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Class 5 GK Worksheet: Indian Dances and Art

GK lesson 27: Indian dances and art · Set 483 · 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.True or false: the classical dance Kathak comes from Uttar Pradesh. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Lavani come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) Gujarat (c) Karnataka (d) Punjab
  3. 3.Which folk dance comes from Rajasthan? (a) Giddha (b) Lavani (c) Ghoomar (d) Yakshagana
  4. 4.🎨 Which state does Gond painting come from? (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Bihar (c) Maharashtra (d) Rajasthan
  5. 5.True or false: the classical dance Kathakali comes from Odisha. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎨 Which state does Kalighat painting come from? (a) Rajasthan (b) Maharashtra (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) West Bengal
  7. 7.Which folk dance comes from Assam? (a) Lavani (b) Dandiya Raas (c) Bhangra (d) Bihu
  8. 8.🎭 Is Bhangra a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  9. 9.💃 Which state does the classical dance Mohiniyattam come from? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Kerala (d) Assam
  10. 10.Which painting style comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Tanjore painting (b) Phad painting (c) Gond painting (d) Warli painting
  11. 11.Which classical dance comes from Assam? (a) Manipuri (b) Kathak (c) Odissi (d) Sattriya
  12. 12.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Garba come from? (a) Rajasthan (b) Punjab (c) Maharashtra (d) Gujarat
  13. 13.🎭 Is Kathakali a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  14. 14.💃 Which state does the classical dance Manipuri come from? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Manipur (c) Kerala (d) Andhra Pradesh
  15. 15.Which painting style comes from Bihar? (a) Phad painting (b) Tanjore painting (c) Madhubani painting (d) Gond painting
  16. 16.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kathakali come from? (a) Odisha (b) Kerala (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Tamil Nadu
  17. 17.🎭 Which classical dance from Kerala is a dance-drama with green-painted faces? (a) Kathakali (b) Kathak (c) Odissi (d) Manipuri
  18. 18.True or false: the classical dance Bharatanatyam comes from Manipur. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🤲 Mehendi (henna) designs are usually put on the ___. (a) hair (b) hands (c) teeth (d) nose
  20. 20.🪔 A diya is a small lamp usually made of ___. (a) plastic (b) paper (c) clay (d) glass
  21. 21.Which painting style comes from Maharashtra? (a) Gond painting (b) Phad painting (c) Warli painting (d) Tanjore painting
  22. 22.Which folk dance comes from Punjab? (a) Yakshagana (b) Giddha (c) Ghoomar (d) Lavani
  23. 23.🌺 Rangoli patterns are usually made on the ___. (a) roof (b) window (c) ceiling (d) floor
  24. 24.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kuchipudi come from? (a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Kerala
  25. 25.Which classical dance comes from Odisha? (a) Kuchipudi (b) Bharatanatyam (c) Odissi (d) Kathak
  26. 26.Which classical dance comes from Uttar Pradesh? (a) Odissi (b) Kathak (c) Kuchipudi (d) Mohiniyattam
  27. 27.Which painting style comes from Rajasthan? (a) Kalighat painting (b) Madhubani painting (c) Phad painting (d) Warli painting
  28. 28.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Yakshagana come from? (a) Assam (b) Rajasthan (c) Punjab (d) Karnataka
  29. 29.🎭 Is Giddha a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  30. 30.💃 Which state does the classical dance Sattriya come from? (a) Assam (b) Manipur (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Uttar Pradesh
  31. 31.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kathak come from? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Kerala (d) Manipur
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bharatanatyam (b) Kathak (c) Bhangra (d) Kuchipudi
  33. 33.🎭 Is Bihu a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  34. 34.🎭 Is Kathak a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Sattriya (b) Manipuri (c) Giddha (d) Kathak
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Manipuri (b) Garba (c) Sattriya (d) Kathakali
  37. 37.True or false: the classical dance Manipuri comes from Tamil Nadu. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which painting style comes from West Bengal? (a) Madhubani painting (b) Kalighat painting (c) Tanjore painting (d) Gond painting
  39. 39.Which folk dance comes from Maharashtra? (a) Bihu (b) Lavani (c) Garba (d) Bhangra
  40. 40.💃 Which state does the classical dance Bharatanatyam come from? (a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Manipur (c) Kerala (d) Tamil Nadu

Answer key

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

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