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Diwali Quiz SSL 265

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 3mins

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Class
Date
1.

Diwali is also known as the

a)

Festival of Sweets

b)

Festival of colours

c)

Festival of Winters

d)

Festival of lights

2.

On the day of Diwali, Lord ____________ attained his Moksha.

a)

Valmiki

b)

Buddha

c)

Mahavira

d)

None of the above

3.

__________ deity is worshipped on the eve of Dhanteras?

a)

Kubera

b)

Krishna

c)

Hanuman

d)

None of the above

4.

What is the literal meaning of ‘Deepavali’?

a)

Row of lights

b)

Coloured lights

c)

Coloured lights

d)

None of these

5.

What event from Ramayana does Diwali symbolise?

a)

The birth of Lord Rām

b)

The return of Rām & Sita to Ayodhya after 14 years

c)

The killing of Rāvan by Rām

d)

The breaking of the bow by Lord Rām

6.

Diwali falls in the month of ________.

a)

Ashwin

b)

Magha

c)

Kartik

d)

Falgun

7.

Barack Obama became the first president to personally attend Diwali at the White House in _____.

a)

2009

b)

2000

c)

2001

d)

2005

8.

The festival of Diwali is known as _________ in the state of West Bengal

a)

Bhai Phonta

b)

Bhai Teeka

c)

Bhau Beej

d)

None of these

9.

Diwali is celebrated as __________in Malaysia.

a)

Bhai Teeka

b)

Bhai Phota

c)

Hari Diwali

d)

None of these

10.

What is the first day of Diwali season called?

a)

Naraka Chaturdashi

b)

Diwali

c)

Laxmi Puja

d)

Dhanteras

11.

Diwali also commemorates the killing of which evil king by Lord Krishna

a)

Kamsa

b)

Narakāsura

c)

Hiranyakashipu

d)

Pootana

12.

What other religious groups celebrate Diwali in India, apart from Hindus?

a)

Pārsis and Bahāis

b)

Jains and Sikhs

c)

Taoists and Shamans

d)

Buddhists and Jains

13.

Diwali commemorates the spiritual enlightenment of which two famous saints?

a)

Lord Vardhaman Mahāveer and Swami Dayānanda Saraswati

b)

Rāmakrishna Paramahansa and Chaitanya Mahāprabhu

c)

Swami Vivekānanda and Ādi Shankara

d)

Sant Tukārām and Sri Aurobindo

14.

For how many days Diwali is celebrated according to the lunar Hindu calendar?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Five

15.

In which country is Diwali celebrated and referred to as ‘Tihar’ or ‘Swanti’?

a)

Thāiland

b)

Nepāl

c)

Sri Lankā

d)

Cambodia