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Class 5 GK Worksheet: Indian Dances and Art

GK lesson 27: Indian dances and art · Set 419 · 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) clay (b) plastic (c) paper (d) glass
  2. 2.🎭 Is Kuchipudi a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  3. 3.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kathakali come from? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Kerala (d) Odisha
  4. 4.True or false: the classical dance Mohiniyattam comes from Kerala. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🤲 Mehendi (henna) designs are usually put on the ___. (a) teeth (b) nose (c) hands (d) hair
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kathak (b) Garba (c) Manipuri (d) Kathakali
  7. 7.Which folk dance comes from Maharashtra? (a) Lavani (b) Bhangra (c) Dandiya Raas (d) Yakshagana
  8. 8.🎭 Is Lavani a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  9. 9.True or false: the classical dance Mohiniyattam comes from Tamil Nadu. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: the classical dance Kuchipudi comes from Andhra Pradesh. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: the classical dance Kathak comes from Manipur. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🎭 Which classical dance from Kerala is a dance-drama with green-painted faces? (a) Odissi (b) Kathak (c) Manipuri (d) Kathakali
  13. 13.Which classical dance comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Bharatanatyam (b) Kathakali (c) Kathak (d) Odissi
  14. 14.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Dandiya Raas come from? (a) Punjab (b) Assam (c) Rajasthan (d) Gujarat
  15. 15.Which classical dance comes from Odisha? (a) Odissi (b) Manipuri (c) Kuchipudi (d) Kathak
  16. 16.🎨 Which state does Gond painting come from? (a) West Bengal (b) Bihar (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Madhya Pradesh
  17. 17.💃 Which state does the classical dance Sattriya come from? (a) Kerala (b) Assam (c) Odisha (d) Uttar Pradesh
  18. 18.True or false: the classical dance Odissi comes from Odisha. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which classical dance comes from Uttar Pradesh? (a) Kuchipudi (b) Bharatanatyam (c) Kathak (d) Manipuri
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Giddha (b) Kathak (c) Bhangra (d) Bihu
  21. 21.Which folk dance comes from Karnataka? (a) Dandiya Raas (b) Yakshagana (c) Bhangra (d) Bihu
  22. 22.🎨 Which state does Tanjore painting come from? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Maharashtra (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Rajasthan
  23. 23.Which painting style comes from Maharashtra? (a) Tanjore painting (b) Phad painting (c) Gond painting (d) Warli painting
  24. 24.True or false: the classical dance Kathakali comes from Kerala. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎭 Is Garba a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  26. 26.Which painting style comes from Bihar? (a) Phad painting (b) Madhubani painting (c) Kalighat painting (d) Gond painting
  27. 27.💃 Which state does the classical dance Mohiniyattam come from? (a) Odisha (b) Kerala (c) Manipur (d) Uttar Pradesh
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kathak (b) Manipuri (c) Dandiya Raas (d) Sattriya
  29. 29.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Giddha come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) Punjab (c) Gujarat (d) Assam
  30. 30.Which painting style comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Gond painting (b) Warli painting (c) Phad painting (d) Tanjore painting
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kathak (b) Bihu (c) Odissi (d) Sattriya
  32. 32.Which folk dance comes from Assam? (a) Bhangra (b) Dandiya Raas (c) Giddha (d) Bihu
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bharatanatyam (b) Sattriya (c) Giddha (d) Kathak
  34. 34.🎭 Is Giddha a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  35. 35.True or false: the classical dance Kuchipudi comes from Kerala. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which classical dance comes from Andhra Pradesh? (a) Kuchipudi (b) Manipuri (c) Sattriya (d) Bharatanatyam
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bharatanatyam (b) Bihu (c) Lavani (d) Dandiya Raas
  38. 38.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Yakshagana come from? (a) Assam (b) Punjab (c) Gujarat (d) Karnataka
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kuchipudi (b) Ghoomar (c) Odissi (d) Mohiniyattam
  40. 40.🎭 Is Kathak a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical

Answer key

  1. clay
  2. classical
  3. Kerala
  4. True
  5. hands
  6. Garba
  7. Lavani
  8. folk
  9. False
  10. True
  11. False
  12. Kathakali
  13. Bharatanatyam
  14. Gujarat
  15. Odissi
  16. Madhya Pradesh
  17. Assam
  18. True
  19. Kathak
  20. Kathak
  21. Yakshagana
  22. Tamil Nadu
  23. Warli painting
  24. True
  25. folk
  26. Madhubani painting
  27. Kerala
  28. Dandiya Raas
  29. Punjab
  30. Tanjore painting
  31. Bihu
  32. Bihu
  33. Giddha
  34. folk
  35. False
  36. Kuchipudi
  37. Bharatanatyam
  38. Karnataka
  39. Ghoomar
  40. classical

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