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SSC GD 2023 PYQ — Question 22

SSC GD Constable (English) - 12 Jan 2023 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q22

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Buddha Purnima, celebrated by the devotees of Gautam Buddha, is known as Saga Dawa in which of the following states?

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. sikkim.

  • Buddha Purnima is also known as Saga Dawa in Sikkim.
  • Saga Dawa is one of the most famous and biggest festivals of Sikkim and is celebrated with great enthusiasm and fervor every year. 
  • The festival is the most significant and sacred for the followers of Mahayana Buddhism who on this auspicious occasion commemorate Lord Buddha's birth, his attainment of Enlightenment and salvation from this corporeal world.