This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Culture > Festivals > Diwali – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Diwali Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What do the Sikhs commonly call Diwali? A) Hell. B) Bandi Chorah Divas. C) Diwali. D) Bhaubij. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bandi Chorah Divas. 2. What is the poem of Rama and Sita known as? A) The Ramayama. B) The Ramayana. C) The Ramamama. D) The Ramasita. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Ramayana. 3. Which river was flowing in Ayodhya? A) Godavari. B) Yamuna. C) Sarayu. D) Kaveri. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sarayu. 4. In which Countrty do people call diwali "swanti" or "tihar" A) Sri Lanka. B) Nepal. C) Bhutan. D) Myanmar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nepal. 5. In diwali which is mostly Affected is ..... A) Moon. B) Clouds. C) Sun. D) Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Earth. 6. What does Diwali symbolise? A) The victory of light over darkness, and good over evil. B) The battle between wisdom and stupidity. C) A lunar eclipse. D) The longest day of the year. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The victory of light over darkness, and good over evil. 7. Diwali is celebrated for how many days? A) 5. B) 4. C) 2. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 5. 8. What is the most affected due to bursting of cracker? A) Sunlight. B) Air. C) Soil. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Air. 9. Who had composed the original Ramayana? A) Anhinada. B) Tulsi Das. C) Sant Ek Nath. D) Rishi Valmiki. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rishi Valmiki. 10. The name Diwali was derived from sanskrit word 'Deepavali'.what does deepavali means? A) Row of lights. B) Row of colors. C) Row of ballons. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Row of lights. 11. Question-Who went on exile with Shri Ram? A) Lakshman and Sita. B) Bharat and Sita. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lakshman and Sita. 12. What are some of the common practices followed during Diwali? A) Not cleaning or decorating homes. B) Wearing black clothes and mourning. C) Avoiding sweets and snacks. D) Cleaning and decorating homes, lighting diyas, bursting firecrackers, exchanging gifts, and preparing and sharing sweets and snacks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cleaning and decorating homes, lighting diyas, bursting firecrackers, exchanging gifts, and preparing and sharing sweets and snacks. 13. Who has written Bhavarth Ramayana? A) Eknath. B) Madhava Kandali. C) Krittibas. D) Buddha Reddy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eknath. 14. What is the story of Lord Rama and Diwali? A) The story of Lord Rama and Diwali is about the return of Lord Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana to Ayodhya after defeating Ravana. B) The story of Lord Rama and Diwali is about Lord Rama's defeat by Ravana. C) The story of Lord Rama and Diwali is about Lord Rama's journey to find the golden deer. D) The story of Lord Rama and Diwali is about Lord Rama's marriage to Sita. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The story of Lord Rama and Diwali is about the return of Lord Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana to Ayodhya after defeating Ravana. 15. What does Deepavali symbolizes A) It tells people to light lamps. B) It tells people to love their wife or husband. C) It celebrates the triumph of good over evil. D) It tells people that the gods will help them conquer their enemies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It celebrates the triumph of good over evil. 16. Which Hindu month Diwali is observed on? A) Ashadh. B) Shravan. C) Kartik. D) Chaitra. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kartik. 17. Diwali honours the Hindu goddess Lakshmi. What is Lakshmi the goddess of? A) Wisdom. B) Wealth. C) War. D) Weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wealth. 18. Which religion is Diwali? A) Christian. B) Islam. C) Catholic. D) Hindu. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hindu. 19. Question-How many sons did King Dasharatha have? A) Four. B) Five. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Four. 20. Diwali Display Contest Will close by which date? A) 27-10-2022. B) 15-10-2022. C) 30-10-2022. D) 15-11-2022. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 27-10-2022. 21. Who is known as the mother of King Dhritarashtra A) Satyavati. B) Ambika. C) Amba. D) Ambalaka. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ambika. 22. The first Day of Diwali is called A) To put. B) Dhanteras. C) Bhai Dooj. D) It's diwali. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dhanteras. 23. What was Shurpanakha also known as? A) Sutkirti. B) Urmila. C) Ahilya. D) Meenakshi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Meenakshi. 24. Colourful decorations are made using flour and water and painted on the floor by the entrance to people's homes. What are they called? A) Paisley. B) Henna. C) Rangoli. D) Penmanship. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rangoli. 25. Lakshmana is the reincarnation of which God? A) Shesha Naga, the snake that sheltered Shri Vishnu. B) Brahma. C) Shiva. D) Indra. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shesha Naga, the snake that sheltered Shri Vishnu. 26. You place me at the front door, with hopes of wealth and more. I invite the goddess in, and blessings for the year to begin. What am I? A) Garland. B) Door Bell. C) Toran. D) Prayer Mat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Toran. 27. Who was the sixth Guru of Sikhs? A) Guru Har Gobind Ji. B) Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji. C) Guru Nanak Dev Ji. D) Guru Arjan Dev Ji. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Guru Har Gobind Ji. 28. Question:What do everyone give to each other as gifts? A) Nothing. B) Sweet. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sweet. 29. How many Kands(Episodes) are there in Ramayan? A) 11. B) 4. C) 9. D) 7. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 7. 30. WHO DID KING DASRATH'S WIFE WANTED TO BE CROWNED AS THE NEXT KING? A) ARJUN. B) LAXMAN. C) RAM. D) BHARAT. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) BHARAT. 31. Bhai Dooj is very similar to which other Hindu festival? A) Holi. B) Shivratri. C) Raksha Bandhan. D) Dussehra. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Raksha Bandhan. 32. Diwali takes place during which month on the Hindu calendar? A) Magha. B) Break. C) Agrahayaan. D) Kartik. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kartik. 33. What is the National Vegetable of India? A) Lady Finger. B) Indian Pumpkin. C) Brinjal. D) None of the options. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indian Pumpkin. 34. What does the word Rang in Rangoli mean? A) Light. B) Love. C) Color. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Color. 35. For how many days is Diwali traditionally celebrated? A) 4. B) 2. C) 5. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5. 36. Which Hindu festival is celebrated as the victory of a divine goddess over the demon king Mahishasura? A) Durga Pooja. B) Christmas. C) Holi. D) Diwali. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Durga Pooja. 37. What are the 2 major pollutions caused by bursting crackers? A) Sound pollution. B) Air pollution. C) Land Pollution. D) Both A & B. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both A & B. 38. How many days diwali celebrated A) 1 month. B) 5 days. C) 15 days. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 5 days. 39. Which is the day of Diwali, dedicated to purchasing small items of gold? A) Lakshmi Puja. B) Hell chaturdashi. C) Dhanteras. D) That year. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dhanteras. 40. FOR HOW MANY YEARS WERE RAM AND SITA SENT TO EXILE? A) 12 YEARS. B) 4 YEARS. C) 10 YEARS. D) 14 YEARS. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 14 YEARS. 41. In which year was ricket icon Sachin Tendulkar conferred with India's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna? A) 2014. B) 2019. C) 1999. D) 2010. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2014. 42. What does "Light over Darkness" exactly mean? A) Evil over good. B) Good over evil. C) Good along with evil. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Good over evil. 43. What is the other name of the festival in which Goddess Lakshmi is worshipped? A) Dhan Saptami. B) Dhan Panchami. C) Dhantrayodashi. D) Dhan Ekadashi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dhantrayodashi. 44. Diwali is Indian new year A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 45. Who was guru of Ravana? A) Shukracharya. B) Vashishtha. C) Durvasa. D) Parshuram. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shukracharya. 46. What is Rangoli, a popular tradition during Diwali? A) A traditional food. B) A traditional art. C) A traditional cloth. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A traditional art. 47. Did Binny want to share her holiday with her class? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 48. 'Diyas' are little oil lamps meant to chase away the darkness A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 49. How many people celebrate this festival worldwide? A) 200 Million. B) 600 Million. C) 400 Million. D) 800 Million. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 800 Million. 50. Which type of oil is traditionally used in oil lamps lit during Diwali? A) Olive oil. B) Corn oil. C) Kerosene oil. D) Mustard oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mustard oil. 51. What other name is Diwali known by? A) Festival of Colours. B) Festival of images. C) Festival of Lights. D) Festival of Sounds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Festival of Lights. 52. Which of the following was not a part of Diwali Celebration in olden times? A) Lighting Oil Lamps. B) Decorating Houses. C) Bursting Crackers. D) Lakshmi Puja. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bursting Crackers. 53. Whose help did Ravana seek to kidnap Sita? A) Kabandha. B) Join. C) Wonder. D) Discussion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Discussion. 54. Who is supposed to be the husband of Goddess Lakshmi? A) Lord Shiva. B) Lord Indra. C) Lord Vishnu. D) Lord Brahma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lord Vishnu. 55. Uncle Bill's farm had a terrible storm and all but seven sheep were killed. How many sheep are still alive? A) 0. B) All. C) 7. D) All-7. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 7. 56. What was the story from Ramayan that started the celebration of Diwali? A) Lord Ram married Sita Devi. B) Lord Ram went for exile. C) Lord Ram returned from exile. D) Lord Ram killed Ravan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lord Ram returned from exile. 57. How long were Rama and Sita in exile for? A) 14 Hours. B) 14 Months. C) 14 Years. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 14 Years. 58. Diwali is a Hindu holiday that lasts for how many days? A) 1 day. B) 3 days. C) 5 days. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5 days. 59. Name a sweet made during Diwali? A) GU plus. B) Gram flour laddus. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) GU plus. 60. I'm lit up to chase away the night, making everything look cheerful and bright. I can be clay, metal, or electric too; I'm small but bring warmth to you. What am I? A) Candle. B) Lantern. C) Gave. D) Fairy Lights. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gave. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIndian Culture QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesDiwali Quiz 1Diwali Quiz 3Diwali Quiz 4Diwali Quiz 5Diwali Quiz 6Air Force Day QuizAmbedkar Jayanti QuizApril Fools Day Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books