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Class 2 GK Worksheet: Festivals of India

GK lesson 11: Festivals of India · Set 11 · 40 questions
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Remember (Festival and custom): Hindus: Holi, Janmashtami, Raksha Bandhan, Navratri, Ganesh Chaturthi. Muslims: Eid ul-Fitr, Eid ul-Adha. Christians: Christmas, Easter. Sikhs: Guru Nanak Jayanti. Buddhists: Buddha Purnima. Jains: Mahavir Jayanti. Diwali – festival of lights, Holi – festival of colours, Raksha Bandhan – tie a rakhi, Christmas – sing carols. National days: Republic Day 26 January, Independence Day 15 August, Gandhi Jayanti 2 October, Children’s Day 14 November.

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  1. 1.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Hindus? (a) Eid ul-Fitr (b) Good Friday (c) Holi (d) Eid ul-Adha
  2. 2.True or false: World Environment Day is on 5 June. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Sikhs? (a) Maha Shivaratri (b) Navratri (c) Hola Mohalla (d) Holi
  4. 4.Which special day is on 26 January? (a) Teachers’ Day (b) Republic Day (c) Children’s Day (d) World Environment Day
  5. 5.What do people do on Holi? (a) play with colours (b) mark Krishna’s birth (c) honour Lord Mahavira (d) light rows of diyas
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Christmas (b) Easter (c) Good Friday (d) Buddha Purnima
  7. 7.🙏 Easter is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Sikhs (b) Christians (c) Jains (d) Buddhists
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Janmashtami (b) Ram Navami (c) Navratri (d) Eid ul-Adha
  9. 9.🙏 Ram Navami is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Muslims (b) Hindus (c) Sikhs (d) Jains
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Holi (b) Raksha Bandhan (c) Mahavir Jayanti (d) Ram Navami
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Navratri (b) Maha Shivaratri (c) Good Friday (d) Holi
  12. 12.📖 Which is the holy book of the Christians? (a) the Bible (b) the Quran (c) Guru Granth Sahib (d) the Ramayana
  13. 13.What do people do on Guru Nanak Jayanti? (a) tie a rakhi (b) mark Guru Nanak’s birth (c) mark the birth of Jesus (d) sing carols
  14. 14.True or false: Teachers’ Day is on 5 September. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: Independence Day is on 5 September. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Christians? (a) Christmas (b) Janmashtami (c) Holi (d) Eid ul-Adha
  17. 17.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Buddhists? (a) Guru Nanak Jayanti (b) Navratri (c) Buddha Purnima (d) Maha Shivaratri
  18. 18.📅 On which date do we celebrate Children’s Day? (a) 5 June (b) 5 September (c) 15 August (d) 14 November
  19. 19.True or false: Republic Day is on 26 January. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: Eid ul-Adha is mainly a festival of the Muslims. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: on Guru Nanak Jayanti, people mark Guru Nanak’s birth. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🛕 Where do Sikhs gather to pray? (a) a church (b) a temple (c) a mosque (d) a gurdwara
  23. 23.True or false: Gandhi Jayanti is on 2 October. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: Guru Nanak Jayanti is mainly a festival of the Christians. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🙏 Guru Nanak Jayanti is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Sikhs (b) Buddhists (c) Muslims (d) Christians
  26. 26.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Jains? (a) Eid ul-Fitr (b) Mahavir Jayanti (c) Christmas (d) Easter
  27. 27.🎨 Which festival is called the festival of colours? (a) Diwali (b) Raksha Bandhan (c) Christmas (d) Holi
  28. 28.🙏 Eid ul-Adha is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Hindus (b) Christians (c) Jains (d) Muslims
  29. 29.Which special day is on 14 November? (a) Children’s Day (b) Gandhi Jayanti (c) Teachers’ Day (d) World Environment Day
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ganesh Chaturthi (b) Holi (c) Eid ul-Fitr (d) Raksha Bandhan
  31. 31.What do people do on Eid ul-Fitr? (a) play with colours (b) end the Ramzan fasts (c) tie a rakhi (d) honour the Buddha
  32. 32.⛪ Where do Christians gather to pray? (a) a mosque (b) a temple (c) a gurdwara (d) a church
  33. 33.🎉 On which festival do people mark Krishna’s birth? (a) Buddha Purnima (b) Eid ul-Fitr (c) Janmashtami (d) Christmas
  34. 34.📖 Which is the holy book of the Sikhs? (a) the Bible (b) the Ramayana (c) the Quran (d) Guru Granth Sahib
  35. 35.📅 On which date do we celebrate World Environment Day? (a) 26 January (b) 5 June (c) 15 August (d) 5 September
  36. 36.Which special day is on 5 September? (a) Teachers’ Day (b) World Environment Day (c) Independence Day (d) Republic Day
  37. 37.True or false: Maha Shivaratri is mainly a festival of the Christians. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: Republic Day is on 5 September. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: Christmas is mainly a festival of the Christians. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.What do people do on Diwali? (a) honour Lord Mahavira (b) light rows of diyas (c) mark Guru Nanak’s birth (d) mark the birth of Jesus

Answer key

  1. Holi
  2. True
  3. Hola Mohalla
  4. Republic Day
  5. play with colours
  6. Buddha Purnima
  7. Christians
  8. Eid ul-Adha
  9. Hindus
  10. Mahavir Jayanti
  11. Good Friday
  12. the Bible
  13. mark Guru Nanak’s birth
  14. True
  15. False
  16. Christmas
  17. Buddha Purnima
  18. 14 November
  19. True
  20. True
  21. True
  22. a gurdwara
  23. True
  24. False
  25. Sikhs
  26. Mahavir Jayanti
  27. Holi
  28. Muslims
  29. Children’s Day
  30. Eid ul-Fitr
  31. end the Ramzan fasts
  32. a church
  33. Janmashtami
  34. Guru Granth Sahib
  35. 5 June
  36. Teachers’ Day
  37. False
  38. False
  39. True
  40. light rows of diyas

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