Quiz on Navratri: 20 Questions and Answers

The festival of Chaitra Navratri is celebrated across India with great enthusiasm. People across the country worship Goddess Durga and her nine incarnations for nine days. While some devotees visit temples with their families, others pray at home, observe a nine-day-long fast, and seek blessings from the divine power. As the festival of Navratri is around the corner, schools have also begun organizing related activities such as writing an essay on Indian festivals and stating 9 Days of Navratri colors. To help you increase your knowledge and test how much you know about the festival, here is a GK quiz on Navratri for students with answers.

GK Quiz Questions on Navratri

1. The festival of Navratri is dedicated to which goddess?

1. Goddess Durga
2. Goddess Kali
3. Goddess Parvati

2. When do we celebrate Shardiya Navratri?

1. In the month of Ashwin
2. In the month of Chaitra
3. In the month of Bhadra

3. Dandiya, a popular dance form performed during Navratri, is predominantly seen in the Indian state of:

1. Rajasthan
2. Gujarat
3. Assam

4. The first day of Navratri is dedicated to which goddess?

1. Goddess Shailputri
2. Goddess Saraswati
3. Goddess Parvati

5. Dussehra is known as Dashain in:

1. Singapore
2. Sri Lanka
3. Nepal 

6. How often does India celebrate the festival of Navratri?

1. 2 times
2. 4 times
3. 5 times

7. Ghatasthapana is observed on which day of Navratri?

1. First
2. Second
3. Third

8. Which of the following festivals is not associated with Navratri?

1. Saraswati Puja
2. Durga Puja
3. Onam

9. Which of the following scriptures is associated with the festival of Navratri?

1. Varaha Purana
2. Bhagavad Gita
3. Devi Mahatmya 

10. The festival of Navratri is observed for how many days in India?

1. 10 days
2. 9 days
3. 8 days 

11. Which festival is celebrated after 9 days of Navratri?

1. Dussehra
2. Diwali
3. Holi 

12. Mahisashur received the boon of immortality from which deity?

1. Lord Vishnu
2. Lord Shiva
3. Lord Brahma

13. Who defeated demon king Mahishasur?

1. Lord Shiva
2. Lord Krishna
3. Goddess Durga

14. Which animal was goddess Durga riding when she killed Mahishasur?

1. Lion
2. Elephant
3. Tiger

15. What do the nine days of Navratri celebrate?

1. Nine forms of Goddess Durga
2. Nine small festivals
3. Nine days when goddess Durga appeared on earth

16. People wear different colours during the nine days of Navratri. Which colour is observed on the first day?

1. Red
2. White
3. Green 

17. On the ninth day of Navratri, devotees worship young girls who have not reached puberty. What is the name of this ceremony?

1. Holika Dahan
2. Saraswati Pujan
3. Kanya Pujan

18. The eighth day of Navratri is called:

1. Saptami
2. Ashtami
3. Navmi 

19. Goddess Durga and demon king Mahishasur fought for how many days?

1. 9 days
2. 10 days
3. 11 days

20. Maa Kalaratri is worshipped on which day of Navratri?

1. Fifth
2. Sixth
3. Seventh 

Quiz on Navratri Answer Key

1. 1	6. 2	11. 1	16. 1
2. 1	7. 1	12. 3	17. 3
3. 2	8. 3	13. 3	18. 2
4. 1	9.  3	14. 1	19. 1
5. 3	10. 1	15. 1	20. 3

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