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Class 2 GK Worksheet: Festivals of India

GK lesson 11: Festivals of India · Set 87 · 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 special day is on 14 November? (a) World Environment Day (b) Children’s Day (c) Independence Day (d) Republic Day
  2. 2.True or false: Buddha Purnima is mainly a festival of the Buddhists. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good Friday (b) Christmas (c) Easter (d) Hola Mohalla
  4. 4.🛕 Where do Sikhs gather to pray? (a) a temple (b) a church (c) a mosque (d) a gurdwara
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good Friday (b) Christmas (c) Mahavir Jayanti (d) Easter
  6. 6.🙏 Good Friday is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Jains (b) Christians (c) Hindus (d) Muslims
  7. 7.What do people do on Raksha Bandhan? (a) end the Ramzan fasts (b) sing carols (c) play with colours (d) tie a rakhi
  8. 8.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Sikhs? (a) Guru Nanak Jayanti (b) Good Friday (c) Holi (d) Janmashtami
  9. 9.🙏 Janmashtami is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Jains (b) Christians (c) Sikhs (d) Hindus
  10. 10.True or false: Maha Shivaratri is mainly a festival of the Muslims. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🎨 Which festival is called the festival of colours? (a) Raksha Bandhan (b) Diwali (c) Christmas (d) Holi
  12. 12.Which special day is on 5 September? (a) Children’s Day (b) Teachers’ Day (c) Independence Day (d) Republic Day
  13. 13.🙏 Eid ul-Fitr is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Christians (b) Jains (c) Muslims (d) Hindus
  14. 14.True or false: Independence Day is on 15 August. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📅 On which date do we celebrate Independence Day? (a) 5 September (b) 14 November (c) 15 August (d) 26 January
  16. 16.🎉 On which festival do people end the Ramzan fasts? (a) Diwali (b) Raksha Bandhan (c) Guru Nanak Jayanti (d) Eid ul-Fitr
  17. 17.🪔 Which festival is called the festival of lights? (a) Diwali (b) Eid ul-Fitr (c) Holi (d) Christmas
  18. 18.📅 On which date do we celebrate Teachers’ Day? (a) 2 October (b) 14 November (c) 15 August (d) 5 September
  19. 19.Which special day is on 15 August? (a) Independence Day (b) Children’s Day (c) Republic Day (d) World Environment Day
  20. 20.What do people do on Holi? (a) light rows of diyas (b) play with colours (c) tie a rakhi (d) end the Ramzan fasts
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Janmashtami (b) Ram Navami (c) Navratri (d) Christmas
  22. 22.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Jains? (a) Ganesh Chaturthi (b) Hola Mohalla (c) Easter (d) Paryushan
  23. 23.What do people do on Eid ul-Fitr? (a) end the Ramzan fasts (b) light rows of diyas (c) sing carols (d) mark Krishna’s birth
  24. 24.What do people do on Diwali? (a) mark Krishna’s birth (b) tie a rakhi (c) play with colours (d) light rows of diyas
  25. 25.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Hindus? (a) Janmashtami (b) Hola Mohalla (c) Christmas (d) Eid ul-Fitr
  26. 26.True or false: on Mahavir Jayanti, people honour the Buddha. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📖 Which is the holy book of the Muslims? (a) the Quran (b) the Ramayana (c) the Bible (d) Guru Granth Sahib
  28. 28.True or false: on Buddha Purnima, people tie a rakhi. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: Teachers’ Day is on 5 September. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which special day is on 26 January? (a) Children’s Day (b) Gandhi Jayanti (c) Republic Day (d) World Environment Day
  31. 31.What do people do on Janmashtami? (a) sing carols (b) tie a rakhi (c) mark Krishna’s birth (d) end the Ramzan fasts
  32. 32.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Muslims? (a) Maha Shivaratri (b) Janmashtami (c) Navratri (d) Eid ul-Fitr
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good Friday (b) Christmas (c) Easter (d) Eid ul-Adha
  34. 34.True or false: on Mahavir Jayanti, people tie a rakhi. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📅 On which date do we celebrate Children’s Day? (a) 2 October (b) 5 June (c) 26 January (d) 14 November
  36. 36.True or false: on Raksha Bandhan, people tie a rakhi. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: Children’s Day is on 26 January. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: Hola Mohalla is mainly a festival of the Muslims. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: Good Friday is mainly a festival of the Christians. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Holi (b) Eid ul-Fitr (c) Ram Navami (d) Navratri

Answer key

  1. Children’s Day
  2. True
  3. Hola Mohalla
  4. a gurdwara
  5. Mahavir Jayanti
  6. Christians
  7. tie a rakhi
  8. Guru Nanak Jayanti
  9. Hindus
  10. False
  11. Holi
  12. Teachers’ Day
  13. Muslims
  14. True
  15. 15 August
  16. Eid ul-Fitr
  17. Diwali
  18. 5 September
  19. Independence Day
  20. play with colours
  21. Christmas
  22. Paryushan
  23. end the Ramzan fasts
  24. light rows of diyas
  25. Janmashtami
  26. False
  27. the Quran
  28. False
  29. True
  30. Republic Day
  31. mark Krishna’s birth
  32. Eid ul-Fitr
  33. Eid ul-Adha
  34. False
  35. 14 November
  36. True
  37. False
  38. False
  39. True
  40. Eid ul-Fitr

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