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Class 2 GK Worksheet: Festivals of India

GK lesson 11: Festivals of India · Set 120 · 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.What do people do on Mahavir Jayanti? (a) mark Guru Nanak’s birth (b) mark Krishna’s birth (c) play with colours (d) honour Lord Mahavira
  2. 2.🎉 On which festival do people mark the birth of Jesus? (a) Raksha Bandhan (b) Christmas (c) Janmashtami (d) Holi
  3. 3.What do people do on Buddha Purnima? (a) honour the Buddha (b) honour Lord Mahavira (c) play with colours (d) end the Ramzan fasts
  4. 4.True or false: Guru Nanak Jayanti is mainly a festival of the Muslims. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.What do people do on Holi? (a) play with colours (b) mark the birth of Jesus (c) end the Ramzan fasts (d) tie a rakhi
  6. 6.Which special day is on 5 September? (a) World Environment Day (b) Republic Day (c) Children’s Day (d) Teachers’ Day
  7. 7.📖 Which is the holy book of the Sikhs? (a) the Bible (b) the Quran (c) the Ramayana (d) Guru Granth Sahib
  8. 8.🎨 Which festival is called the festival of colours? (a) Raksha Bandhan (b) Holi (c) Diwali (d) Christmas
  9. 9.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Sikhs? (a) Easter (b) Maha Shivaratri (c) Good Friday (d) Hola Mohalla
  10. 10.📅 On which date do we celebrate Independence Day? (a) 15 August (b) 2 October (c) 5 September (d) 26 January
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ganesh Chaturthi (b) Janmashtami (c) Navratri (d) Eid ul-Fitr
  12. 12.🙏 Ganesh Chaturthi is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Sikhs (b) Muslims (c) Hindus (d) Jains
  13. 13.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Hindus? (a) Navratri (b) Eid ul-Fitr (c) Good Friday (d) Christmas
  14. 14.True or false: on Diwali, people light rows of diyas. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: World Environment Day is on 5 June. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Jains? (a) Paryushan (b) Holi (c) Guru Nanak Jayanti (d) Maha Shivaratri
  17. 17.🙏 Janmashtami is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Christians (b) Hindus (c) Jains (d) Sikhs
  18. 18.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Christians? (a) Navratri (b) Holi (c) Ram Navami (d) Christmas
  19. 19.True or false: Children’s Day is on 26 January. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📖 Which is the holy book of the Muslims? (a) the Ramayana (b) Guru Granth Sahib (c) the Quran (d) the Bible
  21. 21.True or false: World Environment Day is on 14 November. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📅 On which date do we celebrate Republic Day? (a) 14 November (b) 2 October (c) 26 January (d) 5 June
  23. 23.🎉 On which festival do people honour the Buddha? (a) Diwali (b) Raksha Bandhan (c) Eid ul-Fitr (d) Buddha Purnima
  24. 24.Which special day is on 26 January? (a) Gandhi Jayanti (b) Teachers’ Day (c) Independence Day (d) Republic Day
  25. 25.🎉 On which festival do people light rows of diyas? (a) Holi (b) Mahavir Jayanti (c) Guru Nanak Jayanti (d) Diwali
  26. 26.📅 On which date do we celebrate World Environment Day? (a) 5 September (b) 5 June (c) 15 August (d) 2 October
  27. 27.🎉 On which festival do people end the Ramzan fasts? (a) Diwali (b) Eid ul-Fitr (c) Christmas (d) Raksha Bandhan
  28. 28.True or false: on Eid ul-Fitr, people play with colours. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🙏 Holi is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Muslims (b) Hindus (c) Jains (d) Buddhists
  30. 30.True or false: on Janmashtami, people tie a rakhi. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: Independence Day is on 26 January. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: on Guru Nanak Jayanti, people light rows of diyas. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: Eid ul-Adha is mainly a festival of the Jains. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good Friday (b) Christmas (c) Buddha Purnima (d) Easter
  35. 35.🙏 Navratri is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Muslims (b) Hindus (c) Christians (d) Buddhists
  36. 36.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Buddhists? (a) Buddha Purnima (b) Eid ul-Adha (c) Ram Navami (d) Hola Mohalla
  37. 37.🎉 On which festival do people play with colours? (a) Raksha Bandhan (b) Diwali (c) Holi (d) Janmashtami
  38. 38.Which special day is on 14 November? (a) Children’s Day (b) World Environment Day (c) Republic Day (d) Independence Day
  39. 39.True or false: Children’s Day is on 5 June. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which special day is on 2 October? (a) Children’s Day (b) Gandhi Jayanti (c) World Environment Day (d) Teachers’ Day

Answer key

  1. honour Lord Mahavira
  2. Christmas
  3. honour the Buddha
  4. False
  5. play with colours
  6. Teachers’ Day
  7. Guru Granth Sahib
  8. Holi
  9. Hola Mohalla
  10. 15 August
  11. Eid ul-Fitr
  12. Hindus
  13. Navratri
  14. True
  15. True
  16. Paryushan
  17. Hindus
  18. Christmas
  19. False
  20. the Quran
  21. False
  22. 26 January
  23. Buddha Purnima
  24. Republic Day
  25. Diwali
  26. 5 June
  27. Eid ul-Fitr
  28. False
  29. Hindus
  30. False
  31. False
  32. False
  33. False
  34. Buddha Purnima
  35. Hindus
  36. Buddha Purnima
  37. Holi
  38. Children’s Day
  39. False
  40. Gandhi Jayanti

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