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Class 5 GK Worksheet: Indian Dances and Art

GK lesson 27: Indian dances and art · Set 562 · 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 Odissi comes from Manipur. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎭 Is Lavani a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  3. 3.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kathakali come from? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Assam (c) Odisha (d) Kerala
  4. 4.True or false: the classical dance Bharatanatyam comes from Manipur. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.💃 Which state does the classical dance Bharatanatyam come from? (a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Kerala (c) Odisha (d) Tamil Nadu
  6. 6.True or false: the classical dance Sattriya comes from Tamil Nadu. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: the classical dance Kathakali comes from Assam. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Garba come from? (a) Rajasthan (b) Assam (c) Gujarat (d) Karnataka
  9. 9.Which classical dance comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Kuchipudi (b) Sattriya (c) Bharatanatyam (d) Manipuri
  10. 10.Which painting style comes from Bihar? (a) Madhubani painting (b) Warli painting (c) Phad painting (d) Tanjore painting
  11. 11.True or false: the classical dance Odissi comes from Kerala. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Lavani come from? (a) Punjab (b) Karnataka (c) Gujarat (d) Maharashtra
  13. 13.Which classical dance comes from Uttar Pradesh? (a) Bharatanatyam (b) Kuchipudi (c) Kathak (d) Odissi
  14. 14.Which folk dance comes from Gujarat? (a) Dandiya Raas (b) Lavani (c) Ghoomar (d) Giddha
  15. 15.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Bihu come from? (a) Rajasthan (b) Gujarat (c) Assam (d) Maharashtra
  16. 16.Which painting style comes from West Bengal? (a) Madhubani painting (b) Phad painting (c) Gond painting (d) Kalighat painting
  17. 17.🌺 Rangoli patterns are usually made on the ___. (a) roof (b) ceiling (c) window (d) floor
  18. 18.True or false: the classical dance Kathak comes from Odisha. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🤲 Mehendi (henna) designs are usually put on the ___. (a) teeth (b) hair (c) nose (d) hands
  20. 20.True or false: the classical dance Kathak comes from Andhra Pradesh. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎭 Is Kathak a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  22. 22.Which folk dance comes from Assam? (a) Bihu (b) Bhangra (c) Ghoomar (d) Lavani
  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 folk dance comes from Rajasthan? (a) Giddha (b) Ghoomar (c) Garba (d) Dandiya Raas
  25. 25.💃 Which state does the classical dance Mohiniyattam come from? (a) Odisha (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Kerala
  26. 26.Which classical dance comes from Kerala? (a) Kathakali (b) Manipuri (c) Bharatanatyam (d) Sattriya
  27. 27.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Yakshagana come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) Gujarat (c) Karnataka (d) Assam
  28. 28.🎭 Is Ghoomar a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  29. 29.Which folk dance comes from Punjab? (a) Bihu (b) Ghoomar (c) Garba (d) Bhangra
  30. 30.🎨 Which state does Madhubani painting come from? (a) West Bengal (b) Maharashtra (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Bihar
  31. 31.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kuchipudi come from? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Odisha (d) Manipur
  32. 32.True or false: the classical dance Mohiniyattam comes from Kerala. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dandiya Raas (b) Lavani (c) Bhangra (d) Bharatanatyam
  34. 34.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Ghoomar come from? (a) Punjab (b) Gujarat (c) Maharashtra (d) Rajasthan
  35. 35.Which classical dance comes from Assam? (a) Bharatanatyam (b) Kathak (c) Sattriya (d) Kathakali
  36. 36.True or false: the classical dance Kathakali comes from Kerala. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which classical dance comes from Odisha? (a) Odissi (b) Manipuri (c) Bharatanatyam (d) Kathak
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bhangra (b) Mohiniyattam (c) Sattriya (d) Bharatanatyam
  39. 39.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Bhangra come from? (a) Karnataka (b) Assam (c) Gujarat (d) Punjab
  40. 40.🎭 Is Giddha a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk

Answer key

  1. False
  2. folk
  3. Kerala
  4. False
  5. Tamil Nadu
  6. False
  7. False
  8. Gujarat
  9. Bharatanatyam
  10. Madhubani painting
  11. False
  12. Maharashtra
  13. Kathak
  14. Dandiya Raas
  15. Assam
  16. Kalighat painting
  17. floor
  18. False
  19. hands
  20. False
  21. classical
  22. Bihu
  23. Kathakali
  24. Ghoomar
  25. Kerala
  26. Kathakali
  27. Karnataka
  28. folk
  29. Bhangra
  30. Bihar
  31. Andhra Pradesh
  32. True
  33. Bharatanatyam
  34. Rajasthan
  35. Sattriya
  36. True
  37. Odissi
  38. Bhangra
  39. Punjab
  40. folk

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