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Class 5 GK Worksheet: Indian Dances and Art

GK lesson 27: Indian dances and art · Set 587 · 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 Andhra Pradesh. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kuchipudi come from? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Assam
  3. 3.🎭 Which classical dance from Kerala is a dance-drama with green-painted faces? (a) Manipuri (b) Kathak (c) Odissi (d) Kathakali
  4. 4.Which painting style comes from Rajasthan? (a) Gond painting (b) Phad painting (c) Tanjore painting (d) Madhubani painting
  5. 5.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Dandiya Raas come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) Rajasthan (c) Punjab (d) Gujarat
  6. 6.Which painting style comes from Madhya Pradesh? (a) Madhubani painting (b) Kalighat painting (c) Gond painting (d) Tanjore painting
  7. 7.Which painting style comes from West Bengal? (a) Phad painting (b) Tanjore painting (c) Gond painting (d) Kalighat painting
  8. 8.Which classical dance comes from Kerala? (a) Kuchipudi (b) Sattriya (c) Odissi (d) Mohiniyattam
  9. 9.🎭 Is Kuchipudi a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  10. 10.True or false: the classical dance Sattriya comes from Odisha. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎭 Is Odissi a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kathakali (b) Lavani (c) Bharatanatyam (d) Odissi
  13. 13.🪔 A diya is a small lamp usually made of ___. (a) plastic (b) glass (c) clay (d) paper
  14. 14.💃 Which state does the classical dance Manipuri come from? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Assam (c) Kerala (d) Manipur
  15. 15.Which classical dance comes from Assam? (a) Kathak (b) Kathakali (c) Mohiniyattam (d) Sattriya
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bharatanatyam (b) Ghoomar (c) Manipuri (d) Mohiniyattam
  17. 17.🎭 Is Bharatanatyam a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ghoomar (b) Bhangra (c) Manipuri (d) Lavani
  19. 19.💃 Which state does the classical dance Sattriya come from? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Assam (d) Manipur
  20. 20.🎭 Is Sattriya a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  21. 21.🤲 Mehendi (henna) designs are usually put on the ___. (a) teeth (b) hair (c) hands (d) nose
  22. 22.Which classical dance comes from Andhra Pradesh? (a) Kuchipudi (b) Odissi (c) Kathak (d) Mohiniyattam
  23. 23.🎨 Which state does Madhubani painting come from? (a) Bihar (b) Maharashtra (c) Tamil Nadu (d) West Bengal
  24. 24.Which folk dance comes from Assam? (a) Yakshagana (b) Bihu (c) Garba (d) Lavani
  25. 25.Which folk dance comes from Gujarat? (a) Bihu (b) Bhangra (c) Garba (d) Lavani
  26. 26.True or false: the classical dance Mohiniyattam comes from Kerala. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which painting style comes from Bihar? (a) Warli painting (b) Kalighat painting (c) Madhubani painting (d) Phad painting
  28. 28.💃 Which state does the classical dance Bharatanatyam come from? (a) Kerala (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Manipur (d) Assam
  29. 29.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Giddha come from? (a) Karnataka (b) Gujarat (c) Punjab (d) Assam
  30. 30.Which folk dance comes from Gujarat? (a) Bihu (b) Dandiya Raas (c) Yakshagana (d) Lavani
  31. 31.🎭 Is Dandiya Raas a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  32. 32.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kathakali come from? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Odisha (c) Kerala (d) Assam
  33. 33.Which classical dance comes from Uttar Pradesh? (a) Kuchipudi (b) Mohiniyattam (c) Sattriya (d) Kathak
  34. 34.Which painting style comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Kalighat painting (b) Warli painting (c) Gond painting (d) Tanjore painting
  35. 35.🌺 Rangoli patterns are usually made on the ___. (a) roof (b) window (c) ceiling (d) floor
  36. 36.True or false: the classical dance Odissi comes from Assam. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: the classical dance Odissi comes from Odisha. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which painting style comes from Maharashtra? (a) Kalighat painting (b) Phad painting (c) Madhubani painting (d) Warli painting
  39. 39.🎨 Which state does Warli painting come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Rajasthan (d) West Bengal
  40. 40.Which classical dance comes from Odisha? (a) Sattriya (b) Kuchipudi (c) Kathakali (d) Odissi

Answer key

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

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