✅ Answer: C — The Kumbh Mela was inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2017.

✅ Answer: C — The Hornbill Festival is celebrated in Nagaland from 1–10 December every year. It showcases the culture of all Naga tribes and is named after the Great Indian Hornbill.

✅ Answer: B — Onam is the state festival of Kerala, celebrated for 10 days during the Malayalam month of Chingam. It celebrates the return of the mythical King Mahabali.

✅ Answer: C — The Durga Puja of Kolkata was inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in December 2021.

✅ Answer: B — Baisakhi marks the founding of the Khalsa by Guru Gobind Singh Ji on Baisakhi 1699 CE at Anandpur Sahib, in addition to being a harvest festival.

✅ Answer: C — The Sonepur Mela is held at Sonepur (Hajipur), Bihar at the confluence of the Ganga and Gandak rivers on Kartik Purnima. It is Asia’s largest cattle fair.

✅ Answer: B — Ugadi is the New Year festival for Telugu-speaking people (Andhra Pradesh, Telangana) and Kannada-speaking people (Karnataka). It falls on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada.

✅ Answer: C — The Hemis Festival celebrates the birth anniversary of Guru Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche), who is credited with bringing Buddhism to Tibet and the Himalayan region.

✅ Answer: B — The Rann Utsav is held in the Rann of Kutch (White Rann), Gujarat, from November to February. It celebrates the unique landscape of the salt desert under the full moon.

✅ Answer: C — The Cheraw (bamboo dance) is performed during Chapchar Kut, the harvest festival of Mizoram. Dancers step in and out between bamboo poles that are clapped together rhythmically.