This Haryana quiz on Fairs and Festivals (Surajkund Mela, Gita Jayanti) puts 12 multiple-choice questions to you, the verified MCQs published with GK24's note on the topic. Every question carries a full explanation of why the correct option is right and why the other options are wrong, so you learn the fact behind the answer rather than the letter. Attempt it right after reading the note, keep to the timer, and use the explanations at the end to mark what needs another look. Sit it again before the exam as a quick revision of the topic.
12 questions with answers and explanations
The Surajkund International Crafts Mela is held in which district of Haryana?
The fair is held at Surajkund in Faridabad district, close to the Delhi border, where the amphitheatre-shaped reservoir attributed to the Tomar king Surajpal gives the place its name and its setting.
Read the full explanation →In which year was the Surajkund Crafts Mela started?
The Surajkund mela was started in 1987 as a crafts fair of the state, and it has been held every February since, bringing craftspeople and folk performers from across the country to the grounds at Surajkund.
Read the full explanation →The Surajkund International Crafts Mela is held every year from
The fair runs for a fortnight every February, which is also the reason it is counted with the Taj Mahotsav at Agra and the Khajuraho Dance Festival as the February events of north and central India.
Read the full explanation →Gita Jayanti is observed on which day of the Hindu calendar?
Gita Jayanti falls on the Ekadashi of the bright half of Margashirsha, the day called Mokshada Ekadashi, which is held to be the day the Bhagavad Gita was spoken at Kurukshetra; the state keeps it as the International Gita Mahotsav.
Read the full explanation →The main events of the International Gita Mahotsav are held at which tank of Kurukshetra?
Brahma Sarovar at Kurukshetra, among the largest sacred tanks in India, is the centre of the International Gita Mahotsav, with the evening deep-daan of lamps on its steps, the Gita yagya, seminars and a crafts bazaar held around it.
Read the full explanation →The Surajkund reservoir in Faridabad district is attributed to which ruler?
The amphitheatre-shaped tank at Surajkund, with stepped embankments on a hill slope, is attributed by tradition to the Tomar king Surajpal, and the name of the place is taken from his, which is why the modern crafts fair carries it too.
Read the full explanation →The Kapal Mochan fair, held on Kartik Purnima around three sacred tanks, belongs to which district?
The Kapal Mochan fair is held at Bilaspur in Yamunanagar district on Kartik Purnima, around the three tanks of Kapal Mochan, Rin Mochan and Surya Kund, and it is a large cattle fair as well as a bathing fair; the gurdwara there records a visit of Guru Gobind Singh.
Read the full explanation →The Sheetla Mata fair, also called the Masani fair, is the largest fair of which district?
The temple of Sheetla Mata, known locally as Masani Devi, stands at Gurugram, and its fair is held in Chaitra and again around Ashwin, drawing lakhs of pilgrims over several weeks; it is the biggest fair of the district.
Read the full explanation →The Phalgu fair, held at a pind-daan tirtha of the village of Pharal, belongs to which district?
Pharal in Kaithal district holds the Phalgu tirtha, where pind-daan is offered for ancestors in the same tradition as at Gaya, and the fair that gathers there is one of the oldest in the Saraswati belt of the state.
Read the full explanation →Gugga Naumi, kept for the folk deity Gugga Pir with chhari processions, falls in which month?
Gugga Naumi is kept on the Navami of the dark half of Bhadrapada in honour of Gugga Pir, a folk deity revered by Hindus and Muslims alike in Haryana, and his chhari, a decorated staff, is carried from village to village with drums and songs.
Read the full explanation →Haryana Day, kept on 1 November, marks the formation of the state in which year?
Haryana came into being on 1 November 1966, when the Punjab Reorganisation Act carved it out of the former state of Punjab, and the day is kept across the districts as Haryana Day with cultural programmes and state awards.
Read the full explanation →Which pair of a Haryana fair and its place is correctly matched?
The math at Asthal Bohar on the edge of Rohtak holds the fair of Baba Mastnath, a Nath sant of the region, and it is the best known fair of that district.
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