festivals of india – Practice Worksheet

India is called the land of festivals. In India, there is a festival in each month. Indians love festivals and festivals mean happiness, new-dresses, and tasty-food. Some festivals are celebrated by the whole country while some are region-based. Broadly, Indian festivals are categorized into three groups: National Festival like Republic Day, Gandhi Jayanti, Independence Day, etcReligious Festival like Diwali, Holi, Eid-Ul-Fitr, Gurpurb, Christmas, etc andHarvest Festival like Onam, Pongal, Bihu, Baisakhi etc Let's learn more about Indian Festivals while answering to the following questions. Answers of the questions are provided at the end of the article. Option to print or making is also provided at the end. Worksheet on Indian Festivals Q1. Write true and false for statements related to festivals of India Deepawali means ‘row of lamps’.In Andhra Pradesh, the harvest festival is called Pongal.Mahatma Gandhi is called the brother of the nation.Navroz is celebrated by the Parsi community.The Golden Temple is at Ambala.Children dress up as Santa Claus to celebrated Christmas.Indian Republic Day celebration is held at Rajpath in New Delhi.Indian Independence Day is celebrated on the day of 26 January.People draw kolams to decorate their houses for celebrating Pongal.Muharram is celebrated by people of the Muslim religion.Independence Day of India is celebrated at Red Fort, New Delhi. Fig. 1: Dussehra Festival Q2. Choose the correct option to fill the blank spaces check your knowledge of Indian Festivals 1.__________________ is prepared on Eid-ul-Fitr.: a. Srikhand b. Kheer c. Sewain 2.________________ is called the festival of colours.: a. Holi b.Diwali c.Bihu 3. Teacher’s Day is celebrated on the birthday of ____________: a. Mahatma Gandhi b. Jawaharlal Nehru c. Radhakrishnan 4._______________ festival is called the ‘festival of light’.: a. Holi b. Diwali c. Dussehra 5. The holy book of the Sikhs called__________.: a. Guru Granth Sahib b. Koran c. Gita 6._______________ is celebrated by Christians as the birth of Jesus Christ.: a. Christmas b. Easter c. Eid-ul-Fitr 7._______________ is celebrated to mark the end of a month long period of fasting.: a. Gurpurb b. Eid-ul-Fitr c.Navroz 8.____________ is the festival which marks the end of Navratri and Durga Pooja in India.: a. Dussehra b.Holi c. Janmashtami 9. In Baisakhi festival, men perform the ____________to the beat of the Dhol.: a. Giddha b. Bhangra c.Bihu 10. Children’s Day is celebrated on the birthday of ____________. a. Mahatma Gandhi b. Jawaharlal Nehru c. Radhakrishnan Fig. 2: Holi Festival Q3. Match the following religious Indian festivals with their state. SR NOFestivalState1.Krishna Janmashtamia.Maharashtra2.Durga pujab. Uttar Pradesh3.Ganesh chaturthic. Rajasthan4.Gangaurd. West BengalTable: Indian Festivals Q4. Choose the correct answer to the following festivals. Flamingo Festival is organized in which place?Telangana KarnatakaNagalandAndhra Pradesh Which season does Holi bring to India?SpringSummerWinterRainyBihu is the harvest festival ofAssamArunachal PradeshWest BengalManipurIn the month of February which city hosts the Kala Ghoda Art festival?JaipurKolkataMumbaiBengaluruAlta Taddi is celebrated in which state?KarnatakaMaharashtraJharkhandAndhra PradeshChapchar Kut festival is celebrated in which state?MizoramAssamManipurMeghalayaThe Festival of Baisakhi comes in which month?AprilFebruaryJanuaryMarchThe festival of Dussehra comes in which month?Jul-AugMay-JunNov –DecSep-OctWhich harvest festival is called ‘Festival of flowers’?PongalBihuBaisakhiOnamWhat is Vallamkalli?Car raceBoat raceHorse raceCamel raceIn which festival people draw rangolis and Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, is worshipped?DussehraDiwaliHoliDurga PujaIn which state of India, Chhatth Puja is prominently celebrated?West BengalPunjabBiharAssam Answer Keys for above-mentioned Indian Festivals Worksheet: A1. 1. True, 2.False, 3.False, 4.True, 5.False, 6. True, 7. True, 8. False, 9. True, 10. True, 11. TrueA2. 1. C, 2. A, 3. C, 4. B, 5.a, 6.a,7.b, 8.a, 9.b, 10. bA3. 1. b, 2.d, 3.a, 4.c,A4. 1. 4, 2. 1, 3. 1, 4. 3, 5. 4, 6. 1, 7. 1, 8. 4, 9. 4, 10. 2, 11. 2, 12. 3.