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Class 5 GK Worksheet: Indian Dances and Art

GK lesson 27: Indian dances and art · Set 317 · 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) Bharatanatyam (b) Odissi (c) Bhangra (d) Mohiniyattam
  2. 2.🎭 Is Ghoomar a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  3. 3.🪔 A diya is a small lamp usually made of ___. (a) plastic (b) glass (c) clay (d) paper
  4. 4.Which classical dance comes from Kerala? (a) Manipuri (b) Kathakali (c) Kuchipudi (d) Bharatanatyam
  5. 5.Which folk dance comes from Punjab? (a) Bihu (b) Lavani (c) Garba (d) Giddha
  6. 6.Which folk dance comes from Maharashtra? (a) Dandiya Raas (b) Yakshagana (c) Lavani (d) Garba
  7. 7.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Ghoomar come from? (a) Gujarat (b) Assam (c) Maharashtra (d) Rajasthan
  8. 8.🎭 Is Giddha a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  9. 9.💃 Which state does the classical dance Bharatanatyam come from? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Assam
  10. 10.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Giddha come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) Karnataka (c) Gujarat (d) Punjab
  11. 11.True or false: the classical dance Kathak comes from Uttar Pradesh. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which painting style comes from Maharashtra? (a) Madhubani painting (b) Warli painting (c) Phad painting (d) Tanjore painting
  13. 13.True or false: the classical dance Bharatanatyam comes from Tamil Nadu. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which classical dance comes from Manipur? (a) Odissi (b) Manipuri (c) Kathakali (d) Kuchipudi
  15. 15.🎭 Which classical dance from Kerala is a dance-drama with green-painted faces? (a) Manipuri (b) Kathak (c) Kathakali (d) Odissi
  16. 16.Which classical dance comes from Uttar Pradesh? (a) Kuchipudi (b) Kathak (c) Mohiniyattam (d) Bharatanatyam
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kathakali (b) Manipuri (c) Garba (d) Sattriya
  18. 18.🤲 Mehendi (henna) designs are usually put on the ___. (a) teeth (b) hair (c) nose (d) hands
  19. 19.🌺 Rangoli patterns are usually made on the ___. (a) floor (b) window (c) ceiling (d) roof
  20. 20.Which folk dance comes from Gujarat? (a) Dandiya Raas (b) Bihu (c) Bhangra (d) Giddha
  21. 21.🎭 Is Kathak a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  22. 22.💃 Which state does the classical dance Manipuri come from? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Odisha (d) Manipur
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Manipuri (b) Kathak (c) Bharatanatyam (d) Giddha
  24. 24.Which classical dance comes from Andhra Pradesh? (a) Kathakali (b) Sattriya (c) Bharatanatyam (d) Kuchipudi
  25. 25.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Lavani come from? (a) Gujarat (b) Assam (c) Karnataka (d) Maharashtra
  26. 26.True or false: the classical dance Odissi comes from Uttar Pradesh. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which classical dance comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Odissi (b) Bharatanatyam (c) Kuchipudi (d) Manipuri
  28. 28.🎨 Which state does Gond painting come from? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Maharashtra (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Bihar
  29. 29.Which classical dance comes from Odisha? (a) Kathak (b) Kathakali (c) Odissi (d) Manipuri
  30. 30.Which painting style comes from Rajasthan? (a) Phad painting (b) Madhubani painting (c) Gond painting (d) Warli painting
  31. 31.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Bhangra come from? (a) Assam (b) Punjab (c) Karnataka (d) Gujarat
  32. 32.True or false: the classical dance Odissi comes from Tamil Nadu. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎭 Is Mohiniyattam a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  34. 34.🎭 Is Bihu a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  35. 35.True or false: the classical dance Kathak comes from Assam. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎨 Which state does Phad painting come from? (a) Rajasthan (b) Maharashtra (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Madhya Pradesh
  37. 37.🎨 Which state does Madhubani painting come from? (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Bihar (c) West Bengal (d) Tamil Nadu
  38. 38.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kathakali come from? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Kerala (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Manipur
  39. 39.True or false: the classical dance Kuchipudi comes from Andhra Pradesh. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which classical dance comes from Assam? (a) Kathak (b) Sattriya (c) Mohiniyattam (d) Odissi

Answer key

  1. Bhangra
  2. folk
  3. clay
  4. Kathakali
  5. Giddha
  6. Lavani
  7. Rajasthan
  8. folk
  9. Tamil Nadu
  10. Punjab
  11. True
  12. Warli painting
  13. True
  14. Manipuri
  15. Kathakali
  16. Kathak
  17. Garba
  18. hands
  19. floor
  20. Dandiya Raas
  21. classical
  22. Manipur
  23. Giddha
  24. Kuchipudi
  25. Maharashtra
  26. False
  27. Bharatanatyam
  28. Madhya Pradesh
  29. Odissi
  30. Phad painting
  31. Punjab
  32. False
  33. classical
  34. folk
  35. False
  36. Rajasthan
  37. Bihar
  38. Kerala
  39. True
  40. Sattriya

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