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Class 5 GK Worksheet: Indian Dances and Art

GK lesson 27: Indian dances and art · Set 401 · 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) Kathak (b) Mohiniyattam (c) Kuchipudi (d) Bhangra
  2. 2.Which folk dance comes from Maharashtra? (a) Yakshagana (b) Ghoomar (c) Bhangra (d) Lavani
  3. 3.🎭 Is Mohiniyattam a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  4. 4.🌺 Rangoli patterns are usually made on the ___. (a) window (b) floor (c) ceiling (d) roof
  5. 5.Which painting style comes from Maharashtra? (a) Warli painting (b) Madhubani painting (c) Gond painting (d) Phad painting
  6. 6.True or false: the classical dance Kathak comes from Odisha. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎭 Which classical dance from Kerala is a dance-drama with green-painted faces? (a) Kathak (b) Kathakali (c) Odissi (d) Manipuri
  8. 8.Which painting style comes from West Bengal? (a) Phad painting (b) Kalighat painting (c) Warli painting (d) Madhubani painting
  9. 9.🎭 Is Garba a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  10. 10.💃 Which state does the classical dance Manipuri come from? (a) Odisha (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Manipur (d) Uttar Pradesh
  11. 11.🎨 Which state does Gond painting come from? (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Rajasthan (d) West Bengal
  12. 12.True or false: the classical dance Bharatanatyam comes from Tamil Nadu. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which classical dance comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Bharatanatyam (b) Kathakali (c) Manipuri (d) Odissi
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bhangra (b) Kathak (c) Ghoomar (d) Lavani
  15. 15.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Bhangra come from? (a) Karnataka (b) Punjab (c) Maharashtra (d) Assam
  16. 16.🎨 Which state does Tanjore painting come from? (a) Rajasthan (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Bihar
  17. 17.🤲 Mehendi (henna) designs are usually put on the ___. (a) hands (b) hair (c) teeth (d) nose
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kuchipudi (b) Mohiniyattam (c) Kathak (d) Ghoomar
  19. 19.True or false: the classical dance Manipuri comes from Manipur. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which classical dance comes from Uttar Pradesh? (a) Mohiniyattam (b) Kathak (c) Manipuri (d) Odissi
  21. 21.💃 Which state does the classical dance Odissi come from? (a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Kerala (c) Odisha (d) Assam
  22. 22.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kuchipudi come from? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Odisha (d) Kerala
  23. 23.True or false: the classical dance Kuchipudi comes from Uttar Pradesh. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Giddha come from? (a) Gujarat (b) Rajasthan (c) Punjab (d) Maharashtra
  25. 25.Which painting style comes from Madhya Pradesh? (a) Warli painting (b) Gond painting (c) Kalighat painting (d) Madhubani painting
  26. 26.Which folk dance comes from Gujarat? (a) Garba (b) Bihu (c) Yakshagana (d) Ghoomar
  27. 27.🎭 Is Kuchipudi a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  28. 28.Which folk dance comes from Rajasthan? (a) Giddha (b) Yakshagana (c) Ghoomar (d) Dandiya Raas
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Garba (b) Mohiniyattam (c) Bihu (d) Ghoomar
  30. 30.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Garba come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) Gujarat (c) Punjab (d) Assam
  31. 31.Which folk dance comes from Punjab? (a) Giddha (b) Garba (c) Yakshagana (d) Bihu
  32. 32.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Yakshagana come from? (a) Assam (b) Maharashtra (c) Rajasthan (d) Karnataka
  33. 33.🎭 Is Bhangra a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  34. 34.🎭 Is Dandiya Raas a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  35. 35.🪔 A diya is a small lamp usually made of ___. (a) glass (b) paper (c) clay (d) plastic
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Odissi (b) Garba (c) Kathakali (d) Manipuri
  37. 37.🎭 Is Manipuri a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  38. 38.True or false: the classical dance Manipuri comes from Andhra Pradesh. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: the classical dance Kuchipudi comes from Assam. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎭 Is Giddha a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical

Answer key

  1. Bhangra
  2. Lavani
  3. classical
  4. floor
  5. Warli painting
  6. False
  7. Kathakali
  8. Kalighat painting
  9. folk
  10. Manipur
  11. Madhya Pradesh
  12. True
  13. Bharatanatyam
  14. Kathak
  15. Punjab
  16. Tamil Nadu
  17. hands
  18. Ghoomar
  19. True
  20. Kathak
  21. Odisha
  22. Andhra Pradesh
  23. False
  24. Punjab
  25. Gond painting
  26. Garba
  27. classical
  28. Ghoomar
  29. Mohiniyattam
  30. Gujarat
  31. Giddha
  32. Karnataka
  33. folk
  34. folk
  35. clay
  36. Garba
  37. classical
  38. False
  39. False
  40. folk

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