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Class 2 GK Worksheet: Festivals of India

GK lesson 11: Festivals of India · Set 264 · 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 Buddha Purnima? (a) end the Ramzan fasts (b) mark Krishna’s birth (c) honour the Buddha (d) sing carols
  2. 2.🪔 Which festival is called the festival of lights? (a) Christmas (b) Eid ul-Fitr (c) Holi (d) Diwali
  3. 3.📖 Which is the holy book of the Sikhs? (a) Guru Granth Sahib (b) the Bible (c) the Quran (d) the Ramayana
  4. 4.📅 On which date do we celebrate Teachers’ Day? (a) 26 January (b) 5 June (c) 5 September (d) 2 October
  5. 5.Which special day is on 5 September? (a) Gandhi Jayanti (b) World Environment Day (c) Teachers’ Day (d) Independence Day
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Christmas (b) Good Friday (c) Easter (d) Hola Mohalla
  7. 7.Which special day is on 5 June? (a) World Environment Day (b) Gandhi Jayanti (c) Teachers’ Day (d) Republic Day
  8. 8.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Christians? (a) Good Friday (b) Ram Navami (c) Hola Mohalla (d) Raksha Bandhan
  9. 9.🙏 Ganesh Chaturthi is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Christians (b) Hindus (c) Muslims (d) Sikhs
  10. 10.🎉 On which festival do people sing carols? (a) Mahavir Jayanti (b) Diwali (c) Christmas (d) Buddha Purnima
  11. 11.True or false: Gandhi Jayanti is on 26 January. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📅 On which date do we celebrate Gandhi Jayanti? (a) 26 January (b) 5 June (c) 5 September (d) 2 October
  13. 13.What do people do on Holi? (a) mark the birth of Jesus (b) tie a rakhi (c) play with colours (d) end the Ramzan fasts
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raksha Bandhan (b) Maha Shivaratri (c) Holi (d) Guru Nanak Jayanti
  15. 15.What do people do on Christmas? (a) mark Guru Nanak’s birth (b) play with colours (c) sing carols (d) honour the Buddha
  16. 16.🎉 On which festival do people mark Guru Nanak’s birth? (a) Christmas (b) Raksha Bandhan (c) Janmashtami (d) Guru Nanak Jayanti
  17. 17.True or false: Independence Day is on 15 August. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🎉 On which festival do people play with colours? (a) Janmashtami (b) Eid ul-Fitr (c) Buddha Purnima (d) Holi
  19. 19.🙏 Good Friday is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Jains (b) Hindus (c) Buddhists (d) Christians
  20. 20.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Hindus? (a) Paryushan (b) Eid ul-Adha (c) Janmashtami (d) Guru Nanak Jayanti
  21. 21.True or false: Good Friday is mainly a festival of the Christians. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good Friday (b) Easter (c) Christmas (d) Paryushan
  23. 23.True or false: Gandhi Jayanti is on 2 October. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Jains? (a) Christmas (b) Ganesh Chaturthi (c) Paryushan (d) Good Friday
  25. 25.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Muslims? (a) Holi (b) Eid ul-Adha (c) Paryushan (d) Raksha Bandhan
  26. 26.True or false: on Christmas, people sing carols. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which special day is on 26 January? (a) Teachers’ Day (b) Children’s Day (c) Republic Day (d) World Environment Day
  28. 28.True or false: Christmas is mainly a festival of the Sikhs. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🙏 Ram Navami is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Christians (b) Muslims (c) Hindus (d) Buddhists
  30. 30.True or false: Eid ul-Fitr is mainly a festival of the Jains. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: Maha Shivaratri is mainly a festival of the Sikhs. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📖 Which is the holy book of the Muslims? (a) the Bible (b) the Ramayana (c) Guru Granth Sahib (d) the Quran
  33. 33.True or false: Gandhi Jayanti is on 5 September. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: on Diwali, people light rows of diyas. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: Navratri is mainly a festival of the Buddhists. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Navratri (b) Ganesh Chaturthi (c) Eid ul-Fitr (d) Raksha Bandhan
  37. 37.True or false: Buddha Purnima is mainly a festival of the Hindus. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Muslims? (a) Navratri (b) Eid ul-Fitr (c) Good Friday (d) Raksha Bandhan
  39. 39.True or false: Republic Day is on 26 January. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good Friday (b) Christmas (c) Easter (d) Eid ul-Adha

Answer key

  1. honour the Buddha
  2. Diwali
  3. Guru Granth Sahib
  4. 5 September
  5. Teachers’ Day
  6. Hola Mohalla
  7. World Environment Day
  8. Good Friday
  9. Hindus
  10. Christmas
  11. False
  12. 2 October
  13. play with colours
  14. Guru Nanak Jayanti
  15. sing carols
  16. Guru Nanak Jayanti
  17. True
  18. Holi
  19. Christians
  20. Janmashtami
  21. True
  22. Paryushan
  23. True
  24. Paryushan
  25. Eid ul-Adha
  26. True
  27. Republic Day
  28. False
  29. Hindus
  30. False
  31. False
  32. the Quran
  33. False
  34. True
  35. False
  36. Eid ul-Fitr
  37. False
  38. Eid ul-Fitr
  39. True
  40. Eid ul-Adha

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