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

Answer key

  1. True
  2. Raksha Bandhan
  3. Hindus
  4. Maha Shivaratri
  5. Hola Mohalla
  6. Hindus
  7. World Environment Day
  8. end the Ramzan fasts
  9. Easter
  10. tie a rakhi
  11. the Quran
  12. Janmashtami
  13. mark Krishna’s birth
  14. True
  15. 5 September
  16. Guru Granth Sahib
  17. True
  18. Hindus
  19. True
  20. Eid ul-Fitr
  21. Paryushan
  22. Christmas
  23. Muslims
  24. Buddha Purnima
  25. Sikhs
  26. Christmas
  27. Christmas
  28. True
  29. True
  30. True
  31. True
  32. Guru Nanak Jayanti
  33. Republic Day
  34. a mosque
  35. Mahavir Jayanti
  36. Navratri
  37. False
  38. 5 June
  39. False
  40. sing carols

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