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Class 5 GK Worksheet: Indian Dances and Art

GK lesson 27: Indian dances and art · Set 251 · 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 Kuchipudi comes from Tamil Nadu. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which classical dance comes from Kerala? (a) Kuchipudi (b) Kathakali (c) Odissi (d) Manipuri
  3. 3.Which classical dance comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Sattriya (b) Kathak (c) Bharatanatyam (d) Manipuri
  4. 4.🎨 Which state does Warli painting come from? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Rajasthan (c) Maharashtra (d) Bihar
  5. 5.True or false: the classical dance Bharatanatyam comes from Manipur. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🎭 Is Kuchipudi a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  7. 7.Which folk dance comes from Gujarat? (a) Lavani (b) Ghoomar (c) Garba (d) Bihu
  8. 8.Which classical dance comes from Assam? (a) Bharatanatyam (b) Odissi (c) Kathakali (d) Sattriya
  9. 9.Which classical dance comes from Manipur? (a) Kathakali (b) Manipuri (c) Kuchipudi (d) Mohiniyattam
  10. 10.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kuchipudi come from? (a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Odisha (c) Assam (d) Uttar Pradesh
  11. 11.True or false: the classical dance Manipuri comes from Manipur. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Giddha come from? (a) Assam (b) Maharashtra (c) Rajasthan (d) Punjab
  13. 13.Which folk dance comes from Karnataka? (a) Garba (b) Yakshagana (c) Lavani (d) Dandiya Raas
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bihu (b) Manipuri (c) Dandiya Raas (d) Ghoomar
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kuchipudi (b) Mohiniyattam (c) Bhangra (d) Kathak
  16. 16.💃 Which state does the classical dance Mohiniyattam come from? (a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Kerala (d) Manipur
  17. 17.Which classical dance comes from Odisha? (a) Manipuri (b) Odissi (c) Mohiniyattam (d) Kathakali
  18. 18.Which folk dance comes from Rajasthan? (a) Yakshagana (b) Bihu (c) Garba (d) Ghoomar
  19. 19.Which classical dance comes from Andhra Pradesh? (a) Kathakali (b) Odissi (c) Bharatanatyam (d) Kuchipudi
  20. 20.Which painting style comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Gond painting (b) Phad painting (c) Tanjore painting (d) Madhubani painting
  21. 21.True or false: the classical dance Bharatanatyam comes from Andhra Pradesh. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🎨 Which state does Madhubani painting come from? (a) Rajasthan (b) Bihar (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Maharashtra
  23. 23.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kathak come from? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Odisha (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Kerala
  24. 24.💃 Which state does the classical dance Odissi come from? (a) Assam (b) Kerala (c) Odisha (d) Manipur
  25. 25.💃 Which state does the classical dance Manipuri come from? (a) Kerala (b) Assam (c) Manipur (d) Tamil Nadu
  26. 26.🪔 A diya is a small lamp usually made of ___. (a) paper (b) plastic (c) clay (d) glass
  27. 27.Which folk dance comes from Punjab? (a) Yakshagana (b) Giddha (c) Dandiya Raas (d) Lavani
  28. 28.Which painting style comes from Madhya Pradesh? (a) Madhubani painting (b) Kalighat painting (c) Tanjore painting (d) Gond painting
  29. 29.🎭 Is Sattriya a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  30. 30.🎭 Which classical dance from Kerala is a dance-drama with green-painted faces? (a) Manipuri (b) Kathakali (c) Kathak (d) Odissi
  31. 31.🎭 Is Garba a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  32. 32.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Dandiya Raas come from? (a) Karnataka (b) Maharashtra (c) Rajasthan (d) Gujarat
  33. 33.Which painting style comes from Bihar? (a) Madhubani painting (b) Tanjore painting (c) Gond painting (d) Phad painting
  34. 34.True or false: the classical dance Kathakali comes from Kerala. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which painting style comes from West Bengal? (a) Madhubani painting (b) Warli painting (c) Kalighat painting (d) Tanjore painting
  36. 36.🤲 Mehendi (henna) designs are usually put on the ___. (a) teeth (b) nose (c) hands (d) hair
  37. 37.Which folk dance comes from Assam? (a) Bihu (b) Giddha (c) Dandiya Raas (d) Lavani
  38. 38.True or false: the classical dance Mohiniyattam comes from Odisha. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🎭 Is Giddha a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  40. 40.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Bihu come from? (a) Assam (b) Gujarat (c) Punjab (d) Karnataka

Answer key

  1. False
  2. Kathakali
  3. Bharatanatyam
  4. Maharashtra
  5. False
  6. classical
  7. Garba
  8. Sattriya
  9. Manipuri
  10. Andhra Pradesh
  11. True
  12. Punjab
  13. Yakshagana
  14. Manipuri
  15. Bhangra
  16. Kerala
  17. Odissi
  18. Ghoomar
  19. Kuchipudi
  20. Tanjore painting
  21. False
  22. Bihar
  23. Uttar Pradesh
  24. Odisha
  25. Manipur
  26. clay
  27. Giddha
  28. Gond painting
  29. classical
  30. Kathakali
  31. folk
  32. Gujarat
  33. Madhubani painting
  34. True
  35. Kalighat painting
  36. hands
  37. Bihu
  38. False
  39. folk
  40. Assam

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