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festivals

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which festival is known as the “Festival of Lights”?

a)

Dusshera

b)

Diwali

c)

Holi

d)

Raksha Bandhan

2.

Which festival is celebrated at the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.

a)

Holi

b)

Onam

c)

Eid ul - Fitr

d)

Navratri

3.

Which festival is celebrated by sisters who tie a colourful, decorative thread on the wrists of their brothers and perform pooja for their long life and good health?

a)

Ganesh Chaturthi

b)

Diwali

c)

Holi

d)

Raksha Bandhan / Rakhi

4.

Which festival is celebrated as the birth of Lord Krishna?

a)

Navratri

b)

Diwali

c)

Janmashtami

d)

Maha Shivratri

5.

Which festival is also popularly known as the “Festival of Colours” in India?

a)

Diwali

b)

Holi

c)

Maha Shivratri

d)

Janmashtami

6.

Which festival marks the end of Navratri and Durga pooja?

a)

Holi

b)

Janmashtami

c)

Diwali

d)

Dusshera

7.

Which festival commemorates the birth of the much-loved elephant-headed deity who is regarded as the remover of obstacles?

a)

Navratri

b)

Janmashtami

c)

Ganesh Chaturthi

d)

Dusshera

8.

Which festival is known as the harvest festival of Kerala ?

a)

Onam

b)

Easter

c)

Pongal

d)

Lohri

9.

Which festival is celebrated as the victory of a divine goddess over the demon king Mahishasura?

a)

Holi

b)

Durga Pooja

c)

Diwali

d)

Christmas

10.

Which festival is celebrated in honour of the diety, Lord Shiva .

a)

Maha Shivratri

b)

Ganesh Chaturti

c)

Holi

d)

Janmashtami

11.

The main function of Republic Day is held in Delhi at __________.

a)

Rajghat

b)

Rashtrapati Bhawan

c)

Rajpath

d)

Red Fort

12.

India got Independence on ___________________.

a)

26th January 1947

b)

15th August 1950

c)

26 January 1950

d)

15th August 1947

13.

Independence Day is celebrated by hoisting the National Flag and singing the __________________.

a)

National Song

b)

National Anthem

c)

Patriotic Song

d)

Film Song

14.

The birthday of ______________- is celebrated as childrens day.

a)

Jawaharlal Nehru

b)

Mahatma Gandhi

c)

Narendra Modi

d)

Indira Gandhi

15.

Which festival this GIF depicts ?

a)

Lohri

b)

Navarathri

c)

Ganesh Chaturthi

d)

Dussehra

16.

Identify which Indian festival is this?

a)

Holi

b)

Diwali

c)

Republic day

d)

Eid-Al-fitr

17.

Which festival is this?

a)

Ganesh Chathurthi

b)

Onam

c)

Dussera

d)

Christmas

18.

Diwali is a festival of___________

a)

Crackers

b)

Light

c)

Colours

d)

Dance

19.

Christmas is celebrated on

a)

December 1st

b)

December 24th

c)

December 25th

d)

December 26th

20.

Which festival is celebrated as the birth of Lord Krishna , who is the eighth avatar of Lord Vishnu ?

a)

Navaratri

b)

Diwali

c)

Janmashtami

d)

Maha Shivaratri

21.

Which festival is celebrated to welcome spring season?

a)

Lohri

b)

Diwali

22.

Which three harvesting festivals come together?

a)

Lohri, Makar Sankranti, Pongal

b)

Diwali, Dussehra, Durga Puja

23.

Festival of lights

a)

Diwali

b)

Holi

24.

Dussehra signifies

a)

Victory of good over evil

b)

Victory of power over weak

25.

We fly kites on

a)

Makar Sankranti

b)

Pongal

c)

Lohri

26.

What was the name of the son of Hiranyakashyap?

a)

Prahalad

b)

Arjun

c)

Prabhjot

27.

Prahalad was devotee of

a)

Lord Shiva

b)

Lord Vishnu

28.

People dance around the bonfire-

a)

Lohari

b)

Makar Sankranti

29.

A festival is a time of __________

a)

joy

b)

sad

c)

bad

30.

When do we celebrate Independence day?

a)

26th January

b)

2nd October

c)

15th August

31.

When do we celebrate Republic day?

a)

15th August

b)

26th January

c)

14th November

32.

Whose birthday is celebrated as children's day ?

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Jawaharlal Nehru

c)

Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

33.

Identify the person.

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Jawaharlal Nehru

c)

Narendra Modi

34.

Harvest festival of Punjab is called __________.

a)

Onam

b)

Baisakhi

c)

Bihu

35.

Which state in India celebrates the harvest festival, Pongal?

a)

Kerala

b)

Assam

c)

Tamilnadu

36.

Which state in India celebrates the harvest festival, Bihu?

a)

Tamil nadu

b)

Assam

c)

Kerala

37.

Lohri, the harvest festival, is celebrated in which Indian state?

a)

Punjab

b)

Kerala

c)

Tamil Nadu

d)

Assam

38.

Gandhi Jayanti is celebrated on

a)

22nd October

b)

02nd October

c)

5th September

d)

14th November

e)

15th August

39.

The President of India hoists the National Flag at Rajpath on

a)

Independence Day

b)

Gandhi Jayanti

c)

Republic day

d)

Teacher's Day

40.

Gujiya is the special dish of

a)

Eid

b)

Diwali

c)

Navroz

d)

Holi

41.

This special sweet dish is made during the celebration of

a)

Navroz

b)

Diwali

c)

Holi

d)

Eid

42.

During this festival, Langar is held to distribute holy food to everyone.

a)

Buddha Purnima

b)

Bada Mangal

c)

Gurpurab

d)

Mahavir Jayanti

43.

Special dishes are served on banana leaves and snake boat races are held in this festival

a)

Baisakhi

b)

Bihu

c)

Pongal

d)

Onam

44.

Onam is a

a)

national festival

b)

religious festival

c)

harvest festival

45.

Lohri, the harvest festival, is celebrated in which Indian state?

a)

Punjab

b)

Kerala

c)

Tamil Nadu

d)

Assam

46.

India is called as ________________________________?

a)

The land of colours

b)

The land of Festivals

c)

The land of nature

d)

The land of mountains

47.

which of the following is not a religious festival?

a)

Holi

b)

Gandhi Jayanti

c)

Diwali

d)

Durga Puja

48.

What religion does Eid belong to?

a)

Hindu

b)

Muslims

c)

Sikhs

d)

Christian

49.

Which animal pulls the sledge of Santa Claus?

a)

Cow

b)

Buffalo

c)

Reindeer

d)

Elephant

50.

Why is Diwali celebrated?

a)

To mark Rama's return to Ayodhya

b)

To mark Krishna's defeat of Ravana

c)

To celebrate the light given by the Sun god Surya

d)

None of the Above

51.

What is the reason of celebration of Holi?

a)

To have fun with colours

b)

To celebrate the abundant water provided by the gods

c)

To mark the beginning of the harvest season

d)

Both 1 and 2

52.

Christmas is celebrated in the month of________

a)

October

b)

January

c)

May

d)

December

53.

How many National Festivals are celebrated in India?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

2

54.

Gandhi Jayanti occurs in the month of

a)

November

b)

May

c)

October

d)

July

55.

Identify the festival

a)

Christmas

b)

Diwali

c)

Holi

56.

Sikhs offer prayers at the

a)

temple

b)

gurdwara

c)

church

57.

India became free from British rule on

a)

15 August

b)

26 January

c)

2 October

58.

Which of the following is a national festival?

a)

Gurpurab

b)

Eid

c)

Gandhi Jayanthi

59.

Jesus Christ was born on

a)

25 December

b)

2 October

c)

26 January

60.

Identify the great person in the picture

a)

Jawaharlal Nehru

b)

Mahatma Gandhi

c)

Narendra Modi

61.

Muslims offer prayers at the ________

a)

gurdwara

b)

mosque

c)

church

62.

On Christmas we decorate _______________ .

a)

Church

b)

Christmas tree

c)

Play ground

63.

26 January is celebrated as

a)

independence day

b)

eid

c)

diwali

d)

republic day

64.

In this festival, people hug each other and offer Sevai. Which festival is this?

a)

Lohri

b)

Eid

65.

It is a harvest festival. The Pongal dish is prepared during this festival. Which festival is this?

a)

Pongal

b)

Christmas

66.

Goddess Durga is worshipped in this festival. Which festival is this?

a)

Navratri/ Durga Puja

b)

Pongal

67.

This festival celebrates the birth of the first Sikh guru, Guru Nanak Dev. Which festival is this?

a)

Guru Nanak Gurpurab

b)

Basant Panchami

68.

It is a harvest festival and is celebrated to honour the kind-hearted demon King Mahabali. Which festival is this?

a)

Onam

b)

Pongal

69.

Which state in India celebrate Onam?

a)

New Delhi

b)

Kerala

c)

Punjab

d)

Rajasthan

70.

The birth of which Lord is celebrated every year all across India on Janmashtami festival?

a)

Vishnu

b)

Shiva

c)

Ganesha

d)

Krishna