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Class 5 GK Worksheet: Indian Dances and Art

GK lesson 27: Indian dances and art · Set 146 · 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 Kathakali comes from Assam. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: the classical dance Bharatanatyam comes from Uttar Pradesh. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.💃 Which state does the classical dance Sattriya come from? (a) Assam (b) Odisha (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Manipur
  4. 4.🎨 Which state does Gond painting come from? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Bihar (c) West Bengal (d) Madhya Pradesh
  5. 5.🎭 Which classical dance from Kerala is a dance-drama with green-painted faces? (a) Odissi (b) Kathak (c) Kathakali (d) Manipuri
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Giddha (b) Bhangra (c) Lavani (d) Odissi
  7. 7.True or false: the classical dance Sattriya comes from Assam. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎨 Which state does Kalighat painting come from? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Bihar (c) West Bengal (d) Maharashtra
  9. 9.True or false: the classical dance Kathak comes from Tamil Nadu. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which painting style comes from Madhya Pradesh? (a) Warli painting (b) Madhubani painting (c) Tanjore painting (d) Gond painting
  11. 11.Which classical dance comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Sattriya (b) Kathak (c) Bharatanatyam (d) Kuchipudi
  12. 12.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kathakali come from? (a) Odisha (b) Assam (c) Manipur (d) Kerala
  13. 13.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Garba come from? (a) Rajasthan (b) Gujarat (c) Maharashtra (d) Karnataka
  14. 14.🎨 Which state does Tanjore painting come from? (a) Rajasthan (b) Bihar (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Madhya Pradesh
  15. 15.True or false: the classical dance Bharatanatyam comes from Tamil Nadu. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎭 Is Manipuri a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  17. 17.Which classical dance comes from Assam? (a) Sattriya (b) Kathakali (c) Bharatanatyam (d) Mohiniyattam
  18. 18.Which folk dance comes from Karnataka? (a) Giddha (b) Lavani (c) Bhangra (d) Yakshagana
  19. 19.Which folk dance comes from Gujarat? (a) Garba (b) Giddha (c) Ghoomar (d) Lavani
  20. 20.Which folk dance comes from Punjab? (a) Ghoomar (b) Yakshagana (c) Bihu (d) Bhangra
  21. 21.🎨 Which state does Phad painting come from? (a) Bihar (b) West Bengal (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Rajasthan
  22. 22.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Yakshagana come from? (a) Punjab (b) Maharashtra (c) Karnataka (d) Rajasthan
  23. 23.Which painting style comes from West Bengal? (a) Madhubani painting (b) Gond painting (c) Phad painting (d) Kalighat painting
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kathakali (b) Mohiniyattam (c) Manipuri (d) Garba
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kathak (b) Sattriya (c) Kuchipudi (d) Ghoomar
  26. 26.Which folk dance comes from Assam? (a) Bihu (b) Bhangra (c) Dandiya Raas (d) Yakshagana
  27. 27.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Dandiya Raas come from? (a) Punjab (b) Assam (c) Gujarat (d) Maharashtra
  28. 28.True or false: the classical dance Kathak comes from Kerala. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kuchipudi come from? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Assam (d) Andhra Pradesh
  30. 30.Which classical dance comes from Andhra Pradesh? (a) Odissi (b) Kuchipudi (c) Kathak (d) Sattriya
  31. 31.🎭 Is Mohiniyattam a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  32. 32.True or false: the classical dance Sattriya comes from Odisha. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which classical dance comes from Manipur? (a) Manipuri (b) Sattriya (c) Kathakali (d) Odissi
  34. 34.🌺 Rangoli patterns are usually made on the ___. (a) window (b) floor (c) ceiling (d) roof
  35. 35.Which classical dance comes from Odisha? (a) Kathakali (b) Bharatanatyam (c) Odissi (d) Kathak
  36. 36.🤲 Mehendi (henna) designs are usually put on the ___. (a) teeth (b) nose (c) hair (d) hands
  37. 37.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Bihu come from? (a) Rajasthan (b) Karnataka (c) Maharashtra (d) Assam
  38. 38.🪔 A diya is a small lamp usually made of ___. (a) glass (b) plastic (c) paper (d) clay
  39. 39.🎭 Is Dandiya Raas a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Giddha (b) Garba (c) Manipuri (d) Bhangra

Answer key

  1. False
  2. False
  3. Assam
  4. Madhya Pradesh
  5. Kathakali
  6. Odissi
  7. True
  8. West Bengal
  9. False
  10. Gond painting
  11. Bharatanatyam
  12. Kerala
  13. Gujarat
  14. Tamil Nadu
  15. True
  16. classical
  17. Sattriya
  18. Yakshagana
  19. Garba
  20. Bhangra
  21. Rajasthan
  22. Karnataka
  23. Kalighat painting
  24. Garba
  25. Ghoomar
  26. Bihu
  27. Gujarat
  28. False
  29. Andhra Pradesh
  30. Kuchipudi
  31. classical
  32. False
  33. Manipuri
  34. floor
  35. Odissi
  36. hands
  37. Assam
  38. clay
  39. folk
  40. Manipuri

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