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Makar Sankranti Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In Himalayan region of Darjeeling, the festival Makara Sankranti is known as _______

a)

Makraat

b)

Maghey Sankranti

c)

Pitha

d)

Makar Basiba

2.

In which state of India do people prepare Makara chaula on Makara Sankranti?

a)

Karnataka

b)

Himachal

c)

Odisha

d)

Uttar Pradesh

3.

What is the meaning of Sankranti?

a)

Lord Surya

b)

Harvesting

c)

Transition

d)

Capricorn Sun sign

4.

Where in India does the Kite Competition take place on Sankranti?

a)

Gujrat

b)

Punjab

c)

Maharashtra

d)

Karnataka

5.

Why do people celebrate harvest festivals?

a)

To remind themselves to harvest crops

b)

To thank mother nature for the bounty it has given in the form of crops

c)

To encourage others to grow crops

d)

To have delicious delicacies

6.

In Andhra Pradesha, Makara Sankranti is known as __________

a)

Pongal

b)

Pedda Pandunga

c)

Magh Bihu

d)

Magha Mela

7.

In Gujarat, Makara Sankranti is celebrated as ______

a)

Uttaryan

b)

Magh Mela

c)

Kicchuri

d)

Haldi Kumkum

8.

Towards which direction does the Sun starts moving on Makara Sankranti?

a)

South

b)

East

c)

North

d)

West

9.

Makara Jyothi is seen in _________

a)

Annamalai

b)

Tiruvannamalai

c)
Sabarimala
d)

Swamimalai

10.

With which of the following festivals is Jallikattu associated?

a)

Shivratri

b)

Pongal

c)

Onam

d)

Holi

11.

Makar Sankranti is known as -------- in Uttar Pradesh and western Bihar.

a)

Khichadi Parv

b)

Chait Shukladi

c)

Bihu

d)

Uttarayan

12.

Sankranthi festival is dedicted to which God?

a)

Shiva

b)

Surya

c)

Krishna

d)

Rama

13.

Sankranthi is also known as Pongal in ________

a)

Karnataka

b)

Andhra Pradesh

c)

Tamil Nadu

d)

Kerala

14.

"Yellu Bella" is associated with which state's Sankranti?

a)

Andra Pradesh

b)

Karnataka

c)

Punjab

d)

Bihar

15.

Parashuram Kund Snan during Makar Sankranti takes place in ____________

a)

Manipur

b)

Arunachal Pradesh

c)

Rajasthan

d)

Uttarakhand

16.

Tirthamukh Snan during Makar Sankranti takes place in __________

a)

Assam

b)

Tripura

c)

Jharkhand

d)

Uttarakhand

17.

Sankranthi marks the first day of the sun's transit into which rashi?

a)

Makara

b)

Kanya

c)

Vrishchika

d)

Simha

18.

What is the traditional bonfire lit during Makar Sankranti known as?

a)

Homa

b)

Pooja

c)

Yajna

d)
Lohri
19.

Makara Sankranti is usually celebrated in the month of ________

a)
January
b)
December
c)
April
d)

February

20.

Which state in India celebrates Magh Bihu as a harvest festival?

a)

Manipur

b)

Nagaland

c)

Meghalaya

d)

Assam