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Class 5 GK Worksheet: Indian Dances and Art

GK lesson 27: Indian dances and art · Set 619 · 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 Kathakali comes from Kerala. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: the classical dance Bharatanatyam comes from Tamil Nadu. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🪔 A diya is a small lamp usually made of ___. (a) plastic (b) clay (c) glass (d) paper
  4. 4.Which classical dance comes from Andhra Pradesh? (a) Kuchipudi (b) Sattriya (c) Kathak (d) Manipuri
  5. 5.True or false: the classical dance Kathakali comes from Andhra Pradesh. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which folk dance comes from Gujarat? (a) Lavani (b) Garba (c) Ghoomar (d) Yakshagana
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bihu (b) Giddha (c) Kuchipudi (d) Ghoomar
  8. 8.True or false: the classical dance Sattriya comes from Assam. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.💃 Which state does the classical dance Bharatanatyam come from? (a) Kerala (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Odisha (d) Tamil Nadu
  10. 10.🎨 Which state does Tanjore painting come from? (a) Bihar (b) Tamil Nadu (c) West Bengal (d) Madhya Pradesh
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Sattriya (b) Dandiya Raas (c) Bihu (d) Garba
  12. 12.Which classical dance comes from Assam? (a) Odissi (b) Bharatanatyam (c) Mohiniyattam (d) Sattriya
  13. 13.🎭 Which classical dance from Kerala is a dance-drama with green-painted faces? (a) Kathakali (b) Manipuri (c) Odissi (d) Kathak
  14. 14.🤲 Mehendi (henna) designs are usually put on the ___. (a) nose (b) hands (c) teeth (d) hair
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Manipuri (b) Kathakali (c) Bhangra (d) Mohiniyattam
  16. 16.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Giddha come from? (a) Assam (b) Rajasthan (c) Maharashtra (d) Punjab
  17. 17.🎭 Is Dandiya Raas a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  18. 18.Which folk dance comes from Karnataka? (a) Bihu (b) Garba (c) Yakshagana (d) Giddha
  19. 19.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Ghoomar come from? (a) Assam (b) Gujarat (c) Rajasthan (d) Punjab
  20. 20.🎨 Which state does Kalighat painting come from? (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) West Bengal (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Rajasthan
  21. 21.Which folk dance comes from Punjab? (a) Yakshagana (b) Dandiya Raas (c) Giddha (d) Garba
  22. 22.Which painting style comes from Rajasthan? (a) Warli painting (b) Kalighat painting (c) Madhubani painting (d) Phad painting
  23. 23.Which classical dance comes from Kerala? (a) Odissi (b) Kathakali (c) Kuchipudi (d) Kathak
  24. 24.Which folk dance comes from Rajasthan? (a) Bhangra (b) Dandiya Raas (c) Garba (d) Ghoomar
  25. 25.💃 Which state does the classical dance Manipuri come from? (a) Odisha (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Kerala (d) Manipur
  26. 26.💃 Which state does the classical dance Mohiniyattam come from? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Kerala (d) Assam
  27. 27.Which classical dance comes from Kerala? (a) Mohiniyattam (b) Odissi (c) Manipuri (d) Kathak
  28. 28.🌺 Rangoli patterns are usually made on the ___. (a) floor (b) ceiling (c) roof (d) window
  29. 29.💃 Which state does the classical dance Odissi come from? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Odisha (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Kerala
  30. 30.🎭 Is Lavani a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  31. 31.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kathakali come from? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Kerala (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Assam
  32. 32.True or false: the classical dance Odissi comes from Odisha. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Bhangra come from? (a) Karnataka (b) Rajasthan (c) Assam (d) Punjab
  34. 34.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Dandiya Raas come from? (a) Punjab (b) Gujarat (c) Rajasthan (d) Assam
  35. 35.Which classical dance comes from Odisha? (a) Kuchipudi (b) Bharatanatyam (c) Odissi (d) Manipuri
  36. 36.True or false: the classical dance Kuchipudi comes from Uttar Pradesh. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kuchipudi (b) Kathak (c) Garba (d) Manipuri
  38. 38.🎭 Is Kathak a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  39. 39.Which folk dance comes from Maharashtra? (a) Lavani (b) Garba (c) Giddha (d) Ghoomar
  40. 40.🎨 Which state does Phad painting come from? (a) Rajasthan (b) West Bengal (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Madhya Pradesh

Answer key

  1. True
  2. True
  3. clay
  4. Kuchipudi
  5. False
  6. Garba
  7. Kuchipudi
  8. True
  9. Tamil Nadu
  10. Tamil Nadu
  11. Sattriya
  12. Sattriya
  13. Kathakali
  14. hands
  15. Bhangra
  16. Punjab
  17. folk
  18. Yakshagana
  19. Rajasthan
  20. West Bengal
  21. Giddha
  22. Phad painting
  23. Kathakali
  24. Ghoomar
  25. Manipur
  26. Kerala
  27. Mohiniyattam
  28. floor
  29. Odisha
  30. folk
  31. Kerala
  32. True
  33. Punjab
  34. Gujarat
  35. Odissi
  36. False
  37. Garba
  38. classical
  39. Lavani
  40. Rajasthan

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