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DIWALI: HOW MUCH DO WE KNOW?

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of oil is traditionally used in oil lamps lit during Diwali?

a)

Mustard Oil

b)

Vegetable Oil

c)

Olive Oil

d)

Corn Oil

2.

What is Diwali also known as?

a)

Festival of Colour

b)

Festival of Lakshmi Ji

c)

Festival of Lights

d)

Festival of Fireworks

3.

Diwali always occurs on: 

a)

Full Moon

b)

New Moon

c)

Crescent Moon

d)

Quarter Moon

4.

What is Diwali known as in Sri Lanka?

a)

Hari Diwali

b)

Durga Puja

c)

Kali Puja

d)

Durgashtmi

5.

Which Indian gods/goddesses are worshipped on Diwali? (select all correct answers)

a)

Lord Krishna

b)

Lakshmi Ji

c)

Lord Shiva

d)

Lord Ganesha

6.

Which Hindu month is Diwali observed on?

a)

Ashvin

b)

Kartik

c)

Chaitra

d)

Sravana

7.

Which festival falls on the next day of Diwali?

a)

Govardhan Puja

b)

Dusshera

c)

Bhai Dooj

d)

None of the above

8.

The foundation of which famous Indian Monument was laid on Diwali day?

a)

The Government Building

b)

The Gateway of India

c)

Taj Mahal

d)

The Golden Temple

9.

For how many days is Diwali celebrated? 

a)

9 days

b)

5 days

c)

3 days

d)

7 days

10.

What does Diwali mean in Sanskrit?

a)

Triumph of Good

b)

Another name for Lakshmi Ji

c)

Row of Lights

d)

Festival of Lights

11.

Rangoli is a traditional Indian decoration. What is it traditionally made out of?

a)

Poster colours

b)

Crayons

c)

Coloured powder, sand or rice

d)

Water paint

12.

In the Diwali story who is Ravana? (choose all that are correct)

a)

The evil king

b)

Multi headed demon

c)

Sita ji's saviour

d)

Ram ji's kidnapper

13.

What is the name of the last day of the festival period of Diwali?

a)

Saal Mubarak

b)

Bhai Duj

c)

Diwali samapt

d)

Navratri

14.

What are "Diyas"?

a)

Small earthernware light saucerpans

b)

Solar LEDs

c)
Fireworks
d)

Sweets that are shared with guests

15.

How many verses are there in the poem of Rama and Sita?

a)

14,000

b)

24,000

c)

34,000

d)

44,000

16.

What is the language in which Ramayan was written?

a)

Sanskrit

b)

Hindi

c)

Avadi

d)

Tamil

17.

Who is the author of Ramayan

a)

Tulsidas Ji

b)

Valmiki Ji

c)

Vyasa Ji

d)

Ramananda Sagar

18.

What is the origin of worshipping Lakshmi Ji on Diwali?

a)

Money is needed to celebrate the festival

b)

Lakshmi Ji returned to Ayodhya

c)

After conquering Lanka, Ram Ji became very prosperous

d)

Lakshmi Ji emerged from Samudra Manthan in Treta Yug

19.

Who is also known as Pawan Putra?

a)

Ganesh Ji

b)

Hanuman Ji

c)

Sugreev

d)

Angad

e)

Kumbhkaran

20.

Who were the two real brothers (select all correct answers)?

a)

Ram

b)

Lakshman

c)

Bharat

d)

Shatrugan

21.

What did Hanuman Ji use to identify himself to Sita Ji when he went to find her in Lanka?

a)

With a ring

b)

With a code word

c)

With a password

d)

With a letter

e)

With an anklet

22.

Why did Hanuman Ji help Ram Ji?

a)

Because he owed him a favour

b)

Because he wanted to

c)

Because he was forced

d)

Because he was devoted to Ram Ji

23.

How did Ram Ji's army cross over to Lanka?

a)

They flew chanting "Ram Ji" (Ram Vayu)

b)

They crossed in boats with "Ram Ji" written on them (Ram Nav)

c)

They crossed with a stone bridge ingraved with "Ram" (Ram Setu)

d)

They swam singing "Ram Ji" (Ram Tair)

24.

What is the name of Vayu Yaan in which Ram Ji, Sita Ji and Lakshman Ji returned to Ayodhya?

a)

Rampak

b)

Deepak

c)

Champak

d)

Pushpak

e)

Kamalyan

25.

How many months did Kumbhkaran sleep?

a)

3 months

b)

6 months

c)

12 months

d)

9 months