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SSC Selection Post 2023 PYQ — Question 34

SSC Selection Post - Higher Secondary Level 2023 - 27 June 2023 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q34

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On which day of the Hindu calendar is the festival of Holi celebrated?

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. Falgun Poornima.

The festival of Holi is celebrated on the full moon day (Purnima) in the Hindu month of Phalguna, which usually falls in February or March in the Gregorian calendar.

Other Options:

  • Chaitra Poornima is the full moon day (Purnima) in the Hindu month of Chaitra, which is the first month of the Hindu lunar calendar (usually falling in March-April).
  • Chaitra Saptami refers to the 7th day (Saptami) of the Hindu month of Chaitra (which generally falls in March-April).
  • Falgun Amavasya is the new moon day in the Hindu month of Phalguna (usually falling in February or March).

Hindu calendar months with their approximate Gregorian equivalents:

  1. Chaitra – March-April
  2. Vaishakha – April-May
  3. Jyeshtha – May-June
  4. Ashadha – June-July
  5. Shravana – July-August
  6. Bhadrapada – August-September
  7. Ashwin – September-October
  8. Kartika – October-November
  9. Margashirsha – November-December
  10. Pausha – December-January
  11. Magha – January-February
  12. Phalguna – February-March