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Class 5 GK Worksheet: Indian Dances and Art

GK lesson 27: Indian dances and art · Set 53 · 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.🌺 Rangoli patterns are usually made on the ___. (a) window (b) floor (c) ceiling (d) roof
  2. 2.💃 Which state does the classical dance Mohiniyattam come from? (a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Manipur (c) Odisha (d) Kerala
  3. 3.True or false: the classical dance Kathakali comes from Odisha. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.💃 Which state does the classical dance Sattriya come from? (a) Kerala (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Assam
  5. 5.🪔 A diya is a small lamp usually made of ___. (a) glass (b) plastic (c) paper (d) clay
  6. 6.🎭 Is Dandiya Raas a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  7. 7.True or false: the classical dance Bharatanatyam comes from Tamil Nadu. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🤲 Mehendi (henna) designs are usually put on the ___. (a) teeth (b) hands (c) hair (d) nose
  9. 9.🎨 Which state does Warli painting come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) West Bengal (c) Rajasthan (d) Bihar
  10. 10.🎨 Which state does Gond painting come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) West Bengal (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Bihar
  11. 11.True or false: the classical dance Sattriya comes from Assam. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Lavani come from? (a) Punjab (b) Maharashtra (c) Gujarat (d) Rajasthan
  13. 13.Which folk dance comes from Maharashtra? (a) Ghoomar (b) Garba (c) Lavani (d) Yakshagana
  14. 14.Which classical dance comes from Kerala? (a) Kathak (b) Bharatanatyam (c) Kathakali (d) Odissi
  15. 15.Which painting style comes from Madhya Pradesh? (a) Phad painting (b) Gond painting (c) Kalighat painting (d) Tanjore painting
  16. 16.Which painting style comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Kalighat painting (b) Gond painting (c) Madhubani painting (d) Tanjore painting
  17. 17.True or false: the classical dance Sattriya comes from Uttar Pradesh. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kathakali come from? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Kerala (c) Odisha (d) Andhra Pradesh
  19. 19.Which classical dance comes from Andhra Pradesh? (a) Bharatanatyam (b) Manipuri (c) Kuchipudi (d) Sattriya
  20. 20.Which folk dance comes from Gujarat? (a) Ghoomar (b) Bhangra (c) Garba (d) Bihu
  21. 21.Which classical dance comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Bharatanatyam (b) Kathakali (c) Mohiniyattam (d) Kathak
  22. 22.🎭 Is Bihu a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  23. 23.🎭 Which classical dance from Kerala is a dance-drama with green-painted faces? (a) Kathakali (b) Manipuri (c) Odissi (d) Kathak
  24. 24.Which classical dance comes from Kerala? (a) Mohiniyattam (b) Odissi (c) Manipuri (d) Bharatanatyam
  25. 25.🎭 Is Mohiniyattam a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  26. 26.Which painting style comes from Maharashtra? (a) Madhubani painting (b) Gond painting (c) Warli painting (d) Tanjore painting
  27. 27.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Ghoomar come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) Rajasthan (c) Gujarat (d) Punjab
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kathakali (b) Bharatanatyam (c) Dandiya Raas (d) Kathak
  29. 29.True or false: the classical dance Odissi comes from Uttar Pradesh. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Yakshagana come from? (a) Assam (b) Karnataka (c) Punjab (d) Gujarat
  31. 31.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kathak come from? (a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Manipur (d) Tamil Nadu
  32. 32.True or false: the classical dance Kathakali comes from Kerala. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which folk dance comes from Assam? (a) Yakshagana (b) Bihu (c) Giddha (d) Bhangra
  34. 34.💃 Which state does the classical dance Bharatanatyam come from? (a) Kerala (b) Odisha (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Manipur
  35. 35.Which classical dance comes from Manipur? (a) Sattriya (b) Odissi (c) Mohiniyattam (d) Manipuri
  36. 36.Which painting style comes from West Bengal? (a) Kalighat painting (b) Warli painting (c) Madhubani painting (d) Phad painting
  37. 37.True or false: the classical dance Odissi comes from Odisha. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which classical dance comes from Uttar Pradesh? (a) Mohiniyattam (b) Kathakali (c) Kathak (d) Kuchipudi
  39. 39.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kuchipudi come from? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Manipur (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Assam
  40. 40.🎨 Which state does Phad painting come from? (a) Bihar (b) Rajasthan (c) West Bengal (d) Madhya Pradesh

Answer key

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

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