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Class 5 GK Worksheet: Indian Dances and Art

GK lesson 27: Indian dances and art · Set 272 · 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 classical dance comes from Assam? (a) Bharatanatyam (b) Odissi (c) Kathak (d) Sattriya
  3. 3.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Yakshagana come from? (a) Assam (b) Maharashtra (c) Rajasthan (d) Karnataka
  4. 4.💃 Which state does the classical dance Odissi come from? (a) Assam (b) Kerala (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Odisha
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dandiya Raas (b) Lavani (c) Bihu (d) Sattriya
  6. 6.Which folk dance comes from Punjab? (a) Dandiya Raas (b) Garba (c) Bihu (d) Giddha
  7. 7.🤲 Mehendi (henna) designs are usually put on the ___. (a) hands (b) teeth (c) hair (d) nose
  8. 8.True or false: the classical dance Kuchipudi comes from Andhra Pradesh. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: the classical dance Sattriya comes from Manipur. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: the classical dance Kuchipudi comes from Kerala. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mohiniyattam (b) Bhangra (c) Kathakali (d) Kuchipudi
  12. 12.Which painting style comes from Maharashtra? (a) Kalighat painting (b) Tanjore painting (c) Warli painting (d) Madhubani painting
  13. 13.Which painting style comes from Bihar? (a) Phad painting (b) Madhubani painting (c) Warli painting (d) Kalighat painting
  14. 14.🎭 Which classical dance from Kerala is a dance-drama with green-painted faces? (a) Manipuri (b) Odissi (c) Kathak (d) Kathakali
  15. 15.Which painting style comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Tanjore painting (b) Madhubani painting (c) Warli painting (d) Kalighat painting
  16. 16.Which classical dance comes from Manipur? (a) Kathak (b) Mohiniyattam (c) Kathakali (d) Manipuri
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dandiya Raas (b) Bhangra (c) Kuchipudi (d) Ghoomar
  18. 18.True or false: the classical dance Odissi comes from Andhra Pradesh. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which classical dance comes from Kerala? (a) Sattriya (b) Mohiniyattam (c) Kuchipudi (d) Odissi
  20. 20.🎭 Is Kathak a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  21. 21.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Lavani come from? (a) Punjab (b) Maharashtra (c) Assam (d) Karnataka
  22. 22.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Bihu come from? (a) Assam (b) Karnataka (c) Maharashtra (d) Gujarat
  23. 23.True or false: the classical dance Sattriya comes from Assam. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: the classical dance Mohiniyattam comes from Kerala. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which folk dance comes from Rajasthan? (a) Dandiya Raas (b) Ghoomar (c) Lavani (d) Yakshagana
  26. 26.🪔 A diya is a small lamp usually made of ___. (a) paper (b) glass (c) clay (d) plastic
  27. 27.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kathak come from? (a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Kerala (d) Odisha
  28. 28.🎭 Is Odissi a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  29. 29.True or false: the classical dance Bharatanatyam comes from Odisha. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which painting style comes from West Bengal? (a) Madhubani painting (b) Warli painting (c) Phad painting (d) Kalighat painting
  31. 31.🎭 Is Sattriya a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  32. 32.🎭 Is Bihu a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  33. 33.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Ghoomar come from? (a) Rajasthan (b) Gujarat (c) Assam (d) Karnataka
  34. 34.Which classical dance comes from Odisha? (a) Mohiniyattam (b) Kathak (c) Kathakali (d) Odissi
  35. 35.Which classical dance comes from Andhra Pradesh? (a) Mohiniyattam (b) Kathakali (c) Sattriya (d) Kuchipudi
  36. 36.Which classical dance comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Kuchipudi (b) Manipuri (c) Bharatanatyam (d) Sattriya
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bharatanatyam (b) Giddha (c) Kathak (d) Sattriya
  38. 38.🎭 Is Giddha a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  39. 39.🎭 Is Manipuri a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  40. 40.🎨 Which state does Tanjore painting come from? (a) Bihar (b) Tamil Nadu (c) West Bengal (d) Madhya Pradesh

Answer key

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

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