State PCS PYQPrelims 2023

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 37

The three-day Thadingyut festival is celebrated in which country?

  1. Chile
  2. Nepal
  3. Germany
  4. Myanmar
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Answer: (D) Myanmar

Explanation

Thadingyut marks the end of the Buddhist Lent (Vassa) in Myanmar with lamps and lights.

  • (A) Incorrect

    Wrong: not celebrated there.

  • (B) Incorrect

    Wrong: not a Nepali festival.

  • (C) Incorrect

    Wrong: not celebrated there.

  • (D) Correct

    Correct: Thadingyut is Myanmar's Festival of Lights, ending Buddhist Lent.