Navratri Quiz - General Knowledge

Free practice quiz: Navratri (General Knowledge). 23 multiple-choice questions with answers and explanations. Play online, no sign-up needed.

This General Knowledge practice quiz has 23 multiple-choice questions on Navratri, and 23 of them come with an explanation. Try the 5 sample questions below (tap an option to check yourself), then play the full quiz online. No sign-up needed.

Sample questions

1. Spot the outsider?

   1. Diwali
   2. Navratri
   3. Durga Puja
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   Answer: A. Diwali

   Diwali is a festival of lights, while Navratri and Durga Puja honor Goddess Durga.

2. Which form of Durga holds baby Kartikeya on her lap?

   1. Skandamata
   2. Mahagauri
   3. Katyayani
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   Answer: A. Skandamata

   Skanda is another name for Kartikeya; she is worshipped on day five.

3. What is the worship of young girls on Ashtami or Navami called?

   1. Kanya Puja
   2. Ghatasthapana
   3. Visarjan
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   Answer: A. Kanya Puja

   The girls are honoured as forms of the goddess and served a festive meal.

4. Which scripture tells of Durga's victory over Mahishasura?

   1. Devi Mahatmya
   2. Bhagavad Gita
   3. Ramayana
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   Answer: A. Devi Mahatmya

   It is also known as the Durga Saptashati and is recited during Navratri.

5. Which state is famous for Durga Puja pandals?

   1. West Bengal
   2. Gujarat
   3. Tamil Nadu
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   Answer: A. West Bengal

   Kolkata's Durga Puja is on UNESCO's intangible heritage list.

More questions in this quiz

Answers and explanations are in the full quiz.

1. Which form of Durga is worshipped on day two of Navratri?
2. Which form has a bell-shaped half-moon on her forehead?
3. Which form is said to have created the universe with her smile?
4. Which fierce, dark-skinned form is worshipped on day seven?
5. Which form of Durga is worshipped on the ninth day?
6. Spot the outsider: which is NOT one of Durga's nine forms?
7. What is the day-one ritual of installing a sacred pot called?
8. Which puja is held where Ashtami meets Navami?
9. Which flour is popular for Navratri fasting meals?
10. Which buffalo demon does Durga slay?
11. How many arms does Durga usually have?
12. What is the tenth day, right after Navratri, called?
13. Sharad Navratri falls in which Hindu month?
14. Which festival falls on the last day of Chaitra Navratri?
15. What is Tamil Nadu's Navratri doll display called?
16. Which city's Dasara features a royal elephant procession?
17. Which vermilion ritual do married Bengali women play on Dashami?
18. Which Durga Puja dance uses a smoking clay incense pot?

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