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Class 2 GK Worksheet: Festivals of India

GK lesson 11: Festivals of India · Set 141 · 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.🙏 Guru Nanak Jayanti is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Sikhs (b) Buddhists (c) Muslims (d) Hindus
  2. 2.📖 Which is the holy book of the Christians? (a) the Bible (b) Guru Granth Sahib (c) the Quran (d) the Ramayana
  3. 3.🛕 Where do Sikhs gather to pray? (a) a mosque (b) a church (c) a gurdwara (d) a temple
  4. 4.What do people do on Guru Nanak Jayanti? (a) honour Lord Mahavira (b) mark Guru Nanak’s birth (c) light rows of diyas (d) mark Krishna’s birth
  5. 5.🎉 On which festival do people light rows of diyas? (a) Diwali (b) Janmashtami (c) Guru Nanak Jayanti (d) Christmas
  6. 6.Which special day is on 15 August? (a) World Environment Day (b) Republic Day (c) Children’s Day (d) Independence Day
  7. 7.Which special day is on 5 June? (a) Independence Day (b) Children’s Day (c) Gandhi Jayanti (d) World Environment Day
  8. 8.True or false: Hola Mohalla is mainly a festival of the Sikhs. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.📅 On which date do we celebrate Teachers’ Day? (a) 5 September (b) 15 August (c) 14 November (d) 26 January
  10. 10.True or false: on Christmas, people end the Ramzan fasts. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🙏 Holi is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Muslims (b) Jains (c) Buddhists (d) Hindus
  12. 12.🎉 On which festival do people play with colours? (a) Mahavir Jayanti (b) Holi (c) Raksha Bandhan (d) Christmas
  13. 13.🙏 Christmas is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Christians (b) Sikhs (c) Hindus (d) Buddhists
  14. 14.📅 On which date do we celebrate Independence Day? (a) 15 August (b) 5 June (c) 26 January (d) 2 October
  15. 15.🙏 Maha Shivaratri is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Christians (b) Jains (c) Buddhists (d) Hindus
  16. 16.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Muslims? (a) Raksha Bandhan (b) Navratri (c) Eid ul-Adha (d) Hola Mohalla
  17. 17.🙏 Janmashtami is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Sikhs (b) Hindus (c) Jains (d) Christians
  18. 18.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Hindus? (a) Mahavir Jayanti (b) Eid ul-Adha (c) Ram Navami (d) Guru Nanak Jayanti
  19. 19.Which special day is on 2 October? (a) World Environment Day (b) Teachers’ Day (c) Gandhi Jayanti (d) Children’s Day
  20. 20.What do people do on Raksha Bandhan? (a) sing carols (b) play with colours (c) tie a rakhi (d) honour the Buddha
  21. 21.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Jains? (a) Eid ul-Fitr (b) Good Friday (c) Raksha Bandhan (d) Paryushan
  22. 22.⛪ Where do Christians gather to pray? (a) a mosque (b) a church (c) a temple (d) a gurdwara
  23. 23.Which special day is on 26 January? (a) Independence Day (b) Teachers’ Day (c) Children’s Day (d) Republic Day
  24. 24.True or false: Children’s Day is on 15 August. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: Gandhi Jayanti is on 2 October. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Eid ul-Fitr (b) Christmas (c) Easter (d) Good Friday
  27. 27.What do people do on Holi? (a) play with colours (b) mark Guru Nanak’s birth (c) end the Ramzan fasts (d) sing carols
  28. 28.🙏 Buddha Purnima is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Sikhs (b) Hindus (c) Buddhists (d) Jains
  29. 29.🙏 Hola Mohalla is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Buddhists (b) Muslims (c) Sikhs (d) Hindus
  30. 30.🎨 Which festival is called the festival of colours? (a) Diwali (b) Christmas (c) Holi (d) Raksha Bandhan
  31. 31.🙏 Mahavir Jayanti is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Muslims (b) Sikhs (c) Buddhists (d) Jains
  32. 32.True or false: Republic Day is on 14 November. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎉 On which festival do people mark the birth of Jesus? (a) Christmas (b) Raksha Bandhan (c) Guru Nanak Jayanti (d) Buddha Purnima
  34. 34.🕌 Where do Muslims gather to pray? (a) a church (b) a mosque (c) a gurdwara (d) a temple
  35. 35.🙏 Raksha Bandhan is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Buddhists (b) Muslims (c) Jains (d) Hindus
  36. 36.True or false: Holi is mainly a festival of the Buddhists. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good Friday (b) Christmas (c) Easter (d) Paryushan
  38. 38.🎉 On which festival do people sing carols? (a) Christmas (b) Eid ul-Fitr (c) Buddha Purnima (d) Mahavir Jayanti
  39. 39.True or false: Guru Nanak Jayanti is mainly a festival of the Hindus. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.What do people do on Buddha Purnima? (a) honour the Buddha (b) mark the birth of Jesus (c) mark Guru Nanak’s birth (d) light rows of diyas

Answer key

  1. Sikhs
  2. the Bible
  3. a gurdwara
  4. mark Guru Nanak’s birth
  5. Diwali
  6. Independence Day
  7. World Environment Day
  8. True
  9. 5 September
  10. False
  11. Hindus
  12. Holi
  13. Christians
  14. 15 August
  15. Hindus
  16. Eid ul-Adha
  17. Hindus
  18. Ram Navami
  19. Gandhi Jayanti
  20. tie a rakhi
  21. Paryushan
  22. a church
  23. Republic Day
  24. False
  25. True
  26. Eid ul-Fitr
  27. play with colours
  28. Buddhists
  29. Sikhs
  30. Holi
  31. Jains
  32. False
  33. Christmas
  34. a mosque
  35. Hindus
  36. False
  37. Paryushan
  38. Christmas
  39. False
  40. honour the Buddha

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