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Class 2 GK Worksheet: Festivals of India

GK lesson 11: Festivals of India · Set 206 · 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 festival is called the festival of colours? (a) Raksha Bandhan (b) Diwali (c) Holi (d) Christmas
  2. 2.True or false: Good Friday is mainly a festival of the Christians. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🕌 Where do Muslims gather to pray? (a) a temple (b) a mosque (c) a gurdwara (d) a church
  4. 4.Which special day is on 5 June? (a) Independence Day (b) World Environment Day (c) Teachers’ Day (d) Republic Day
  5. 5.What do people do on Holi? (a) tie a rakhi (b) light rows of diyas (c) play with colours (d) honour Lord Mahavira
  6. 6.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Hindus? (a) Maha Shivaratri (b) Good Friday (c) Guru Nanak Jayanti (d) Eid ul-Fitr
  7. 7.Which special day is on 2 October? (a) Gandhi Jayanti (b) Teachers’ Day (c) Republic Day (d) World Environment Day
  8. 8.What do people do on Janmashtami? (a) mark Guru Nanak’s birth (b) mark Krishna’s birth (c) honour the Buddha (d) sing carols
  9. 9.True or false: on Raksha Bandhan, people end the Ramzan fasts. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Muslims? (a) Good Friday (b) Eid ul-Fitr (c) Ram Navami (d) Christmas
  11. 11.🙏 Holi is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Muslims (b) Hindus (c) Buddhists (d) Jains
  12. 12.📅 On which date do we celebrate Independence Day? (a) 2 October (b) 26 January (c) 15 August (d) 5 June
  13. 13.True or false: Janmashtami is mainly a festival of the Hindus. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: on Holi, people mark Krishna’s birth. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🙏 Mahavir Jayanti is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Buddhists (b) Jains (c) Muslims (d) Sikhs
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Maha Shivaratri (b) Janmashtami (c) Holi (d) Eid ul-Adha
  17. 17.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Buddhists? (a) Paryushan (b) Easter (c) Buddha Purnima (d) Eid ul-Adha
  18. 18.📅 On which date do we celebrate Teachers’ Day? (a) 26 January (b) 14 November (c) 5 September (d) 2 October
  19. 19.True or false: Ram Navami is mainly a festival of the Hindus. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.What do people do on Eid ul-Fitr? (a) sing carols (b) mark Krishna’s birth (c) honour the Buddha (d) end the Ramzan fasts
  21. 21.🎉 On which festival do people mark Guru Nanak’s birth? (a) Buddha Purnima (b) Christmas (c) Guru Nanak Jayanti (d) Janmashtami
  22. 22.True or false: Janmashtami is mainly a festival of the Christians. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: Independence Day is on 26 January. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: Holi is mainly a festival of the Jains. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Hindus? (a) Holi (b) Christmas (c) Eid ul-Fitr (d) Buddha Purnima
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ganesh Chaturthi (b) Buddha Purnima (c) Maha Shivaratri (d) Navratri
  27. 27.True or false: Eid ul-Fitr is mainly a festival of the Christians. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📅 On which date do we celebrate World Environment Day? (a) 26 January (b) 5 June (c) 15 August (d) 2 October
  29. 29.🙏 Raksha Bandhan is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Buddhists (b) Christians (c) Sikhs (d) Hindus
  30. 30.True or false: on Janmashtami, people tie a rakhi. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.What do people do on Guru Nanak Jayanti? (a) mark the birth of Jesus (b) honour the Buddha (c) mark Guru Nanak’s birth (d) tie a rakhi
  32. 32.🪔 Which festival is called the festival of lights? (a) Holi (b) Christmas (c) Eid ul-Fitr (d) Diwali
  33. 33.🙏 Maha Shivaratri is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Hindus (b) Muslims (c) Sikhs (d) Buddhists
  34. 34.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Christians? (a) Mahavir Jayanti (b) Raksha Bandhan (c) Janmashtami (d) Easter
  35. 35.Which special day is on 15 August? (a) Independence Day (b) Republic Day (c) Teachers’ Day (d) World Environment Day
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good Friday (b) Maha Shivaratri (c) Christmas (d) Easter
  37. 37.True or false: Holi is mainly a festival of the Hindus. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: Holi is mainly a festival of the Buddhists. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: Eid ul-Fitr is mainly a festival of the Hindus. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎉 On which festival do people honour the Buddha? (a) Raksha Bandhan (b) Diwali (c) Christmas (d) Buddha Purnima

Answer key

  1. Holi
  2. True
  3. a mosque
  4. World Environment Day
  5. play with colours
  6. Maha Shivaratri
  7. Gandhi Jayanti
  8. mark Krishna’s birth
  9. False
  10. Eid ul-Fitr
  11. Hindus
  12. 15 August
  13. True
  14. False
  15. Jains
  16. Eid ul-Adha
  17. Buddha Purnima
  18. 5 September
  19. True
  20. end the Ramzan fasts
  21. Guru Nanak Jayanti
  22. False
  23. False
  24. False
  25. Holi
  26. Buddha Purnima
  27. False
  28. 5 June
  29. Hindus
  30. False
  31. mark Guru Nanak’s birth
  32. Diwali
  33. Hindus
  34. Easter
  35. Independence Day
  36. Maha Shivaratri
  37. True
  38. False
  39. False
  40. Buddha Purnima

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