Question

Consider the following:
(A) Mahavir Jayanti.
(B) Buddha Purnima,
(C) Guru Nank Jayanti
Which among the following may fall in the same months of the Gregorian calendar?

• A. (B) and (C)
• B. (A) and (B)
• C. (A) and (C)
• D. (A), (B) and (C)

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

The question asks which festivals may fall in the same months of the Gregorian calendar. Let's examine each of the festivals mentioned:

1. Mahavir Jayanti: This festival celebrates the birth of Mahavir, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism, and is usually observed in March or April. The date changes every year as it is based on the lunar calendar.
2. Buddha Purnima: This marks the birth of Gautama Buddha and usually falls in April or May. It is calculated according to the Indian lunar calendar and typically corresponds to a full moon day.
3. Guru Nanak Jayanti: This celebrates the birth of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, and typically occurs in October or November, again depending on the lunar calendar. 

From the above observations:

• Mahavir Jayanti and Buddha Purnima may both fall in April, as both are based on lunar calendar events that sometimes coincide in the Gregorian month of April.
• Guru Nanak Jayanti, however, falls much later in the year and is therefore unlikely to share the same month with the other two festivals.

Thus, the correct choice is the combination of festivals that can fall in the same Gregorian month:

(A) and (B)

Therefore, the correct answer is (A) and (B).