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Class 2 GK Worksheet: Festivals of India

GK lesson 11: Festivals of India · Set 64 · 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 festival is called the festival of colours? (a) Diwali (b) Raksha Bandhan (c) Christmas (d) Holi
  2. 2.True or false: Children’s Day is on 5 June. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which special day is on 2 October? (a) Republic Day (b) Children’s Day (c) World Environment Day (d) Gandhi Jayanti
  4. 4.True or false: Raksha Bandhan is mainly a festival of the Hindus. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.What do people do on Janmashtami? (a) tie a rakhi (b) play with colours (c) mark Krishna’s birth (d) end the Ramzan fasts
  6. 6.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Sikhs? (a) Guru Nanak Jayanti (b) Christmas (c) Good Friday (d) Eid ul-Adha
  7. 7.🙏 Navratri is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Buddhists (b) Jains (c) Christians (d) Hindus
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Easter (b) Christmas (c) Good Friday (d) Mahavir Jayanti
  9. 9.📅 On which date do we celebrate Teachers’ Day? (a) 15 August (b) 5 September (c) 2 October (d) 14 November
  10. 10.📅 On which date do we celebrate Children’s Day? (a) 5 September (b) 14 November (c) 26 January (d) 5 June
  11. 11.🎉 On which festival do people end the Ramzan fasts? (a) Guru Nanak Jayanti (b) Diwali (c) Buddha Purnima (d) Eid ul-Fitr
  12. 12.📖 Which is the holy book of the Sikhs? (a) the Ramayana (b) the Quran (c) Guru Granth Sahib (d) the Bible
  13. 13.True or false: on Janmashtami, people mark Krishna’s birth. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: on Holi, people play with colours. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🎉 On which festival do people tie a rakhi? (a) Raksha Bandhan (b) Christmas (c) Eid ul-Fitr (d) Buddha Purnima
  16. 16.True or false: Republic Day is on 26 January. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: Ganesh Chaturthi is mainly a festival of the Hindus. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: on Diwali, people light rows of diyas. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which special day is on 14 November? (a) Children’s Day (b) Gandhi Jayanti (c) Teachers’ Day (d) Republic Day
  20. 20.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Buddhists? (a) Christmas (b) Holi (c) Navratri (d) Buddha Purnima
  21. 21.📅 On which date do we celebrate Gandhi Jayanti? (a) 15 August (b) 2 October (c) 5 September (d) 14 November
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Holi (b) Ganesh Chaturthi (c) Maha Shivaratri (d) Buddha Purnima
  23. 23.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Jains? (a) Paryushan (b) Hola Mohalla (c) Ram Navami (d) Raksha Bandhan
  24. 24.Which special day is on 26 January? (a) Gandhi Jayanti (b) World Environment Day (c) Independence Day (d) Republic Day
  25. 25.What do people do on Holi? (a) mark Guru Nanak’s birth (b) tie a rakhi (c) play with colours (d) mark the birth of Jesus
  26. 26.📅 On which date do we celebrate World Environment Day? (a) 15 August (b) 5 September (c) 2 October (d) 5 June
  27. 27.True or false: Christmas is mainly a festival of the Hindus. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which special day is on 5 September? (a) Republic Day (b) Gandhi Jayanti (c) Teachers’ Day (d) Independence Day
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ram Navami (b) Janmashtami (c) Eid ul-Fitr (d) Maha Shivaratri
  30. 30.True or false: Teachers’ Day is on 5 September. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🙏 Raksha Bandhan is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Jains (b) Sikhs (c) Hindus (d) Muslims
  32. 32.True or false: Ganesh Chaturthi is mainly a festival of the Muslims. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.What do people do on Christmas? (a) light rows of diyas (b) sing carols (c) mark Krishna’s birth (d) end the Ramzan fasts
  34. 34.True or false: Independence Day is on 26 January. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Easter (b) Good Friday (c) Paryushan (d) Christmas
  36. 36.True or false: Good Friday is mainly a festival of the Christians. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.What do people do on Diwali? (a) sing carols (b) light rows of diyas (c) mark Guru Nanak’s birth (d) end the Ramzan fasts
  38. 38.📖 Which is the holy book of the Muslims? (a) Guru Granth Sahib (b) the Bible (c) the Ramayana (d) the Quran
  39. 39.🪔 Which festival is called the festival of lights? (a) Diwali (b) Christmas (c) Holi (d) Eid ul-Fitr
  40. 40.True or false: on Mahavir Jayanti, people play with colours. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. Holi
  2. False
  3. Gandhi Jayanti
  4. True
  5. mark Krishna’s birth
  6. Guru Nanak Jayanti
  7. Hindus
  8. Mahavir Jayanti
  9. 5 September
  10. 14 November
  11. Eid ul-Fitr
  12. Guru Granth Sahib
  13. True
  14. True
  15. Raksha Bandhan
  16. True
  17. True
  18. True
  19. Children’s Day
  20. Buddha Purnima
  21. 2 October
  22. Buddha Purnima
  23. Paryushan
  24. Republic Day
  25. play with colours
  26. 5 June
  27. False
  28. Teachers’ Day
  29. Eid ul-Fitr
  30. True
  31. Hindus
  32. False
  33. sing carols
  34. False
  35. Paryushan
  36. True
  37. light rows of diyas
  38. the Quran
  39. Diwali
  40. False

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