Festivals practice question for SSC. Select an option to check your answer, read the explanation and continue practicing.
In which state is the festival of Uttarayan uniquely celebrated?
Correct Answerसही उत्तर
D. GujaratD. गुजरात
Explanationव्याख्या
The correct answer is Gujarat.
According to the source, Uttarayan is the name by which Makar Sankranti is known in Gujarati and it is a major festival in Gujarat.
The book states that it lasts for two days: 14 January is Uttarayan and 15 January is Vasi-Uttarayan, described in the source as 'Stale Uttarayan'.
This makes the question useful not only for festival-state matching but also for alternative regional names and dates.
The complete source-supported association is: Makar Sankranti in Gujarat — Uttarayan — 14 January; Vasi-Uttarayan — 15 January; major two-day festival of Gujarat.
The book later repeats the same association in Q559 and also lists different names of Sankranti in several states.
Therefore Uttarayan should be treated as a high-frequency Static GK fact.
Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Kerala are distractors and are not identified by the source as the state where this particular regional name is uniquely used.
Competitive examinations often test one national festival through its different regional names, so students should not memorise Makar Sankranti as a single-name observance.
In this source, Gujarat's regional name is Uttarayan.
The source does not provide rituals, kite-flying details or food traditions in this particular explanation, so those have not been added.
For revision, remember: Gujarat — Uttarayan — Makar Sankranti — 14 January; Vasi-Uttarayan — 15 January — two-day celebration.
Therefore option (d), Gujarat, is correct.
सही उत्तर गुजरात है। स्रोत के अनुसार Uttarayan वह नाम है जिससे Gujarati में Makar Sankranti को जाना जाता है और यह Gujarat का major festival है। पुस्तक बताती है कि यह two-day festival है: 14 January को Uttarayan और 15 January को Vasi-Uttarayan मनाया जाता है, जिसे source 'Stale Uttarayan' कहती है। इसलिए यह question केवल festival-state matching नहीं बल्कि regional name और dates के लिए भी महत्वपूर्ण है। Complete source-supported association है: Makar Sankranti in Gujarat — Uttarayan — 14 January; Vasi-Uttarayan — 15 January; Two-day Major Festival। Book Q559 में फिर से इसी association को repeat करती है और Sankranti के अलग-अलग राज्यों के नाम भी देती है। इसलिए Uttarayan high-frequency Static GK fact है। Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh और Kerala distractors हैं; source इन्हें Uttarayan के specific regional celebration से नहीं जोड़ता। Competitive exams में एक ही national festival के अलग regional names पूछे जाते हैं, इसलिए केवल Makar Sankranti का generic name याद करना पर्याप्त नहीं है। इस source में Gujarat का regional name Uttarayan है। Book इस particular explanation में rituals, kite-flying या food traditions की जानकारी नहीं देती, इसलिए उन्हें source-derived facts के रूप में नहीं जोड़ा गया है। Quick revision: Gujarat — Uttarayan — Makar Sankranti — 14 January; Vasi-Uttarayan — 15 January — Two Days। इसलिए विकल्प (d), गुजरात, सही उत्तर है।
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