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Class 2 GK Worksheet: Festivals of India

GK lesson 11: Festivals of India · Set 225 · 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.True or false: Maha Shivaratri is mainly a festival of the Hindus. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: on Holi, people honour the Buddha. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🎉 On which festival do people tie a rakhi? (a) Guru Nanak Jayanti (b) Raksha Bandhan (c) Eid ul-Fitr (d) Mahavir Jayanti
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Easter (b) Good Friday (c) Eid ul-Adha (d) Christmas
  5. 5.True or false: on Buddha Purnima, people tie a rakhi. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: on Raksha Bandhan, people light rows of diyas. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.What do people do on Raksha Bandhan? (a) play with colours (b) tie a rakhi (c) end the Ramzan fasts (d) mark the birth of Jesus
  8. 8.True or false: on Mahavir Jayanti, people honour Lord Mahavira. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which special day is on 14 November? (a) World Environment Day (b) Children’s Day (c) Independence Day (d) Teachers’ Day
  10. 10.True or false: Teachers’ Day is on 5 September. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: Hola Mohalla is mainly a festival of the Jains. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Christmas (b) Guru Nanak Jayanti (c) Easter (d) Good Friday
  13. 13.Which special day is on 26 January? (a) Independence Day (b) Republic Day (c) World Environment Day (d) Children’s Day
  14. 14.🙏 Paryushan is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Hindus (b) Sikhs (c) Buddhists (d) Jains
  15. 15.Which special day is on 5 June? (a) Children’s Day (b) World Environment Day (c) Republic Day (d) Teachers’ Day
  16. 16.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Christians? (a) Mahavir Jayanti (b) Christmas (c) Eid ul-Fitr (d) Paryushan
  17. 17.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Hindus? (a) Mahavir Jayanti (b) Hola Mohalla (c) Guru Nanak Jayanti (d) Maha Shivaratri
  18. 18.📖 Which is the holy book of the Muslims? (a) Guru Granth Sahib (b) the Ramayana (c) the Bible (d) the Quran
  19. 19.📖 Which is the holy book of the Christians? (a) the Bible (b) Guru Granth Sahib (c) the Quran (d) the Ramayana
  20. 20.🎉 On which festival do people sing carols? (a) Guru Nanak Jayanti (b) Mahavir Jayanti (c) Christmas (d) Eid ul-Fitr
  21. 21.True or false: Republic Day is on 5 September. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🎉 On which festival do people honour the Buddha? (a) Eid ul-Fitr (b) Holi (c) Buddha Purnima (d) Mahavir Jayanti
  23. 23.True or false: Eid ul-Fitr is mainly a festival of the Muslims. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: Navratri is mainly a festival of the Hindus. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎨 Which festival is called the festival of colours? (a) Christmas (b) Holi (c) Raksha Bandhan (d) Diwali
  26. 26.🎉 On which festival do people light rows of diyas? (a) Mahavir Jayanti (b) Diwali (c) Holi (d) Guru Nanak Jayanti
  27. 27.🙏 Janmashtami is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Christians (b) Jains (c) Sikhs (d) Hindus
  28. 28.🎉 On which festival do people mark Krishna’s birth? (a) Eid ul-Fitr (b) Diwali (c) Guru Nanak Jayanti (d) Janmashtami
  29. 29.What do people do on Holi? (a) play with colours (b) sing carols (c) mark the birth of Jesus (d) honour the Buddha
  30. 30.🙏 Maha Shivaratri is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Hindus (b) Jains (c) Christians (d) Sikhs
  31. 31.🙏 Holi is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Sikhs (b) Hindus (c) Christians (d) Muslims
  32. 32.What do people do on Janmashtami? (a) sing carols (b) light rows of diyas (c) play with colours (d) mark Krishna’s birth
  33. 33.🙏 Good Friday is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Jains (b) Christians (c) Sikhs (d) Muslims
  34. 34.Which special day is on 5 September? (a) Gandhi Jayanti (b) Teachers’ Day (c) World Environment Day (d) Children’s Day
  35. 35.📖 Which is the holy book of the Sikhs? (a) the Bible (b) the Ramayana (c) the Quran (d) Guru Granth Sahib
  36. 36.What do people do on Guru Nanak Jayanti? (a) honour the Buddha (b) play with colours (c) mark the birth of Jesus (d) mark Guru Nanak’s birth
  37. 37.True or false: World Environment Day is on 5 June. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: Easter is mainly a festival of the Christians. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: Raksha Bandhan is mainly a festival of the Buddhists. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Christians? (a) Easter (b) Holi (c) Ganesh Chaturthi (d) Guru Nanak Jayanti

Answer key

  1. True
  2. False
  3. Raksha Bandhan
  4. Eid ul-Adha
  5. False
  6. False
  7. tie a rakhi
  8. True
  9. Children’s Day
  10. True
  11. False
  12. Guru Nanak Jayanti
  13. Republic Day
  14. Jains
  15. World Environment Day
  16. Christmas
  17. Maha Shivaratri
  18. the Quran
  19. the Bible
  20. Christmas
  21. False
  22. Buddha Purnima
  23. True
  24. True
  25. Holi
  26. Diwali
  27. Hindus
  28. Janmashtami
  29. play with colours
  30. Hindus
  31. Hindus
  32. mark Krishna’s birth
  33. Christians
  34. Teachers’ Day
  35. Guru Granth Sahib
  36. mark Guru Nanak’s birth
  37. True
  38. True
  39. False
  40. Easter

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