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Class 2 GK Worksheet: Festivals of India

GK lesson 11: Festivals of India · Set 267 · 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 date do we celebrate Independence Day? (a) 15 August (b) 14 November (c) 26 January (d) 5 June
  2. 2.Which special day is on 14 November? (a) Teachers’ Day (b) Independence Day (c) Republic Day (d) Children’s Day
  3. 3.🎉 On which festival do people tie a rakhi? (a) Buddha Purnima (b) Holi (c) Guru Nanak Jayanti (d) Raksha Bandhan
  4. 4.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Buddhists? (a) Buddha Purnima (b) Maha Shivaratri (c) Ganesh Chaturthi (d) Mahavir Jayanti
  5. 5.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Jains? (a) Guru Nanak Jayanti (b) Good Friday (c) Paryushan (d) Raksha Bandhan
  6. 6.What do people do on Buddha Purnima? (a) end the Ramzan fasts (b) play with colours (c) honour the Buddha (d) mark the birth of Jesus
  7. 7.True or false: Independence Day is on 15 August. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.What do people do on Holi? (a) tie a rakhi (b) play with colours (c) sing carols (d) mark Guru Nanak’s birth
  9. 9.True or false: Republic Day is on 26 January. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎉 On which festival do people honour the Buddha? (a) Diwali (b) Christmas (c) Buddha Purnima (d) Holi
  11. 11.🎉 On which festival do people end the Ramzan fasts? (a) Mahavir Jayanti (b) Eid ul-Fitr (c) Diwali (d) Raksha Bandhan
  12. 12.🎉 On which festival do people play with colours? (a) Holi (b) Raksha Bandhan (c) Buddha Purnima (d) Guru Nanak Jayanti
  13. 13.🙏 Hola Mohalla is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Muslims (b) Hindus (c) Sikhs (d) Buddhists
  14. 14.What do people do on Diwali? (a) light rows of diyas (b) sing carols (c) tie a rakhi (d) play with colours
  15. 15.True or false: Children’s Day is on 14 November. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🪔 Which festival is called the festival of lights? (a) Eid ul-Fitr (b) Holi (c) Christmas (d) Diwali
  17. 17.🙏 Buddha Purnima is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Buddhists (b) Hindus (c) Sikhs (d) Jains
  18. 18.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Christians? (a) Raksha Bandhan (b) Eid ul-Fitr (c) Easter (d) Holi
  19. 19.📖 Which is the holy book of the Christians? (a) the Quran (b) Guru Granth Sahib (c) the Bible (d) the Ramayana
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ram Navami (b) Eid ul-Adha (c) Navratri (d) Raksha Bandhan
  21. 21.True or false: Republic Day is on 2 October. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Jains? (a) Mahavir Jayanti (b) Holi (c) Eid ul-Adha (d) Eid ul-Fitr
  23. 23.True or false: Christmas is mainly a festival of the Hindus. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: on Buddha Purnima, people play with colours. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Christmas (b) Holi (c) Ram Navami (d) Raksha Bandhan
  26. 26.📅 On which date do we celebrate Republic Day? (a) 2 October (b) 15 August (c) 26 January (d) 5 June
  27. 27.Which special day is on 5 September? (a) Teachers’ Day (b) Independence Day (c) World Environment Day (d) Gandhi Jayanti
  28. 28.📅 On which date do we celebrate Children’s Day? (a) 15 August (b) 14 November (c) 2 October (d) 5 September
  29. 29.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Sikhs? (a) Christmas (b) Guru Nanak Jayanti (c) Janmashtami (d) Good Friday
  30. 30.What do people do on Christmas? (a) sing carols (b) mark Krishna’s birth (c) mark Guru Nanak’s birth (d) honour Lord Mahavira
  31. 31.🎉 On which festival do people honour Lord Mahavira? (a) Holi (b) Raksha Bandhan (c) Mahavir Jayanti (d) Eid ul-Fitr
  32. 32.True or false: Holi is mainly a festival of the Buddhists. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: on Janmashtami, people play with colours. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: on Eid ul-Fitr, people end the Ramzan fasts. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Paryushan (b) Janmashtami (c) Ganesh Chaturthi (d) Navratri
  36. 36.🎉 On which festival do people mark Krishna’s birth? (a) Janmashtami (b) Holi (c) Eid ul-Fitr (d) Mahavir Jayanti
  37. 37.📖 Which is the holy book of the Sikhs? (a) the Ramayana (b) Guru Granth Sahib (c) the Quran (d) the Bible
  38. 38.Which special day is on 15 August? (a) Republic Day (b) Gandhi Jayanti (c) Independence Day (d) Children’s Day
  39. 39.🙏 Navratri is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Jains (b) Sikhs (c) Buddhists (d) Hindus
  40. 40.True or false: Hola Mohalla is mainly a festival of the Muslims. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. 15 August
  2. Children’s Day
  3. Raksha Bandhan
  4. Buddha Purnima
  5. Paryushan
  6. honour the Buddha
  7. True
  8. play with colours
  9. True
  10. Buddha Purnima
  11. Eid ul-Fitr
  12. Holi
  13. Sikhs
  14. light rows of diyas
  15. True
  16. Diwali
  17. Buddhists
  18. Easter
  19. the Bible
  20. Eid ul-Adha
  21. False
  22. Mahavir Jayanti
  23. False
  24. False
  25. Christmas
  26. 26 January
  27. Teachers’ Day
  28. 14 November
  29. Guru Nanak Jayanti
  30. sing carols
  31. Mahavir Jayanti
  32. False
  33. False
  34. True
  35. Paryushan
  36. Janmashtami
  37. Guru Granth Sahib
  38. Independence Day
  39. Hindus
  40. False

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