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Class 2 GK Worksheet: Festivals of India

GK lesson 11: Festivals of India · Set 131 · 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.🎉 On which festival do people mark Krishna’s birth? (a) Guru Nanak Jayanti (b) Eid ul-Fitr (c) Janmashtami (d) Mahavir Jayanti
  2. 2.🙏 Buddha Purnima is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Hindus (b) Muslims (c) Buddhists (d) Christians
  3. 3.🎉 On which festival do people sing carols? (a) Guru Nanak Jayanti (b) Buddha Purnima (c) Mahavir Jayanti (d) Christmas
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Christmas (b) Easter (c) Holi (d) Good Friday
  5. 5.What do people do on Guru Nanak Jayanti? (a) play with colours (b) sing carols (c) tie a rakhi (d) mark Guru Nanak’s birth
  6. 6.🎉 On which festival do people honour the Buddha? (a) Raksha Bandhan (b) Holi (c) Buddha Purnima (d) Janmashtami
  7. 7.True or false: Gandhi Jayanti is on 2 October. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: Teachers’ Day is on 15 August. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Hindus? (a) Eid ul-Fitr (b) Maha Shivaratri (c) Mahavir Jayanti (d) Hola Mohalla
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Paryushan (b) Easter (c) Good Friday (d) Christmas
  11. 11.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Buddhists? (a) Buddha Purnima (b) Maha Shivaratri (c) Janmashtami (d) Navratri
  12. 12.📅 On which date do we celebrate Independence Day? (a) 26 January (b) 5 June (c) 15 August (d) 14 November
  13. 13.What do people do on Christmas? (a) light rows of diyas (b) end the Ramzan fasts (c) mark Guru Nanak’s birth (d) mark the birth of Jesus
  14. 14.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Jains? (a) Ganesh Chaturthi (b) Navratri (c) Good Friday (d) Paryushan
  15. 15.True or false: Good Friday is mainly a festival of the Christians. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🛕 Where do Sikhs gather to pray? (a) a temple (b) a church (c) a mosque (d) a gurdwara
  17. 17.📅 On which date do we celebrate Gandhi Jayanti? (a) 14 November (b) 5 September (c) 5 June (d) 2 October
  18. 18.📅 On which date do we celebrate Republic Day? (a) 5 September (b) 26 January (c) 15 August (d) 14 November
  19. 19.🙏 Christmas is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Muslims (b) Christians (c) Sikhs (d) Hindus
  20. 20.🙏 Hola Mohalla is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Muslims (b) Sikhs (c) Hindus (d) Christians
  21. 21.True or false: on Buddha Purnima, people sing carols. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which special day is on 14 November? (a) Children’s Day (b) Independence Day (c) Gandhi Jayanti (d) World Environment Day
  23. 23.What do people do on Mahavir Jayanti? (a) mark the birth of Jesus (b) end the Ramzan fasts (c) sing carols (d) honour Lord Mahavira
  24. 24.True or false: Easter is mainly a festival of the Christians. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🙏 Mahavir Jayanti is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Buddhists (b) Hindus (c) Jains (d) Sikhs
  26. 26.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Muslims? (a) Eid ul-Fitr (b) Christmas (c) Mahavir Jayanti (d) Easter
  27. 27.📅 On which date do we celebrate World Environment Day? (a) 5 September (b) 5 June (c) 14 November (d) 15 August
  28. 28.What do people do on Holi? (a) end the Ramzan fasts (b) honour the Buddha (c) play with colours (d) tie a rakhi
  29. 29.True or false: on Mahavir Jayanti, people honour Lord Mahavira. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which special day is on 5 June? (a) Independence Day (b) Republic Day (c) World Environment Day (d) Gandhi Jayanti
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raksha Bandhan (b) Ram Navami (c) Maha Shivaratri (d) Guru Nanak Jayanti
  32. 32.True or false: on Janmashtami, people mark Krishna’s birth. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: Republic Day is on 26 January. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: on Buddha Purnima, people play with colours. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.What do people do on Raksha Bandhan? (a) sing carols (b) honour Lord Mahavira (c) tie a rakhi (d) mark Guru Nanak’s birth
  36. 36.What do people do on Christmas? (a) sing carols (b) light rows of diyas (c) honour the Buddha (d) play with colours
  37. 37.📖 Which is the holy book of the Sikhs? (a) Guru Granth Sahib (b) the Bible (c) the Quran (d) the Ramayana
  38. 38.📖 Which is the holy book of the Christians? (a) the Bible (b) Guru Granth Sahib (c) the Ramayana (d) the Quran
  39. 39.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Christians? (a) Eid ul-Fitr (b) Guru Nanak Jayanti (c) Janmashtami (d) Good Friday
  40. 40.True or false: Republic Day is on 5 September. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. Janmashtami
  2. Buddhists
  3. Christmas
  4. Holi
  5. mark Guru Nanak’s birth
  6. Buddha Purnima
  7. True
  8. False
  9. Maha Shivaratri
  10. Paryushan
  11. Buddha Purnima
  12. 15 August
  13. mark the birth of Jesus
  14. Paryushan
  15. True
  16. a gurdwara
  17. 2 October
  18. 26 January
  19. Christians
  20. Sikhs
  21. False
  22. Children’s Day
  23. honour Lord Mahavira
  24. True
  25. Jains
  26. Eid ul-Fitr
  27. 5 June
  28. play with colours
  29. True
  30. World Environment Day
  31. Guru Nanak Jayanti
  32. True
  33. True
  34. False
  35. tie a rakhi
  36. sing carols
  37. Guru Granth Sahib
  38. the Bible
  39. Good Friday
  40. False

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