This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Culture > Festivals > Rath Yatra – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rath Yatra Quiz 1 (52 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What are number of wheels in Lord Jagannatha's chariot? A) 16. B) 12. C) 18. D) 14. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 16. 2. What is the colour of the Rath of Lord Jagannath? A) Pink and Yellow. B) Red and Yellow. C) Yellow and blue. D) Brown and White. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Red and Yellow. 3. Name the king who ordered to carve the deity of Lord Jagannath. A) King Yudhisthira. B) King Indra. C) In the independence. D) King janka. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the independence. 4. The "Hera Panchami" ritual during the nine-day festival symbolically represents: A) Rebirth of Lord Jagannath. B) Subhadra's Sukhonathione. C) Balabhadra's Triumphant Return. D) Lakshmi's visit to Gundicha Temple. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lakshmi's visit to Gundicha Temple. 5. How many horses are there in rath and what is their colour? A) 4 horses black in colour. B) 4 horses white in colour. C) 6 horses white in colour. D) 5 horses brown in colour. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4 horses white in colour. 6. Name the Wheel that is located on the top of the temple. A) Ajaanchakra. B) Krishna Chakra. C) Sukrachakra. D) Neelchakra. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neelchakra. 7. What is the meaning of Jagannath? A) Lord of Gopi. B) Lord of Fortune. C) Lord of Senses. D) Lord of the Universe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lord of the Universe. 8. ..... is the famous festival of Odisha. A) Lohri. B) Ganesh Chaturthi. C) Christmas. D) Rath Yatra. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rath Yatra. 9. What are the priests in Puri called? A) Pandit. B) Panda. C) Pandava. D) Five elements. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Panda. 10. Who is the first devote(ADYASEBAK) OF LORD Jaganath A) Gajapati. B) President of India. C) Mahsuar. D) Chief Minister. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gajapati. 11. Which of the following is NOT a correct feature of the 2025 Puri Rath Yatra? A) Coastal patrols and anti-drone nets for security. B) Deities' journey from Puri to Gundicha Temple. C) Chariots built using only imported Canadian wood. D) 1, 800m circumambulation path opened under the Heritage Corridor project. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chariots built using only imported Canadian wood. 12. What is the height of Nandighosh? A) 45 ft. B) 52 ft. C) 48 ft. D) 55 ft. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 45 ft. 13. What happens in chhera pahra? A) The Deities return to sri mandir. B) The Gajapati do sweeping in front of lord Jaganatha. C) Sri laxmi broke the chariot. D) Deities travels to Gundicha temple. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Gajapati do sweeping in front of lord Jaganatha. 14. What is the name of Goddess Subhadra 's chariot? A) Nandighosa B. B) Kapidhwaja. C) Taladhwaja. D) Darpadalan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Darpadalan. 15. Which significant environmental initiative was part of the 2025 Rath Yatra operational plan? A) Ban on all coconut use. B) "Plastic-Free Rath Yatra" drive with PET buy-back. C) Solar-powered chariots. D) Compulsory organic food stalls only. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Plastic-Free Rath Yatra" drive with PET buy-back. 16. What is the name of the rath of Subhadra? A) Devdalan. B) Rhythm flag. C) Nandighosh. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Devdalan. 17. "Mission One-Crore" was launched during the 2025 Rath Yatra to: A) Facilitate the movement of one crore pilgrims using special trains. B) Plant one crore saplings in Odisha. C) Construct one crore chariots. D) Collect one crore plastic bottles for recycling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Facilitate the movement of one crore pilgrims using special trains. 18. Which international city did NOT host a diaspora/ISKCON Rath Yatra in parallel with Puri in 2025? A) Moscow. B) Beijing. C) Lagos. D) New York. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beijing. 19. What is Pahandi? A) The walk of the deities to their chariots. B) The highest priest in Jagannath Puri. C) The palanquin of the King of Orissa. D) A special kind of mehendi from Orissa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The walk of the deities to their chariots. 20. In the ritual sequence, which deity's chariot is traditionally pulled first? A) Jagannath. B) Subhadra. C) Balbhadra. D) All start simultaneously. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Balbhadra. 21. What is the height of one wheel in the rath of lord Jagannath? A) 8 ft. B) 4 ft. C) 6 ft. D) 9 ft. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 6 ft. 22. On which chariot is Arjuna a charioteer A) Nandighosha. B) Rhythm flag. C) Kapidhwaja. D) Darpdalan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Darpdalan. 23. Who is Lord Jagannatha's elder brother? A) Ramachandra. B) Balbhadra. C) Subhadra. D) Sudarshan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Balbhadra. 24. Whom did king indradyumna appoint to carve the jagannath deities ..... A) Vishwakarma. B) Gundicha. C) Brahma. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vishwakarma. 25. The special heritage infrastructure project inaugurated in 2024 to improve the temple precincts is known as: A) Mandir Renovation Corridor. B) Shree Mandir Parikrama Project. C) Odisha Cultural Ring Road. D) Puri UNESCO Heritage Trail. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shree Mandir Parikrama Project. 26. In 2025, which new technology was notably deployed to monitor and secure the Grand Road during the Puri Rath Yatra? A) Satellite geofencing. B) AI-integrated Command Centre. C) Facial recognition wristbands. D) Underground drones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) AI-integrated Command Centre. 27. What is the colour of Subhadra's chariot A) Black and White. B) Green &Golden. C) Red&Black. D) Blue & Green. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Red&Black. 28. What happens on the fifth day (HERA PANCHIMI)? A) The Deities return to sri mandir. B) The Gajapati do sweeping in front of lord Jaganatha. C) Sri laxmi broke the wheel of chariot. D) Deities travels to Gundicha temple. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sri laxmi broke the wheel of chariot. 29. Lord jaganatha also suffer from fever A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 30. Which chariot pulled at last? A) Rhythm flag. B) Nandighosh. C) Darpadalan. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nandighosh. 31. The traditional chariot of Subhadra, constructed for the Yatra, is called: A) Nandighosha. B) Taladhwaja. C) Darpadalana. D) Simhadwaja. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Darpadalana. 32. In which place is Jagannath temple located? A) Haridwar. B) Puri. C) Dwaraka. D) Rishikesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Puri. 33. The "Nabakalebara" event, last held in 2015, refers to: A) The return journey of the deities. B) Renewal of wooden deities every 19 years. C) Annual gold ornamentation of idols. D) Chariot painting festival. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Renewal of wooden deities every 19 years. 34. Which British colonial term, originating from this festival, means "an unstoppable force" ? A) Armada. B) Juggernaut. C) Monolith. D) Cavalcade. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Juggernaut. 35. Which ancient traveler's account (1321 CE) is one of the earliest European descriptions of the moving temple spectacle? A) Marco Polo. B) Ibn Battuta. C) Odoric of Pordenone. D) Fa-Hien. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Odoric of Pordenone. 36. Lord Jagannatha is an incarnation of which lord? A) Brahma. B) Indra. C) Vishnu. D) Shiva. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vishnu. 37. Where are the deities travelling to during car festival? A) To the banks of the Ganga. B) To the Gundicha Mandir. C) To the seaside. D) To the Sri Mandir. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To the Gundicha Mandir. 38. As per the 2025 operational plan, what capacity was the largest pilgrim mela shed set up to accommodate? A) 10, 000. B) 20, 000. C) 2, 000. D) 5, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 20, 000. 39. Who presented Nandighosh to Lord Jagannath? A) Lord Indra. B) Lord Shiva. C) Goddess Lakshmi. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lord Indra. 40. The 2025 crowd-control strategy was inspired by innovations trialed in which previous year due to the COVID-19 pandemic? A) 2023. B) 2022. C) 2018. D) 2020. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2020. 41. How many days did the deities stay in Gundicha Temple? A) 8. B) 7. C) 9. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 9. 42. Who is Gundicha Devi? A) Mother of Indradumyan. B) Queue of Indrawent. C) Sister of Indradumyan. D) Queen of Mukund Dev. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Queue of Indrawent. 43. One of the most interesting facts of Rath Yatra is that the chariots of the deities are newly constructed every year. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 44. What is the name of Jagannath chariot? A) Rath nandighosh rath nandikosh. B) Dwarpadlandwarpadlan. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rath nandighosh rath nandikosh. 45. Which god is present on the flag of Lord Jagannath? A) Lord Ganesh. B) Lord Vishnu. C) Lord Hanuman. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lord Hanuman. 46. On which day the chariot construction for the three chariots of Lord Jagannath and his siblings start? A) Chandan Yatra. B) Third day of Akshaya. C) Rupakara Day. D) Nayagarh Tritiya. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Third day of Akshaya. 47. What is the name of the rath of Lord Jagannath? A) Nandirath. B) Nandighosh. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nandighosh. 48. During Rath Yatra 2025, East Coast Railway managed the pilgrim influx by introducing how many special trains? A) 365. B) 200. C) 100. D) 500. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 365. 49. How many wheels are there in the rath of Lord Jagannath? A) 4. B) 26. C) 16. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 16. 50. The 2025 formal nomination of Jagannath Rath Yatra to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) register was made by: A) Archaeological Survey of India. B) Odisha State Tourism Board. C) Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA). D) Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA). 51. The place where lord Jagantha along with brother Balabhadra & sister Subhadra take the annual ritual bath on snana purnima day is A) Many times. B) Anand Bazar. C) Snanabedi. D) Ratanbedi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Snanabedi. 52. What is the name of Lord Jagannatha's chariot? A) Nandighosa. B) Kapidhwaj. C) Darpadalana. D) Taladhwaja. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nandighosa. 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