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Class 5 GK Worksheet: Indian Dances and Art

GK lesson 27: Indian dances and art · Set 182 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) Bihu (b) Dandiya Raas (c) Kathakali (d) Garba
  2. 2.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Bhangra come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) Punjab (c) Karnataka (d) Gujarat
  3. 3.🎭 Is Kathak a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  4. 4.🎭 Which classical dance from Kerala is a dance-drama with green-painted faces? (a) Kathak (b) Odissi (c) Manipuri (d) Kathakali
  5. 5.True or false: the classical dance Odissi comes from Assam. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which classical dance comes from Odisha? (a) Kathak (b) Bharatanatyam (c) Mohiniyattam (d) Odissi
  7. 7.💃 Which state does the classical dance Bharatanatyam come from? (a) Kerala (b) Manipur (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Uttar Pradesh
  8. 8.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Garba come from? (a) Punjab (b) Gujarat (c) Maharashtra (d) Karnataka
  9. 9.🎨 Which state does Warli painting come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) West Bengal (d) Bihar
  10. 10.💃 Which state does the classical dance Mohiniyattam come from? (a) Manipur (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Assam (d) Kerala
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Manipuri (b) Garba (c) Mohiniyattam (d) Kuchipudi
  12. 12.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Ghoomar come from? (a) Punjab (b) Rajasthan (c) Assam (d) Karnataka
  13. 13.Which classical dance comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Bharatanatyam (b) Kuchipudi (c) Manipuri (d) Sattriya
  14. 14.🎨 Which state does Kalighat painting come from? (a) Rajasthan (b) West Bengal (c) Bihar (d) Maharashtra
  15. 15.💃 Which state does the classical dance Sattriya come from? (a) Assam (b) Manipur (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Odisha
  16. 16.Which classical dance comes from Kerala? (a) Sattriya (b) Kathakali (c) Kuchipudi (d) Odissi
  17. 17.Which folk dance comes from Gujarat? (a) Lavani (b) Garba (c) Ghoomar (d) Giddha
  18. 18.Which classical dance comes from Uttar Pradesh? (a) Sattriya (b) Bharatanatyam (c) Odissi (d) Kathak
  19. 19.Which painting style comes from Madhya Pradesh? (a) Kalighat painting (b) Phad painting (c) Madhubani painting (d) Gond painting
  20. 20.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kathak come from? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Kerala (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Andhra Pradesh
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kathakali (b) Lavani (c) Odissi (d) Kathak
  22. 22.True or false: the classical dance Manipuri comes from Odisha. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎭 Is Ghoomar a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  24. 24.Which folk dance comes from Assam? (a) Bihu (b) Dandiya Raas (c) Ghoomar (d) Giddha
  25. 25.🪔 A diya is a small lamp usually made of ___. (a) glass (b) clay (c) plastic (d) paper
  26. 26.🎭 Is Dandiya Raas a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  27. 27.True or false: the classical dance Sattriya comes from Kerala. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which classical dance comes from Andhra Pradesh? (a) Kathak (b) Odissi (c) Sattriya (d) Kuchipudi
  29. 29.🤲 Mehendi (henna) designs are usually put on the ___. (a) hair (b) teeth (c) hands (d) nose
  30. 30.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Giddha come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) Rajasthan (c) Assam (d) Punjab
  31. 31.Which painting style comes from West Bengal? (a) Warli painting (b) Phad painting (c) Kalighat painting (d) Gond painting
  32. 32.💃 Which state does the classical dance Manipuri come from? (a) Assam (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Odisha (d) Manipur
  33. 33.Which folk dance comes from Gujarat? (a) Ghoomar (b) Bihu (c) Dandiya Raas (d) Bhangra
  34. 34.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Yakshagana come from? (a) Assam (b) Karnataka (c) Gujarat (d) Maharashtra
  35. 35.🎭 Is Mohiniyattam a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  36. 36.True or false: the classical dance Mohiniyattam comes from Kerala. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎨 Which state does Tanjore painting come from? (a) Bihar (b) Tamil Nadu (c) West Bengal (d) Rajasthan
  38. 38.True or false: the classical dance Bharatanatyam comes from Manipur. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which painting style comes from Bihar? (a) Phad painting (b) Tanjore painting (c) Gond painting (d) Madhubani painting
  40. 40.Which painting style comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Gond painting (b) Madhubani painting (c) Warli painting (d) Tanjore painting

Answer key

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

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