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Class 5 GK Worksheet: Indian Dances and Art

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

Answer key

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

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