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Astronomy in Indian Festival

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The solar calendar is based upon the Earth rotating around the moon.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Which calendar is used by most of the world for civil purposes?

a)

Chinese calendar

b)

Mayan calendar

c)

Gregorian calendar

d)

Islamic calendar

3.

Which calendar is a type of lunar calendar?

a)

Islamic calendar

b)

Gregorian calendar

c)

solar calendar

d)

Chinese calendar

4.

How many days are there in a lunar calendar?

a)

354

b)

365

c)

300

d)

200

5.

The Moon takes _______days to complete one rotation around the Earth.

a)

27

b)

28

c)

29

6.

Makar Sankranti is the transition of ________ into Makar Raasi?

a)

Chandra

b)

Surya

c)

Shravan Nakshatra

d)

Rohini Nakshatra

7.

Which is the only Hindu festival which is celebrated on a fixed day, 14th or 15th January of the solar calendar?

a)

Holi

b)

Diwali

c)

Makar Sankrathi

d)

Ram Navami

8.

A (a)   is a series of pages showing the days, dates, weeks and months of a year

9.

The path of the Sun around the Earth is known as (a)  

10.

The entry of the Sun into a Rashi is known as

a)

Winter Solstice

b)

Sankranti

c)

Spring Equinox

d)

Tithi

11.

_____________ also called lunation, it represents the time period from one full moon or new moon to the next.

a)

Chandramasa

b)

Spring Equinox

c)

rotation

d)

Rashi

12.

Choose among the following which is not a type of calendar?

a)

Purely Lunar Calendar

b)

Earthy

c)

Purely Solar Calendar

d)

Luni - Solar Calendar

13.

Every 12 degrees difference between the Sun and the Moon is called as

a)

Samkranti

b)

Paksha

c)

Lunation

d)

Tithi

14.

Choose among the following festival which is celebrated on fixed date of the year?

a)

Navratri

b)

Eid

c)

Diwali

d)

Makar Sankranti

15.

Diwali is celebrated on which phase of the Moon?

a)

No moon

b)

Full moon

c)

Quarter moon

d)

Gibbous moon

16.

This festival is marked as beginning of Harvest season in Punjab. People burn huge bonfire on this day.

a)

Lohri

b)

Makar Sankranti

c)

Baisakhi

17.

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

a)

Holi

b)

Onam

c)

Eid ul - Fitr

d)

Navratri

18.

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

a)

Buddha Purnima

b)

Bada Mangal

c)

Gurpurab

d)

Mahavir Jayanti

19.

This festival is harvesting festival of Punjab which is celebrated on 13th April. Tick at correct option.

a)

Baisakhi

b)

Lohri

c)

Basant Panchami

20.

Guruparab, the festival of the guru, is celebrated by people of which religion?

a)

Sikh

b)

Parsi

c)

Jain

d)

Buddhist