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Class 5 GK Worksheet: Indian Dances and Art

GK lesson 27: Indian dances and art · Set 377 · 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 painting style comes from West Bengal? (a) Warli painting (b) Tanjore painting (c) Kalighat painting (d) Gond painting
  2. 2.True or false: the classical dance Odissi comes from Kerala. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: the classical dance Bharatanatyam comes from Tamil Nadu. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which classical dance comes from Assam? (a) Kathak (b) Sattriya (c) Mohiniyattam (d) Bharatanatyam
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Manipuri (b) Sattriya (c) Bihu (d) Kathak
  6. 6.Which classical dance comes from Manipur? (a) Manipuri (b) Mohiniyattam (c) Kathakali (d) Sattriya
  7. 7.🎭 Is Bharatanatyam a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  8. 8.Which folk dance comes from Maharashtra? (a) Yakshagana (b) Ghoomar (c) Lavani (d) Garba
  9. 9.Which classical dance comes from Uttar Pradesh? (a) Bharatanatyam (b) Kathak (c) Mohiniyattam (d) Sattriya
  10. 10.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Ghoomar come from? (a) Punjab (b) Karnataka (c) Rajasthan (d) Assam
  11. 11.🎭 Which classical dance from Kerala is a dance-drama with green-painted faces? (a) Kathak (b) Odissi (c) Kathakali (d) Manipuri
  12. 12.Which classical dance comes from Kerala? (a) Mohiniyattam (b) Bharatanatyam (c) Manipuri (d) Sattriya
  13. 13.🪔 A diya is a small lamp usually made of ___. (a) paper (b) glass (c) clay (d) plastic
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Lavani (b) Ghoomar (c) Giddha (d) Kathak
  15. 15.True or false: the classical dance Mohiniyattam comes from Andhra Pradesh. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎭 Is Bihu a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  17. 17.True or false: the classical dance Kathak comes from Assam. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which folk dance comes from Gujarat? (a) Garba (b) Giddha (c) Bhangra (d) Ghoomar
  19. 19.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Garba come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) Karnataka (c) Rajasthan (d) Gujarat
  20. 20.💃 Which state does the classical dance Mohiniyattam come from? (a) Kerala (b) Assam (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Manipur
  21. 21.Which painting style comes from Maharashtra? (a) Kalighat painting (b) Warli painting (c) Madhubani painting (d) Gond painting
  22. 22.🤲 Mehendi (henna) designs are usually put on the ___. (a) teeth (b) hair (c) nose (d) hands
  23. 23.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kathak come from? (a) Odisha (b) Manipur (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Uttar Pradesh
  24. 24.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kuchipudi come from? (a) Assam (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Manipur (d) Tamil Nadu
  25. 25.🎭 Is Dandiya Raas a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  26. 26.🎭 Is Bhangra a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  27. 27.True or false: the classical dance Kuchipudi comes from Kerala. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎭 Is Giddha a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  29. 29.Which painting style comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Madhubani painting (b) Gond painting (c) Tanjore painting (d) Phad painting
  30. 30.🎨 Which state does Kalighat painting come from? (a) Rajasthan (b) Bihar (c) Maharashtra (d) West Bengal
  31. 31.Which folk dance comes from Karnataka? (a) Ghoomar (b) Lavani (c) Yakshagana (d) Bihu
  32. 32.True or false: the classical dance Manipuri comes from Uttar Pradesh. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎨 Which state does Warli painting come from? (a) Bihar (b) West Bengal (c) Maharashtra (d) Madhya Pradesh
  34. 34.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Lavani come from? (a) Gujarat (b) Karnataka (c) Maharashtra (d) Punjab
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bharatanatyam (b) Garba (c) Bihu (d) Giddha
  36. 36.🌺 Rangoli patterns are usually made on the ___. (a) ceiling (b) floor (c) roof (d) window
  37. 37.Which painting style comes from Madhya Pradesh? (a) Gond painting (b) Madhubani painting (c) Warli painting (d) Phad painting
  38. 38.🎨 Which state does Tanjore painting come from? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) West Bengal (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Maharashtra
  39. 39.Which folk dance comes from Rajasthan? (a) Ghoomar (b) Bhangra (c) Yakshagana (d) Dandiya Raas
  40. 40.🎭 Is Kathak a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical

Answer key

  1. Kalighat painting
  2. False
  3. True
  4. Sattriya
  5. Bihu
  6. Manipuri
  7. classical
  8. Lavani
  9. Kathak
  10. Rajasthan
  11. Kathakali
  12. Mohiniyattam
  13. clay
  14. Kathak
  15. False
  16. folk
  17. False
  18. Garba
  19. Gujarat
  20. Kerala
  21. Warli painting
  22. hands
  23. Uttar Pradesh
  24. Andhra Pradesh
  25. folk
  26. folk
  27. False
  28. folk
  29. Tanjore painting
  30. West Bengal
  31. Yakshagana
  32. False
  33. Maharashtra
  34. Maharashtra
  35. Bharatanatyam
  36. floor
  37. Gond painting
  38. Tamil Nadu
  39. Ghoomar
  40. classical

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