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GK lesson 11: Festivals of India · Set 274 · 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 Eid ul-Fitr? (a) mark Guru Nanak’s birth (b) mark Krishna’s birth (c) honour Lord Mahavira (d) end the Ramzan fasts
  2. 2.🎉 On which festival do people honour Lord Mahavira? (a) Mahavir Jayanti (b) Diwali (c) Holi (d) Guru Nanak Jayanti
  3. 3.🎉 On which festival do people sing carols? (a) Christmas (b) Holi (c) Eid ul-Fitr (d) Diwali
  4. 4.🎉 On which festival do people tie a rakhi? (a) Janmashtami (b) Raksha Bandhan (c) Diwali (d) Mahavir Jayanti
  5. 5.True or false: on Buddha Purnima, people mark the birth of Jesus. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which special day is on 26 January? (a) Independence Day (b) Gandhi Jayanti (c) Republic Day (d) Teachers’ Day
  7. 7.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Muslims? (a) Holi (b) Eid ul-Fitr (c) Paryushan (d) Raksha Bandhan
  8. 8.🎉 On which festival do people mark the birth of Jesus? (a) Diwali (b) Mahavir Jayanti (c) Christmas (d) Buddha Purnima
  9. 9.🙏 Guru Nanak Jayanti is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Muslims (b) Sikhs (c) Jains (d) Christians
  10. 10.What do people do on Buddha Purnima? (a) mark Krishna’s birth (b) sing carols (c) light rows of diyas (d) honour the Buddha
  11. 11.🙏 Eid ul-Fitr is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Jains (b) Muslims (c) Christians (d) Sikhs
  12. 12.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Buddhists? (a) Buddha Purnima (b) Janmashtami (c) Paryushan (d) Good Friday
  13. 13.True or false: Hola Mohalla is mainly a festival of the Muslims. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: Republic Day is on 14 November. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Sikhs? (a) Eid ul-Adha (b) Guru Nanak Jayanti (c) Holi (d) Maha Shivaratri
  16. 16.True or false: Independence Day is on 15 August. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.What do people do on Raksha Bandhan? (a) tie a rakhi (b) sing carols (c) play with colours (d) mark Guru Nanak’s birth
  18. 18.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Sikhs? (a) Buddha Purnima (b) Maha Shivaratri (c) Hola Mohalla (d) Raksha Bandhan
  19. 19.What do people do on Christmas? (a) tie a rakhi (b) mark Krishna’s birth (c) honour the Buddha (d) mark the birth of Jesus
  20. 20.📅 On which date do we celebrate Republic Day? (a) 26 January (b) 5 June (c) 2 October (d) 5 September
  21. 21.True or false: Children’s Day is on 26 January. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: World Environment Day is on 5 September. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: on Eid ul-Fitr, people end the Ramzan fasts. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which special day is on 5 June? (a) Children’s Day (b) Teachers’ Day (c) Gandhi Jayanti (d) World Environment Day
  25. 25.📅 On which date do we celebrate Gandhi Jayanti? (a) 14 November (b) 2 October (c) 5 June (d) 5 September
  26. 26.True or false: Good Friday is mainly a festival of the Christians. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Christmas (b) Easter (c) Raksha Bandhan (d) Good Friday
  28. 28.What do people do on Christmas? (a) sing carols (b) honour Lord Mahavira (c) honour the Buddha (d) tie a rakhi
  29. 29.What do people do on Guru Nanak Jayanti? (a) play with colours (b) tie a rakhi (c) honour Lord Mahavira (d) mark Guru Nanak’s birth
  30. 30.🙏 Hola Mohalla is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Hindus (b) Christians (c) Sikhs (d) Buddhists
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Maha Shivaratri (b) Good Friday (c) Christmas (d) Easter
  32. 32.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Christians? (a) Raksha Bandhan (b) Christmas (c) Navratri (d) Janmashtami
  33. 33.Which special day is on 15 August? (a) World Environment Day (b) Independence Day (c) Gandhi Jayanti (d) Republic Day
  34. 34.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Hindus? (a) Hola Mohalla (b) Maha Shivaratri (c) Mahavir Jayanti (d) Easter
  35. 35.What do people do on Diwali? (a) play with colours (b) light rows of diyas (c) sing carols (d) mark Krishna’s birth
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Easter (b) Mahavir Jayanti (c) Christmas (d) Good Friday
  37. 37.True or false: on Christmas, people light rows of diyas. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: on Mahavir Jayanti, people honour Lord Mahavira. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.📖 Which is the holy book of the Muslims? (a) the Ramayana (b) the Bible (c) the Quran (d) Guru Granth Sahib
  40. 40.True or false: Gandhi Jayanti is on 2 October. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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