Pongal and Republic day celebration Quiz session 2

Which tradition women and young girls follow on Mattu Pongal?

• Parai

• Villupattu Karakattam

• Kuthu

• Kanu padi

Which President of India could not attend the Delhi Republic Day parade due to ill health?

• Rajendra Prasad

• Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

• Neelam Sanjiva Reddy

• Zakir Hussain

Which pongal coincides with the Makar Sankranti

• Surya pongal  

• Thai pongal

• Mattu pongal

• Bhogi pongal

Who takes the salute at the Republic Day parade in New Delhi?

• President of India

• Prime Minister of India

• Chief Guest

• Chief Justice of India

Celebration of the Pongal festival is for thanking which god

• Surya dev

• Indra dev

• Agni dev

• Both A and B

Queen Elizabeth II was the chief guest at the Delhi Republic Day parade in which year?

• 1952

• 1961

• 1966

• 1972

Which pongal type marks the end of the pongal festival?

• Kaanum pongal  

• Kannatha pongal

• kannu pongal

• All the above

When was the constitution of India adapted by the Constituent Assembly?

• 15 August 1948

• 26 January 1950

• 26 November 1949

• 15 August 1947

What is the meaning of the word ‘Pongal’ in Tamil literature?

• To boil

• To mix

• To prepare

• To marinate

Which President of the united states was the chief guest at the Delhi Republic Day parade?

• Bill Clinton

• George W.Bush

• Donald Trump

• Barack Obama