This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Culture > Festivals > Durga Puja – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Durga Puja Quiz 1 (49 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who was the first to address Narendranath Dutta as Swami Vivekananda? A) Ramakrishna Paramhansa. B) The king of kanyakumari. C) The Maharaja of Kshetri. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Maharaja of Kshetri. 2. Which of the following countries did not sign the 1941 London Declaration? A) Canada. B) New Zealand. C) South Africa. D) Italy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Italy. 3. "Satyamev Jayate" from which Upanishad? A) Katha Upanishad. B) Atreya Upanishads. C) Mandukya Upanishad. D) Chandogya Upanishad. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mandukya Upanishad. 4. Which animal is the mount of Maa Durga? A) Elephant. B) Lion. C) Tiger. D) Bull. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lion. 5. Who was hanged with Pioli Fukan for setting fire to the camp of Rangpur? A) Jiuram Dulia Baroua. B) Kushal Konwar. C) Maniram Dewan. D) Pioli Baroua. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jiuram Dulia Baroua. 6. Deepavali lamps are symbolized of the ..... A) Evil Powers. B) Inner lights that protect from the darkness of spirits. C) To show lights to others. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inner lights that protect from the darkness of spirits. 7. Durga Devi is said to be the goddess of three eyes. Every eye of her means special meaning. What does the middle (central) eyes? A) Moon. B) Sun. C) Water. D) The fire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The fire. 8. On which day does the worship of Devi Durga begin? A) Mahalaya. B) Mahasaasthi. C) Mahasaptami. D) Dashami. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mahasaptami. 9. How many days we celebrate Navratri? A) 5. B) 9. C) 8. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 9. 10. What does Saraswati represent? A) Knowledge. B) Beauty and Fame. C) Wealth. D) Courage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Knowledge. 11. There are many ways to get a job in the field of architecture. There are many ways to get a job in the field of architecture. A) Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya. B) Surya Kumar Bhuyan. C) Nirmal Prabha Bardoli. D) Nalinibala Devi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nirmal Prabha Bardoli. 12. What is the famous sweet which is eaten during Diwali? A) To-Laddu. B) GU plus. C) Pies. D) Rasgulla. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) GU plus. 13. If Karmabir is known as Nabin Chandra Bardoli, Tyagbir? A) Hemchandra Baroua. B) Nilmani Fukan. C) Chandradhar Chamua. D) Kuldhar Chaliha. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hemchandra Baroua. 14. Name the deity from whom Mahisasur, the demon, received the boon of immortality. A) Lord Vishnu. B) Lord Shiva. C) Lord Brahma. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lord Brahma. 15. In which year did Raolot Ain introduced in India? A) 2019. B) 2017. C) 2021. D) 2015. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2019. 16. According to the Jain tradition, the practice of lighting lamps first began on the day of Mahavira's Nirvana in ..... A) 527 BCE. B) 400 BCE. C) 650 BCE. D) 330 BCE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 527 BCE. 17. Who is the author of the book "Outline of Assamese Literature" ? A) Maheshwar Neog. B) Satyendra Nath Sharma. C) Hemchandra Baroua. D) There are many ways to get a job in the UK. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maheshwar Neog. 18. Devi Durga holds which flower in her hand? A) Lotus. B) Rose. C) Lilly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lotus. 19. When did the demon, Mahisasura become defeated and killed, by Goddess Durga? A) On the day of Dashami. B) On the day of Mahalaya. C) One Day After Amavasya. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On the day of Mahalaya. 20. According to Hindu mythology Ramayana, which Puja is performed by Lord Rama to win over Ravana? A) Durga Puja. B) Shiva puja. C) Vishnu puja. D) Kali Pooja. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Durga Puja. 21. How many years have the Prime Minister's "Mann Ki Baat" program started? A) 2015. B) 2016. C) 2017. D) 2014. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2014. 22. What was the actual surname of the Tagore family? A) Sinha. B) Thief. C) Nath. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thief. 23. "Pushpanjali" occurs on which day during Durga Puja? A) Ashtami. B) Navami. C) Saptami. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ashtami. 24. When is "Dushhera" observed? A) Last day of Durga Puja. B) The day before Nabami. C) The Day After Sasti. D) The day after Mahalaya. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Last day of Durga Puja. 25. Haidang songs are related to which ethnic group A) Dimacha. B) Rabha. C) Sonwal Kachari. D) Big. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sonwal Kachari. 26. In which way Navratri dedicates the first day of Navratri? A) Maa Brahmacharinini. B) Mother Katyayani. C) Mother Shailaputri. D) Maa Chandrahantata. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mother Shailaputri. 27. After which play is Lata Mangeshka's name "Himar" instead of "Lata" ? A) Chimkula. B) Bonding. C) Latika. D) Neighborhood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bonding. 28. In what month of the Hindi calendar is Diwali observed on? A) Hearing. B) Ashvin. C) Chaitra. D) Kartik. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kartik. 29. The Pongal festival in Tamil Nadu is similar to which festival in Assam? A) B'hag bihu. B) Magh Bihu. C) Kati Bihu. D) Not one above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Magh Bihu. 30. In which state is Lake Locktak Lake? A) Tripura. B) Mizoram. C) Arunachal Pradesh. D) Manipur. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Manipur. 31. What is the name of the people of Jarrit with the Chamankan festival? A) Dimacha. B) Karbis. C) Facial. D) Hajong. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Karbis. 32. The Assam Association of 1903 appeared in 1903. The first Assam Association was formed in 1867?Nothing is known later .Who was its president in 1867? A) Kamaleshwar Singh. B) There are 1000+ jobs in the country. C) There are 1000+ characters in the 'Star Wars' series. D) Chandradhar Chamua. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kamaleshwar Singh. 33. Apart from Hindus, what are the other religious groups that celebrate Diwali? A) Buddhists and Jains. B) Parsis and Bahais. C) Jains and Sikhs. D) Tribal Caste. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jains and Sikhs. 34. How many hands Maa Durga have?? A) 7. B) 9. C) 8. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 8. 35. The meaning of Mahishashura is ..... A) Buffalo Demon. B) Terrible Devil. C) Extreme Devil. D) Evil Demon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buffalo Demon. 36. Durga Puja is not a harvest festival. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 37. Deodhani dance is a folk dance of Assam and the name of the puja associated with it? A) Kherai Puja. B) Mansa Puja. C) Hudumdeu Puja. D) Bathou worship. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mansa Puja. 38. The name of a cultivation tool of two-storey bamboo used to level the soil or sowed seeds to fall under the soil. A) Mai. B) Young yoke. C) Plants. D) Over there. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mai. 39. Who accidentally stepped on Shiva's chest, and became embarrassed? A) Goddess Parvati. B) It's full. C) Goddess Kali. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Goddess Kali. 40. Which of the most famous mountain marches mentioned below is the prestigious temple of Maa Vaishno Devi, Jammu and Kashmir? A) Akahorram. B) Trio. C) Nilgiri. D) Pehalgram. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trio. 41. What is the first day of Diwali season called? A) Hell chaturdashi. B) Lakshmi Puja. C) Dhanteras. D) Diwali. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dhanteras. 42. Who gifted Durga the weapon-Trishula or Trident? A) Himalaya. B) Shiva. C) Vayu. D) Indra. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shiva. 43. What is the name of the Assamese short film in the Oscar race in 2022? A) My horse's distant movement. B) God on the balcony. C) Ta's Hasband. D) Friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My horse's distant movement. 44. The day of Deepavali which of the following God/Goddess is worshipped? A) Goddess Kali. B) Lakshmi and Ganesha. C) None of the above. D) Both 1, and 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both 1, and 2. 45. Who was father of Mahisasura? A) Rambha. B) Gayasura. C) Cash. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rambha. 46. Maa Durga is also known as 'Mahishasur Mardini'. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 47. It is told in Mythology, that Narakashura was killed by ..... A) Lord Krishna. B) Lord Shiva. C) Lord Vishnu. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lord Krishna. 48. Devi Durga defeated and overpowered which demon? A) Malini. B) Gayasura. C) Mahisasura. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mahisasura. 49. Which of the Tagore's poem was translated from English to Bengali? A) The question. B) Africa. C) The child. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The child. Related QuizzesIndian Culture QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesAir Force Day QuizAmbedkar Jayanti QuizApril Fools Day QuizArmy Day QuizBaisakhi QuizBakrid QuizBasant Panchami QuizBihu Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books