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Class 2 GK Worksheet: Festivals of India

GK lesson 11: Festivals of India · Set 226 · 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.What do people do on Janmashtami? (a) mark Krishna’s birth (b) light rows of diyas (c) mark Guru Nanak’s birth (d) tie a rakhi
  2. 2.True or false: Buddha Purnima is mainly a festival of the Hindus. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Muslims? (a) Navratri (b) Eid ul-Adha (c) Christmas (d) Easter
  4. 4.What do people do on Holi? (a) end the Ramzan fasts (b) mark Krishna’s birth (c) play with colours (d) tie a rakhi
  5. 5.🙏 Christmas is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Jains (b) Muslims (c) Hindus (d) Christians
  6. 6.🙏 Janmashtami is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Jains (b) Christians (c) Hindus (d) Sikhs
  7. 7.Which special day is on 5 June? (a) Gandhi Jayanti (b) Teachers’ Day (c) World Environment Day (d) Republic Day
  8. 8.🙏 Ganesh Chaturthi is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Jains (b) Hindus (c) Muslims (d) Christians
  9. 9.What do people do on Mahavir Jayanti? (a) honour Lord Mahavira (b) light rows of diyas (c) mark the birth of Jesus (d) mark Guru Nanak’s birth
  10. 10.🎉 On which festival do people sing carols? (a) Buddha Purnima (b) Christmas (c) Holi (d) Mahavir Jayanti
  11. 11.True or false: on Eid ul-Fitr, people tie a rakhi. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.What do people do on Raksha Bandhan? (a) mark Krishna’s birth (b) honour Lord Mahavira (c) tie a rakhi (d) honour the Buddha
  13. 13.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Christians? (a) Ganesh Chaturthi (b) Maha Shivaratri (c) Christmas (d) Paryushan
  14. 14.Which special day is on 26 January? (a) Independence Day (b) World Environment Day (c) Republic Day (d) Teachers’ Day
  15. 15.True or false: Independence Day is on 15 August. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Sikhs? (a) Eid ul-Adha (b) Paryushan (c) Guru Nanak Jayanti (d) Ram Navami
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Paryushan (b) Christmas (c) Good Friday (d) Easter
  18. 18.⛪ Where do Christians gather to pray? (a) a gurdwara (b) a temple (c) a church (d) a mosque
  19. 19.🎉 On which festival do people mark the birth of Jesus? (a) Holi (b) Guru Nanak Jayanti (c) Christmas (d) Diwali
  20. 20.True or false: Buddha Purnima is mainly a festival of the Buddhists. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.What do people do on Buddha Purnima? (a) light rows of diyas (b) honour the Buddha (c) end the Ramzan fasts (d) sing carols
  22. 22.True or false: Eid ul-Adha is mainly a festival of the Muslims. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which special day is on 2 October? (a) Gandhi Jayanti (b) World Environment Day (c) Republic Day (d) Teachers’ Day
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ganesh Chaturthi (b) Maha Shivaratri (c) Raksha Bandhan (d) Hola Mohalla
  25. 25.Which special day is on 14 November? (a) Republic Day (b) Children’s Day (c) Independence Day (d) Teachers’ Day
  26. 26.True or false: on Christmas, people mark the birth of Jesus. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🙏 Buddha Purnima is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Hindus (b) Muslims (c) Buddhists (d) Christians
  28. 28.True or false: Independence Day is on 26 January. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: on Buddha Purnima, people honour the Buddha. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: on Mahavir Jayanti, people honour Lord Mahavira. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: Republic Day is on 2 October. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.📖 Which is the holy book of the Christians? (a) the Quran (b) Guru Granth Sahib (c) the Ramayana (d) the Bible
  33. 33.What do people do on Christmas? (a) mark the birth of Jesus (b) play with colours (c) mark Krishna’s birth (d) honour the Buddha
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good Friday (b) Easter (c) Christmas (d) Eid ul-Adha
  35. 35.True or false: on Eid ul-Fitr, people sing carols. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🙏 Eid ul-Adha is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Christians (b) Muslims (c) Jains (d) Hindus
  37. 37.Which special day is on 15 August? (a) Children’s Day (b) Republic Day (c) Independence Day (d) World Environment Day
  38. 38.📅 On which date do we celebrate Republic Day? (a) 14 November (b) 5 June (c) 2 October (d) 26 January
  39. 39.True or false: Republic Day is on 15 August. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🙏 Eid ul-Fitr is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Hindus (b) Buddhists (c) Muslims (d) Christians

Answer key

  1. mark Krishna’s birth
  2. False
  3. Eid ul-Adha
  4. play with colours
  5. Christians
  6. Hindus
  7. World Environment Day
  8. Hindus
  9. honour Lord Mahavira
  10. Christmas
  11. False
  12. tie a rakhi
  13. Christmas
  14. Republic Day
  15. True
  16. Guru Nanak Jayanti
  17. Paryushan
  18. a church
  19. Christmas
  20. True
  21. honour the Buddha
  22. True
  23. Gandhi Jayanti
  24. Hola Mohalla
  25. Children’s Day
  26. True
  27. Buddhists
  28. False
  29. True
  30. True
  31. False
  32. the Bible
  33. mark the birth of Jesus
  34. Eid ul-Adha
  35. False
  36. Muslims
  37. Independence Day
  38. 26 January
  39. False
  40. Muslims

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