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Class 2 GK Worksheet: Festivals of India

GK lesson 11: Festivals of India · Set 260 · 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 Diwali? (a) play with colours (b) sing carols (c) light rows of diyas (d) mark Guru Nanak’s birth
  2. 2.🎨 Which festival is called the festival of colours? (a) Raksha Bandhan (b) Christmas (c) Holi (d) Diwali
  3. 3.🙏 Navratri is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Muslims (b) Hindus (c) Jains (d) Christians
  4. 4.True or false: on Holi, people tie a rakhi. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.What do people do on Raksha Bandhan? (a) tie a rakhi (b) play with colours (c) end the Ramzan fasts (d) honour the Buddha
  6. 6.True or false: Gandhi Jayanti is on 2 October. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🙏 Eid ul-Fitr is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Jains (b) Sikhs (c) Muslims (d) Christians
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Easter (b) Good Friday (c) Christmas (d) Buddha Purnima
  9. 9.🙏 Maha Shivaratri is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Jains (b) Christians (c) Hindus (d) Muslims
  10. 10.🎉 On which festival do people mark the birth of Jesus? (a) Janmashtami (b) Raksha Bandhan (c) Christmas (d) Holi
  11. 11.🎉 On which festival do people play with colours? (a) Holi (b) Eid ul-Fitr (c) Mahavir Jayanti (d) Diwali
  12. 12.Which special day is on 14 November? (a) Children’s Day (b) World Environment Day (c) Independence Day (d) Republic Day
  13. 13.🎉 On which festival do people end the Ramzan fasts? (a) Mahavir Jayanti (b) Eid ul-Fitr (c) Raksha Bandhan (d) Guru Nanak Jayanti
  14. 14.What do people do on Holi? (a) mark Guru Nanak’s birth (b) tie a rakhi (c) play with colours (d) sing carols
  15. 15.True or false: Eid ul-Fitr is mainly a festival of the Hindus. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which special day is on 26 January? (a) Independence Day (b) World Environment Day (c) Republic Day (d) Teachers’ Day
  17. 17.🙏 Eid ul-Adha is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Hindus (b) Muslims (c) Buddhists (d) Sikhs
  18. 18.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Muslims? (a) Ram Navami (b) Eid ul-Adha (c) Navratri (d) Janmashtami
  19. 19.🙏 Guru Nanak Jayanti is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Christians (b) Hindus (c) Sikhs (d) Buddhists
  20. 20.🙏 Paryushan is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Muslims (b) Jains (c) Sikhs (d) Hindus
  21. 21.🙏 Christmas is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Jains (b) Muslims (c) Hindus (d) Christians
  22. 22.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Sikhs? (a) Buddha Purnima (b) Holi (c) Mahavir Jayanti (d) Guru Nanak Jayanti
  23. 23.True or false: on Christmas, people honour the Buddha. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🙏 Janmashtami is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Sikhs (b) Buddhists (c) Christians (d) Hindus
  25. 25.📅 On which date do we celebrate Independence Day? (a) 2 October (b) 15 August (c) 14 November (d) 5 June
  26. 26.True or false: on Christmas, people mark the birth of Jesus. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Christians? (a) Easter (b) Hola Mohalla (c) Guru Nanak Jayanti (d) Janmashtami
  28. 28.⛪ Where do Christians gather to pray? (a) a temple (b) a gurdwara (c) a mosque (d) a church
  29. 29.True or false: on Janmashtami, people light rows of diyas. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: Eid ul-Adha is mainly a festival of the Muslims. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📖 Which is the holy book of the Muslims? (a) the Bible (b) Guru Granth Sahib (c) the Ramayana (d) the Quran
  32. 32.Which special day is on 2 October? (a) Teachers’ Day (b) World Environment Day (c) Republic Day (d) Gandhi Jayanti
  33. 33.True or false: Mahavir Jayanti is mainly a festival of the Buddhists. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎉 On which festival do people sing carols? (a) Christmas (b) Raksha Bandhan (c) Holi (d) Diwali
  35. 35.🪔 Which festival is called the festival of lights? (a) Holi (b) Diwali (c) Christmas (d) Eid ul-Fitr
  36. 36.🙏 Good Friday is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Hindus (b) Christians (c) Muslims (d) Jains
  37. 37.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Buddhists? (a) Ram Navami (b) Navratri (c) Hola Mohalla (d) Buddha Purnima
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Holi (b) Eid ul-Adha (c) Ram Navami (d) Raksha Bandhan
  39. 39.True or false: Mahavir Jayanti is mainly a festival of the Sikhs. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Jains? (a) Eid ul-Fitr (b) Easter (c) Paryushan (d) Guru Nanak Jayanti

Answer key

  1. light rows of diyas
  2. Holi
  3. Hindus
  4. False
  5. tie a rakhi
  6. True
  7. Muslims
  8. Buddha Purnima
  9. Hindus
  10. Christmas
  11. Holi
  12. Children’s Day
  13. Eid ul-Fitr
  14. play with colours
  15. False
  16. Republic Day
  17. Muslims
  18. Eid ul-Adha
  19. Sikhs
  20. Jains
  21. Christians
  22. Guru Nanak Jayanti
  23. False
  24. Hindus
  25. 15 August
  26. True
  27. Easter
  28. a church
  29. False
  30. True
  31. the Quran
  32. Gandhi Jayanti
  33. False
  34. Christmas
  35. Diwali
  36. Christians
  37. Buddha Purnima
  38. Eid ul-Adha
  39. False
  40. Paryushan

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