This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Culture > Festivals > Deepavali – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Deepavali Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Most Hindus will decorate their homes with 'rangoli' made of colored rice.Rangoli is drawn on A) Wall. B) Chair. C) Floor. D) Table. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Floor. 2. What is hung in front of the house during the Deepavali festival to remove all negativity and bring good luck? A) Mango Leaves. B) Noni leaves. C) Coconut shell. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mango Leaves. 3. What is the difference between Deepavali and Thaipusam? A) Deepavali is a festival.Thaipusam is a religious ceremony. B) Deepavali is the Hindu new year while Thaipusam is the festival of light. C) Thaipusam is a festival and Deepavali is a religious ceremony. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deepavali is a festival.Thaipusam is a religious ceremony. 4. ..... is the name of the first day of Deepavali festival. A) Ashwin. B) Bhai Dooj. C) Dhanteras. D) Lakshmi worship. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dhanteras. 5. How did the name Diwali come about? A) Deepak+light. B) Deepam + Avali. C) Deepam+Vali. D) Deepa + Avali. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deepam + Avali. 6. What does the word "Deepavali" mean? A) Gathering of friends. B) Festival of lights. C) Row of lights. D) Celebration of food. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Row of lights. 7. What does deepavali mean? A) A new beginning. B) Festival of Lights. C) New Moon. D) Togetherness day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Festival of Lights. 8. Diwali is also known to celebrate the return of Lord Rama from Exile. However, it is also known to celebrate another Hindu God. A) Indra. B) Krishna. C) Brahma. D) Mahadev. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Krishna. 9. What date will Diwali be celebrated in 2020? A) 14th November. B) 3rd October. C) 18th January. D) 26th September. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 14th November. 10. On the night of Deepavali, Hindus celebrate by lighting lamps followed by fireworks. What do these traditions represent? * A) Welcoming guests. B) Warding off evil spirits. C) Celebrating new year. D) All of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Warding off evil spirits. 11. What oil is used to light diya during Deepavali A) Groundnut. B) Coconut. C) Mustard. D) Corn. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mustard. 12. What does the light day mean? A) Diwali. B) Chinese New Year. C) Hari Raya. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diwali. 13. Which of these is traditionally performed on the first day of Diwali? A) Cleaning. B) Singing. C) Dancing. D) Baking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cleaning. 14. In what month of the Hindu Calendar does Diwali take place across MOST of India? A) Card. B) Ashvin. C) Agrahayaan. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Card. 15. Clothing for Indians (men) is A) Charity. B) Dhoti. C) Malay clothes. D) Batik dress. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dhoti. 16. When did Singapore declare Deepavali as a public holiday? A) January 1929. B) August 1965. C) August 1989. D) October 1929. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) October 1929. 17. Helium gas is inert.Which of the following is the correct description of the trait? A) Being in Group 18. B) Achieve a stable electron arrangement. C) Exists as a monatomic gas. D) Has a low density. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Achieve a stable electron arrangement. 18. Which of the following is not a strong acid? A) Hydrochloric acid. B) Phosphoric acid. C) Sulfuric acid. D) Nitric acid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phosphoric acid. 19. Which of the following rituals is done on the morning of Deepavali? A) An oil bath. B) A hot shower. C) A cold shower. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A hot shower. 20. What do the lights of Deepavali symbolize? A) The Moon. B) A light Bulb. C) The Stars. D) The Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Sun. 21. Who abducted Rama's wife, Sita? A) RAMAYANA. B) King dashraf. C) HANUMAN. D) TEN HEADED RAVANA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) TEN HEADED RAVANA. 22. Which deity is worshipped on the 1$^{st}$ and 3$^{rd}$ days of Deepavali? A) Lord Krishna. B) Goddess Durga. C) Goddess Lakshmi. D) Goddess Saraswati. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Goddess Lakshmi. 23. How many Hindu temples are there in Singapore? A) 24. B) 46. C) 51. D) 30. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 30. 24. Electric field lines around a charged particle ..... always point outward. A) Positive. B) Negative. C) Neutral. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive. 25. How many days do the Hindus celebrate Deepavali? A) 4. B) 5. C) 3. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 5. 26. What is the significance of Deepavali in Hindu culture? A) Deepavali is a day for mourning and reflection in Hindu tradition. B) Deepavali marks the beginning of the new year in Hindu culture. C) Deepavali is a festival celebrating the harvest season. D) Deepavali signifies the victory of light over darkness and good over evil in Hindu culture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deepavali signifies the victory of light over darkness and good over evil in Hindu culture. 27. Diwali commemorates the spiritual enlightenment of which two famous saints? A) Guru Nanak & Buddha. B) Buddha & Jesus. C) Vardhamana Mahavira & Swami Dayanada Saraswati. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vardhamana Mahavira & Swami Dayanada Saraswati. 28. Who celebrates Deepavali? A) Iban community. B) Malay community. C) Chinese Society. D) Indian Society. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indian Society. 29. What other name is Diwali know by? A) Festival of colors. B) Festivals of sounds. C) Festivals of lights. D) Festival of images. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Festivals of lights. 30. What is Diwali also known as? A) Festival of Gifts. B) Festival of Lights. C) Festival of Fireworks. D) Festival of Sweets. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Festival of Lights. 31. Diwali pays tribute to goddess of wealth. What is her name? A) Venus. B) Sarasvati. C) Lakshmi. D) Freya. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lakshmi. 32. The Deepavali celebration is said to be originated from the folktale of ..... A) Rama and Sita. B) Ganesha and Lakshmi. C) Lord Brahma. D) Lord Shiva. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rama and Sita. 33. When was Deepavali first celebrated? A) 100 years ago. B) 2500 years ago. C) 500 years ago. D) 1000 years ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2500 years ago. 34. Ali: ..... you swim?Ahmad:Yes, I ..... A) Can, can't. B) Can't, can. C) Can, can. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can, can. 35. Is Deepavali and Diwali the same thing? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 36. Sweets during Deepavali are known as A) Sweets. B) Charge. C) Murukku. D) A type of sweet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A type of sweet. 37. The success celebrated in conjunction with Deepavali Day is ..... A) Goodness defeats evil. B) The reincarnation of a new life. C) Defeat welcomes victory. D) Welcoming peace from darkness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Goodness defeats evil. 38. Which oil was traditionally used to light the lamps during Diwali? A) Corn oil. B) Good oil. C) Olive oil. D) Vegetable oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Good oil. 39. How many days for Deepavali celebrations? A) 2 days. B) 3 days. C) 5 days. D) 15 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5 days. 40. Which activity below is not included when celebrating Deepavali? A) Visiting relatives. B) Donating food and clothes. C) Eating in a luxury restaurant. D) Lighting up the oil lamp. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eating in a luxury restaurant. 41. Which country celebrates Deepavali? A) Malaysia. B) India. C) Nepal. D) All answer choices. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All answer choices. 42. Who discovered the neutron? A) J.J. Thomson. B) James Chadwick. C) Ernest Rutherford. D) Neil Bohr. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) James Chadwick. 43. Which of these religious groups does not celebrate Diwali A) Muslim. B) Sikh. C) Hindu. D) Jain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Muslim. 44. This city in United Kingdom holds the largest Diwali celebrations outside of India A) London. B) Leicester. C) Glasgow. D) Edinburg. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Leicester. 45. Deepavali is also known as ..... A) The Festival of Happiness. B) The Festival of Lights. C) The Festival of Joy. D) The Festival of Goodness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Festival of Lights. 46. What is the name given to the first day of the Diwali festival? A) Interlude. B) Bhai Dooj. C) Narakasura Chaturdashi. D) Dhanteras. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dhanteras. 47. The return of the god, Lord Rama by lighting Diyas which are small candles are the stories described by which corner of India? A) North. B) South. C) East. D) West. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) North. 48. Which of the following is not one of the activities performed during Deepavali? A) Cleaning the house. B) Prayer session. C) Eat together the day before Deepavali. D) Oil bath. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eat together the day before Deepavali. 49. Deepavali is celebrated to mark ..... A) The death of Lashni. B) The death of Narakasura. C) The death of Lakshmi. D) The death of Narakusura. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The death of Narakasura. 50. An electric kettle is labeled "240 V, 2kW" What does the label mean? A) An electric current of 2kJ per second is produced when connected to a 240 V power supply. B) An electrical energy of 2kJ per second is produced when connected to a 240 V power supply. C) A power of 240 V is produced when connected to a 2kW power supply. D) An electrical power of 2kJ per second is produced when connected to a 240 V power supply. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An electrical energy of 2kJ per second is produced when connected to a 240 V power supply. 51. What do we not learn from Diwali? A) To always be sad. B) Good is better than evil. C) Kindness. D) Goodness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To always be sad. 52. ..... the blue book. A) Where are. B) Where's. C) Where was. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Where's. 53. Current, I is ..... A) Rate of flow of electric field strength, E in a conductor. B) Rate of charge flow, Q in a conductor. C) Work, W done to move the charge between the two points. D) The work, W done to move one coulomb of charge between two points. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rate of charge flow, Q in a conductor. 54. How does temperature increase the rate of a reaction? A) Increase the total number of reactant particles. B) Increase the activation energy of the reaction. C) Increase the kinetic energy of the reactant particles. D) Increase the number of effective collisions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increase the kinetic energy of the reactant particles. 55. How long ago do historians estimate Diwali was first celebrated? A) 1000 years. B) 2500+ years. C) 2000 years. D) 1500 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2500+ years. 56. Why is Deepavali celebrated? A) To see the power of Lord's Rama. B) To establish good over evil. C) To have fun with fireworks/firecrackers. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To establish good over evil. 57. THE CEREMONY OF ARRANGEMENT OF COLORED RICE AT THE ENTRANCE DOOR OF THE HOUSE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DEEPAVALI FESTIVAL ALSO KNOWN AS ..... A) DOODLE ART. B) MURAL. C) POOL. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) POOL. 58. There ..... three mice under the table. A) Are. B) Is. C) Was. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are. 59. What is this year's theme for Deepavali A) Lakshmi. B) Krishna. C) Peacock. D) Musical Instruments. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Musical Instruments. 60. Which precious metal do Indians buy during the festival of Dhanteras, 2 days before Diwali? A) Silver. B) Platinum. C) Gold. D) Copper. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gold. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIndian Culture QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesDeepavali Quiz 1Deepavali Quiz 3Deepavali Quiz 4Deepavali Quiz 5Air Force Day QuizAmbedkar Jayanti QuizApril Fools Day QuizArmy Day Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books