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Class 5 GK Worksheet: Indian Dances and Art

GK lesson 27: Indian dances and art · Set 630 · 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.🪔 A diya is a small lamp usually made of ___. (a) glass (b) paper (c) clay (d) plastic
  2. 2.🤲 Mehendi (henna) designs are usually put on the ___. (a) nose (b) teeth (c) hands (d) hair
  3. 3.🎭 Is Mohiniyattam a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  4. 4.Which classical dance comes from Kerala? (a) Kathak (b) Manipuri (c) Kathakali (d) Kuchipudi
  5. 5.True or false: the classical dance Manipuri comes from Odisha. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kathak come from? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Manipur (d) Uttar Pradesh
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mohiniyattam (b) Bharatanatyam (c) Manipuri (d) Bihu
  8. 8.🌺 Rangoli patterns are usually made on the ___. (a) ceiling (b) floor (c) roof (d) window
  9. 9.💃 Which state does the classical dance Sattriya come from? (a) Odisha (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Kerala (d) Assam
  10. 10.Which painting style comes from Rajasthan? (a) Madhubani painting (b) Phad painting (c) Gond painting (d) Warli painting
  11. 11.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Ghoomar come from? (a) Gujarat (b) Maharashtra (c) Punjab (d) Rajasthan
  12. 12.🎭 Which classical dance from Kerala is a dance-drama with green-painted faces? (a) Odissi (b) Manipuri (c) Kathakali (d) Kathak
  13. 13.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Yakshagana come from? (a) Assam (b) Karnataka (c) Maharashtra (d) Punjab
  14. 14.🎭 Is Dandiya Raas a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  15. 15.🎨 Which state does Gond painting come from? (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Bihar (c) Maharashtra (d) Rajasthan
  16. 16.Which painting style comes from Madhya Pradesh? (a) Tanjore painting (b) Gond painting (c) Phad painting (d) Kalighat painting
  17. 17.Which folk dance comes from Karnataka? (a) Garba (b) Giddha (c) Bhangra (d) Yakshagana
  18. 18.True or false: the classical dance Manipuri comes from Manipur. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which folk dance comes from Punjab? (a) Dandiya Raas (b) Ghoomar (c) Bhangra (d) Garba
  20. 20.🎨 Which state does Madhubani painting come from? (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Bihar (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Maharashtra
  21. 21.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kathakali come from? (a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Odisha (c) Kerala (d) Assam
  22. 22.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Bhangra come from? (a) Karnataka (b) Maharashtra (c) Assam (d) Punjab
  23. 23.🎨 Which state does Kalighat painting come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) West Bengal (d) Bihar
  24. 24.Which folk dance comes from Maharashtra? (a) Yakshagana (b) Ghoomar (c) Lavani (d) Giddha
  25. 25.🎭 Is Bihu a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  26. 26.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Garba come from? (a) Karnataka (b) Maharashtra (c) Gujarat (d) Punjab
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dandiya Raas (b) Bharatanatyam (c) Kuchipudi (d) Kathakali
  28. 28.💃 Which state does the classical dance Mohiniyattam come from? (a) Manipur (b) Odisha (c) Kerala (d) Andhra Pradesh
  29. 29.Which classical dance comes from Uttar Pradesh? (a) Sattriya (b) Kathak (c) Bharatanatyam (d) Kuchipudi
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kathak (b) Bharatanatyam (c) Lavani (d) Sattriya
  31. 31.Which painting style comes from West Bengal? (a) Gond painting (b) Warli painting (c) Madhubani painting (d) Kalighat painting
  32. 32.Which painting style comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Warli painting (b) Tanjore painting (c) Madhubani painting (d) Gond painting
  33. 33.True or false: the classical dance Kathakali comes from Kerala. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kuchipudi come from? (a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Kerala (c) Manipur (d) Uttar Pradesh
  35. 35.🎭 Is Kathak a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  36. 36.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Lavani come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) Gujarat (c) Rajasthan (d) Assam
  37. 37.True or false: the classical dance Bharatanatyam comes from Kerala. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which classical dance comes from Odisha? (a) Bharatanatyam (b) Kuchipudi (c) Odissi (d) Kathak
  39. 39.True or false: the classical dance Kathak comes from Uttar Pradesh. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which classical dance comes from Andhra Pradesh? (a) Manipuri (b) Mohiniyattam (c) Kuchipudi (d) Sattriya

Answer key

  1. clay
  2. hands
  3. classical
  4. Kathakali
  5. False
  6. Uttar Pradesh
  7. Bihu
  8. floor
  9. Assam
  10. Phad painting
  11. Rajasthan
  12. Kathakali
  13. Karnataka
  14. folk
  15. Madhya Pradesh
  16. Gond painting
  17. Yakshagana
  18. True
  19. Bhangra
  20. Bihar
  21. Kerala
  22. Punjab
  23. West Bengal
  24. Lavani
  25. folk
  26. Gujarat
  27. Dandiya Raas
  28. Kerala
  29. Kathak
  30. Lavani
  31. Kalighat painting
  32. Tanjore painting
  33. True
  34. Andhra Pradesh
  35. classical
  36. Maharashtra
  37. False
  38. Odissi
  39. True
  40. Kuchipudi

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