Festivals practice question for SSC. Select an option to check your answer, read the explanation and continue practicing.
Which of the following festivals is celebrated in Odisha?
Correct Answerसही उत्तर
C. Bali TritiyaC. बाली तृतीया
Explanationव्याख्या
The correct answer is Bali Tritiya.
According to the source, Bali Tritiya is celebrated in Odisha, referred to as Orissa in the explanation.
The festival falls on the third day of the Shukla Paksha of the month of Bhadra.
The book further states that married women observe a fast on this day and worship Lord Shiva, referred to as Maheshwar, and Goddess Parvati, referred to as Uma.
Thus this question provides several useful facts beyond the direct state-festival association.
The complete source-based revision chain is: Bali Tritiya — Odisha — third day of Shukla Paksha of Bhadra — fasting by married women — worship of Lord Shiva
Maheshwar and Goddess Parvati
Uma.
This is useful for competitive examinations because the same festival may later be tested through its state, lunar date, worshipped deities or participants.
Bonalu and Hornbill are well-known regional festivals and therefore function as convincing distractors, while the source identifies Bali Tritiya specifically with Odisha.
Students should pay attention to older geographical terminology as well: the book uses 'Orissa' in its explanation, whereas the option and modern usage employ 'Odisha'.
Both refer to the same state in this context.
The source does not provide further information about the origin, duration or detailed rituals of Bali Tritiya.
Therefore those details should not be inserted as source-derived facts.
For revision, remember Bali Tritiya — Odisha — Bhadra Shukla Paksha third day — married women fast — Shiva and Parvati worship.
Hence option (c), Bali Tritiya, is correct.
सही उत्तर बाली तृतीया है। स्रोत के अनुसार Bali Tritiya Odisha में मनाया जाने वाला festival है। Explanation में राज्य के लिए पुराने नाम 'Orissa' का प्रयोग किया गया है, जबकि वर्तमान सामान्य प्रयोग Odisha है। पुस्तक बताती है कि यह festival Bhadra month के Shukla Paksha के third day पर पड़ता है। इस दिन married women fasting करती हैं और Lord Shiva, जिन्हें source Maheshwar भी कहता है, तथा Goddess Parvati, जिन्हें Uma कहा गया है, की पूजा करती हैं। इसलिए एक ही question से कई महत्वपूर्ण facts मिलते हैं। Complete source-based revision chain है: Bali Tritiya — Odisha — Bhadra Month — Shukla Paksha का तीसरा दिन — Married Women Observe Fast — Lord Shiva/Maheshwar और Goddess Parvati/Uma की पूजा। Competitive examinations में festival का state पूछने के अलावा उसका lunar date, worshipped deity या associated community भी पूछा जा सकता है। इसलिए केवल Odisha याद करना पर्याप्त नहीं है। Bonalu और Hornbill जैसे options प्रसिद्ध regional festivals हैं, इसलिए वे अच्छे distractors हैं, लेकिन source Bali Tritiya को Odisha से जोड़ता है। Orissa और Odisha दोनों नाम इस source context में एक ही state को refer करते हैं। पुस्तक इस explanation में festival की origin, duration या विस्तृत rituals नहीं देती, इसलिए उन्हें source-derived facts के रूप में नहीं जोड़ा गया है। Quick revision: Bali Tritiya — Odisha — Bhadra Shukla Paksha Third Day — Married Women Fast — Shiva and Parvati Worship। इसलिए विकल्प (c), बाली तृतीया, सही उत्तर है।
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