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GK lesson 11: Festivals of India · Set 297 · 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 Buddha Purnima, people honour the Buddha. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Christians? (a) Navratri (b) Hola Mohalla (c) Paryushan (d) Christmas
  3. 3.⛪ Where do Christians gather to pray? (a) a church (b) a temple (c) a gurdwara (d) a mosque
  4. 4.🎨 Which festival is called the festival of colours? (a) Raksha Bandhan (b) Diwali (c) Holi (d) Christmas
  5. 5.Which special day is on 26 January? (a) Independence Day (b) Republic Day (c) Gandhi Jayanti (d) Teachers’ Day
  6. 6.🙏 Eid ul-Adha is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Christians (b) Jains (c) Hindus (d) Muslims
  7. 7.📅 On which date do we celebrate Independence Day? (a) 26 January (b) 2 October (c) 15 August (d) 14 November
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hola Mohalla (b) Christmas (c) Good Friday (d) Easter
  9. 9.True or false: World Environment Day is on 5 June. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which special day is on 2 October? (a) Independence Day (b) Children’s Day (c) Republic Day (d) Gandhi Jayanti
  11. 11.🙏 Mahavir Jayanti is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Sikhs (b) Jains (c) Hindus (d) Buddhists
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Holi (b) Buddha Purnima (c) Navratri (d) Ganesh Chaturthi
  13. 13.True or false: World Environment Day is on 15 August. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🙏 Christmas is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Sikhs (b) Muslims (c) Buddhists (d) Christians
  15. 15.What do people do on Eid ul-Fitr? (a) sing carols (b) tie a rakhi (c) mark Krishna’s birth (d) end the Ramzan fasts
  16. 16.📅 On which date do we celebrate World Environment Day? (a) 2 October (b) 5 June (c) 14 November (d) 26 January
  17. 17.🙏 Eid ul-Fitr is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Hindus (b) Jains (c) Christians (d) Muslims
  18. 18.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Buddhists? (a) Janmashtami (b) Christmas (c) Buddha Purnima (d) Good Friday
  19. 19.What do people do on Christmas? (a) mark the birth of Jesus (b) play with colours (c) tie a rakhi (d) mark Guru Nanak’s birth
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Easter (b) Guru Nanak Jayanti (c) Good Friday (d) Christmas
  21. 21.True or false: World Environment Day is on 14 November. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🙏 Ram Navami is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Buddhists (b) Jains (c) Christians (d) Hindus
  23. 23.True or false: Teachers’ Day is on 5 September. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: Gandhi Jayanti is on 26 January. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: Eid ul-Adha is mainly a festival of the Sikhs. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.What do people do on Holi? (a) tie a rakhi (b) mark the birth of Jesus (c) light rows of diyas (d) play with colours
  27. 27.What do people do on Buddha Purnima? (a) light rows of diyas (b) end the Ramzan fasts (c) honour the Buddha (d) honour Lord Mahavira
  28. 28.🎉 On which festival do people mark Guru Nanak’s birth? (a) Eid ul-Fitr (b) Guru Nanak Jayanti (c) Holi (d) Raksha Bandhan
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Maha Shivaratri (b) Good Friday (c) Christmas (d) Easter
  30. 30.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Jains? (a) Eid ul-Adha (b) Paryushan (c) Janmashtami (d) Buddha Purnima
  31. 31.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Hindus? (a) Christmas (b) Paryushan (c) Buddha Purnima (d) Navratri
  32. 32.True or false: Children’s Day is on 15 August. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which special day is on 14 November? (a) World Environment Day (b) Children’s Day (c) Republic Day (d) Teachers’ Day
  34. 34.True or false: on Raksha Bandhan, people light rows of diyas. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: Raksha Bandhan is mainly a festival of the Muslims. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Christmas (b) Paryushan (c) Easter (d) Good Friday
  37. 37.🎉 On which festival do people tie a rakhi? (a) Raksha Bandhan (b) Guru Nanak Jayanti (c) Diwali (d) Mahavir Jayanti
  38. 38.True or false: Buddha Purnima is mainly a festival of the Sikhs. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.What do people do on Raksha Bandhan? (a) sing carols (b) end the Ramzan fasts (c) mark the birth of Jesus (d) tie a rakhi
  40. 40.📖 Which is the holy book of the Sikhs? (a) the Quran (b) the Ramayana (c) the Bible (d) Guru Granth Sahib

Answer key

  1. True
  2. Christmas
  3. a church
  4. Holi
  5. Republic Day
  6. Muslims
  7. 15 August
  8. Hola Mohalla
  9. True
  10. Gandhi Jayanti
  11. Jains
  12. Buddha Purnima
  13. False
  14. Christians
  15. end the Ramzan fasts
  16. 5 June
  17. Muslims
  18. Buddha Purnima
  19. mark the birth of Jesus
  20. Guru Nanak Jayanti
  21. False
  22. Hindus
  23. True
  24. False
  25. False
  26. play with colours
  27. honour the Buddha
  28. Guru Nanak Jayanti
  29. Maha Shivaratri
  30. Paryushan
  31. Navratri
  32. False
  33. Children’s Day
  34. False
  35. False
  36. Paryushan
  37. Raksha Bandhan
  38. False
  39. tie a rakhi
  40. Guru Granth Sahib

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