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Class 5 GK Worksheet: Indian Dances and Art

GK lesson 27: Indian dances and art · Set 456 · 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 folk dance comes from Assam? (a) Bihu (b) Giddha (c) Dandiya Raas (d) Bhangra
  2. 2.Which classical dance comes from Odisha? (a) Odissi (b) Kathakali (c) Bharatanatyam (d) Kuchipudi
  3. 3.🤲 Mehendi (henna) designs are usually put on the ___. (a) hands (b) hair (c) teeth (d) nose
  4. 4.Which classical dance comes from Uttar Pradesh? (a) Kathakali (b) Kuchipudi (c) Sattriya (d) Kathak
  5. 5.🌺 Rangoli patterns are usually made on the ___. (a) roof (b) window (c) ceiling (d) floor
  6. 6.🎨 Which state does Phad painting come from? (a) Rajasthan (b) West Bengal (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Maharashtra
  7. 7.💃 Which state does the classical dance Bharatanatyam come from? (a) Assam (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Manipur (d) Uttar Pradesh
  8. 8.True or false: the classical dance Mohiniyattam comes from Tamil Nadu. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Lavani (b) Sattriya (c) Mohiniyattam (d) Kathak
  10. 10.True or false: the classical dance Kathak comes from Uttar Pradesh. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which painting style comes from Rajasthan? (a) Madhubani painting (b) Kalighat painting (c) Phad painting (d) Gond painting
  12. 12.🎨 Which state does Tanjore painting come from? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Maharashtra (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Bihar
  13. 13.💃 Which state does the classical dance Manipuri come from? (a) Manipur (b) Odisha (c) Assam (d) Uttar Pradesh
  14. 14.🪔 A diya is a small lamp usually made of ___. (a) plastic (b) clay (c) glass (d) paper
  15. 15.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kathak come from? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Kerala (c) Manipur (d) Andhra Pradesh
  16. 16.Which painting style comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Phad painting (b) Gond painting (c) Madhubani painting (d) Tanjore painting
  17. 17.True or false: the classical dance Kuchipudi comes from Andhra Pradesh. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: the classical dance Kuchipudi comes from Tamil Nadu. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: the classical dance Bharatanatyam comes from Odisha. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎨 Which state does Madhubani painting come from? (a) Bihar (b) Maharashtra (c) Rajasthan (d) Tamil Nadu
  21. 21.True or false: the classical dance Bharatanatyam comes from Tamil Nadu. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: the classical dance Kathakali comes from Tamil Nadu. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which folk dance comes from Karnataka? (a) Garba (b) Yakshagana (c) Bihu (d) Giddha
  24. 24.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kuchipudi come from? (a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Manipur
  25. 25.Which classical dance comes from Kerala? (a) Sattriya (b) Kathakali (c) Bharatanatyam (d) Kuchipudi
  26. 26.Which classical dance comes from Kerala? (a) Kathak (b) Mohiniyattam (c) Bharatanatyam (d) Odissi
  27. 27.🎭 Which classical dance from Kerala is a dance-drama with green-painted faces? (a) Odissi (b) Manipuri (c) Kathak (d) Kathakali
  28. 28.Which classical dance comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Kathak (b) Kuchipudi (c) Bharatanatyam (d) Sattriya
  29. 29.Which painting style comes from Madhya Pradesh? (a) Phad painting (b) Kalighat painting (c) Tanjore painting (d) Gond painting
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kathak (b) Mohiniyattam (c) Dandiya Raas (d) Kathakali
  31. 31.Which folk dance comes from Punjab? (a) Garba (b) Ghoomar (c) Giddha (d) Yakshagana
  32. 32.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Bhangra come from? (a) Punjab (b) Maharashtra (c) Assam (d) Gujarat
  33. 33.Which painting style comes from West Bengal? (a) Tanjore painting (b) Phad painting (c) Madhubani painting (d) Kalighat painting
  34. 34.🎭 Is Bhangra a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  35. 35.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kathakali come from? (a) Odisha (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Kerala (d) Uttar Pradesh
  36. 36.🎨 Which state does Gond painting come from? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) West Bengal (c) Maharashtra (d) Madhya Pradesh
  37. 37.🎭 Is Bihu a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  38. 38.True or false: the classical dance Manipuri comes from Odisha. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which folk dance comes from Rajasthan? (a) Ghoomar (b) Yakshagana (c) Giddha (d) Bihu
  40. 40.Which painting style comes from Bihar? (a) Phad painting (b) Gond painting (c) Warli painting (d) Madhubani painting

Answer key

  1. Bihu
  2. Odissi
  3. hands
  4. Kathak
  5. floor
  6. Rajasthan
  7. Tamil Nadu
  8. False
  9. Lavani
  10. True
  11. Phad painting
  12. Tamil Nadu
  13. Manipur
  14. clay
  15. Uttar Pradesh
  16. Tanjore painting
  17. True
  18. False
  19. False
  20. Bihar
  21. True
  22. False
  23. Yakshagana
  24. Andhra Pradesh
  25. Kathakali
  26. Mohiniyattam
  27. Kathakali
  28. Bharatanatyam
  29. Gond painting
  30. Dandiya Raas
  31. Giddha
  32. Punjab
  33. Kalighat painting
  34. folk
  35. Kerala
  36. Madhya Pradesh
  37. folk
  38. False
  39. Ghoomar
  40. Madhubani painting

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