Bengal, still it is celebrated in the month of:

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What is the largest festival of Muslims in West Bengal?

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Name the famous Rathyatra near Serampore.

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Nabobarsha marks the beginning of new year in West Bengal as per the:

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Which festival is held on the day of 'Chaitra Sankranti'?