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Class 2 GK Worksheet: Festivals of India

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

Answer key

  1. Eid ul-Fitr
  2. mark Krishna’s birth
  3. Sikhs
  4. True
  5. Buddhists
  6. Christmas
  7. Janmashtami
  8. Ram Navami
  9. Jains
  10. 14 November
  11. Mahavir Jayanti
  12. play with colours
  13. True
  14. False
  15. Gandhi Jayanti
  16. Guru Nanak Jayanti
  17. World Environment Day
  18. Mahavir Jayanti
  19. Hola Mohalla
  20. end the Ramzan fasts
  21. False
  22. True
  23. True
  24. Holi
  25. the Bible
  26. Muslims
  27. tie a rakhi
  28. Children’s Day
  29. Paryushan
  30. light rows of diyas
  31. Christmas
  32. a gurdwara
  33. Teachers’ Day
  34. False
  35. True
  36. Eid ul-Adha
  37. Raksha Bandhan
  38. False
  39. mark Guru Nanak’s birth
  40. Jains

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