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Class 2 GK Worksheet: Festivals of India

GK lesson 11: Festivals of India · Set 309 · 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.🎉 On which festival do people tie a rakhi? (a) Mahavir Jayanti (b) Janmashtami (c) Raksha Bandhan (d) Buddha Purnima
  2. 2.🎉 On which festival do people honour Lord Mahavira? (a) Guru Nanak Jayanti (b) Janmashtami (c) Mahavir Jayanti (d) Raksha Bandhan
  3. 3.Which special day is on 26 January? (a) Gandhi Jayanti (b) World Environment Day (c) Republic Day (d) Children’s Day
  4. 4.True or false: Independence Day is on 15 August. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📅 On which date do we celebrate Independence Day? (a) 15 August (b) 2 October (c) 5 September (d) 26 January
  6. 6.🎉 On which festival do people mark Guru Nanak’s birth? (a) Raksha Bandhan (b) Guru Nanak Jayanti (c) Janmashtami (d) Diwali
  7. 7.🎉 On which festival do people play with colours? (a) Buddha Purnima (b) Christmas (c) Holi (d) Raksha Bandhan
  8. 8.🙏 Ganesh Chaturthi is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Jains (b) Christians (c) Hindus (d) Muslims
  9. 9.🙏 Mahavir Jayanti is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Hindus (b) Buddhists (c) Jains (d) Muslims
  10. 10.What do people do on Janmashtami? (a) mark Guru Nanak’s birth (b) light rows of diyas (c) honour Lord Mahavira (d) mark Krishna’s birth
  11. 11.True or false: on Holi, people play with colours. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: Holi is mainly a festival of the Muslims. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🙏 Eid ul-Fitr is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Jains (b) Buddhists (c) Hindus (d) Muslims
  14. 14.True or false: Christmas is mainly a festival of the Jains. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: Republic Day is on 15 August. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: Christmas is mainly a festival of the Christians. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: World Environment Day is on 5 September. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎉 On which festival do people mark Krishna’s birth? (a) Mahavir Jayanti (b) Christmas (c) Buddha Purnima (d) Janmashtami
  19. 19.True or false: on Eid ul-Fitr, people mark Krishna’s birth. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🙏 Ram Navami is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Buddhists (b) Hindus (c) Sikhs (d) Christians
  21. 21.🎨 Which festival is called the festival of colours? (a) Raksha Bandhan (b) Christmas (c) Holi (d) Diwali
  22. 22.True or false: on Buddha Purnima, people mark the birth of Jesus. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.What do people do on Christmas? (a) end the Ramzan fasts (b) mark Guru Nanak’s birth (c) sing carols (d) honour the Buddha
  24. 24.🪔 Which festival is called the festival of lights? (a) Holi (b) Christmas (c) Diwali (d) Eid ul-Fitr
  25. 25.True or false: on Mahavir Jayanti, people honour Lord Mahavira. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Sikhs? (a) Maha Shivaratri (b) Hola Mohalla (c) Ram Navami (d) Raksha Bandhan
  27. 27.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Christians? (a) Holi (b) Good Friday (c) Ganesh Chaturthi (d) Raksha Bandhan
  28. 28.What do people do on Mahavir Jayanti? (a) honour Lord Mahavira (b) light rows of diyas (c) play with colours (d) mark Guru Nanak’s birth
  29. 29.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Christians? (a) Janmashtami (b) Eid ul-Fitr (c) Ram Navami (d) Easter
  30. 30.True or false: on Diwali, people mark Guru Nanak’s birth. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: Children’s Day is on 26 January. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Hindus? (a) Hola Mohalla (b) Paryushan (c) Maha Shivaratri (d) Good Friday
  33. 33.What do people do on Guru Nanak Jayanti? (a) honour the Buddha (b) mark Guru Nanak’s birth (c) mark the birth of Jesus (d) mark Krishna’s birth
  34. 34.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Christians? (a) Holi (b) Buddha Purnima (c) Guru Nanak Jayanti (d) Christmas
  35. 35.True or false: World Environment Day is on 5 June. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🙏 Janmashtami is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Hindus (b) Muslims (c) Jains (d) Christians
  37. 37.True or false: on Diwali, people honour Lord Mahavira. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which special day is on 15 August? (a) Teachers’ Day (b) World Environment Day (c) Republic Day (d) Independence Day
  39. 39.True or false: World Environment Day is on 2 October. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which special day is on 14 November? (a) Children’s Day (b) Teachers’ Day (c) World Environment Day (d) Independence Day

Answer key

  1. Raksha Bandhan
  2. Mahavir Jayanti
  3. Republic Day
  4. True
  5. 15 August
  6. Guru Nanak Jayanti
  7. Holi
  8. Hindus
  9. Jains
  10. mark Krishna’s birth
  11. True
  12. False
  13. Muslims
  14. False
  15. False
  16. True
  17. False
  18. Janmashtami
  19. False
  20. Hindus
  21. Holi
  22. False
  23. sing carols
  24. Diwali
  25. True
  26. Hola Mohalla
  27. Good Friday
  28. honour Lord Mahavira
  29. Easter
  30. False
  31. False
  32. Maha Shivaratri
  33. mark Guru Nanak’s birth
  34. Christmas
  35. True
  36. Hindus
  37. False
  38. Independence Day
  39. False
  40. Children’s Day

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