Indian Moons

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What is the name of the first month in the Indian lunar calendar?

  1. Chaitra

  2. Vaisakha

  3. Jyeshtha

  4. Ashadha


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Chaitra is the first month of the Indian lunar calendar and typically falls in March or April.

Which of the following is not a phase of the moon?

  1. New Moon

  2. Full Moon

  3. First Quarter

  4. Third Quarter


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The third quarter is not a phase of the moon. It is the phase between the full moon and the new moon.

What is the name of the full moon that occurs in the month of Kartika?

  1. Kartik Purnima

  2. Diwali

  3. Holi

  4. Dussehra


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Kartik Purnima is the full moon that occurs in the month of Kartika and is celebrated as a festival of lights in India.

What is the name of the new moon that occurs in the month of Chaitra?

  1. Chaitra Amavasya

  2. Vaisakha Amavasya

  3. Jyeshtha Amavasya

  4. Ashadha Amavasya


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Chaitra Amavasya is the new moon that occurs in the month of Chaitra and is celebrated as a day of remembrance for ancestors.

How many lunar months are there in a Hindu year?

  1. 12

  2. 13

  3. 14

  4. 15


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

There are 12 lunar months in a Hindu year.

Which of the following is not a lunar eclipse?

  1. Total Lunar Eclipse

  2. Partial Lunar Eclipse

  3. Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

  4. Solar Eclipse


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A solar eclipse is not a lunar eclipse. It is an eclipse of the sun.

What is the name of the lunar eclipse that occurs when the Earth's shadow completely covers the moon?

  1. Total Lunar Eclipse

  2. Partial Lunar Eclipse

  3. Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

  4. Solar Eclipse


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth's shadow completely covers the moon.

What is the name of the lunar eclipse that occurs when the Earth's shadow partially covers the moon?

  1. Total Lunar Eclipse

  2. Partial Lunar Eclipse

  3. Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

  4. Solar Eclipse


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A partial lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth's shadow partially covers the moon.

What is the name of the lunar eclipse that occurs when the Earth's penumbral shadow covers the moon?

  1. Total Lunar Eclipse

  2. Partial Lunar Eclipse

  3. Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

  4. Solar Eclipse


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth's penumbral shadow covers the moon.

What is the name of the Indian lunar calendar?

  1. Panchang

  2. Vikram Samvat

  3. Shaka Samvat

  4. Hijri Calendar


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Panchang is the Indian lunar calendar.

Which of the following is not a Hindu festival that is celebrated on a lunar day?

  1. Diwali

  2. Holi

  3. Dussehra

  4. Christmas


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Christmas is not a Hindu festival. It is a Christian festival.

What is the name of the Hindu festival that is celebrated on the full moon day of the month of Kartika?

  1. Diwali

  2. Holi

  3. Dussehra

  4. Kartik Purnima


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Kartik Purnima is the Hindu festival that is celebrated on the full moon day of the month of Kartika.

What is the name of the Hindu festival that is celebrated on the new moon day of the month of Chaitra?

  1. Diwali

  2. Holi

  3. Dussehra

  4. Chaitra Amavasya


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Chaitra Amavasya is the Hindu festival that is celebrated on the new moon day of the month of Chaitra.

What is the name of the Hindu festival that is celebrated on the full moon day of the month of Phalguna?

  1. Diwali

  2. Holi

  3. Dussehra

  4. Holika Dahan


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Holika Dahan is the Hindu festival that is celebrated on the full moon day of the month of Phalguna.

What is the name of the Hindu festival that is celebrated on the new moon day of the month of Ashvina?

  1. Diwali

  2. Holi

  3. Dussehra

  4. Ganesh Chaturthi


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Ganesh Chaturthi is the Hindu festival that is celebrated on the new moon day of the month of Ashvina.

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