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Class 2 GK Worksheet: Festivals of India

GK lesson 11: Festivals of India · Set 92 · 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.🎉 On which festival do people sing carols? (a) Eid ul-Fitr (b) Guru Nanak Jayanti (c) Janmashtami (d) Christmas
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raksha Bandhan (b) Christmas (c) Ram Navami (d) Ganesh Chaturthi
  3. 3.Which special day is on 15 August? (a) Republic Day (b) Teachers’ Day (c) World Environment Day (d) Independence Day
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ram Navami (b) Eid ul-Fitr (c) Maha Shivaratri (d) Holi
  5. 5.📅 On which date do we celebrate World Environment Day? (a) 14 November (b) 2 October (c) 26 January (d) 5 June
  6. 6.🙏 Eid ul-Adha is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Christians (b) Muslims (c) Buddhists (d) Hindus
  7. 7.What do people do on Christmas? (a) end the Ramzan fasts (b) sing carols (c) play with colours (d) mark Guru Nanak’s birth
  8. 8.🎉 On which festival do people end the Ramzan fasts? (a) Buddha Purnima (b) Mahavir Jayanti (c) Eid ul-Fitr (d) Christmas
  9. 9.🙏 Holi is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Hindus (b) Buddhists (c) Jains (d) Sikhs
  10. 10.True or false: Paryushan is mainly a festival of the Buddhists. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📅 On which date do we celebrate Children’s Day? (a) 5 June (b) 15 August (c) 5 September (d) 14 November
  12. 12.True or false: Ram Navami is mainly a festival of the Muslims. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: on Eid ul-Fitr, people end the Ramzan fasts. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Muslims? (a) Buddha Purnima (b) Hola Mohalla (c) Eid ul-Fitr (d) Guru Nanak Jayanti
  15. 15.True or false: on Christmas, people sing carols. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.What do people do on Mahavir Jayanti? (a) honour Lord Mahavira (b) end the Ramzan fasts (c) light rows of diyas (d) mark the birth of Jesus
  17. 17.What do people do on Holi? (a) mark Krishna’s birth (b) end the Ramzan fasts (c) tie a rakhi (d) play with colours
  18. 18.📖 Which is the holy book of the Christians? (a) Guru Granth Sahib (b) the Ramayana (c) the Quran (d) the Bible
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Navratri (b) Mahavir Jayanti (c) Ganesh Chaturthi (d) Maha Shivaratri
  20. 20.True or false: Republic Day is on 2 October. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.What do people do on Eid ul-Fitr? (a) play with colours (b) mark Guru Nanak’s birth (c) end the Ramzan fasts (d) honour the Buddha
  22. 22.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Christians? (a) Good Friday (b) Ganesh Chaturthi (c) Buddha Purnima (d) Raksha Bandhan
  23. 23.Which special day is on 14 November? (a) Independence Day (b) Teachers’ Day (c) World Environment Day (d) Children’s Day
  24. 24.True or false: on Mahavir Jayanti, people honour Lord Mahavira. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: Raksha Bandhan is mainly a festival of the Hindus. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: Ram Navami is mainly a festival of the Sikhs. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Christmas (b) Good Friday (c) Easter (d) Eid ul-Adha
  28. 28.True or false: on Raksha Bandhan, people tie a rakhi. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: Holi is mainly a festival of the Hindus. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🙏 Ganesh Chaturthi is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Hindus (b) Muslims (c) Sikhs (d) Christians
  31. 31.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Hindus? (a) Ganesh Chaturthi (b) Eid ul-Adha (c) Hola Mohalla (d) Buddha Purnima
  32. 32.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Jains? (a) Ganesh Chaturthi (b) Navratri (c) Paryushan (d) Guru Nanak Jayanti
  33. 33.🎉 On which festival do people honour the Buddha? (a) Eid ul-Fitr (b) Diwali (c) Buddha Purnima (d) Raksha Bandhan
  34. 34.What do people do on Diwali? (a) mark the birth of Jesus (b) light rows of diyas (c) sing carols (d) mark Guru Nanak’s birth
  35. 35.🎉 On which festival do people mark the birth of Jesus? (a) Janmashtami (b) Mahavir Jayanti (c) Christmas (d) Eid ul-Fitr
  36. 36.True or false: Maha Shivaratri is mainly a festival of the Christians. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📅 On which date do we celebrate Independence Day? (a) 5 June (b) 5 September (c) 15 August (d) 2 October
  38. 38.What do people do on Guru Nanak Jayanti? (a) light rows of diyas (b) play with colours (c) sing carols (d) mark Guru Nanak’s birth
  39. 39.True or false: Navratri is mainly a festival of the Buddhists. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📅 On which date do we celebrate Gandhi Jayanti? (a) 14 November (b) 5 June (c) 15 August (d) 2 October

Answer key

  1. Christmas
  2. Christmas
  3. Independence Day
  4. Eid ul-Fitr
  5. 5 June
  6. Muslims
  7. sing carols
  8. Eid ul-Fitr
  9. Hindus
  10. False
  11. 14 November
  12. False
  13. True
  14. Eid ul-Fitr
  15. True
  16. honour Lord Mahavira
  17. play with colours
  18. the Bible
  19. Mahavir Jayanti
  20. False
  21. end the Ramzan fasts
  22. Good Friday
  23. Children’s Day
  24. True
  25. True
  26. False
  27. Eid ul-Adha
  28. True
  29. True
  30. Hindus
  31. Ganesh Chaturthi
  32. Paryushan
  33. Buddha Purnima
  34. light rows of diyas
  35. Christmas
  36. False
  37. 15 August
  38. mark Guru Nanak’s birth
  39. False
  40. 2 October

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