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SSC CPO 2023 PYQ — Question 54

SSC CPO - 03 Oct 2023 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q54

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Losar (a new year festival) is celebrated in which of the following states?

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Arunachal Pradesh.

  • Losar is primarily celebrated in the state of  Arunachal Pradesh in India.
  • The Memba tribe celebrates the Losar festival in the month of February, one month ahead of other tribes.
  • This is the New Year celebration of the tribes that is celebrated for five days.
  • The festival includes prayers, hoisting of religious flags on top of houses, reading of Buddhist scriptures, and lighting butter lamps in the houses.