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Class 5 GK Worksheet: Indian Dances and Art

GK lesson 27: Indian dances and art · Set 364 · 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.🪔 A diya is a small lamp usually made of ___. (a) glass (b) paper (c) plastic (d) clay
  2. 2.🎨 Which state does Phad painting come from? (a) Bihar (b) Maharashtra (c) West Bengal (d) Rajasthan
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mohiniyattam (b) Kathakali (c) Kuchipudi (d) Dandiya Raas
  4. 4.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Dandiya Raas come from? (a) Karnataka (b) Maharashtra (c) Assam (d) Gujarat
  5. 5.Which folk dance comes from Maharashtra? (a) Dandiya Raas (b) Yakshagana (c) Lavani (d) Bihu
  6. 6.🎭 Is Giddha a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  7. 7.Which folk dance comes from Gujarat? (a) Ghoomar (b) Garba (c) Lavani (d) Bhangra
  8. 8.True or false: the classical dance Mohiniyattam comes from Odisha. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which classical dance comes from Assam? (a) Kathakali (b) Kathak (c) Mohiniyattam (d) Sattriya
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dandiya Raas (b) Ghoomar (c) Kathakali (d) Garba
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Odissi (b) Bharatanatyam (c) Kuchipudi (d) Bhangra
  12. 12.🎭 Is Bhangra a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Lavani (b) Kathakali (c) Odissi (d) Mohiniyattam
  14. 14.🎭 Which classical dance from Kerala is a dance-drama with green-painted faces? (a) Odissi (b) Manipuri (c) Kathak (d) Kathakali
  15. 15.Which classical dance comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Kathak (b) Bharatanatyam (c) Manipuri (d) Odissi
  16. 16.Which classical dance comes from Odisha? (a) Bharatanatyam (b) Mohiniyattam (c) Odissi (d) Kuchipudi
  17. 17.🎭 Is Bihu a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  18. 18.Which painting style comes from Rajasthan? (a) Gond painting (b) Tanjore painting (c) Phad painting (d) Warli painting
  19. 19.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Yakshagana come from? (a) Rajasthan (b) Punjab (c) Karnataka (d) Assam
  20. 20.🤲 Mehendi (henna) designs are usually put on the ___. (a) teeth (b) hands (c) nose (d) hair
  21. 21.Which classical dance comes from Andhra Pradesh? (a) Kuchipudi (b) Kathak (c) Sattriya (d) Mohiniyattam
  22. 22.💃 Which state does the classical dance Manipuri come from? (a) Assam (b) Manipur (c) Odisha (d) Andhra Pradesh
  23. 23.🎨 Which state does Tanjore painting come from? (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Bihar (c) Maharashtra (d) Tamil Nadu
  24. 24.Which folk dance comes from Assam? (a) Ghoomar (b) Dandiya Raas (c) Bihu (d) Garba
  25. 25.💃 Which state does the classical dance Sattriya come from? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Assam (d) Tamil Nadu
  26. 26.True or false: the classical dance Kuchipudi comes from Assam. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: the classical dance Odissi comes from Manipur. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which folk dance comes from Karnataka? (a) Lavani (b) Yakshagana (c) Garba (d) Bhangra
  29. 29.Which painting style comes from West Bengal? (a) Phad painting (b) Gond painting (c) Kalighat painting (d) Warli painting
  30. 30.🎨 Which state does Kalighat painting come from? (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Rajasthan (c) Bihar (d) West Bengal
  31. 31.True or false: the classical dance Odissi comes from Kerala. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎨 Which state does Warli painting come from? (a) Bihar (b) West Bengal (c) Maharashtra (d) Madhya Pradesh
  33. 33.Which folk dance comes from Punjab? (a) Lavani (b) Giddha (c) Bihu (d) Yakshagana
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Odissi (b) Ghoomar (c) Garba (d) Bhangra
  35. 35.🎨 Which state does Gond painting come from? (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Bihar (c) West Bengal (d) Rajasthan
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Garba (b) Kathak (c) Manipuri (d) Bharatanatyam
  37. 37.Which painting style comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Gond painting (b) Madhubani painting (c) Tanjore painting (d) Warli painting
  38. 38.🌺 Rangoli patterns are usually made on the ___. (a) window (b) ceiling (c) floor (d) roof
  39. 39.True or false: the classical dance Manipuri comes from Tamil Nadu. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: the classical dance Mohiniyattam comes from Kerala. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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