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Class 2 GK Worksheet: Festivals of India

GK lesson 11: Festivals of India · Set 254 · 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.🎉 On which festival do people mark Guru Nanak’s birth? (a) Raksha Bandhan (b) Guru Nanak Jayanti (c) Diwali (d) Christmas
  2. 2.🎉 On which festival do people mark the birth of Jesus? (a) Raksha Bandhan (b) Christmas (c) Guru Nanak Jayanti (d) Janmashtami
  3. 3.🙏 Buddha Purnima is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Jains (b) Buddhists (c) Muslims (d) Christians
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Navratri (b) Eid ul-Adha (c) Maha Shivaratri (d) Ram Navami
  5. 5.What do people do on Buddha Purnima? (a) light rows of diyas (b) tie a rakhi (c) sing carols (d) honour the Buddha
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Navratri (b) Buddha Purnima (c) Janmashtami (d) Maha Shivaratri
  7. 7.🙏 Eid ul-Adha is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Hindus (b) Buddhists (c) Muslims (d) Christians
  8. 8.True or false: on Eid ul-Fitr, people end the Ramzan fasts. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🙏 Mahavir Jayanti is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Christians (b) Jains (c) Hindus (d) Muslims
  10. 10.Which special day is on 5 June? (a) Gandhi Jayanti (b) Children’s Day (c) Republic Day (d) World Environment Day
  11. 11.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Muslims? (a) Janmashtami (b) Good Friday (c) Holi (d) Eid ul-Fitr
  12. 12.What do people do on Raksha Bandhan? (a) honour Lord Mahavira (b) end the Ramzan fasts (c) tie a rakhi (d) sing carols
  13. 13.True or false: on Diwali, people light rows of diyas. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.What do people do on Diwali? (a) play with colours (b) light rows of diyas (c) mark the birth of Jesus (d) end the Ramzan fasts
  15. 15.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Buddhists? (a) Easter (b) Mahavir Jayanti (c) Paryushan (d) Buddha Purnima
  16. 16.📅 On which date do we celebrate Gandhi Jayanti? (a) 5 June (b) 5 September (c) 2 October (d) 26 January
  17. 17.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Christians? (a) Eid ul-Fitr (b) Easter (c) Navratri (d) Buddha Purnima
  18. 18.True or false: on Holi, people play with colours. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: on Guru Nanak Jayanti, people light rows of diyas. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📅 On which date do we celebrate Children’s Day? (a) 2 October (b) 14 November (c) 5 June (d) 15 August
  21. 21.True or false: Gandhi Jayanti is on 26 January. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: on Janmashtami, people mark Guru Nanak’s birth. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📖 Which is the holy book of the Muslims? (a) Guru Granth Sahib (b) the Quran (c) the Bible (d) the Ramayana
  24. 24.True or false: Gandhi Jayanti is on 15 August. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📅 On which date do we celebrate Teachers’ Day? (a) 14 November (b) 5 June (c) 26 January (d) 5 September
  26. 26.True or false: on Christmas, people mark Guru Nanak’s birth. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which special day is on 26 January? (a) Children’s Day (b) Republic Day (c) Independence Day (d) World Environment Day
  28. 28.True or false: Republic Day is on 26 January. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📅 On which date do we celebrate Republic Day? (a) 14 November (b) 5 September (c) 26 January (d) 15 August
  30. 30.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Hindus? (a) Eid ul-Adha (b) Guru Nanak Jayanti (c) Maha Shivaratri (d) Easter
  31. 31.📖 Which is the holy book of the Sikhs? (a) the Bible (b) the Quran (c) the Ramayana (d) Guru Granth Sahib
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Eid ul-Fitr (b) Christmas (c) Easter (d) Good Friday
  33. 33.🙏 Ram Navami is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Jains (b) Buddhists (c) Hindus (d) Muslims
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Maha Shivaratri (b) Janmashtami (c) Paryushan (d) Ganesh Chaturthi
  35. 35.True or false: Paryushan is mainly a festival of the Muslims. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: Paryushan is mainly a festival of the Buddhists. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.What do people do on Eid ul-Fitr? (a) mark Krishna’s birth (b) tie a rakhi (c) end the Ramzan fasts (d) light rows of diyas
  38. 38.True or false: Independence Day is on 5 September. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🎉 On which festival do people honour the Buddha? (a) Raksha Bandhan (b) Christmas (c) Buddha Purnima (d) Guru Nanak Jayanti
  40. 40.True or false: on Raksha Bandhan, people light rows of diyas. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. Guru Nanak Jayanti
  2. Christmas
  3. Buddhists
  4. Eid ul-Adha
  5. honour the Buddha
  6. Buddha Purnima
  7. Muslims
  8. True
  9. Jains
  10. World Environment Day
  11. Eid ul-Fitr
  12. tie a rakhi
  13. True
  14. light rows of diyas
  15. Buddha Purnima
  16. 2 October
  17. Easter
  18. True
  19. False
  20. 14 November
  21. False
  22. False
  23. the Quran
  24. False
  25. 5 September
  26. False
  27. Republic Day
  28. True
  29. 26 January
  30. Maha Shivaratri
  31. Guru Granth Sahib
  32. Eid ul-Fitr
  33. Hindus
  34. Paryushan
  35. False
  36. False
  37. end the Ramzan fasts
  38. False
  39. Buddha Purnima
  40. False

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