This Madhya Pradesh quiz on Fairs and Festivals (Simhastha, Bhagoria) puts 11 multiple-choice questions to you, the verified MCQs published with GK24's note on the topic, 1 of them asked in real previous-year papers. 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.
11 questions with answers and explanations
The Kumbh Mela of Ujjain, known as the Simhastha, is held on the bank of which river?
Ujjain stands on the Shipra, and the Simhastha bathing takes place at its ghats, chiefly Ram Ghat, with the Mahakaleshwar jyotirlinga at the centre of the fair.
Read the full explanation →The Ujjain Kumbh is called the Simhastha because it is held when
Simha is the Sanskrit name of Leo, and the Ujjain fair takes its name from the entry of Jupiter into that sign, with the Sun in Aries; the combination falls in the month of Vaisakha, so the Ujjain Kumbh is a Vaisakha fair rather than a winter one.
Read the full explanation →The Bhagoria Haat festival is celebrated chiefly by which community of Madhya Pradesh?
Bhagoria is the haat festival of the Bhil and Bhilala people of the western districts, above all Jhabua and Alirajpur, with Dhar, Barwani and Khargone joining in, and it is held in the weekly markets of the week before Holi.
Read the full explanation →The Bhagoria Haat is held in the days immediately before which festival?
Bhagoria runs through the weekly haats of the week before Holi, in the month of Phalguna, and closes on the day of Holi itself, so the festival is counted as the Bhil form of the spring festival rather than a separate date in the calendar.
Read the full explanation →Maha Shivratri is celebrated in the honour of the Hindu deity, Lord Shiva in the Hindu month of ________.
Maha Shivratri falls on the Chaturdashi of the dark half of Phalguna, in February or March. In Madhya Pradesh it is the largest single fair day of the year: it fills the Mahakaleshwar jyotirlinga at Ujjain, the Bhojeshwar temple at Bhojpur in Raisen district and the Shiva shrines of Pachmarhi.
Read the full explanation →The Nagdwari Mela, called the Amarnath of the Satpura, is held at which hill station of Madhya Pradesh?
The Nagdwari Mela is held at Pachmarhi in Narmadapuram district, inside the Satpura hills, at Nagpanchami in the month of Shravan.
Read the full explanation →Narmada Jayanti, kept on the Saptami of the bright half of Magha, draws its largest gathering at
Amarkantak in Anuppur district is the source of the Narmada, and of the Son as well, so Narmada Jayanti is kept there on the largest scale, with gatherings also at Jabalpur, Hoshangabad and Omkareshwar along the river.
Read the full explanation →The Khajuraho Dance Festival, held every February before the Chandela temples, is in which district?
Khajuraho lies in Chhatarpur district of the Bundelkhand region, and the dance festival has been held there every February since 1975, with classical dance performed against the Chandela temples, themselves a World Heritage Site.
Read the full explanation →The Tansen Samaroh, the music festival held in December near the tomb of Tansen, belongs to which city?
Tansen, one of the navaratnas of Akbar, belonged to Gwalior and his tomb stands there beside that of his teacher Muhammad Ghaus; the Tansen Samaroh is held near it in December and the Tansen Samman is given at it.
Read the full explanation →The mahamastakabhisheka of a colossal rock-cut image of Adinatha, named after its height of fifty-two gaz, is held at
The name Bawangaja means fifty-two gaz, the traditional height given to the standing rock-cut image of Adinatha cut into the Satpura slope in Barwani district, and its mahamastakabhisheka draws Jain pilgrims from across the country.
Read the full explanation →Which pair of a Madhya Pradesh fair or festival and its place is correctly matched?
Ujjain is held to be the city of Kalidasa, and the state festival named after him, with drama, recitation and scholarship on his works, is held there.
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