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Class 2 GK Worksheet: Festivals of India

GK lesson 11: Festivals of India · Set 180 · 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.🙏 Navratri is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Muslims (b) Buddhists (c) Hindus (d) Christians
  2. 2.🙏 Raksha Bandhan is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Muslims (b) Jains (c) Hindus (d) Buddhists
  3. 3.🙏 Maha Shivaratri is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Christians (b) Muslims (c) Hindus (d) Jains
  4. 4.📖 Which is the holy book of the Sikhs? (a) the Bible (b) Guru Granth Sahib (c) the Quran (d) the Ramayana
  5. 5.Which special day is on 2 October? (a) Teachers’ Day (b) World Environment Day (c) Gandhi Jayanti (d) Republic Day
  6. 6.📖 Which is the holy book of the Christians? (a) the Bible (b) Guru Granth Sahib (c) the Quran (d) the Ramayana
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Christmas (b) Good Friday (c) Buddha Purnima (d) Easter
  8. 8.Which special day is on 15 August? (a) Teachers’ Day (b) Children’s Day (c) Independence Day (d) World Environment Day
  9. 9.True or false: on Holi, people play with colours. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🙏 Good Friday is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Jains (b) Buddhists (c) Christians (d) Muslims
  11. 11.🙏 Ram Navami is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Hindus (b) Sikhs (c) Buddhists (d) Jains
  12. 12.True or false: Mahavir Jayanti is mainly a festival of the Jains. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: on Buddha Purnima, people honour the Buddha. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: Gandhi Jayanti is on 2 October. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: Hola Mohalla is mainly a festival of the Sikhs. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.What do people do on Christmas? (a) play with colours (b) light rows of diyas (c) tie a rakhi (d) mark the birth of Jesus
  17. 17.True or false: on Christmas, people sing carols. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🎉 On which festival do people tie a rakhi? (a) Janmashtami (b) Mahavir Jayanti (c) Raksha Bandhan (d) Christmas
  19. 19.Which special day is on 5 September? (a) Republic Day (b) Gandhi Jayanti (c) Teachers’ Day (d) World Environment Day
  20. 20.🎨 Which festival is called the festival of colours? (a) Diwali (b) Raksha Bandhan (c) Christmas (d) Holi
  21. 21.📅 On which date do we celebrate Teachers’ Day? (a) 5 June (b) 14 November (c) 15 August (d) 5 September
  22. 22.🙏 Guru Nanak Jayanti is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Muslims (b) Buddhists (c) Sikhs (d) Christians
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Holi (b) Good Friday (c) Christmas (d) Easter
  24. 24.True or false: Independence Day is on 5 June. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: Guru Nanak Jayanti is mainly a festival of the Christians. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: on Christmas, people mark Guru Nanak’s birth. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎉 On which festival do people honour the Buddha? (a) Janmashtami (b) Mahavir Jayanti (c) Buddha Purnima (d) Raksha Bandhan
  28. 28.🛕 Where do Sikhs gather to pray? (a) a gurdwara (b) a temple (c) a mosque (d) a church
  29. 29.🎉 On which festival do people light rows of diyas? (a) Christmas (b) Janmashtami (c) Eid ul-Fitr (d) Diwali
  30. 30.📅 On which date do we celebrate Independence Day? (a) 5 September (b) 5 June (c) 15 August (d) 2 October
  31. 31.True or false: on Guru Nanak Jayanti, people light rows of diyas. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.What do people do on Christmas? (a) end the Ramzan fasts (b) tie a rakhi (c) honour Lord Mahavira (d) sing carols
  33. 33.True or false: Teachers’ Day is on 5 September. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Maha Shivaratri (b) Eid ul-Adha (c) Ram Navami (d) Ganesh Chaturthi
  35. 35.📅 On which date do we celebrate Children’s Day? (a) 26 January (b) 15 August (c) 2 October (d) 14 November
  36. 36.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Hindus? (a) Eid ul-Adha (b) Eid ul-Fitr (c) Raksha Bandhan (d) Christmas
  37. 37.🙏 Hola Mohalla is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Hindus (b) Sikhs (c) Jains (d) Christians
  38. 38.True or false: Christmas is mainly a festival of the Christians. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: Teachers’ Day is on 2 October. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🙏 Eid ul-Adha is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Muslims (b) Buddhists (c) Jains (d) Hindus

Answer key

  1. Hindus
  2. Hindus
  3. Hindus
  4. Guru Granth Sahib
  5. Gandhi Jayanti
  6. the Bible
  7. Buddha Purnima
  8. Independence Day
  9. True
  10. Christians
  11. Hindus
  12. True
  13. True
  14. True
  15. True
  16. mark the birth of Jesus
  17. True
  18. Raksha Bandhan
  19. Teachers’ Day
  20. Holi
  21. 5 September
  22. Sikhs
  23. Holi
  24. False
  25. False
  26. False
  27. Buddha Purnima
  28. a gurdwara
  29. Diwali
  30. 15 August
  31. False
  32. sing carols
  33. True
  34. Eid ul-Adha
  35. 14 November
  36. Raksha Bandhan
  37. Sikhs
  38. True
  39. False
  40. Muslims

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