Folk festivals

Q. What is the Jatara?

1. Morning ritual during pooja.
2. Sacrifice of a brave few to withhold the Kakatiya kings from claiming their kands.
3. Both of the above.
4. None of the above.

Q. How long does the Urs festival last?

1. 5 days
2. 2 weeks
3. 7 days
4. 2 days

Q. Explain briefly what happens during the festival of Bonalu.

Q. How did the nathpanthis, siddhas and yogis influence the Bhakti tradition in northern India?

Q. How often is the Medaram Jatara organised?

1. Every year
2. Every 2 years
3. Every 3 years
4. Every 4 years

Q. Which among the following is not a feature of Bonalu festival?

1. Goddess is worshipped by offering food, Which is later distributed among the people.
2. Women folk participate in the procession carrying ‘Ghatams’.
3. Bonalu is celebrated every month.
4. Men also join the festival by carrying neem leaves and Lashing wips.

Q. The pilgrims believed that during the Urs festival they will receive the ‘barkat.’ What is barkat?

1. None of the above
2. Blessings of the pir
3. Food given to the Gods (bhog) are eaten
4. Both (a) and (b)

Q. What are common sights at the Medaram Jatara?

1. People carrying Bonam
2. Devotees feel possessed by the spirit of the goddesses
3. People offer Bangaram to the goddess
4. People offering Chadars

Q. How many times in a year the Karni Mata Fair is held?

1. 3
2. 2
3. 4
4. 6

Q. What programmes are held during the nights during the Urs festival?

1. Marsiya
2. Qawwali
3. Saraiki
4. All of the above

Q. What programmes are held during the nights during the Urs festival?

1. Marsiya
2. Qawwali
3. Saraiki
4. All of the above

Q. The festival of Muharram commemorates the battle of Karbala.

1. True
2. False

Q. Match the following

1. Priests
2. Monks
3. Pirs
4. Saints

Q. How long does the Urs festival last?

1. 5 days
2. 2 days
3. 2 weeks
4. 7 days

Q. What are common sights at the Medaram Jatara?

1. People carrying Bonam
2. Devotees feel possessed by the spirit of the goddesses
3. People offer Bangaram to the goddess
4. People offering Chadars

Q. Which of the following best describes how the poem is written?

1. A regular meter
2. A consistent rhyme scheme
3. The elegiac tradition
4. An extended allegory
5. Pathetic empathy

Q. How often is the Medaram Jatara organised?

1. Every year
2. Every 2 years
3. Every 3 years
4. Every 4 years