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Class 2 GK Worksheet: Festivals of India

GK lesson 11: Festivals of India · Set 294 · 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) Navratri (b) Raksha Bandhan (c) Christmas (d) Ram Navami
  2. 2.🎉 On which festival do people play with colours? (a) Diwali (b) Janmashtami (c) Buddha Purnima (d) Holi
  3. 3.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Muslims? (a) Janmashtami (b) Eid ul-Fitr (c) Holi (d) Christmas
  4. 4.True or false: Buddha Purnima is mainly a festival of the Buddhists. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Buddhists? (a) Good Friday (b) Janmashtami (c) Eid ul-Adha (d) Buddha Purnima
  6. 6.True or false: on Raksha Bandhan, people light rows of diyas. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which special day is on 15 August? (a) Republic Day (b) Teachers’ Day (c) Independence Day (d) Children’s Day
  8. 8.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Jains? (a) Maha Shivaratri (b) Buddha Purnima (c) Holi (d) Paryushan
  9. 9.📅 On which date do we celebrate Republic Day? (a) 2 October (b) 5 September (c) 26 January (d) 14 November
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Christmas (b) Easter (c) Holi (d) Good Friday
  11. 11.🎉 On which festival do people sing carols? (a) Mahavir Jayanti (b) Christmas (c) Diwali (d) Holi
  12. 12.True or false: Gandhi Jayanti is on 26 January. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which special day is on 2 October? (a) Republic Day (b) World Environment Day (c) Independence Day (d) Gandhi Jayanti
  14. 14.True or false: World Environment Day is on 5 June. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.What do people do on Janmashtami? (a) light rows of diyas (b) honour the Buddha (c) mark Krishna’s birth (d) mark Guru Nanak’s birth
  16. 16.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Sikhs? (a) Guru Nanak Jayanti (b) Eid ul-Fitr (c) Ram Navami (d) Ganesh Chaturthi
  17. 17.What do people do on Christmas? (a) sing carols (b) mark Guru Nanak’s birth (c) tie a rakhi (d) light rows of diyas
  18. 18.True or false: Paryushan is mainly a festival of the Muslims. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎉 On which festival do people mark Guru Nanak’s birth? (a) Guru Nanak Jayanti (b) Janmashtami (c) Christmas (d) Mahavir Jayanti
  20. 20.🛕 Where do Sikhs gather to pray? (a) a mosque (b) a church (c) a temple (d) a gurdwara
  21. 21.🙏 Ganesh Chaturthi is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Muslims (b) Sikhs (c) Jains (d) Hindus
  22. 22.📖 Which is the holy book of the Christians? (a) Guru Granth Sahib (b) the Quran (c) the Ramayana (d) the Bible
  23. 23.True or false: Hola Mohalla is mainly a festival of the Christians. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Christians? (a) Easter (b) Ram Navami (c) Guru Nanak Jayanti (d) Eid ul-Fitr
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Holi (b) Maha Shivaratri (c) Hola Mohalla (d) Ram Navami
  26. 26.True or false: on Holi, people play with colours. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Hindus? (a) Good Friday (b) Mahavir Jayanti (c) Eid ul-Fitr (d) Ram Navami
  28. 28.🙏 Christmas is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Christians (b) Sikhs (c) Muslims (d) Hindus
  29. 29.True or false: on Buddha Purnima, people honour the Buddha. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: Christmas is mainly a festival of the Buddhists. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: Easter is mainly a festival of the Christians. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: Children’s Day is on 14 November. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: on Diwali, people honour Lord Mahavira. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: Independence Day is on 5 June. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.What do people do on Buddha Purnima? (a) light rows of diyas (b) honour the Buddha (c) sing carols (d) mark Krishna’s birth
  36. 36.True or false: on Holi, people mark Krishna’s birth. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📅 On which date do we celebrate Children’s Day? (a) 26 January (b) 14 November (c) 5 September (d) 15 August
  38. 38.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Sikhs? (a) Easter (b) Mahavir Jayanti (c) Holi (d) Hola Mohalla
  39. 39.True or false: on Mahavir Jayanti, people honour the Buddha. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.⛪ Where do Christians gather to pray? (a) a temple (b) a mosque (c) a church (d) a gurdwara

Answer key

  1. Christmas
  2. Holi
  3. Eid ul-Fitr
  4. True
  5. Buddha Purnima
  6. False
  7. Independence Day
  8. Paryushan
  9. 26 January
  10. Holi
  11. Christmas
  12. False
  13. Gandhi Jayanti
  14. True
  15. mark Krishna’s birth
  16. Guru Nanak Jayanti
  17. sing carols
  18. False
  19. Guru Nanak Jayanti
  20. a gurdwara
  21. Hindus
  22. the Bible
  23. False
  24. Easter
  25. Hola Mohalla
  26. True
  27. Ram Navami
  28. Christians
  29. True
  30. False
  31. True
  32. True
  33. False
  34. False
  35. honour the Buddha
  36. False
  37. 14 November
  38. Hola Mohalla
  39. False
  40. a church

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