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Festivals practice question for SSC. Review the correct answer and explanation, then continue with related practice below.

Question language / प्रश्न भाषा

The Thimithi festival in Tamil Nadu is celebrated in honour of:

तमिलनाडु का थिमिथि त्योहार किसके सम्मान में मनाया जाता है?

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Padmavatiपद्मावती

Sitaसीता

Draupadiद्रौपदी

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Surpanakhaशूर्पणखा

Correct Answerसही उत्तर

C. DraupadiC. द्रौपदी

Explanationव्याख्या

The correct answer is Draupadi.
According to the source, Thimithi is an annual festival of Tamil Nadu celebrated every year during the Tamil calendar month of Aippasi.
The book states that Aippasi falls approximately between October and November in the Gregorian calendar.
Most importantly for this question, Thimithi is celebrated in honour of Draupadi Amman.
Therefore the direct examination association is Thimithi — Tamil Nadu — Draupadi Amman — Aippasi — October-November.
This is a useful Art and Culture fact because regional festivals are often linked with particular deities or epic personalities.
Padmavati, Sita and Surpanakha are all familiar figures from Indian religious and epic traditions and therefore serve as plausible distractors.
The source, however, specifically identifies Draupadi Amman as the honoured figure.
Students should also remember the month because SSC frequently asks festivals through regional calendars, especially when a local month is mentioned.
Aippasi is therefore a useful supporting clue for Thimithi in the source.
The book does not provide ritual details of the festival in this explanation, so those should not be silently inserted as source-derived information.
For PYQ preparation, preserve the exact chain given by the source: Thimithi — annual festival — Tamil Nadu — Aippasi — approximately October to November — celebrated in honour of Draupadi Amman.
If another question asks which Tamil festival honours Draupadi, Thimithi should come to mind.
Therefore option (c), Draupadi, is correct.

सही उत्तर द्रौपदी है। स्रोत के अनुसार Thimithi Tamil Nadu का annual festival है, जो Tamil calendar के Aippasi महीने में हर वर्ष मनाया जाता है। पुस्तक बताती है कि Aippasi Gregorian calendar के अनुसार लगभग October से November के बीच आता है। इस प्रश्न के लिए सबसे महत्वपूर्ण fact है कि Thimithi Draupadi Amman के honour में मनाया जाता है। इसलिए direct exam association है: Thimithi — Tamil Nadu — Draupadi Amman — Aippasi — October-November। यह Indian Art and Culture का महत्वपूर्ण regional festival fact है क्योंकि SSC अक्सर festivals को deity, epic personality या regional calendar month से जोड़कर पूछता है। Padmavati, Sita और Surpanakha सभी भारतीय religious और epic traditions की familiar figures हैं, इसलिए वे अच्छे distractors हैं। लेकिन source स्पष्ट रूप से Draupadi Amman को सही association बताता है। Aippasi month भी याद रखना उपयोगी है क्योंकि कभी festival का name देकर month पूछा जा सकता है या month देकर festival identify कराया जा सकता है। Source इस explanation में rituals की details नहीं देता, इसलिए उन्हें source-derived information के रूप में नहीं जोड़ा गया है। PYQ preparation के लिए chain याद रखें: Thimithi — Annual Festival — Tamil Nadu — Aippasi — लगभग October-November — Honour of Draupadi Amman। यदि future question में पूछा जाए कि Draupadi के honour में कौन-सा Tamil festival मनाया जाता है, तो answer Thimithi होगा। इसलिए विकल्प (c), द्रौपदी, सही है।