RAS question
Kite Festival in Rajasthan is celebrated on:
Correct answer: (C) Makar Sankranti (January 14).
The Kite Festival in Rajasthan is celebrated on Makar Sankranti, January 14, with Jaipur’s skies filled with colourful kites.
Explanation
Rajasthan’s Kite Festival is tied to Makar Sankranti, which falls on January 14. The main celebration is in Jaipur, where people fly colourful kites from rooftops and the sky becomes the visible marker of the festival. Department of Tourism, Government of Rajasthan records the same core fact: Jaipur organises the Kite Festival every year on January 14, described there as the eve of Makar Sankranti. Makar Sankranti is the only correct choice. The festival is not a general festive season or a broad cultural fair; it is a specific calendar-linked kite-flying celebration associated with Rajasthan, Jaipur, and Makar Sankranti.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Teej is wrong because Rajasthan’s Kite Festival is linked to January 14 and Makar Sankranti, not to Teej.
- (B) Holi is wrong because the established date for this Rajasthan Kite Festival is January 14, whereas Holi has a different seasonal and ritual context.
- (D) Diwali is wrong because Makar Sankranti on January 14 is the occasion for the Kite Festival.
Concept
Rajasthan Art and Culture includes the mapping of major fairs and festivals to their dates and locations. RAS regularly checks whether candidates can connect a named cultural event with its specific calendar context, not just recognise the festival name.