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GK lesson 11: Festivals of India · Set 172 · 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.🙏 Eid ul-Adha is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Christians (b) Buddhists (c) Hindus (d) Muslims
  2. 2.Which special day is on 2 October? (a) Independence Day (b) Teachers’ Day (c) Republic Day (d) Gandhi Jayanti
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Maha Shivaratri (b) Raksha Bandhan (c) Eid ul-Adha (d) Ram Navami
  4. 4.🙏 Holi is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Muslims (b) Buddhists (c) Sikhs (d) Hindus
  5. 5.🙏 Janmashtami is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Muslims (b) Christians (c) Buddhists (d) Hindus
  6. 6.🙏 Raksha Bandhan is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Jains (b) Buddhists (c) Muslims (d) Hindus
  7. 7.Which special day is on 26 January? (a) Teachers’ Day (b) Gandhi Jayanti (c) World Environment Day (d) Republic Day
  8. 8.📅 On which date do we celebrate Children’s Day? (a) 26 January (b) 5 June (c) 15 August (d) 14 November
  9. 9.🙏 Buddha Purnima is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Jains (b) Sikhs (c) Buddhists (d) Muslims
  10. 10.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Hindus? (a) Raksha Bandhan (b) Eid ul-Fitr (c) Christmas (d) Eid ul-Adha
  11. 11.🙏 Good Friday is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Sikhs (b) Christians (c) Jains (d) Muslims
  12. 12.🎨 Which festival is called the festival of colours? (a) Christmas (b) Holi (c) Raksha Bandhan (d) Diwali
  13. 13.📅 On which date do we celebrate World Environment Day? (a) 14 November (b) 5 June (c) 26 January (d) 2 October
  14. 14.Which special day is on 15 August? (a) Republic Day (b) Independence Day (c) Teachers’ Day (d) World Environment Day
  15. 15.🎉 On which festival do people honour the Buddha? (a) Buddha Purnima (b) Mahavir Jayanti (c) Diwali (d) Eid ul-Fitr
  16. 16.🎉 On which festival do people honour Lord Mahavira? (a) Mahavir Jayanti (b) Holi (c) Janmashtami (d) Eid ul-Fitr
  17. 17.📅 On which date do we celebrate Independence Day? (a) 15 August (b) 5 September (c) 26 January (d) 5 June
  18. 18.True or false: Teachers’ Day is on 2 October. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: on Eid ul-Fitr, people honour the Buddha. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: on Guru Nanak Jayanti, people end the Ramzan fasts. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: Easter is mainly a festival of the Sikhs. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which special day is on 5 September? (a) World Environment Day (b) Gandhi Jayanti (c) Independence Day (d) Teachers’ Day
  23. 23.📖 Which is the holy book of the Christians? (a) the Quran (b) the Ramayana (c) Guru Granth Sahib (d) the Bible
  24. 24.🙏 Paryushan is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Jains (b) Muslims (c) Sikhs (d) Hindus
  25. 25.What do people do on Diwali? (a) mark Krishna’s birth (b) mark the birth of Jesus (c) tie a rakhi (d) light rows of diyas
  26. 26.What do people do on Raksha Bandhan? (a) mark Guru Nanak’s birth (b) tie a rakhi (c) light rows of diyas (d) sing carols
  27. 27.True or false: on Janmashtami, people honour the Buddha. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: Gandhi Jayanti is on 2 October. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🪔 Which festival is called the festival of lights? (a) Christmas (b) Eid ul-Fitr (c) Holi (d) Diwali
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Easter (b) Good Friday (c) Christmas (d) Eid ul-Fitr
  31. 31.Which special day is on 5 June? (a) Republic Day (b) Teachers’ Day (c) Independence Day (d) World Environment Day
  32. 32.True or false: Independence Day is on 15 August. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: Ram Navami is mainly a festival of the Buddhists. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.What do people do on Janmashtami? (a) honour Lord Mahavira (b) mark Krishna’s birth (c) light rows of diyas (d) tie a rakhi
  35. 35.True or false: Raksha Bandhan is mainly a festival of the Jains. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: Paryushan is mainly a festival of the Buddhists. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: on Eid ul-Fitr, people play with colours. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Jains? (a) Navratri (b) Hola Mohalla (c) Paryushan (d) Guru Nanak Jayanti
  39. 39.What do people do on Christmas? (a) mark the birth of Jesus (b) tie a rakhi (c) honour the Buddha (d) play with colours
  40. 40.📖 Which is the holy book of the Muslims? (a) the Bible (b) Guru Granth Sahib (c) the Ramayana (d) the Quran

Answer key

  1. Muslims
  2. Gandhi Jayanti
  3. Eid ul-Adha
  4. Hindus
  5. Hindus
  6. Hindus
  7. Republic Day
  8. 14 November
  9. Buddhists
  10. Raksha Bandhan
  11. Christians
  12. Holi
  13. 5 June
  14. Independence Day
  15. Buddha Purnima
  16. Mahavir Jayanti
  17. 15 August
  18. False
  19. False
  20. False
  21. False
  22. Teachers’ Day
  23. the Bible
  24. Jains
  25. light rows of diyas
  26. tie a rakhi
  27. False
  28. True
  29. Diwali
  30. Eid ul-Fitr
  31. World Environment Day
  32. True
  33. False
  34. mark Krishna’s birth
  35. False
  36. False
  37. False
  38. Paryushan
  39. mark the birth of Jesus
  40. the Quran

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