Jharkhand GK MCQ Question and Answer | State Gk MCQ

Tusu is a harvest festival held during the winter in the last day of Poush month. It is also for the unmarried girls. Girls decorate a wooden/bamboo frame with coloured paper and then gift it to the nearby hilly river.

The correct answer is Karma. Karma Puja dates generally fall in August or September. The auspicious occasion is celebrated on the 11^th moon of Hindu month Bhadrapada. The day is considered very sacred by the tribes like Oraon, Bhijhwari, Baiga, and Majhwar.

The Hizla Mela, formally called Hizla Janajati Mela, is a week-long fair held in February every year. Special performances of dance and music by folk artists from across the state draw large crowds. Besides this, all kinds of local produce and handicrafts, are bought and sold in the Hizla Mela grounds.
The fair began more than a century ago on the banks of the Mayurakshi river, just 4 kms from Dumka town. The brainchild of a British administrator called John R. Carstairs, ‘Hizla’ derives, in fact, from ‘his law’. Due to the success of Hizla Mela, the fair has been held annually ever since with great enthusiasm.

The Gandhi fair, which was held on the occasion of Republic Day, is the most famous festival in Simdega region. On this occasion, the development fair cum agricultural exhibition is also organized by the district administration. Where better products are kept by the farmers of the district. This fair, which lasts for more than a week, is crowded by millions of people. Shopkeepers and people reach out to neighboring districts and the state along with the district headquarters and rural areas. In the fair, sports-showers, toys, clothes, food shop etc. are present. People are waiting a lot for the Gandhi fair.

Tusu is a harvest festival held during the winter in the last day of Poush month. It is also for the unmarried girls. Girls decorate a wooden/bamboo frame with coloured paper and then gift it to the nearby hilly river.

Chhath Puja is celebrated twice a year. Therefore statement 2 is incorrect.

Sarhul is a festival of sal trees. Tusu Parba also known as 'Makar' in the State. Bandana festival is celebrated during Kartik Amavasya.

Chhath puja is dedicated to the sun god Surya. Along with the Sun God, Chhathi Maiya is also worshipped on this day.