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GK lesson 11: Festivals of India · Set 289 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Easter (b) Christmas (c) Ram Navami (d) Good Friday
  2. 2.📅 On which date do we celebrate Teachers’ Day? (a) 5 September (b) 15 August (c) 14 November (d) 26 January
  3. 3.Which special day is on 14 November? (a) World Environment Day (b) Independence Day (c) Gandhi Jayanti (d) Children’s Day
  4. 4.Which special day is on 26 January? (a) Republic Day (b) World Environment Day (c) Children’s Day (d) Teachers’ Day
  5. 5.What do people do on Janmashtami? (a) play with colours (b) honour the Buddha (c) mark Krishna’s birth (d) mark the birth of Jesus
  6. 6.🙏 Hola Mohalla is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Hindus (b) Christians (c) Sikhs (d) Muslims
  7. 7.True or false: on Raksha Bandhan, people tie a rakhi. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: Good Friday is mainly a festival of the Sikhs. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🙏 Janmashtami is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Muslims (b) Hindus (c) Christians (d) Buddhists
  10. 10.🎉 On which festival do people mark Krishna’s birth? (a) Guru Nanak Jayanti (b) Buddha Purnima (c) Janmashtami (d) Mahavir Jayanti
  11. 11.True or false: Republic Day is on 26 January. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.What do people do on Buddha Purnima? (a) tie a rakhi (b) honour Lord Mahavira (c) play with colours (d) honour the Buddha
  13. 13.True or false: Children’s Day is on 14 November. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: Holi is mainly a festival of the Hindus. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.What do people do on Mahavir Jayanti? (a) light rows of diyas (b) end the Ramzan fasts (c) honour Lord Mahavira (d) play with colours
  16. 16.True or false: on Mahavir Jayanti, people tie a rakhi. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: Good Friday is mainly a festival of the Christians. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🎉 On which festival do people mark the birth of Jesus? (a) Buddha Purnima (b) Guru Nanak Jayanti (c) Janmashtami (d) Christmas
  19. 19.What do people do on Eid ul-Fitr? (a) honour Lord Mahavira (b) end the Ramzan fasts (c) honour the Buddha (d) tie a rakhi
  20. 20.🎉 On which festival do people sing carols? (a) Christmas (b) Eid ul-Fitr (c) Diwali (d) Janmashtami
  21. 21.🙏 Eid ul-Adha is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Christians (b) Muslims (c) Buddhists (d) Jains
  22. 22.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Hindus? (a) Good Friday (b) Eid ul-Adha (c) Mahavir Jayanti (d) Janmashtami
  23. 23.True or false: on Mahavir Jayanti, people honour Lord Mahavira. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: Teachers’ Day is on 2 October. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: on Raksha Bandhan, people honour Lord Mahavira. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which special day is on 5 September? (a) Children’s Day (b) Gandhi Jayanti (c) Independence Day (d) Teachers’ Day
  27. 27.📅 On which date do we celebrate Children’s Day? (a) 5 September (b) 14 November (c) 15 August (d) 2 October
  28. 28.True or false: on Mahavir Jayanti, people mark the birth of Jesus. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.What do people do on Diwali? (a) mark Guru Nanak’s birth (b) end the Ramzan fasts (c) honour Lord Mahavira (d) light rows of diyas
  30. 30.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Jains? (a) Paryushan (b) Janmashtami (c) Ram Navami (d) Maha Shivaratri
  31. 31.📅 On which date do we celebrate Independence Day? (a) 5 September (b) 5 June (c) 14 November (d) 15 August
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Easter (b) Good Friday (c) Christmas (d) Eid ul-Adha
  33. 33.🎉 On which festival do people mark Guru Nanak’s birth? (a) Guru Nanak Jayanti (b) Holi (c) Buddha Purnima (d) Eid ul-Fitr
  34. 34.🎨 Which festival is called the festival of colours? (a) Diwali (b) Raksha Bandhan (c) Christmas (d) Holi
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raksha Bandhan (b) Mahavir Jayanti (c) Maha Shivaratri (d) Navratri
  36. 36.📅 On which date do we celebrate Republic Day? (a) 26 January (b) 2 October (c) 14 November (d) 5 June
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Maha Shivaratri (b) Janmashtami (c) Holi (d) Guru Nanak Jayanti
  38. 38.🪔 Which festival is called the festival of lights? (a) Diwali (b) Christmas (c) Holi (d) Eid ul-Fitr
  39. 39.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Muslims? (a) Eid ul-Fitr (b) Navratri (c) Christmas (d) Mahavir Jayanti
  40. 40.🙏 Eid ul-Fitr is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Buddhists (b) Jains (c) Muslims (d) Sikhs

Answer key

  1. Ram Navami
  2. 5 September
  3. Children’s Day
  4. Republic Day
  5. mark Krishna’s birth
  6. Sikhs
  7. True
  8. False
  9. Hindus
  10. Janmashtami
  11. True
  12. honour the Buddha
  13. True
  14. True
  15. honour Lord Mahavira
  16. False
  17. True
  18. Christmas
  19. end the Ramzan fasts
  20. Christmas
  21. Muslims
  22. Janmashtami
  23. True
  24. False
  25. False
  26. Teachers’ Day
  27. 14 November
  28. False
  29. light rows of diyas
  30. Paryushan
  31. 15 August
  32. Eid ul-Adha
  33. Guru Nanak Jayanti
  34. Holi
  35. Mahavir Jayanti
  36. 26 January
  37. Guru Nanak Jayanti
  38. Diwali
  39. Eid ul-Fitr
  40. Muslims

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