← Festivals of India lesson New set →

Class 2 GK Worksheet: Festivals of India

GK lesson 11: Festivals of India · Set 55 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

  1. Republic Day
  2. Independence Day
  3. Christmas
  4. the Quran
  5. True
  6. end the Ramzan fasts
  7. False
  8. Guru Nanak Jayanti
  9. 5 September
  10. Hindus
  11. False
  12. Eid ul-Fitr
  13. tie a rakhi
  14. True
  15. Mahavir Jayanti
  16. Buddha Purnima
  17. Hindus
  18. Jains
  19. Christmas
  20. Christmas
  21. Buddha Purnima
  22. True
  23. False
  24. Ganesh Chaturthi
  25. Eid ul-Adha
  26. False
  27. True
  28. True
  29. mark the birth of Jesus
  30. True
  31. mark Krishna’s birth
  32. light rows of diyas
  33. 5 June
  34. Janmashtami
  35. World Environment Day
  36. Guru Nanak Jayanti
  37. honour the Buddha
  38. 26 January
  39. False
  40. Jains

Free gk lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/gk-worksheets