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GK lesson 11: Festivals of India · Set 93 · 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 date do we celebrate Gandhi Jayanti? (a) 2 October (b) 15 August (c) 26 January (d) 14 November
  2. 2.Which special day is on 5 June? (a) Teachers’ Day (b) Independence Day (c) Gandhi Jayanti (d) World Environment Day
  3. 3.True or false: Holi is mainly a festival of the Hindus. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which special day is on 2 October? (a) Children’s Day (b) Teachers’ Day (c) Gandhi Jayanti (d) Independence Day
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guru Nanak Jayanti (b) Easter (c) Good Friday (d) Christmas
  6. 6.What do people do on Guru Nanak Jayanti? (a) mark Guru Nanak’s birth (b) play with colours (c) sing carols (d) light rows of diyas
  7. 7.🎉 On which festival do people play with colours? (a) Eid ul-Fitr (b) Mahavir Jayanti (c) Raksha Bandhan (d) Holi
  8. 8.🎉 On which festival do people honour Lord Mahavira? (a) Raksha Bandhan (b) Guru Nanak Jayanti (c) Buddha Purnima (d) Mahavir Jayanti
  9. 9.What do people do on Mahavir Jayanti? (a) sing carols (b) light rows of diyas (c) honour the Buddha (d) honour Lord Mahavira
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ram Navami (b) Mahavir Jayanti (c) Janmashtami (d) Navratri
  11. 11.What do people do on Holi? (a) honour the Buddha (b) mark Guru Nanak’s birth (c) play with colours (d) light rows of diyas
  12. 12.📅 On which date do we celebrate World Environment Day? (a) 2 October (b) 14 November (c) 5 June (d) 26 January
  13. 13.📅 On which date do we celebrate Independence Day? (a) 15 August (b) 26 January (c) 2 October (d) 5 June
  14. 14.True or false: Children’s Day is on 15 August. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: on Janmashtami, people mark the birth of Jesus. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎉 On which festival do people light rows of diyas? (a) Raksha Bandhan (b) Diwali (c) Janmashtami (d) Mahavir Jayanti
  17. 17.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Sikhs? (a) Guru Nanak Jayanti (b) Eid ul-Fitr (c) Eid ul-Adha (d) Paryushan
  18. 18.Which special day is on 26 January? (a) Gandhi Jayanti (b) Independence Day (c) Republic Day (d) Children’s Day
  19. 19.🎉 On which festival do people tie a rakhi? (a) Raksha Bandhan (b) Guru Nanak Jayanti (c) Holi (d) Christmas
  20. 20.Which special day is on 14 November? (a) Republic Day (b) Independence Day (c) Gandhi Jayanti (d) Children’s Day
  21. 21.True or false: World Environment Day is on 5 June. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📖 Which is the holy book of the Christians? (a) Guru Granth Sahib (b) the Ramayana (c) the Bible (d) the Quran
  23. 23.True or false: World Environment Day is on 15 August. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.What do people do on Eid ul-Fitr? (a) mark the birth of Jesus (b) play with colours (c) end the Ramzan fasts (d) honour Lord Mahavira
  25. 25.🙏 Buddha Purnima is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Jains (b) Sikhs (c) Muslims (d) Buddhists
  26. 26.🙏 Easter is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Buddhists (b) Muslims (c) Christians (d) Sikhs
  27. 27.🙏 Maha Shivaratri is mainly a festival of which people? (a) Hindus (b) Sikhs (c) Muslims (d) Buddhists
  28. 28.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Hindus? (a) Raksha Bandhan (b) Good Friday (c) Mahavir Jayanti (d) Eid ul-Fitr
  29. 29.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Hindus? (a) Eid ul-Adha (b) Eid ul-Fitr (c) Maha Shivaratri (d) Christmas
  30. 30.True or false: Independence Day is on 5 September. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: Teachers’ Day is on 5 September. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📅 On which date do we celebrate Republic Day? (a) 5 June (b) 26 January (c) 2 October (d) 14 November
  33. 33.Which of these is mainly a festival of the Buddhists? (a) Mahavir Jayanti (b) Ganesh Chaturthi (c) Hola Mohalla (d) Buddha Purnima
  34. 34.📅 On which date do we celebrate Teachers’ Day? (a) 5 September (b) 5 June (c) 26 January (d) 2 October
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Christmas (b) Easter (c) Buddha Purnima (d) Good Friday
  36. 36.True or false: on Buddha Purnima, people honour the Buddha. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.What do people do on Janmashtami? (a) sing carols (b) mark Krishna’s birth (c) honour Lord Mahavira (d) mark Guru Nanak’s birth
  38. 38.🎉 On which festival do people sing carols? (a) Eid ul-Fitr (b) Christmas (c) Buddha Purnima (d) Guru Nanak Jayanti
  39. 39.🎨 Which festival is called the festival of colours? (a) Raksha Bandhan (b) Diwali (c) Christmas (d) Holi
  40. 40.Which special day is on 15 August? (a) Gandhi Jayanti (b) Republic Day (c) World Environment Day (d) Independence Day

Answer key

  1. 2 October
  2. World Environment Day
  3. True
  4. Gandhi Jayanti
  5. Guru Nanak Jayanti
  6. mark Guru Nanak’s birth
  7. Holi
  8. Mahavir Jayanti
  9. honour Lord Mahavira
  10. Mahavir Jayanti
  11. play with colours
  12. 5 June
  13. 15 August
  14. False
  15. False
  16. Diwali
  17. Guru Nanak Jayanti
  18. Republic Day
  19. Raksha Bandhan
  20. Children’s Day
  21. True
  22. the Bible
  23. False
  24. end the Ramzan fasts
  25. Buddhists
  26. Christians
  27. Hindus
  28. Raksha Bandhan
  29. Maha Shivaratri
  30. False
  31. True
  32. 26 January
  33. Buddha Purnima
  34. 5 September
  35. Buddha Purnima
  36. True
  37. mark Krishna’s birth
  38. Christmas
  39. Holi
  40. Independence Day

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