This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Culture > Festivals > Navratri – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Navratri Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The word 'Durga' in Sanskrit means A) Power. B) Love. C) Happy. D) Invincible. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Invincible. 2. Who is the present Chief Minister of Maharashtra A) Devendra Fadnavis. B) Uddhav Thackeray. C) Eknath Gaikwad. D) Sharad Pawar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Devendra Fadnavis. 3. Skandmata is worshiped on which day of Navratri? A) Seventh. B) Two. C) Fifth. D) Fourth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fourth. 4. What is Jakara of Maa Durga? A) Jai Shri Ram. B) Jai Ambe Gauri. C) Jai Santoshi Ma. D) Jai Mata Di. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jai Mata Di. 5. Who composed Ramayana in Sanskrit? A) Bharatmuni. B) Valmiki. C) Specific. D) Vedvyas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Valmiki. 6. In Bengal or Eastern India, Navratri is celebrated as ..... A) Saraswati pooja. B) Poila Baisakh. C) Vijay Dashami. D) Durga pooja. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Durga pooja. 7. On Dussehra we burn the statue of ..... , symbolizing Victory of good over evil. A) Ravana. B) His head. C) They were arguing. D) Kumbhakarna. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ravana. 8. Which of the following Goddess is also known as Goddess of benevolence? A) Goddess Parvati. B) Goddess Durga. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Goddess Parvati. 9. When is Shardiya Navratri celebrated? A) Spring Season. B) Lunar Month of Ashwin. C) Rainy Season. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lunar Month of Ashwin. 10. Which demon was killed by Mother Durga? A) Vrittasur. B) Bakasur. C) Mahishasura. D) Banasur. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mahishasura. 11. Which of the following are the names of Goddess Durga? A) Vamika. B) Tanis. C) Shaila. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 12. From which place has Hema Malini been elected MP? A) Agra. B) Mathura. C) Gorakhpur. D) Varanasi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mathura. 13. Which form of Durga Worshipped on the first day of Navratri? A) Brahmacharini. B) Cabbage. C) Shailputri. D) Saraswathi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shailputri. 14. In which year was a well known social media app Instagram was created? A) 2008. B) 2010. C) 2011. D) 2009. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2010. 15. Goddess Durga killed A) Hiranyakashipu. B) Mahisa. C) His head. D) Ravana. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mahisa. 16. WHICH DEVI IS CELEBRATED ON 9TH DAY A) Brahmacharini. B) Shailputri. C) Kushmanda. D) Siddhidatri. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Siddhidatri. 17. In which state of India is the festival of Navratri celebrated by playing dandiya? A) Rajasthan. B) West Bengal. C) Gujarat. D) Assam. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gujarat. 18. Which of these actors never appeared in television commercials till 2015.? A) Hrithik Roshan. B) Sanjay Dutt. C) Anil Kapoor. D) Shahrukh khan. E) Govinda. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anil Kapoor. 19. Which colour attracts the principle of Saraswati Devi? A) Purple. B) Red. C) Green. D) White. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) White. 20. In recent times who are all following the colour code of this navratri festival? A) Working professionals. B) Students. C) Home makers. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 21. How colour code changes every year? A) No colour change every year. B) Always start with white colour. C) Depends upon what day and week the festival starts. D) Fixed colour code every year. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Depends upon what day and week the festival starts. 22. Goddess Saraswati is a symbol of ..... A) Wealth. B) Strength. C) Knowledge. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Knowledge. 23. Which festival is celebrated in Bengal in the month of Ashwin? A) Third. B) Dandiya/Garbha. C) Durga puja. D) Dress-up party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Durga puja. 24. Which crop is sown in North India during Navratri Puja? A) Wheat. B) Barley. C) Rice. D) Gingelly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Barley. 25. What is the meaning of the idiom 'to have eardrums'? A) Hearing loss. B) Javab na de pana. C) Fall into someone's conversation. D) Don't trust anyone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fall into someone's conversation. 26. "Dholi taro dhol baje, dhol baje ke dham dham baje dhol" This song is from which movie? A) How did you eat?. B) The river. C) We have given our heart. D) Ram leela. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We have given our heart. 27. How many cards are there in a pack of cards [ not including jokers]??? A) 52. B) 42. C) 51. D) 43. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 52. 28. What is the national animal of China? A) Hippopotamus. B) Giraffe. C) Panda. D) Sloth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Panda. 29. What was the name of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's father? A) Karamchand. B) Damodardas. C) Shailendradas. D) Ramnik Bhai. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Damodardas. 30. Which Movie was Ashutosh Gowarikar Directorial debut movie? A) The river. B) First addiction. C) The story of love. D) Swadesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) First addiction. 31. The 8th day of Navratri is called A) Ashtami. B) Navami. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ashtami. 32. From which country did we get freedom in 1947? A) B. B) Australia. C) America. D) United Kingdom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) United Kingdom. 33. On which day of Navratri, Ghatasthapana is observed? A) Sixth. B) Ninth. C) First. D) Second. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) First. 34. Today's colour is green ..... what does it symbolises? A) Happiness, cool, vegetables. B) Love, knowledge, peace. C) Nature, Growth and Energy. D) Fierce nature and rage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nature, Growth and Energy. 35. Which goddess is worshipped on Navratri? A) Goddess Lakshmi. B) Goddess Durga. C) Goddess Saraswati. D) Goddess Maha Kali. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Goddess Durga. 36. What do we eat on Dusshera? A) Fafda and Jalebi. B) Dhokla. C) Kheer. D) Ladoo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fafda and Jalebi. 37. In navratri durga mata killed which demon A) Mahishasura. B) Narakasura. C) Tarakasura. D) Raktbeej. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mahishasura. 38. How many Navratris are there in a year? A) 1. B) 2. C) 4. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4. 39. Navratri Dress Colours are famous in A) Kerala and Karnataka. B) Tripura and Assam. C) Gujarat and Maharashtra. D) West Bengal and Orissa. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gujarat and Maharashtra. 40. Who is the current CEO of Google? A) Sundar Pichai. B) Adam Mosseri. C) Larry Page. D) Sergey Brin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sundar Pichai. 41. On which day durga ashtami celebrated A) 8 day. B) 5 day. C) 7 day. D) 6 day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 8 day. 42. When was Diwali first celebrated? A) When Rama defeated Ravana. B) When Rama landed in Sri Lanka. C) When Rama, Sita and Lakshman returned to Ayodya. D) When Rama met hanuman. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When Rama, Sita and Lakshman returned to Ayodya. 43. When is lord ram birthday A) 19 april. B) 20 april. C) 21 april. D) 16 april. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 21 april. 44. What's the significance of Garba and Dandiya dances during Navratri? A) Welcoming the monsoon season. B) Commemorating a historical battle. C) Expressing devotion to Durga Devi. D) Celebrating the harvest season. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Commemorating a historical battle. 45. Who is the Road Transport Minister of India? A) Rajnath Singh. B) S Jaishankar. C) Piyush Goyal. D) Nitin Gadkari. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nitin Gadkari. 46. What is the 10th day of garba called? A) Diwali. B) Holi. C) Dussehra. D) Ganesh Chaturthi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dussehra. 47. Goddess Durga is the Goddess of which of the following? A) Preservation. B) Power. C) Strength. D) All of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the Above. 48. What is placed traditionally in the centre of the circle where all play garba? A) Havana customer. B) Clay lantern. C) A fountain. D) Prasad. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clay lantern. 49. Who has played the lead actor in the film based on the life of famous sprinter Milkha Singh? A) Irfan khan. B) Farhan Akhtar. C) Shahrukh Khan. D) Rajkumar Rao. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Farhan Akhtar. 50. Narendra Modi's recent program was held in America, its name was. A) Rowdy Modi. B) My friend modi. C) Howdy Modi. D) Shining Modi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Howdy Modi. 51. Navratri is a festival dedicated to A) Shiva. B) Vishnu. C) Goddess Durga. D) Ganesha. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Goddess Durga. 52. Name the first movie thaat recieved national award? A) Accept it. B) Two eyes twelve hands. C) Mirza Ghalib. D) Anuradha. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mirza Ghalib. 53. For how many days was the battle of Kurukshetra fought? A) 12. B) 20. C) 18. D) 17. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 18. 54. How long is the term of a prime minister? A) 4 years. B) 8 years. C) 3 years. D) 5 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 5 years. 55. Which goddess is given significance in Tamil Nadu during Navratri? A) Goddess Saraswati. B) Devi Parvati. C) Goddess Lakshmi. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Goddess Saraswati. 56. It is believed that on the 2nd day of Diwali Lord Krishna killed ..... demon with his sudarshan chakra. A) Narakasura. B) Kamsa. C) Ravana. D) Mahishasura. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Narakasura. 57. Pick the odd movie out A) Dhoom 3. B) I will never get this life again. C) Bang Bang. D) War. E) Dhoom 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dhoom 3. 58. Goddess Durga defeated which demon? A) Naraka Chaturdashi. B) Ravana. C) Mahisasura. D) Hiranyakashipu. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mahisasura. 59. How many times in a year is the festival of Navratri celebrated in India? A) 4 times. B) 1 time. C) 2 times. D) 3 times. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4 times. 60. To which goddess is the first day of Navratri dedicated? A) Goddess Saraswati. B) Goddess Durga. C) Goddess Lakshmi. D) Goddess Sita. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Goddess Durga. Next →Related QuizzesIndian Culture QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesNavratri Quiz 2Navratri Quiz 3Air Force Day QuizAmbedkar Jayanti QuizApril Fools Day QuizArmy Day QuizBaisakhi QuizBakrid Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books