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Class 5 GK Worksheet: Indian Dances and Art

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

Answer key

  1. Gond painting
  2. Punjab
  3. Uttar Pradesh
  4. Rajasthan
  5. Kalighat painting
  6. Dandiya Raas
  7. folk
  8. Gujarat
  9. classical
  10. Kathak
  11. Bihu
  12. Bhangra
  13. classical
  14. Kuchipudi
  15. Kathak
  16. Andhra Pradesh
  17. False
  18. Rajasthan
  19. Yakshagana
  20. Karnataka
  21. Odisha
  22. Assam
  23. Assam
  24. Lavani
  25. folk
  26. False
  27. Kathakali
  28. Manipur
  29. False
  30. True
  31. clay
  32. Manipuri
  33. False
  34. False
  35. False
  36. floor
  37. hands
  38. Bihar
  39. folk
  40. Tamil Nadu

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