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GK lesson 11: Festivals of India · Set 324 · 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.🙏 Maha Shivaratri is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Sikhs (b) Buddhists (c) Christians (d) Hindus
  2. 2.Which special day is on 14 November? (a) Children’s Day (b) World Environment Day (c) Republic Day (d) Independence Day
  3. 3.True or false: on Christmas, people play with colours. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎉 On which festival do people play with colours? (a) Holi (b) Janmashtami (c) Guru Nanak Jayanti (d) Mahavir Jayanti
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Christmas (b) Holi (c) Good Friday (d) Easter
  6. 6.📅 On which date do we celebrate Children’s Day? (a) 5 June (b) 15 August (c) 5 September (d) 14 November
  7. 7.🎉 On which festival do people mark Guru Nanak’s birth? (a) Janmashtami (b) Buddha Purnima (c) Guru Nanak Jayanti (d) Mahavir Jayanti
  8. 8.🙏 Raksha Bandhan is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Buddhists (b) Muslims (c) Hindus (d) Christians
  9. 9.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Sikhs? (a) Eid ul-Adha (b) Paryushan (c) Hola Mohalla (d) Easter
  10. 10.True or false: on Eid ul-Fitr, people tie a rakhi. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which special day is on 5 September? (a) Gandhi Jayanti (b) World Environment Day (c) Teachers’ Day (d) Independence Day
  12. 12.True or false: Independence Day is on 26 January. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: Republic Day is on 5 September. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.What do people do on Christmas? (a) light rows of diyas (b) mark the birth of Jesus (c) mark Krishna’s birth (d) honour the Buddha
  15. 15.🎉 On which festival do people mark Krishna’s birth? (a) Mahavir Jayanti (b) Guru Nanak Jayanti (c) Diwali (d) Janmashtami
  16. 16.What do people do on Christmas? (a) sing carols (b) honour the Buddha (c) light rows of diyas (d) end the Ramzan fasts
  17. 17.True or false: Gandhi Jayanti is on 2 October. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🎉 On which festival do people sing carols? (a) Christmas (b) Buddha Purnima (c) Holi (d) Eid ul-Fitr
  19. 19.True or false: on Mahavir Jayanti, people play with colours. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🙏 Eid ul-Adha is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Buddhists (b) Hindus (c) Jains (d) Muslims
  21. 21.True or false: on Buddha Purnima, people mark Krishna’s birth. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🙏 Buddha Purnima is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Muslims (b) Jains (c) Buddhists (d) Sikhs
  23. 23.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Hindus? (a) Janmashtami (b) Eid ul-Adha (c) Good Friday (d) Christmas
  24. 24.🙏 Hola Mohalla is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Muslims (b) Sikhs (c) Jains (d) Christians
  25. 25.True or false: Raksha Bandhan is mainly a festival of the Hindus. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: Gandhi Jayanti is on 15 August. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Sikhs? (a) Maha Shivaratri (b) Ganesh Chaturthi (c) Guru Nanak Jayanti (d) Eid ul-Adha
  28. 28.Which special day is on 5 June? (a) Independence Day (b) World Environment Day (c) Gandhi Jayanti (d) Children’s Day
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ram Navami (b) Janmashtami (c) Buddha Purnima (d) Navratri
  30. 30.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Jains? (a) Navratri (b) Raksha Bandhan (c) Paryushan (d) Guru Nanak Jayanti
  31. 31.📅 On which date do we celebrate World Environment Day? (a) 2 October (b) 15 August (c) 5 June (d) 5 September
  32. 32.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Christians? (a) Mahavir Jayanti (b) Easter (c) Eid ul-Adha (d) Navratri
  33. 33.True or false: on Christmas, people light rows of diyas. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🪔 Which festival is called the festival of lights? (a) Holi (b) Diwali (c) Christmas (d) Eid ul-Fitr
  35. 35.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Hindus? (a) Paryushan (b) Eid ul-Fitr (c) Easter (d) Ram Navami
  36. 36.🕌 Where do Muslims gather to pray? (a) a mosque (b) a church (c) a gurdwara (d) a temple
  37. 37.True or false: Eid ul-Fitr is mainly a festival of the Muslims. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which special day is on 15 August? (a) Republic Day (b) Teachers’ Day (c) Gandhi Jayanti (d) Independence Day
  39. 39.What do people do on Buddha Purnima? (a) play with colours (b) tie a rakhi (c) honour the Buddha (d) mark the birth of Jesus
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Easter (b) Navratri (c) Good Friday (d) Christmas

Answer key

  1. Hindus
  2. Children’s Day
  3. False
  4. Holi
  5. Holi
  6. 14 November
  7. Guru Nanak Jayanti
  8. Hindus
  9. Hola Mohalla
  10. False
  11. Teachers’ Day
  12. False
  13. False
  14. mark the birth of Jesus
  15. Janmashtami
  16. sing carols
  17. True
  18. Christmas
  19. False
  20. Muslims
  21. False
  22. Buddhists
  23. Janmashtami
  24. Sikhs
  25. True
  26. False
  27. Guru Nanak Jayanti
  28. World Environment Day
  29. Buddha Purnima
  30. Paryushan
  31. 5 June
  32. Easter
  33. False
  34. Diwali
  35. Ram Navami
  36. a mosque
  37. True
  38. Independence Day
  39. honour the Buddha
  40. Navratri

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