AL YASMIN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, RIYADH

Affiliated to CBSE New Delhi.

GK QUESTIONS - MAY 2017

GRADE - IV

DIFFERENT INDIAN COMMUNITIES

PARSI
Founder: Zoroaster

Good & Evil: Ahura Mazda and evil by Angra Mainyu.

Holy book: The Zoroastrian holy book, called the Avesta, was written in the Avestan
language.

A Dakhma, also called a Tower of Silence, is a circular, that is, for dead bodies to be
exposed to carrion birds.

TEMBLE

A fire temple in Zoroastrianism is the place of worship for Zoroastrians, often called
dar-e mehr (Persian) or agiyari (Gujarati).

Festivals
The Zoroastrian Festival of Mihragan (Jashan-e Mihragan)
The Festival of Tiragan (Jashan-e Tiragan)
The Zoroastrian festival of Sadeh (Jashan-e Sadeh)
Gahambars.
Khordad Sal (Zoroaster's birth anniversary)
Zarthost-no-deeso (Zoroaster's death anniversary)
Parsi Calendar (Parsi Calendar)

HINDUISM
 GODS:Trimurti, ( Sanskrit: three forms) in Hinduism, triad of the three gods
Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.
The main Hindu scriptures are:
the Vedas, a collection of hymns praising the Vedic gods. Veda means 'knowledge'
the Ramayana, long epic poems about Rama and Sita.
the Mahabharata, which includes the Bhagavad Gita.
the Puranas, a collection of stories about the different incarnations and the lives of
saints.

Festivals
Diwali Festival of Lights is a major holiday that is also celebrated by Buddhists,
Jains and Sikhs. ...
Dussera This is the important tenth day of Navratri.
Ganesha Chaturthi celebration the birth of Ganesha, son of Shiva. ...
Holi Festival of Colors. ...
Navratri Nine Nights
ONAM - Onam, or Thiruvonam, is a traditional Hindu harvest festival celebrated in
the state of Kerala
VISHU Vishu is the Hindu new year festival celebrated in the Indian state of Kerala
and nearby Tulunadu region of Coastal Karnataka. The festival follows the solar
cycle of the lunisolar Hindu calendar as the first day of month called Medam

CHRISTIANITY
HOLY BOOK FOR CHRISTIAN: -Bible

Festivals
Palm Sunday. When: Sunday before Easter. Observance: Jesus' entry into Jerusalem.
Maundy Thursday. When: Thursday before Easter. ...
Good Friday. When: Friday before Easter. ...
Easter. When: First Sunday after the first full moon after March 21. ...
Pentecost. When: 40 days after Easter. ...
Christmas. When: December 25.

The Holy Places included sites in Jerusalem and Bethlehem as well as:
Sephoria, where the Virgin Mary was said to have spent her childhood.
The River Jordan, site of Christ's baptism.
 Cave dwelling of John the Baptist.
Syria.
Galilee (North Israel/South Lebanon)
Sea of Galilee.

MUSLIMS
GOD : Allah
HOLY BOOKS : - Quran
FOUNDER OF ISLAM:- Prophet Muhammad
HOLY PLACES
Kaaba and Al-Masjid al-Haram, Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi in Medina, Saudi Arabia.
Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem

Muslim FESTIVAL
There are two official holidays in Islam: Eid Al-Fitr
Eid Al-Adha. Eid Al-Fitr is celebrated at the end of Ramadan (a month of
fasting during daylight hours

BUDDHISM

Founder: Siddhartha Gautama

Holy book: The Tripitaka (Pali Canon), Mahayana Sutras and the Tibetan Book of the
Dead .. The Pali Canon, which means the word of Buddha,

Holy Places: Bodh Gaya: (in the current Mahabodhi Temple, Bihar, India & Lumbini:
birthplace of Gautama Buddha (in Nepal)

Festivals: Vesak, Wesak or Buddha Day

SIKHISM

Founder: Guru Nanak

Holy book: Guru Granth Sahib.

Holy Places: Gurdwara('Gateway to the Guru') & Golden Temple

 Festivals:

Vaisakhi
Martyrdom of Guru Arjan
Phalia Prakash Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Bandi Chhor Divas(Diwali)

JAINISM

Founder: Nataputta Mahavira

Holy book: Jin Text(The texts containing the teachings of Mahavira are called the
Agamas)

Holy Places: Shatrunjaya in Gujarat

Festivals:
Paryushana.
Mahavir Jayanti.
Diwali.
New Year.
Gyana Panchami.
Pausha Dashmi.
Varshi Tapa or Akshay Tritiya Tapa.
Maun-agiyara.