The famous camel fair of Pushkar in Ajmer district is held on which occasion?
- A.Magh Purnima
- B.Kartik Purnima
- C.Sharad Purnima
- D.Baisakh Purnima
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Kartik Purnima. The Pushkar fair gathers at the Pushkar lake in Ajmer district in the month of Kartik, which falls in October or November, and reaches its climax on the full moon day, Kartik Purnima, when pilgrims bathe in the lake beside the Brahma temple. Camels, cattle and horses are traded through the days of the fair, making it the best known livestock fair in India as well as a religious gathering.
Option A, Magh Purnima, in January or February, is linked with bathing fairs elsewhere in the country, not with Pushkar. Option C, Sharad Purnima, falls in Ashwin and is marked by night long festivities, again not the date here. Option D, Baisakh Purnima, in April or May, is observed as Buddha Purnima. For the exam, hold together the chain Pushkar, Ajmer, camels, Kartik Purnima and the Brahma temple, and also remember the Ramdeoji fair of Nagaur for bullocks and the Mallinath fair of Tilwara in Barmer for horses.
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- A.Groundnut
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- D.Soybean
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- C.Sri Ganganagar
- D.Bharatpur
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- A.Magra
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- C.Marwari
- D.Malpura
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- A.Bikaner
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- C.Avikanagar in Tonk
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- B.Alwar
- C.Barmer
- D.Jaisalmer
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