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Class 2 GK Worksheet: Festivals of India

GK lesson 11: Festivals of India · Set 160 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) Raksha Bandhan (b) Good Friday (c) Janmashtami (d) Ganesh Chaturthi
  2. 2.True or false: Mahavir Jayanti is mainly a festival of the Hindus. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🙏 Easter is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Muslims (b) Sikhs (c) Christians (d) Buddhists
  4. 4.True or false: World Environment Day is on 15 August. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which special day is on 2 October? (a) Children’s Day (b) Gandhi Jayanti (c) Independence Day (d) World Environment Day
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Navratri (b) Buddha Purnima (c) Janmashtami (d) Holi
  7. 7.What do people do on Buddha Purnima? (a) mark Guru Nanak’s birth (b) sing carols (c) honour Lord Mahavira (d) honour the Buddha
  8. 8.Which special day is on 5 September? (a) Gandhi Jayanti (b) World Environment Day (c) Teachers’ Day (d) Children’s Day
  9. 9.🎉 On which festival do people play with colours? (a) Raksha Bandhan (b) Janmashtami (c) Guru Nanak Jayanti (d) Holi
  10. 10.🙏 Navratri is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Jains (b) Buddhists (c) Hindus (d) Christians
  11. 11.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Jains? (a) Eid ul-Fitr (b) Maha Shivaratri (c) Paryushan (d) Raksha Bandhan
  12. 12.🎉 On which festival do people mark the birth of Jesus? (a) Janmashtami (b) Guru Nanak Jayanti (c) Buddha Purnima (d) Christmas
  13. 13.True or false: on Christmas, people sing carols. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: Maha Shivaratri is mainly a festival of the Hindus. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: on Guru Nanak Jayanti, people mark Guru Nanak’s birth. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.📖 Which is the holy book of the Christians? (a) the Quran (b) Guru Granth Sahib (c) the Ramayana (d) the Bible
  17. 17.True or false: Republic Day is on 15 August. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎉 On which festival do people light rows of diyas? (a) Mahavir Jayanti (b) Diwali (c) Christmas (d) Raksha Bandhan
  19. 19.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Sikhs? (a) Eid ul-Fitr (b) Easter (c) Navratri (d) Hola Mohalla
  20. 20.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Muslims? (a) Easter (b) Holi (c) Eid ul-Fitr (d) Ganesh Chaturthi
  21. 21.What do people do on Janmashtami? (a) light rows of diyas (b) play with colours (c) mark Guru Nanak’s birth (d) mark Krishna’s birth
  22. 22.True or false: Easter is mainly a festival of the Jains. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🙏 Good Friday is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Hindus (b) Sikhs (c) Buddhists (d) Christians
  24. 24.🙏 Eid ul-Fitr is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Sikhs (b) Muslims (c) Jains (d) Buddhists
  25. 25.True or false: Mahavir Jayanti is mainly a festival of the Christians. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📅 On which date do we celebrate World Environment Day? (a) 2 October (b) 15 August (c) 26 January (d) 5 June
  27. 27.What do people do on Holi? (a) play with colours (b) end the Ramzan fasts (c) mark Guru Nanak’s birth (d) honour Lord Mahavira
  28. 28.📅 On which date do we celebrate Teachers’ Day? (a) 14 November (b) 5 June (c) 5 September (d) 26 January
  29. 29.🙏 Janmashtami is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Jains (b) Hindus (c) Buddhists (d) Sikhs
  30. 30.True or false: Independence Day is on 2 October. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: Independence Day is on 5 June. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: on Eid ul-Fitr, people mark the birth of Jesus. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🙏 Mahavir Jayanti is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Sikhs (b) Buddhists (c) Muslims (d) Jains
  34. 34.True or false: Gandhi Jayanti is on 2 October. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📖 Which is the holy book of the Sikhs? (a) the Ramayana (b) Guru Granth Sahib (c) the Quran (d) the Bible
  36. 36.True or false: Republic Day is on 26 January. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: Holi is mainly a festival of the Jains. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📅 On which date do we celebrate Children’s Day? (a) 5 September (b) 14 November (c) 5 June (d) 2 October
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ganesh Chaturthi (b) Eid ul-Fitr (c) Janmashtami (d) Raksha Bandhan
  40. 40.True or false: Navratri is mainly a festival of the Buddhists. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. Good Friday
  2. False
  3. Christians
  4. False
  5. Gandhi Jayanti
  6. Buddha Purnima
  7. honour the Buddha
  8. Teachers’ Day
  9. Holi
  10. Hindus
  11. Paryushan
  12. Christmas
  13. True
  14. True
  15. True
  16. the Bible
  17. False
  18. Diwali
  19. Hola Mohalla
  20. Eid ul-Fitr
  21. mark Krishna’s birth
  22. False
  23. Christians
  24. Muslims
  25. False
  26. 5 June
  27. play with colours
  28. 5 September
  29. Hindus
  30. False
  31. False
  32. False
  33. Jains
  34. True
  35. Guru Granth Sahib
  36. True
  37. False
  38. 14 November
  39. Eid ul-Fitr
  40. False

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