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Class 5 GK Worksheet: Indian Dances and Art

GK lesson 27: Indian dances and art · Set 225 · 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 Kerala. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎨 Which state does Tanjore painting come from? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Maharashtra (c) West Bengal (d) Madhya Pradesh
  3. 3.🌺 Rangoli patterns are usually made on the ___. (a) window (b) ceiling (c) floor (d) roof
  4. 4.Which painting style comes from West Bengal? (a) Gond painting (b) Madhubani painting (c) Tanjore painting (d) Kalighat painting
  5. 5.Which painting style comes from Maharashtra? (a) Gond painting (b) Warli painting (c) Phad painting (d) Kalighat painting
  6. 6.🎭 Is Garba a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  7. 7.Which painting style comes from Bihar? (a) Phad painting (b) Tanjore painting (c) Gond painting (d) Madhubani painting
  8. 8.🎨 Which state does Warli painting come from? (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Bihar (c) Maharashtra (d) West Bengal
  9. 9.Which classical dance comes from Odisha? (a) Kuchipudi (b) Odissi (c) Kathak (d) Manipuri
  10. 10.🪔 A diya is a small lamp usually made of ___. (a) plastic (b) glass (c) clay (d) paper
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Odissi (b) Kuchipudi (c) Bihu (d) Sattriya
  12. 12.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Giddha come from? (a) Karnataka (b) Gujarat (c) Assam (d) Punjab
  13. 13.True or false: the classical dance Odissi comes from Odisha. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: the classical dance Mohiniyattam comes from Kerala. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which folk dance comes from Karnataka? (a) Yakshagana (b) Bihu (c) Bhangra (d) Garba
  16. 16.🎨 Which state does Madhubani painting come from? (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Bihar (c) Maharashtra (d) Tamil Nadu
  17. 17.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Lavani come from? (a) Karnataka (b) Punjab (c) Maharashtra (d) Rajasthan
  18. 18.🤲 Mehendi (henna) designs are usually put on the ___. (a) nose (b) teeth (c) hands (d) hair
  19. 19.Which folk dance comes from Punjab? (a) Ghoomar (b) Yakshagana (c) Garba (d) Bhangra
  20. 20.True or false: the classical dance Kathak comes from Tamil Nadu. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which classical dance comes from Andhra Pradesh? (a) Mohiniyattam (b) Kuchipudi (c) Sattriya (d) Odissi
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Lavani (b) Kuchipudi (c) Bihu (d) Dandiya Raas
  23. 23.Which folk dance comes from Gujarat? (a) Bhangra (b) Giddha (c) Lavani (d) Garba
  24. 24.💃 Which state does the classical dance Bharatanatyam come from? (a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Kerala (d) Uttar Pradesh
  25. 25.🎭 Is Lavani a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  26. 26.Which painting style comes from Rajasthan? (a) Kalighat painting (b) Gond painting (c) Warli painting (d) Phad painting
  27. 27.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kathakali come from? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Kerala (d) Odisha
  28. 28.🎭 Which classical dance from Kerala is a dance-drama with green-painted faces? (a) Manipuri (b) Kathakali (c) Odissi (d) Kathak
  29. 29.Which classical dance comes from Assam? (a) Kuchipudi (b) Sattriya (c) Odissi (d) Kathakali
  30. 30.Which painting style comes from Madhya Pradesh? (a) Kalighat painting (b) Phad painting (c) Tanjore painting (d) Gond painting
  31. 31.💃 Which state does the classical dance Mohiniyattam come from? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Kerala (c) Odisha (d) Assam
  32. 32.🎭 Is Bhangra a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  33. 33.Which painting style comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Tanjore painting (b) Kalighat painting (c) Madhubani painting (d) Phad painting
  34. 34.🎭 Is Giddha a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  35. 35.Which folk dance comes from Gujarat? (a) Dandiya Raas (b) Yakshagana (c) Ghoomar (d) Bhangra
  36. 36.True or false: the classical dance Manipuri comes from Manipur. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎭 Is Bihu a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  38. 38.🎨 Which state does Kalighat painting come from? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Bihar (c) Rajasthan (d) West Bengal
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Giddha (b) Lavani (c) Manipuri (d) Garba
  40. 40.True or false: the classical dance Kathakali comes from Andhra Pradesh. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. True
  2. Tamil Nadu
  3. floor
  4. Kalighat painting
  5. Warli painting
  6. folk
  7. Madhubani painting
  8. Maharashtra
  9. Odissi
  10. clay
  11. Bihu
  12. Punjab
  13. True
  14. True
  15. Yakshagana
  16. Bihar
  17. Maharashtra
  18. hands
  19. Bhangra
  20. False
  21. Kuchipudi
  22. Kuchipudi
  23. Garba
  24. Tamil Nadu
  25. folk
  26. Phad painting
  27. Kerala
  28. Kathakali
  29. Sattriya
  30. Gond painting
  31. Kerala
  32. folk
  33. Tanjore painting
  34. folk
  35. Dandiya Raas
  36. True
  37. folk
  38. West Bengal
  39. Manipuri
  40. False

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