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Class 2 GK Worksheet: Festivals of India

GK lesson 11: Festivals of India · Set 293 · 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.True or false: on Eid ul-Fitr, people tie a rakhi. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎉 On which festival do people end the Ramzan fasts? (a) Janmashtami (b) Buddha Purnima (c) Eid ul-Fitr (d) Christmas
  3. 3.Which special day is on 5 September? (a) Teachers’ Day (b) Children’s Day (c) Independence Day (d) Republic Day
  4. 4.📅 On which date do we celebrate Gandhi Jayanti? (a) 5 June (b) 14 November (c) 15 August (d) 2 October
  5. 5.🎉 On which festival do people play with colours? (a) Holi (b) Janmashtami (c) Christmas (d) Eid ul-Fitr
  6. 6.Which special day is on 14 November? (a) World Environment Day (b) Republic Day (c) Gandhi Jayanti (d) Children’s Day
  7. 7.Which special day is on 26 January? (a) World Environment Day (b) Children’s Day (c) Republic Day (d) Gandhi Jayanti
  8. 8.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Sikhs? (a) Buddha Purnima (b) Guru Nanak Jayanti (c) Navratri (d) Holi
  9. 9.True or false: Independence Day is on 15 August. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: Mahavir Jayanti is mainly a festival of the Jains. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which special day is on 5 June? (a) Gandhi Jayanti (b) World Environment Day (c) Republic Day (d) Children’s Day
  12. 12.📅 On which date do we celebrate Children’s Day? (a) 5 September (b) 5 June (c) 15 August (d) 14 November
  13. 13.What do people do on Guru Nanak Jayanti? (a) play with colours (b) mark Guru Nanak’s birth (c) sing carols (d) mark Krishna’s birth
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ganesh Chaturthi (b) Holi (c) Mahavir Jayanti (d) Janmashtami
  15. 15.True or false: Holi is mainly a festival of the Sikhs. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: Christmas is mainly a festival of the Christians. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.📅 On which date do we celebrate World Environment Day? (a) 15 August (b) 14 November (c) 26 January (d) 5 June
  18. 18.True or false: Holi is mainly a festival of the Hindus. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: Ganesh Chaturthi is mainly a festival of the Hindus. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎉 On which festival do people sing carols? (a) Mahavir Jayanti (b) Holi (c) Christmas (d) Raksha Bandhan
  21. 21.True or false: Teachers’ Day is on 5 June. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🙏 Maha Shivaratri is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Muslims (b) Sikhs (c) Buddhists (d) Hindus
  23. 23.🙏 Paryushan is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Muslims (b) Buddhists (c) Sikhs (d) Jains
  24. 24.📅 On which date do we celebrate Republic Day? (a) 14 November (b) 15 August (c) 2 October (d) 26 January
  25. 25.🎉 On which festival do people mark Guru Nanak’s birth? (a) Janmashtami (b) Buddha Purnima (c) Mahavir Jayanti (d) Guru Nanak Jayanti
  26. 26.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Jains? (a) Paryushan (b) Guru Nanak Jayanti (c) Hola Mohalla (d) Maha Shivaratri
  27. 27.True or false: on Guru Nanak Jayanti, people play with colours. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🙏 Ganesh Chaturthi is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Muslims (b) Hindus (c) Sikhs (d) Christians
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hola Mohalla (b) Janmashtami (c) Ram Navami (d) Navratri
  30. 30.🕌 Where do Muslims gather to pray? (a) a church (b) a mosque (c) a temple (d) a gurdwara
  31. 31.True or false: on Christmas, people mark Krishna’s birth. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Sikhs? (a) Maha Shivaratri (b) Holi (c) Easter (d) Hola Mohalla
  33. 33.What do people do on Raksha Bandhan? (a) sing carols (b) mark the birth of Jesus (c) end the Ramzan fasts (d) tie a rakhi
  34. 34.🙏 Janmashtami is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Muslims (b) Sikhs (c) Christians (d) Hindus
  35. 35.🙏 Easter is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Hindus (b) Muslims (c) Sikhs (d) Christians
  36. 36.True or false: Guru Nanak Jayanti is mainly a festival of the Jains. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: on Eid ul-Fitr, people mark Guru Nanak’s birth. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: on Mahavir Jayanti, people honour Lord Mahavira. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: Children’s Day is on 14 November. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🛕 Where do Sikhs gather to pray? (a) a mosque (b) a gurdwara (c) a church (d) a temple

Answer key

  1. False
  2. Eid ul-Fitr
  3. Teachers’ Day
  4. 2 October
  5. Holi
  6. Children’s Day
  7. Republic Day
  8. Guru Nanak Jayanti
  9. True
  10. True
  11. World Environment Day
  12. 14 November
  13. mark Guru Nanak’s birth
  14. Mahavir Jayanti
  15. False
  16. True
  17. 5 June
  18. True
  19. True
  20. Christmas
  21. False
  22. Hindus
  23. Jains
  24. 26 January
  25. Guru Nanak Jayanti
  26. Paryushan
  27. False
  28. Hindus
  29. Hola Mohalla
  30. a mosque
  31. False
  32. Hola Mohalla
  33. tie a rakhi
  34. Hindus
  35. Christians
  36. False
  37. False
  38. True
  39. True
  40. a gurdwara

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