SSC GD 2021 PYQ — Question 38

SSC GD Constable (English) - 7th December 2021 Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q38

Which of the following festivals of Punjab is traditionally associated with the harvest
of rabi crops?

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Baisakhi.

  • Baisakhi is one of the most important dates in the Sikh calendar.
  • Baisakhi is a spring festival which happens on the 13 or 14 April every year.
  • The farmers offer their prayers in thanks for a bountiful harvest of the Rabi crop.
  • Baisakhi is also significant as it marks the founding of the Khalsa Panth community three hundred years ago by the tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh.