This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Culture > Festivals > Onam – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Onam Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Onam is a festival celebrated in which state of India? A) Kerala. B) Tamil Nadu. C) Karnataka. D) Andhra Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kerala. 2. Vishnu granted Mahabali a wish to visit his kingdom once a year. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. Ammu wanted to make a rangoli in the shape of a ..... A) Rectangle. B) Circle. C) Square. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Circle. 4. Vedas with reference to Onam? A) Rigveda. B) Samaveda. C) Yajurveda. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rigveda. 5. On which day does the Onam celebration end? A) Cheating. B) Thiruvonam. C) Utradam. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cheating. 6. Pookalam is a collection of poems by whom A) P. Kunjiraman Nair. B) Wailopally. C) Attur Ravi Varma. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) P. Kunjiraman Nair. 7. Name the fifth day of Onam starting from Atham A) Pooradm. B) Anizham. C) Poison. D) Uttaradam. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anizham. 8. On which day is the flower bed prepared in square shape? A) The question. B) Visakhapatnam. C) Due to. D) Dissatisfied. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Due to. 9. Which is not a dish in Onasadhya? A) Erissery. B) Fish. C) The one. D) Green. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fish. 10. Name of the God associated with Onam? A) Krishna. B) Rama. C) Shiva. D) Vishnu. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vishnu. 11. Colour of the flower used for pookolam on the first day? A) Orange. B) Yellow. C) White. D) Green. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yellow. 12. Why do people celebrate the traditions of onakodi, onasadhya, onakali, etc.? A) To enjoy life. B) End of the year. C) To enjoy the beginning of the year. D) To remember the golden era of Mahabali. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To remember the golden era of Mahabali. 13. The people of Kerala organize Onam festival to welcome their emperor. A) Great sacrifice. B) Vamana. C) Lord Vishnu. D) Lord Indra. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Great sacrifice. 14. Name the Fifth day of onam starting from Atham is celebrated? A) Pooradm. B) Uttaradam. C) Anizham. D) Poison. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anizham. 15. Which color flowers are not commonly used on Atham day? A) Blue. B) Yellow. C) Red. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Red. 16. Colour of the flower used to put pookalm on the first day? A) Yellow. B) White. C) Red. D) Orange. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yellow. 17. Which category does Mahabali belong to? A) Deva. B) Asura/Asura. C) Gandharva/Gandharva. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asura/Asura. 18. Why do people celebrate the traditions onakodi, onasadhya, onakali etc. A) To enjoy the beginingof new year. B) To remember the golden era of Mahabali. C) End of the year. D) To enjoy life. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To remember the golden era of Mahabali. 19. Vamana is the fourth incarnation of Lord Vishnu A) Three. B) Four. C) Five. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Five. 20. Which holly book is reading in hindhu homes during Malayalam Month "chingam" A) Krishna saga. B) Ramayana. C) Njanappana. D) Naraayaneeyam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Krishna saga. 21. Every year, Mahabali returns to his palace after a whole day of ..... A) Feasting. B) Sleeping. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Feasting. 22. What is the meaning of the word 'Onam Keramula'? A) The village. B) The hamlet. C) A place where Onam does not reach. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The hamlet. 23. What is the name of the 10th day of Onam? A) Chithira. B) Left. C) Poison. D) Thiruvonam. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thiruvonam. 24. Where did Vamana send Mahabali by putting his legs on Mahabali's head? A) Earth. B) Heaven. C) I sent. D) Vishnulokam. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I sent. 25. Second day of Onam is called? A) Attam. B) By. C) Chithira. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chithira. 26. The caves and rock-cut temples at Ellora are A) Hindu and Buddhist. B) Buddhist and Jain. C) Hindu and Jain. D) Hindu, Buddhist and Jain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hindu, Buddhist and Jain. 27. The first day of onam is called? A) Utradam. B) Thiruvonam. C) Attam. D) Anizham. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Attam. 28. The 5th incarnation of Vishnu is famed as ..... A) Mothers. B) Krishna. C) Matsya. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mothers. 29. What is the name of Mahabali's son? A) Rajasura. B) Royal Sacrifice. C) Banasura. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Banasura. 30. Mainly for how many days the Onam is celebrated? A) 7. B) 3. C) 4. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4. 31. Who played the role of Mahabali for the first time in SVB? A) Ramesh Sir. B) Anup Sir. C) Shekhar Sir. D) Abhilash Sir. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shekhar Sir. 32. Who Did King Mahabali Worship A) LORD VISHNU. B) LORD KRISHNA. C) LORD BRAHMAN. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) LORD VISHNU. 33. What was Mahabali asked for by the Brahmin boy? A) 3 horses. B) 3 steps of land. C) 3 plates of gold. D) 3 plates of rice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3 steps of land. 34. Name the game played by two teams during Onam at SVB using a rope. A) Lagori. B) Cricket. C) Boat race. D) Tug of war. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tug of war. 35. What color of the flower is used toput pookalam on the first day A) Green. B) Yellow. C) White. D) Orange. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yellow. 36. In which Malyalam calendar month is Onam celebrated? A) Thulam. B) Carcidacum. C) Mildew. D) Chingam. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chingam. 37. Where does 'Attachamayam' begin? A) Thrikkakara. B) Tripunithura. C) Thiruvananthapuram. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tripunithura. 38. Where does 'Thiruvonathoni' go from Kattur with all the ingredients for the Onasadya? A) Aranmula Temple. B) Trikkakara Temple. C) Vamanapuram. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aranmula Temple. 39. Name of Mahabali's father? A) Aditi. B) Disgusting. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Disgusting. 40. What date is today in the month of "Chingam" ? A) 6. B) 5. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4. 41. On which day should the flower bed be placed at its maximum size? A) On Utrada day. B) On that day. C) On Tiruvona day. D) On Chitira day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On Utrada day. 42. Meaning of the word Mahabali/Whats the meaning of MahaBali? A) The Great Offering. B) King of Mahabalipura. C) King of Pathaala. D) The Great King. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Great Offering. 43. Onam was made the national festival of Kerala A) 1851. B) 1961. C) 1981. D) 1951. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1961. 44. Which Legendary king is associated with onam? A) Gautamiputra. B) Ravana. C) Mahabali. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mahabali. 45. Who trampled Mahabali to the abbys? A) Prolapse. B) The smell. C) Kujelan. D) Vamana. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vamana. 46. Kerala is famous for cultivation of ..... A) Spices. B) Cotton. C) Silk. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spices. 47. What is the real name of Mahabali? A) Royal Sacrifice. B) Indrasena. C) Rajasena. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indrasena. 48. The main attraction of Onam festival is ..... A) Boat race. B) Competition. C) Fruit. D) Run away. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boat race. 49. Who was the grandfather of Mahabali? A) Dasaradan. B) Hiranyakashipur. C) Vasudeva. D) Prahlad. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prahlad. 50. The snake-like boats participating in Vallamkali are known as ..... A) Chundan Vallam. B) Kochu vallam. C) Odi people. D) Churulan vallam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chundan Vallam. 51. Which district is popular for Pulikkali as a part of the Onam celebrations? A) Kozhikode. B) Ernakulam. C) Kollam. D) Thrissur. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thrissur. 52. Which place is associated with the famous Athachamayam? A) Ernakulathapan ground. B) Tripunithara. C) Trivandrum. D) Thrikkakara. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tripunithara. 53. Pulikali is performed on the ..... day of onam? A) Third. B) Fourth. C) Second. D) First. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Third. 54. How many dishes are in onam sadhya? A) 21. B) 23. C) 25. D) 29. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 25. 55. Which flower is called Onapoo? A) Thyme. B) Mantaram. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thyme. 56. By what name is the sixth Onam known? A) Flower. B) Onam of children. C) Must be wild. D) Gold. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must be wild. 57. What did King Mahabali show Ammu? A) To zoo. B) A palace. C) A tree. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A palace. 58. When will Onam be celebrated this year? A) Day after tomorrow!. B) Today ofcourse!. C) Tomorrow. D) I need to check the calender. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Day after tomorrow!. 59. What is the name of the festival celebrated for ten days in the state of Kerala? A) Obama. B) Religion. C) Country. D) Onam. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Onam. 60. The first day of Onam is known as A) Anizham. B) Atham. C) Thiruvonam. D) Utradam. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Atham. 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