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Class 5 GK Worksheet: Indian Dances and Art

GK lesson 27: Indian dances and art · Set 589 · 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 folk dance comes from Assam? (a) Bihu (b) Lavani (c) Yakshagana (d) Garba
  2. 2.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Garba come from? (a) Rajasthan (b) Gujarat (c) Maharashtra (d) Assam
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mohiniyattam (b) Bharatanatyam (c) Kathakali (d) Giddha
  4. 4.🤲 Mehendi (henna) designs are usually put on the ___. (a) hair (b) teeth (c) nose (d) hands
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Lavani (b) Dandiya Raas (c) Bihu (d) Kathakali
  6. 6.🎨 Which state does Madhubani painting come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Bihar (d) Madhya Pradesh
  7. 7.Which classical dance comes from Uttar Pradesh? (a) Sattriya (b) Kuchipudi (c) Mohiniyattam (d) Kathak
  8. 8.🎭 Which classical dance from Kerala is a dance-drama with green-painted faces? (a) Kathakali (b) Odissi (c) Kathak (d) Manipuri
  9. 9.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Bhangra come from? (a) Punjab (b) Maharashtra (c) Gujarat (d) Rajasthan
  10. 10.Which folk dance comes from Rajasthan? (a) Yakshagana (b) Bhangra (c) Giddha (d) Ghoomar
  11. 11.True or false: the classical dance Kuchipudi comes from Manipur. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: the classical dance Manipuri comes from Uttar Pradesh. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which classical dance comes from Manipur? (a) Kuchipudi (b) Manipuri (c) Kathakali (d) Mohiniyattam
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kathak (b) Lavani (c) Giddha (d) Bhangra
  15. 15.🎨 Which state does Gond painting come from? (a) West Bengal (b) Bihar (c) Maharashtra (d) Madhya Pradesh
  16. 16.Which painting style comes from Bihar? (a) Madhubani painting (b) Gond painting (c) Phad painting (d) Warli painting
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dandiya Raas (b) Odissi (c) Bharatanatyam (d) Mohiniyattam
  18. 18.Which folk dance comes from Gujarat? (a) Garba (b) Bihu (c) Ghoomar (d) Lavani
  19. 19.Which classical dance comes from Assam? (a) Sattriya (b) Kuchipudi (c) Manipuri (d) Kathak
  20. 20.Which classical dance comes from Odisha? (a) Kathak (b) Sattriya (c) Kuchipudi (d) Odissi
  21. 21.🌺 Rangoli patterns are usually made on the ___. (a) floor (b) window (c) roof (d) ceiling
  22. 22.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Bihu come from? (a) Karnataka (b) Assam (c) Gujarat (d) Rajasthan
  23. 23.Which painting style comes from West Bengal? (a) Tanjore painting (b) Kalighat painting (c) Warli painting (d) Phad painting
  24. 24.Which folk dance comes from Punjab? (a) Garba (b) Bhangra (c) Lavani (d) Yakshagana
  25. 25.True or false: the classical dance Kathakali comes from Tamil Nadu. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎭 Is Odissi a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  27. 27.Which painting style comes from Madhya Pradesh? (a) Kalighat painting (b) Gond painting (c) Madhubani painting (d) Phad painting
  28. 28.True or false: the classical dance Kathakali comes from Assam. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: the classical dance Kathak comes from Uttar Pradesh. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Odissi (b) Mohiniyattam (c) Garba (d) Kathakali
  31. 31.Which painting style comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Tanjore painting (b) Kalighat painting (c) Warli painting (d) Phad painting
  32. 32.Which folk dance comes from Gujarat? (a) Giddha (b) Bhangra (c) Ghoomar (d) Dandiya Raas
  33. 33.True or false: the classical dance Mohiniyattam comes from Kerala. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🪔 A diya is a small lamp usually made of ___. (a) clay (b) plastic (c) paper (d) glass
  35. 35.True or false: the classical dance Manipuri comes from Kerala. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🎭 Is Kathakali a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  37. 37.True or false: the classical dance Bharatanatyam comes from Tamil Nadu. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎨 Which state does Tanjore painting come from? (a) Bihar (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Rajasthan (d) West Bengal
  39. 39.Which classical dance comes from Andhra Pradesh? (a) Kuchipudi (b) Bharatanatyam (c) Odissi (d) Sattriya
  40. 40.🎭 Is Manipuri a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical

Answer key

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

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