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Class 2 GK Worksheet: Festivals of India

GK lesson 11: Festivals of India · Set 313 · 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 holy book of the Christians? (a) the Quran (b) the Ramayana (c) the Bible (d) Guru Granth Sahib
  2. 2.📅 On which date do we celebrate Republic Day? (a) 14 November (b) 26 January (c) 2 October (d) 5 June
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Holi (b) Navratri (c) Maha Shivaratri (d) Easter
  4. 4.True or false: on Christmas, people mark the birth of Jesus. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raksha Bandhan (b) Good Friday (c) Maha Shivaratri (d) Ram Navami
  6. 6.What do people do on Christmas? (a) mark Krishna’s birth (b) play with colours (c) mark Guru Nanak’s birth (d) mark the birth of Jesus
  7. 7.⛪ Where do Christians gather to pray? (a) a mosque (b) a temple (c) a church (d) a gurdwara
  8. 8.🙏 Navratri is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Hindus (b) Muslims (c) Sikhs (d) Buddhists
  9. 9.True or false: on Guru Nanak Jayanti, people tie a rakhi. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🕌 Where do Muslims gather to pray? (a) a church (b) a temple (c) a gurdwara (d) a mosque
  11. 11.What do people do on Holi? (a) honour the Buddha (b) sing carols (c) tie a rakhi (d) play with colours
  12. 12.🙏 Raksha Bandhan is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Jains (b) Hindus (c) Christians (d) Sikhs
  13. 13.🙏 Maha Shivaratri is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Sikhs (b) Hindus (c) Jains (d) Christians
  14. 14.🎉 On which festival do people end the Ramzan fasts? (a) Holi (b) Raksha Bandhan (c) Diwali (d) Eid ul-Fitr
  15. 15.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Christians? (a) Maha Shivaratri (b) Holi (c) Janmashtami (d) Christmas
  16. 16.True or false: Maha Shivaratri is mainly a festival of the Buddhists. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🙏 Eid ul-Adha is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Muslims (b) Hindus (c) Buddhists (d) Sikhs
  18. 18.What do people do on Diwali? (a) honour the Buddha (b) light rows of diyas (c) play with colours (d) honour Lord Mahavira
  19. 19.Which special day is on 15 August? (a) Teachers’ Day (b) Gandhi Jayanti (c) Independence Day (d) Children’s Day
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Maha Shivaratri (b) Easter (c) Good Friday (d) Christmas
  21. 21.What do people do on Eid ul-Fitr? (a) play with colours (b) mark Krishna’s birth (c) mark Guru Nanak’s birth (d) end the Ramzan fasts
  22. 22.📅 On which date do we celebrate Gandhi Jayanti? (a) 14 November (b) 2 October (c) 15 August (d) 26 January
  23. 23.🎉 On which festival do people sing carols? (a) Mahavir Jayanti (b) Diwali (c) Raksha Bandhan (d) Christmas
  24. 24.True or false: Teachers’ Day is on 5 September. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Jains? (a) Mahavir Jayanti (b) Ram Navami (c) Raksha Bandhan (d) Holi
  26. 26.True or false: on Buddha Purnima, people honour the Buddha. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📅 On which date do we celebrate World Environment Day? (a) 26 January (b) 2 October (c) 5 June (d) 14 November
  28. 28.🙏 Ganesh Chaturthi is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Christians (b) Jains (c) Hindus (d) Buddhists
  29. 29.True or false: Mahavir Jayanti is mainly a festival of the Jains. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: Holi is mainly a festival of the Hindus. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: Eid ul-Fitr is mainly a festival of the Muslims. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🪔 Which festival is called the festival of lights? (a) Holi (b) Christmas (c) Eid ul-Fitr (d) Diwali
  33. 33.True or false: Raksha Bandhan is mainly a festival of the Buddhists. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📖 Which is the holy book of the Sikhs? (a) the Bible (b) the Quran (c) the Ramayana (d) Guru Granth Sahib
  35. 35.🛕 Where do Sikhs gather to pray? (a) a mosque (b) a temple (c) a church (d) a gurdwara
  36. 36.What do people do on Raksha Bandhan? (a) tie a rakhi (b) honour the Buddha (c) honour Lord Mahavira (d) mark the birth of Jesus
  37. 37.What do people do on Buddha Purnima? (a) mark Guru Nanak’s birth (b) honour the Buddha (c) play with colours (d) end the Ramzan fasts
  38. 38.Which special day is on 2 October? (a) Independence Day (b) Gandhi Jayanti (c) Republic Day (d) World Environment Day
  39. 39.Which special day is on 26 January? (a) Gandhi Jayanti (b) Teachers’ Day (c) Republic Day (d) Children’s Day
  40. 40.Which special day is on 5 September? (a) Republic Day (b) Independence Day (c) Teachers’ Day (d) World Environment Day

Answer key

  1. the Bible
  2. 26 January
  3. Easter
  4. True
  5. Good Friday
  6. mark the birth of Jesus
  7. a church
  8. Hindus
  9. False
  10. a mosque
  11. play with colours
  12. Hindus
  13. Hindus
  14. Eid ul-Fitr
  15. Christmas
  16. False
  17. Muslims
  18. light rows of diyas
  19. Independence Day
  20. Maha Shivaratri
  21. end the Ramzan fasts
  22. 2 October
  23. Christmas
  24. True
  25. Mahavir Jayanti
  26. True
  27. 5 June
  28. Hindus
  29. True
  30. True
  31. True
  32. Diwali
  33. False
  34. Guru Granth Sahib
  35. a gurdwara
  36. tie a rakhi
  37. honour the Buddha
  38. Gandhi Jayanti
  39. Republic Day
  40. Teachers’ Day

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