← Festivals of India lesson New set →

Class 2 GK Worksheet: Festivals of India

GK lesson 11: Festivals of India · Set 176 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

  1. Hindus
  2. False
  3. Diwali
  4. Christians
  5. a mosque
  6. Maha Shivaratri
  7. False
  8. Ram Navami
  9. True
  10. True
  11. False
  12. World Environment Day
  13. sing carols
  14. 26 January
  15. Hola Mohalla
  16. mark Krishna’s birth
  17. True
  18. Buddha Purnima
  19. False
  20. True
  21. Hindus
  22. False
  23. True
  24. Sikhs
  25. False
  26. True
  27. Independence Day
  28. Mahavir Jayanti
  29. False
  30. Guru Nanak Jayanti
  31. False
  32. Raksha Bandhan
  33. Mahavir Jayanti
  34. False
  35. Republic Day
  36. Eid ul-Adha
  37. True
  38. Buddhists
  39. Hindus
  40. 14 November

Free gk lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/gk-worksheets