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GK lesson 11: Festivals of India · Set 325 · 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: Independence Day is on 5 June. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which special day is on 5 June? (a) Children’s Day (b) World Environment Day (c) Republic Day (d) Gandhi Jayanti
  3. 3.🙏 Easter is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Christians (b) Buddhists (c) Muslims (d) Hindus
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ram Navami (b) Eid ul-Adha (c) Holi (d) Raksha Bandhan
  5. 5.True or false: World Environment Day is on 5 June. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.📅 On which date do we celebrate Children’s Day? (a) 5 September (b) 5 June (c) 2 October (d) 14 November
  7. 7.Which special day is on 15 August? (a) Gandhi Jayanti (b) Independence Day (c) Teachers’ Day (d) World Environment Day
  8. 8.🪔 Which festival is called the festival of lights? (a) Holi (b) Christmas (c) Eid ul-Fitr (d) Diwali
  9. 9.🎉 On which festival do people mark Guru Nanak’s birth? (a) Mahavir Jayanti (b) Raksha Bandhan (c) Guru Nanak Jayanti (d) Diwali
  10. 10.True or false: Easter is mainly a festival of the Hindus. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎉 On which festival do people light rows of diyas? (a) Diwali (b) Buddha Purnima (c) Christmas (d) Guru Nanak Jayanti
  12. 12.🙏 Janmashtami is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Christians (b) Hindus (c) Sikhs (d) Muslims
  13. 13.🙏 Paryushan is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Buddhists (b) Sikhs (c) Hindus (d) Jains
  14. 14.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Buddhists? (a) Christmas (b) Ram Navami (c) Maha Shivaratri (d) Buddha Purnima
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Christmas (b) Janmashtami (c) Good Friday (d) Easter
  16. 16.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Sikhs? (a) Paryushan (b) Raksha Bandhan (c) Maha Shivaratri (d) Guru Nanak Jayanti
  17. 17.True or false: on Holi, people mark the birth of Jesus. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🙏 Hola Mohalla is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Muslims (b) Sikhs (c) Buddhists (d) Hindus
  19. 19.🎉 On which festival do people mark the birth of Jesus? (a) Holi (b) Guru Nanak Jayanti (c) Diwali (d) Christmas
  20. 20.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Muslims? (a) Guru Nanak Jayanti (b) Eid ul-Fitr (c) Ganesh Chaturthi (d) Janmashtami
  21. 21.Which special day is on 2 October? (a) Teachers’ Day (b) Gandhi Jayanti (c) World Environment Day (d) Republic Day
  22. 22.True or false: Guru Nanak Jayanti is mainly a festival of the Buddhists. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📅 On which date do we celebrate Independence Day? (a) 14 November (b) 2 October (c) 5 June (d) 15 August
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Easter (b) Good Friday (c) Christmas (d) Raksha Bandhan
  25. 25.🙏 Navratri is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Muslims (b) Hindus (c) Christians (d) Sikhs
  26. 26.What do people do on Eid ul-Fitr? (a) end the Ramzan fasts (b) mark Guru Nanak’s birth (c) mark Krishna’s birth (d) mark the birth of Jesus
  27. 27.True or false: Ram Navami is mainly a festival of the Jains. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which special day is on 5 September? (a) Teachers’ Day (b) Republic Day (c) World Environment Day (d) Children’s Day
  29. 29.True or false: Republic Day is on 5 September. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎉 On which festival do people honour the Buddha? (a) Guru Nanak Jayanti (b) Holi (c) Christmas (d) Buddha Purnima
  31. 31.📅 On which date do we celebrate Republic Day? (a) 26 January (b) 5 September (c) 5 June (d) 14 November
  32. 32.True or false: on Diwali, people end the Ramzan fasts. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: Eid ul-Fitr is mainly a festival of the Muslims. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🙏 Ganesh Chaturthi is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Jains (b) Buddhists (c) Hindus (d) Christians
  35. 35.True or false: on Eid ul-Fitr, people end the Ramzan fasts. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: on Guru Nanak Jayanti, people mark Guru Nanak’s birth. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mahavir Jayanti (b) Janmashtami (c) Maha Shivaratri (d) Ram Navami
  38. 38.True or false: on Raksha Bandhan, people tie a rakhi. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: on Christmas, people end the Ramzan fasts. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: Gandhi Jayanti is on 5 June. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. False
  2. World Environment Day
  3. Christians
  4. Eid ul-Adha
  5. True
  6. 14 November
  7. Independence Day
  8. Diwali
  9. Guru Nanak Jayanti
  10. False
  11. Diwali
  12. Hindus
  13. Jains
  14. Buddha Purnima
  15. Janmashtami
  16. Guru Nanak Jayanti
  17. False
  18. Sikhs
  19. Christmas
  20. Eid ul-Fitr
  21. Gandhi Jayanti
  22. False
  23. 15 August
  24. Raksha Bandhan
  25. Hindus
  26. end the Ramzan fasts
  27. False
  28. Teachers’ Day
  29. False
  30. Buddha Purnima
  31. 26 January
  32. False
  33. True
  34. Hindus
  35. True
  36. True
  37. Mahavir Jayanti
  38. True
  39. False
  40. False

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