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Class 5 GK Worksheet: Indian Dances and Art

GK lesson 27: Indian dances and art · Set 621 · 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.🎭 Is Kathak a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  2. 2.Which classical dance comes from Kerala? (a) Manipuri (b) Mohiniyattam (c) Odissi (d) Kathak
  3. 3.Which folk dance comes from Maharashtra? (a) Garba (b) Lavani (c) Bihu (d) Yakshagana
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Giddha (b) Bihu (c) Sattriya (d) Ghoomar
  5. 5.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kuchipudi come from? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Kerala (d) Manipur
  6. 6.🤲 Mehendi (henna) designs are usually put on the ___. (a) hair (b) teeth (c) nose (d) hands
  7. 7.Which classical dance comes from Assam? (a) Sattriya (b) Manipuri (c) Kathak (d) Kathakali
  8. 8.🪔 A diya is a small lamp usually made of ___. (a) plastic (b) clay (c) paper (d) glass
  9. 9.True or false: the classical dance Kathakali comes from Kerala. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: the classical dance Sattriya comes from Assam. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎭 Is Kathakali a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  12. 12.💃 Which state does the classical dance Odissi come from? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Manipur (d) Odisha
  13. 13.🎭 Is Sattriya a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bhangra (b) Lavani (c) Garba (d) Odissi
  15. 15.🎨 Which state does Kalighat painting come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) West Bengal (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Rajasthan
  16. 16.Which classical dance comes from Kerala? (a) Bharatanatyam (b) Odissi (c) Manipuri (d) Kathakali
  17. 17.True or false: the classical dance Mohiniyattam comes from Kerala. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which classical dance comes from Odisha? (a) Sattriya (b) Kathakali (c) Odissi (d) Mohiniyattam
  19. 19.Which classical dance comes from Uttar Pradesh? (a) Bharatanatyam (b) Mohiniyattam (c) Kathak (d) Odissi
  20. 20.Which painting style comes from Maharashtra? (a) Phad painting (b) Madhubani painting (c) Kalighat painting (d) Warli painting
  21. 21.Which folk dance comes from Rajasthan? (a) Giddha (b) Yakshagana (c) Bhangra (d) Ghoomar
  22. 22.Which classical dance comes from Andhra Pradesh? (a) Bharatanatyam (b) Kuchipudi (c) Kathak (d) Manipuri
  23. 23.True or false: the classical dance Bharatanatyam comes from Assam. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🎭 Is Mohiniyattam a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  25. 25.💃 Which state does the classical dance Bharatanatyam come from? (a) Assam (b) Kerala (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Tamil Nadu
  26. 26.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kathakali come from? (a) Odisha (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Kerala (d) Uttar Pradesh
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Manipuri (b) Ghoomar (c) Kuchipudi (d) Kathakali
  28. 28.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Lavani come from? (a) Karnataka (b) Maharashtra (c) Rajasthan (d) Gujarat
  29. 29.💃 Which state does the classical dance Sattriya come from? (a) Assam (b) Odisha (c) Manipur (d) Andhra Pradesh
  30. 30.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Ghoomar come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) Karnataka (c) Assam (d) Rajasthan
  31. 31.🎨 Which state does Tanjore painting come from? (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Rajasthan (d) West Bengal
  32. 32.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Bhangra come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) Rajasthan (c) Punjab (d) Gujarat
  33. 33.🌺 Rangoli patterns are usually made on the ___. (a) floor (b) roof (c) ceiling (d) window
  34. 34.🎭 Which classical dance from Kerala is a dance-drama with green-painted faces? (a) Manipuri (b) Kathak (c) Odissi (d) Kathakali
  35. 35.Which painting style comes from Rajasthan? (a) Phad painting (b) Tanjore painting (c) Madhubani painting (d) Kalighat painting
  36. 36.Which classical dance comes from Manipur? (a) Odissi (b) Manipuri (c) Kathak (d) Kuchipudi
  37. 37.🎭 Is Dandiya Raas a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  38. 38.Which painting style comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Gond painting (b) Tanjore painting (c) Kalighat painting (d) Warli painting
  39. 39.🎨 Which state does Phad painting come from? (a) West Bengal (b) Bihar (c) Rajasthan (d) Madhya Pradesh
  40. 40.True or false: the classical dance Bharatanatyam comes from Manipur. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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