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Class 5 GK Worksheet: Indian Dances and Art

GK lesson 27: Indian dances and art · Set 115 · 40 questions
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Remember (Dance and its home): Classical: Kathak – Uttar Pradesh, Bharatanatyam – Tamil Nadu, Kathakali and Mohiniyattam – Kerala, Kuchipudi – Andhra Pradesh, Odissi – Odisha, Manipuri – Manipur, Sattriya – Assam. Folk: Bhangra and Giddha – Punjab, Garba and Dandiya Raas – Gujarat, Bihu – Assam, Lavani – Maharashtra, Ghoomar – Rajasthan, Yakshagana – Karnataka. Painting: Madhubani – Bihar, Warli – Maharashtra, Gond – Madhya Pradesh, Tanjore – Tamil Nadu, Kalighat – West Bengal, Phad – Rajasthan.

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  1. 1.True or false: the classical dance Kathak comes from Assam. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🪔 A diya is a small lamp usually made of ___. (a) plastic (b) clay (c) glass (d) paper
  3. 3.Which folk dance comes from Maharashtra? (a) Bihu (b) Ghoomar (c) Lavani (d) Dandiya Raas
  4. 4.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Yakshagana come from? (a) Karnataka (b) Punjab (c) Rajasthan (d) Maharashtra
  5. 5.🤲 Mehendi (henna) designs are usually put on the ___. (a) hair (b) teeth (c) hands (d) nose
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ghoomar (b) Kathakali (c) Mohiniyattam (d) Sattriya
  7. 7.True or false: the classical dance Bharatanatyam comes from Kerala. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: the classical dance Mohiniyattam comes from Uttar Pradesh. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which classical dance comes from Andhra Pradesh? (a) Kuchipudi (b) Mohiniyattam (c) Odissi (d) Bharatanatyam
  10. 10.🎨 Which state does Warli painting come from? (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Rajasthan (c) Maharashtra (d) Tamil Nadu
  11. 11.True or false: the classical dance Bharatanatyam comes from Tamil Nadu. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌺 Rangoli patterns are usually made on the ___. (a) floor (b) roof (c) window (d) ceiling
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Lavani (b) Dandiya Raas (c) Giddha (d) Odissi
  14. 14.Which classical dance comes from Kerala? (a) Kathakali (b) Kathak (c) Odissi (d) Sattriya
  15. 15.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kuchipudi come from? (a) Odisha (b) Manipur (c) Kerala (d) Andhra Pradesh
  16. 16.🎨 Which state does Tanjore painting come from? (a) Bihar (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Maharashtra (d) Madhya Pradesh
  17. 17.Which folk dance comes from Karnataka? (a) Garba (b) Lavani (c) Ghoomar (d) Yakshagana
  18. 18.Which painting style comes from West Bengal? (a) Kalighat painting (b) Warli painting (c) Gond painting (d) Madhubani painting
  19. 19.Which folk dance comes from Assam? (a) Bihu (b) Lavani (c) Bhangra (d) Yakshagana
  20. 20.🎭 Is Kathakali a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  21. 21.🎭 Is Manipuri a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  22. 22.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Giddha come from? (a) Assam (b) Punjab (c) Karnataka (d) Rajasthan
  23. 23.🎨 Which state does Kalighat painting come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) West Bengal (d) Bihar
  24. 24.True or false: the classical dance Kuchipudi comes from Andhra Pradesh. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎨 Which state does Madhubani painting come from? (a) West Bengal (b) Rajasthan (c) Bihar (d) Tamil Nadu
  26. 26.💃 Which state does the classical dance Odissi come from? (a) Odisha (b) Manipur (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Assam
  27. 27.Which painting style comes from Maharashtra? (a) Madhubani painting (b) Phad painting (c) Gond painting (d) Warli painting
  28. 28.🎭 Is Kathak a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Garba (b) Odissi (c) Bharatanatyam (d) Mohiniyattam
  30. 30.Which classical dance comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Kathak (b) Bharatanatyam (c) Kathakali (d) Manipuri
  31. 31.True or false: the classical dance Manipuri comes from Tamil Nadu. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which classical dance comes from Uttar Pradesh? (a) Mohiniyattam (b) Kathak (c) Kuchipudi (d) Bharatanatyam
  33. 33.Which painting style comes from Bihar? (a) Kalighat painting (b) Warli painting (c) Madhubani painting (d) Gond painting
  34. 34.🎭 Is Garba a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  35. 35.True or false: the classical dance Kathakali comes from Kerala. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: the classical dance Manipuri comes from Odisha. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.💃 Which state does the classical dance Bharatanatyam come from? (a) Kerala (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Andhra Pradesh
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bharatanatyam (b) Odissi (c) Sattriya (d) Bihu
  39. 39.True or false: the classical dance Sattriya comes from Manipur. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: the classical dance Kathak comes from Kerala. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. False
  2. clay
  3. Lavani
  4. Karnataka
  5. hands
  6. Ghoomar
  7. False
  8. False
  9. Kuchipudi
  10. Maharashtra
  11. True
  12. floor
  13. Odissi
  14. Kathakali
  15. Andhra Pradesh
  16. Tamil Nadu
  17. Yakshagana
  18. Kalighat painting
  19. Bihu
  20. classical
  21. classical
  22. Punjab
  23. West Bengal
  24. True
  25. Bihar
  26. Odisha
  27. Warli painting
  28. classical
  29. Garba
  30. Bharatanatyam
  31. False
  32. Kathak
  33. Madhubani painting
  34. folk
  35. True
  36. False
  37. Tamil Nadu
  38. Bihu
  39. False
  40. False

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