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GK lesson 11: Festivals of India · Set 81 · 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.What do people do on Holi? (a) sing carols (b) mark Guru Nanak’s birth (c) play with colours (d) mark Krishna’s birth
  2. 2.🙏 Good Friday is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Muslims (b) Sikhs (c) Hindus (d) Christians
  3. 3.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Christians? (a) Buddha Purnima (b) Raksha Bandhan (c) Guru Nanak Jayanti (d) Easter
  4. 4.True or false: on Diwali, people tie a rakhi. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: Navratri is mainly a festival of the Sikhs. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which special day is on 2 October? (a) Teachers’ Day (b) Gandhi Jayanti (c) Republic Day (d) Independence Day
  7. 7.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Hindus? (a) Guru Nanak Jayanti (b) Holi (c) Paryushan (d) Eid ul-Adha
  8. 8.True or false: on Janmashtami, people tie a rakhi. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Hindus? (a) Hola Mohalla (b) Ganesh Chaturthi (c) Guru Nanak Jayanti (d) Paryushan
  10. 10.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Hindus? (a) Mahavir Jayanti (b) Eid ul-Fitr (c) Janmashtami (d) Christmas
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Navratri (b) Janmashtami (c) Eid ul-Fitr (d) Holi
  12. 12.🎉 On which festival do people end the Ramzan fasts? (a) Raksha Bandhan (b) Janmashtami (c) Eid ul-Fitr (d) Diwali
  13. 13.🙏 Ram Navami is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Buddhists (b) Jains (c) Hindus (d) Muslims
  14. 14.🕌 Where do Muslims gather to pray? (a) a gurdwara (b) a church (c) a mosque (d) a temple
  15. 15.What do people do on Buddha Purnima? (a) tie a rakhi (b) sing carols (c) mark Guru Nanak’s birth (d) honour the Buddha
  16. 16.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Buddhists? (a) Christmas (b) Maha Shivaratri (c) Ganesh Chaturthi (d) Buddha Purnima
  17. 17.What do people do on Mahavir Jayanti? (a) tie a rakhi (b) honour Lord Mahavira (c) light rows of diyas (d) mark Guru Nanak’s birth
  18. 18.True or false: on Christmas, people mark the birth of Jesus. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: Eid ul-Adha is mainly a festival of the Muslims. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📅 On which date do we celebrate Teachers’ Day? (a) 5 June (b) 14 November (c) 5 September (d) 2 October
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ram Navami (b) Navratri (c) Raksha Bandhan (d) Eid ul-Adha
  22. 22.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Hindus? (a) Buddha Purnima (b) Paryushan (c) Maha Shivaratri (d) Hola Mohalla
  23. 23.What do people do on Eid ul-Fitr? (a) sing carols (b) end the Ramzan fasts (c) honour Lord Mahavira (d) tie a rakhi
  24. 24.📅 On which date do we celebrate World Environment Day? (a) 15 August (b) 5 June (c) 26 January (d) 14 November
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ram Navami (b) Guru Nanak Jayanti (c) Maha Shivaratri (d) Ganesh Chaturthi
  26. 26.🙏 Janmashtami is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Sikhs (b) Hindus (c) Buddhists (d) Muslims
  27. 27.🎉 On which festival do people sing carols? (a) Guru Nanak Jayanti (b) Raksha Bandhan (c) Janmashtami (d) Christmas
  28. 28.🙏 Mahavir Jayanti is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Hindus (b) Sikhs (c) Jains (d) Christians
  29. 29.🙏 Easter is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Muslims (b) Buddhists (c) Hindus (d) Christians
  30. 30.🙏 Buddha Purnima is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Hindus (b) Buddhists (c) Christians (d) Jains
  31. 31.What do people do on Guru Nanak Jayanti? (a) mark Guru Nanak’s birth (b) play with colours (c) light rows of diyas (d) mark Krishna’s birth
  32. 32.🙏 Raksha Bandhan is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Sikhs (b) Christians (c) Buddhists (d) Hindus
  33. 33.Which special day is on 14 November? (a) World Environment Day (b) Children’s Day (c) Gandhi Jayanti (d) Independence Day
  34. 34.🎉 On which festival do people honour the Buddha? (a) Mahavir Jayanti (b) Christmas (c) Diwali (d) Buddha Purnima
  35. 35.🙏 Navratri is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Sikhs (b) Muslims (c) Buddhists (d) Hindus
  36. 36.True or false: Maha Shivaratri is mainly a festival of the Sikhs. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.What do people do on Janmashtami? (a) honour the Buddha (b) play with colours (c) sing carols (d) mark Krishna’s birth
  38. 38.📅 On which date do we celebrate Gandhi Jayanti? (a) 5 September (b) 26 January (c) 15 August (d) 2 October
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Navratri (b) Ram Navami (c) Ganesh Chaturthi (d) Hola Mohalla
  40. 40.True or false: World Environment Day is on 5 June. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. play with colours
  2. Christians
  3. Easter
  4. False
  5. False
  6. Gandhi Jayanti
  7. Holi
  8. False
  9. Ganesh Chaturthi
  10. Janmashtami
  11. Eid ul-Fitr
  12. Eid ul-Fitr
  13. Hindus
  14. a mosque
  15. honour the Buddha
  16. Buddha Purnima
  17. honour Lord Mahavira
  18. True
  19. True
  20. 5 September
  21. Eid ul-Adha
  22. Maha Shivaratri
  23. end the Ramzan fasts
  24. 5 June
  25. Guru Nanak Jayanti
  26. Hindus
  27. Christmas
  28. Jains
  29. Christians
  30. Buddhists
  31. mark Guru Nanak’s birth
  32. Hindus
  33. Children’s Day
  34. Buddha Purnima
  35. Hindus
  36. False
  37. mark Krishna’s birth
  38. 2 October
  39. Hola Mohalla
  40. True

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