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Class 2 GK Worksheet: Festivals of India

GK lesson 11: Festivals of India · Set 327 · 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 odd one out? (a) Easter (b) Mahavir Jayanti (c) Christmas (d) Good Friday
  2. 2.True or false: Guru Nanak Jayanti is mainly a festival of the Sikhs. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Christians? (a) Holi (b) Eid ul-Adha (c) Guru Nanak Jayanti (d) Easter
  4. 4.🙏 Christmas is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Muslims (b) Sikhs (c) Buddhists (d) Christians
  5. 5.True or false: Maha Shivaratri is mainly a festival of the Hindus. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Sikhs? (a) Ganesh Chaturthi (b) Maha Shivaratri (c) Paryushan (d) Guru Nanak Jayanti
  7. 7.🎉 On which festival do people light rows of diyas? (a) Eid ul-Fitr (b) Holi (c) Buddha Purnima (d) Diwali
  8. 8.What do people do on Guru Nanak Jayanti? (a) mark Krishna’s birth (b) honour Lord Mahavira (c) end the Ramzan fasts (d) mark Guru Nanak’s birth
  9. 9.What do people do on Christmas? (a) honour the Buddha (b) play with colours (c) honour Lord Mahavira (d) sing carols
  10. 10.📖 Which is the holy book of the Sikhs? (a) the Bible (b) the Quran (c) the Ramayana (d) Guru Granth Sahib
  11. 11.📖 Which is the holy book of the Muslims? (a) the Bible (b) Guru Granth Sahib (c) the Quran (d) the Ramayana
  12. 12.🙏 Paryushan is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Hindus (b) Jains (c) Sikhs (d) Christians
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guru Nanak Jayanti (b) Maha Shivaratri (c) Ganesh Chaturthi (d) Janmashtami
  14. 14.True or false: Mahavir Jayanti is mainly a festival of the Christians. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ram Navami (b) Buddha Purnima (c) Navratri (d) Raksha Bandhan
  16. 16.What do people do on Eid ul-Fitr? (a) honour Lord Mahavira (b) mark the birth of Jesus (c) mark Guru Nanak’s birth (d) end the Ramzan fasts
  17. 17.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Sikhs? (a) Hola Mohalla (b) Eid ul-Adha (c) Ram Navami (d) Maha Shivaratri
  18. 18.Which special day is on 5 June? (a) Independence Day (b) Teachers’ Day (c) World Environment Day (d) Gandhi Jayanti
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ganesh Chaturthi (b) Janmashtami (c) Ram Navami (d) Christmas
  20. 20.🙏 Ganesh Chaturthi is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Sikhs (b) Christians (c) Jains (d) Hindus
  21. 21.🕌 Where do Muslims gather to pray? (a) a gurdwara (b) a mosque (c) a temple (d) a church
  22. 22.🙏 Navratri is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Buddhists (b) Hindus (c) Muslims (d) Jains
  23. 23.🙏 Holi is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Christians (b) Muslims (c) Sikhs (d) Hindus
  24. 24.True or false: Ram Navami is mainly a festival of the Christians. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: Holi is mainly a festival of the Jains. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: Holi is mainly a festival of the Hindus. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🙏 Janmashtami is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Sikhs (b) Muslims (c) Hindus (d) Buddhists
  28. 28.True or false: Republic Day is on 26 January. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: on Holi, people tie a rakhi. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎉 On which festival do people tie a rakhi? (a) Guru Nanak Jayanti (b) Janmashtami (c) Raksha Bandhan (d) Eid ul-Fitr
  31. 31.True or false: Teachers’ Day is on 5 September. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: on Raksha Bandhan, people tie a rakhi. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: Independence Day is on 26 January. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎨 Which festival is called the festival of colours? (a) Christmas (b) Holi (c) Diwali (d) Raksha Bandhan
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Eid ul-Fitr (b) Maha Shivaratri (c) Ganesh Chaturthi (d) Ram Navami
  36. 36.Which special day is on 15 August? (a) Children’s Day (b) Republic Day (c) Independence Day (d) World Environment Day
  37. 37.Which special day is on 26 January? (a) Teachers’ Day (b) World Environment Day (c) Independence Day (d) Republic Day
  38. 38.True or false: on Buddha Purnima, people tie a rakhi. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🙏 Raksha Bandhan is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Hindus (b) Muslims (c) Sikhs (d) Christians
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good Friday (b) Christmas (c) Easter (d) Eid ul-Adha

Answer key

  1. Mahavir Jayanti
  2. True
  3. Easter
  4. Christians
  5. True
  6. Guru Nanak Jayanti
  7. Diwali
  8. mark Guru Nanak’s birth
  9. sing carols
  10. Guru Granth Sahib
  11. the Quran
  12. Jains
  13. Guru Nanak Jayanti
  14. False
  15. Buddha Purnima
  16. end the Ramzan fasts
  17. Hola Mohalla
  18. World Environment Day
  19. Christmas
  20. Hindus
  21. a mosque
  22. Hindus
  23. Hindus
  24. False
  25. False
  26. True
  27. Hindus
  28. True
  29. False
  30. Raksha Bandhan
  31. True
  32. True
  33. False
  34. Holi
  35. Eid ul-Fitr
  36. Independence Day
  37. Republic Day
  38. False
  39. Hindus
  40. Eid ul-Adha

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