STD II

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

NATIONAL FESTIVAL – GANDHI JAYANTI

AND

CUISINES OF THE WORLD

MONTH: OCTOBER

YEAR: 2019

GANDHI JAYANTI

• MOHANDAS KARAMCHAND GANDHI –(1869-1948).• FATHER OF OUR NATION , FONDLY KNOWN AS ‘BAPU’.• HE WAS A GREAT NATIONAL LEADER AND A FREEDOM FIGHTER WHO

LEAD OUR COUNTRY TO INDEPENDENCE.• HIS BIRTHDAY, 2ND OCTOBER IS CELEBRATED AS GANDHI JAYANTI.

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF NON-VIOLENCE

EVERY YEAR,GANDHIJI’S BIRTHDAY

2ND OCTOBER IS CELEBRATED AS

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF

NON-VIOLENCE

CUISINES OF THE WORLDPART -I

ASIAN CUISINE

CUISINE MEANS A STYLE OR METHOD OF COOKING FOOD.

INDIAN CUISINE

RICH IN SPICES HAS A VARIETY OF DISHES. LOT OF OIL AND BUTTER

BASED DISHES RICE AND WHEAT IS EATEN

BY MOST INDIANS.

INDIAN CUISINE DOSA PAV BHAJI INDIANS END THEIR MEAL WITH SWEETS LIKE

GULAB JAMUN, BARFI AND JALEBI ETC.

IIND

OMANI CUISINE

MAIN DISHES-DATES, COFFEE,HALWA.

DISHES ARE BASED ON CHICKEN, FISH , LAMB & RICE.

OMANIS LOVE TO SIT COMFORTABLY ON THE FLOOR AND EAT TOGETHER IN A BIG DISH.

CHINESE CUISINE

CHINESE FOOD IS VERY POPULAR ALL OVER THE WORLD WHICH INCLUDES: NOODLES – MADE FROM

RICE OR WHEAT.The food is EATEN WITH CHOPSTICKS. MADE IN A UTENSIL CALLED

‘WOK’ .

CHINESE SOUPS

CHINESE MEAL OFTEN BEGINS WITH A BOWL OF HOT VEG OR NON-VEG SOUP.

CHINESE CUISINE

DUMPLINGS ARE FAMOUS CHINESE TRADITIONAL FOOD. THEY ARE SOFT AND

STUFFED WITH VEGETABLES, MEAT OR CHICKEN.