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Class 5 GK Worksheet: Indian Dances and Art

GK lesson 27: Indian dances and art · Set 210 · 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 state does the classical dance Mohiniyattam come from? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Assam (d) Kerala
  2. 2.Which folk dance comes from Maharashtra? (a) Giddha (b) Lavani (c) Garba (d) Yakshagana
  3. 3.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kathakali come from? (a) Manipur (b) Kerala (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Uttar Pradesh
  4. 4.Which classical dance comes from Uttar Pradesh? (a) Manipuri (b) Kathak (c) Kuchipudi (d) Kathakali
  5. 5.🪔 A diya is a small lamp usually made of ___. (a) glass (b) clay (c) paper (d) plastic
  6. 6.Which painting style comes from West Bengal? (a) Gond painting (b) Madhubani painting (c) Warli painting (d) Kalighat painting
  7. 7.Which folk dance comes from Rajasthan? (a) Ghoomar (b) Dandiya Raas (c) Yakshagana (d) Giddha
  8. 8.True or false: the classical dance Kathak comes from Kerala. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎭 Is Bharatanatyam a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  10. 10.Which folk dance comes from Gujarat? (a) Dandiya Raas (b) Giddha (c) Ghoomar (d) Lavani
  11. 11.Which painting style comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Warli painting (b) Tanjore painting (c) Kalighat painting (d) Madhubani painting
  12. 12.🤲 Mehendi (henna) designs are usually put on the ___. (a) nose (b) hands (c) teeth (d) hair
  13. 13.🎭 Is Kathakali a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bihu (b) Kathak (c) Kathakali (d) Mohiniyattam
  15. 15.🌺 Rangoli patterns are usually made on the ___. (a) window (b) ceiling (c) floor (d) roof
  16. 16.Which classical dance comes from Kerala? (a) Odissi (b) Kuchipudi (c) Kathakali (d) Sattriya
  17. 17.🎭 Is Dandiya Raas a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  18. 18.Which painting style comes from Maharashtra? (a) Kalighat painting (b) Phad painting (c) Warli painting (d) Tanjore painting
  19. 19.💃 Which state does the classical dance Bharatanatyam come from? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Assam (c) Odisha (d) Tamil Nadu
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mohiniyattam (b) Lavani (c) Garba (d) Bhangra
  21. 21.🎭 Is Bhangra a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  22. 22.💃 Which state does the classical dance Odissi come from? (a) Manipur (b) Odisha (c) Kerala (d) Tamil Nadu
  23. 23.🎭 Is Kuchipudi a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  24. 24.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Yakshagana come from? (a) Karnataka (b) Gujarat (c) Assam (d) Punjab
  25. 25.🎨 Which state does Gond painting come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) Rajasthan (c) West Bengal (d) Madhya Pradesh
  26. 26.🎨 Which state does Madhubani painting come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) Bihar (c) West Bengal (d) Rajasthan
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kathak (b) Dandiya Raas (c) Bharatanatyam (d) Manipuri
  28. 28.Which painting style comes from Bihar? (a) Gond painting (b) Phad painting (c) Tanjore painting (d) Madhubani painting
  29. 29.🎨 Which state does Phad painting come from? (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Rajasthan (c) Bihar (d) Tamil Nadu
  30. 30.🎨 Which state does Kalighat painting come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) Bihar (c) Rajasthan (d) West Bengal
  31. 31.True or false: the classical dance Manipuri comes from Manipur. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which folk dance comes from Assam? (a) Garba (b) Yakshagana (c) Bihu (d) Lavani
  33. 33.🎭 Which classical dance from Kerala is a dance-drama with green-painted faces? (a) Odissi (b) Manipuri (c) Kathakali (d) Kathak
  34. 34.Which painting style comes from Rajasthan? (a) Gond painting (b) Phad painting (c) Kalighat painting (d) Madhubani painting
  35. 35.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Garba come from? (a) Punjab (b) Maharashtra (c) Karnataka (d) Gujarat
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Sattriya (b) Ghoomar (c) Garba (d) Bihu
  37. 37.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Lavani come from? (a) Assam (b) Rajasthan (c) Punjab (d) Maharashtra
  38. 38.True or false: the classical dance Mohiniyattam comes from Kerala. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: the classical dance Kathak comes from Assam. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which classical dance comes from Manipur? (a) Kathakali (b) Bharatanatyam (c) Mohiniyattam (d) Manipuri

Answer key

  1. Kerala
  2. Lavani
  3. Kerala
  4. Kathak
  5. clay
  6. Kalighat painting
  7. Ghoomar
  8. False
  9. classical
  10. Dandiya Raas
  11. Tanjore painting
  12. hands
  13. classical
  14. Bihu
  15. floor
  16. Kathakali
  17. folk
  18. Warli painting
  19. Tamil Nadu
  20. Mohiniyattam
  21. folk
  22. Odisha
  23. classical
  24. Karnataka
  25. Madhya Pradesh
  26. Bihar
  27. Dandiya Raas
  28. Madhubani painting
  29. Rajasthan
  30. West Bengal
  31. True
  32. Bihu
  33. Kathakali
  34. Phad painting
  35. Gujarat
  36. Sattriya
  37. Maharashtra
  38. True
  39. False
  40. Manipuri

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