WorksheetsAstronomy in Indian Festival
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
The solar calendar is based upon the Earth rotating around the moon.
True
False
Which calendar is used by most of the world for civil purposes?
Chinese calendar
Mayan calendar
Gregorian calendar
Islamic calendar
Which calendar is a type of lunar calendar?
Islamic calendar
Gregorian calendar
solar calendar
Chinese calendar
How many days are there in a lunar calendar?
354
365
300
200
The Moon takes _______days to complete one rotation around the Earth.
27
28
29
Makar Sankranti is the transition of ________ into Makar Raasi?
Chandra
Surya
Shravan Nakshatra
Rohini Nakshatra
Which is the only Hindu festival which is celebrated on a fixed day, 14th or 15th January of the solar calendar?
Holi
Diwali
Makar Sankrathi
Ram Navami
A (a) is a series of pages showing the days, dates, weeks and months of a year
The path of the Sun around the Earth is known as (a)
The entry of the Sun into a Rashi is known as
Winter Solstice
Sankranti
Spring Equinox
Tithi
_____________ also called lunation, it represents the time period from one full moon or new moon to the next.
Chandramasa
Spring Equinox
rotation
Rashi
Choose among the following which is not a type of calendar?
Purely Lunar Calendar
Earthy
Purely Solar Calendar
Luni - Solar Calendar
Every 12 degrees difference between the Sun and the Moon is called as
Samkranti
Paksha
Lunation
Tithi
Choose among the following festival which is celebrated on fixed date of the year?
Navratri
Eid
Diwali
Makar Sankranti
Diwali is celebrated on which phase of the Moon?
No moon
Full moon
Quarter moon
Gibbous moon
This festival is marked as beginning of Harvest season in Punjab. People burn huge bonfire on this day.
Lohri
Makar Sankranti
Baisakhi
Which festival is celebrated at the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.
Holi
Onam
Eid ul - Fitr
Navratri
During this festival, Langar is held to distribute holy food to everyone.
Buddha Purnima
Bada Mangal
Gurpurab
Mahavir Jayanti
This festival is harvesting festival of Punjab which is celebrated on 13th April. Tick at correct option.
Baisakhi
Lohri
Basant Panchami
Guruparab, the festival of the guru, is celebrated by people of which religion?
Sikh
Parsi
Jain
Buddhist
