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Class 5 GK Worksheet: Indian Dances and Art

GK lesson 27: Indian dances and art · Set 697 · 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) Giddha (b) Bhangra (c) Bihu (d) Lavani
  2. 2.True or false: the classical dance Bharatanatyam comes from Tamil Nadu. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Lavani come from? (a) Karnataka (b) Gujarat (c) Maharashtra (d) Punjab
  4. 4.💃 Which state does the classical dance Mohiniyattam come from? (a) Manipur (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Assam (d) Kerala
  5. 5.🎭 Which classical dance from Kerala is a dance-drama with green-painted faces? (a) Odissi (b) Manipuri (c) Kathakali (d) Kathak
  6. 6.Which painting style comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Kalighat painting (b) Warli painting (c) Phad painting (d) Tanjore painting
  7. 7.💃 Which state does the classical dance Bharatanatyam come from? (a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Assam (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Tamil Nadu
  8. 8.🪔 A diya is a small lamp usually made of ___. (a) glass (b) paper (c) clay (d) plastic
  9. 9.Which classical dance comes from Manipur? (a) Mohiniyattam (b) Manipuri (c) Kuchipudi (d) Odissi
  10. 10.Which folk dance comes from Punjab? (a) Ghoomar (b) Bhangra (c) Dandiya Raas (d) Garba
  11. 11.🎭 Is Kathakali a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  12. 12.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kuchipudi come from? (a) Assam (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Andhra Pradesh
  13. 13.Which painting style comes from Bihar? (a) Phad painting (b) Madhubani painting (c) Warli painting (d) Gond painting
  14. 14.🎨 Which state does Kalighat painting come from? (a) Rajasthan (b) West Bengal (c) Bihar (d) Maharashtra
  15. 15.💃 Which state does the classical dance Odissi come from? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Assam (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Odisha
  16. 16.🎭 Is Kathak a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  17. 17.Which classical dance comes from Assam? (a) Manipuri (b) Mohiniyattam (c) Kathakali (d) Sattriya
  18. 18.Which folk dance comes from Maharashtra? (a) Lavani (b) Dandiya Raas (c) Garba (d) Giddha
  19. 19.Which painting style comes from West Bengal? (a) Warli painting (b) Kalighat painting (c) Madhubani painting (d) Tanjore painting
  20. 20.🎭 Is Manipuri a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  21. 21.💃 Which state does the classical dance Manipuri come from? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Manipur
  22. 22.Which classical dance comes from Andhra Pradesh? (a) Mohiniyattam (b) Kuchipudi (c) Kathakali (d) Sattriya
  23. 23.Which classical dance comes from Uttar Pradesh? (a) Manipuri (b) Sattriya (c) Kuchipudi (d) Kathak
  24. 24.🤲 Mehendi (henna) designs are usually put on the ___. (a) hands (b) nose (c) teeth (d) hair
  25. 25.Which painting style comes from Maharashtra? (a) Warli painting (b) Tanjore painting (c) Kalighat painting (d) Gond painting
  26. 26.🎨 Which state does Warli painting come from? (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Maharashtra (d) Rajasthan
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mohiniyattam (b) Bharatanatyam (c) Kathakali (d) Ghoomar
  28. 28.🎭 Is Kuchipudi a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  29. 29.True or false: the classical dance Kuchipudi comes from Kerala. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Bhangra come from? (a) Karnataka (b) Assam (c) Punjab (d) Maharashtra
  31. 31.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Garba come from? (a) Punjab (b) Assam (c) Gujarat (d) Rajasthan
  32. 32.🎭 Is Garba a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  33. 33.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Ghoomar come from? (a) Punjab (b) Karnataka (c) Assam (d) Rajasthan
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Garba (b) Kathakali (c) Manipuri (d) Kuchipudi
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dandiya Raas (b) Odissi (c) Giddha (d) Garba
  36. 36.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Dandiya Raas come from? (a) Rajasthan (b) Karnataka (c) Gujarat (d) Maharashtra
  37. 37.🎭 Is Giddha a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  38. 38.Which folk dance comes from Rajasthan? (a) Ghoomar (b) Bihu (c) Bhangra (d) Yakshagana
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mohiniyattam (b) Kuchipudi (c) Bhangra (d) Sattriya
  40. 40.True or false: the classical dance Kuchipudi comes from Uttar Pradesh. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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