The Kapal Mochan fair, held on Kartik Purnima around three sacred tanks, belongs to which district?
- A.Yamunanagar
- B.Kurukshetra
- C.Ambala
- D.Karnal
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, Yamunanagar. 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.
Option B is wrong because Kurukshetra district holds the Gita Mahotsav, the Somvati Amavasya and solar eclipse baths and the Pehowa pind-daan fair. Option C is wrong because Ambala is a neighbouring district on the northern border with its own cantonment history. Option D is wrong because Karnal has the Karna tank and the Mughal bridge but no fair of this name. Kapal Mochan is one of the largest cattle fairs of the northern districts.
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Practice Questions
View allThe Surajkund International Crafts Mela is held in which district of Haryana?
- A.Gurugram
- B.Faridabad
- C.Palwal
- D.Panchkula
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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?
- A.1966
- B.1987
- C.1995
- D.2013
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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
- A.1 to 15 February
- B.1 to 15 November
- C.15 to 30 January
- D.1 to 15 April
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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?
- A.Margashirsha Shukla Ekadashi
- B.Kartik Purnima
- C.Shravana Shukla Tritiya
- D.Bhadrapada Krishna Navami
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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?
- A.Brahma Sarovar
- B.Surajkund
- C.Rin Mochan
- D.Blue Bird lake
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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.
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