{"id":64041,"date":"2024-04-20T09:17:58","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T09:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=64041"},"modified":"2024-04-20T09:17:58","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T09:17:58","slug":"pongal-the-harvest-festival-of-tamil-nadu-is-celebrated-in-the-month-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/pongal-the-harvest-festival-of-tamil-nadu-is-celebrated-in-the-month-of\/","title":{"rendered":"Pongal, the harvest festival of Tamil Nadu, is celebrated in the month of:"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;January&#8221; option2=&#8221;April&#8221; option3=&#8221;August&#8221; option4=&#8221;October&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is: <strong>a) January<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pongal is a four-day harvest festival celebrated in the Tamil month of Thai (January\u00e2\u0080\u0093February). It is one of the most important festivals in Tamil Nadu, India. The first day of Pongal is called Bhogi, which is a day of cleaning and discarding old things. The second day is called Surya Pongal, which is a day of worshipping the Sun God. The third day is called Mattu Pongal, which is a day of worshipping cattle. The fourth day is called Kaanum Pongal, which is a day of visiting friends and family.<\/p>\n<p>Pongal is a time for feasting, dancing, and singing. It is also a time for giving thanks to the Sun God for providing food and prosperity.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a brief explanation of each option:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>January:<\/strong> Pongal is celebrated in the Tamil month of Thai, which falls in January\u00e2\u0080\u0093February.<\/li>\n<li><strong>April:<\/strong> The Tamil month of Chittirai falls in April\u00e2\u0080\u0093May.<\/li>\n<li><strong>August:<\/strong> The Tamil month of Aadi falls in August\u00e2\u0080\u0093September.<\/li>\n<li><strong>October:<\/strong> The Tamil month of Purattasi falls in October\u00e2\u0080\u0093November.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;January&#8221; option2=&#8221;April&#8221; option3=&#8221;August&#8221; option4=&#8221;October&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[993],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tamilnadu-state-gk-mcq","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Pongal, the harvest festival of Tamil Nadu, is celebrated in the month of:<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/pongal-the-harvest-festival-of-tamil-nadu-is-celebrated-in-the-month-of\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pongal, the harvest festival of Tamil Nadu, is celebrated in the month of:\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;January&#8221; 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