Naga Tribes and Festivals Questions: 15 MCQs with Answers (Nagaland GK)
Which tribe celebrates which festival? These questions come up in Nagaland Police, NSSB and NPSC papers. Read the table, then tap an option to check your answer.
Tribes and their main festivals
Tribe – festival (month). Learn the pairs; the month helps you remember.
- Ao – Moatsü (May) · Angami – Sekrenyi (February) · Konyak – Aoleang (April)
- Lotha – Tokhü Emong (November) · Sümi – Tuluni (July) · Chang – Naknyulüm (July)
- Phom – Monyü (April) · Khiamniungan – Miu (May) · Sangtam – Mungmung (September)
- Yimkhiung – Metümnyo (August) · Rengma – Ngada (November) · Pochury – Yemshi (Sept–Oct)
- Chakhesang – Sükhrünyie, Tsükhenyie · Kuki – Mimkut (January)
- Hornbill Festival: 1–10 December at Kisama Heritage Village, near Kohima, since 2000: the 'Festival of Festivals'.
- Ao – Moatsü (May) · Angami – Sekrenyi (February) · Konyak – Aoleang (April)
- Lotha – Tokhü Emong (November) · Sümi – Tuluni (July) · Chang – Naknyulüm (July)
- Phom – Monyü (April) · Khiamniungan – Miu (May) · Sangtam – Mungmung (September)
- Yimkhiung – Metümnyo (August) · Rengma – Ngada (November) · Pochury – Yemshi (Sept–Oct)
- Chakhesang – Sükhrünyie, Tsükhenyie · Kuki – Mimkut (January)
- Hornbill Festival: 1–10 December at Kisama Heritage Village, near Kohima, since 2000: the 'Festival of Festivals'.
Practice questions
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Moatsü is the main festival of which Naga tribe?
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Answer: (D) Ao
Explanation: Moatsü is celebrated by the Ao Nagas in the first week of May, mainly in Mokokchung district, after the sowing season.
Sekrenyi, celebrated in February, is a festival of the:
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Answer: (D) Angami
Explanation: Sekrenyi is the main festival of the Angami Nagas, celebrated in February.
Aoleang festival, celebrated in the first week of April, belongs to the:
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Answer: (C) Konyak
Explanation: Aoleang is the festival of the Konyak Nagas of Mon district. It marks the end of the old year and the start of the new one.
Tokhü Emong is the post-harvest festival of the:
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Answer: (A) Lotha
Explanation: Tokhü Emong is celebrated by the Lotha Nagas of Wokha district in the first week of November, after the harvest.
Tuluni festival, celebrated in July, belongs to which tribe?
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Answer: (A) Sümi
Explanation: Tuluni is a festival of the Sümi Nagas, mainly of Zünheboto district, celebrated in July.
Naknyulüm is a festival of which tribe?
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Answer: (A) Chang
Explanation: Naknyulüm is celebrated by the Chang Nagas of Tuensang district in July.
Monyü festival, celebrated in early April, belongs to the:
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Answer: (B) Phom
Explanation: Monyü is the main festival of the Phom Nagas of Longleng district, celebrated in the first week of April.
Miu festival is celebrated by which tribe?
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Answer: (C) Khiamniungan
Explanation: Miu is a festival of the Khiamniungan Nagas, mainly in Noklak district, celebrated in May.
Mungmung festival, celebrated in September, belongs to the:
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Answer: (C) Sangtam
Explanation: Mungmung is the festival of the Sangtam Nagas (Kiphire and Tuensang areas), celebrated in the first week of September.
Metümnyo is a festival of the:
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Answer: (C) Yimkhiung
Explanation: Metümnyo is celebrated by the Yimkhiung Nagas (Shamator and Kiphire areas) in August.
Ngada, a festival celebrated at the end of November, belongs to the:
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Answer: (B) Rengma
Explanation: Ngada is the post-harvest festival of the Rengma Nagas of Tseminyü district, held in the last week of November.
Yemshi festival belongs to which tribe?
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Answer: (D) Pochury
Explanation: Yemshi is the harvest festival of the Pochury Nagas of the Meluri area, celebrated around late September and October.
Tsükhenyie and Sükhrünyie are festivals of the:
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Answer: (B) Chakhesang
Explanation: Sükhrünyie (January) and Tsükhenyie (spring) are festivals of the Chakhesang Nagas of Phek district.
Mimkut festival, celebrated in January, belongs to the:
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Answer: (A) Kuki
Explanation: Mimkut is the festival of the Kuki community of Nagaland, celebrated in January after the harvest.
In traditional Naga villages, a 'Morung' was a:
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Answer: (D) Dormitory and training house for young people
Explanation: The Morung was a traditional youth dormitory. Boys (and in some tribes girls) lived and learned crafts, folklore, discipline and village defence there.
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