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Class 5 GK Worksheet: Indian Dances and Art

GK lesson 27: Indian dances and art · Set 719 · 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) clay (c) plastic (d) paper
  2. 2.Which classical dance comes from Kerala? (a) Mohiniyattam (b) Kathak (c) Odissi (d) Kuchipudi
  3. 3.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kathak come from? (a) Assam (b) Kerala (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Uttar Pradesh
  4. 4.🎨 Which state does Phad painting come from? (a) Rajasthan (b) West Bengal (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Bihar
  5. 5.🎭 Is Kathakali a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  6. 6.🎭 Which classical dance from Kerala is a dance-drama with green-painted faces? (a) Manipuri (b) Kathak (c) Kathakali (d) Odissi
  7. 7.True or false: the classical dance Kathak comes from Andhra Pradesh. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.💃 Which state does the classical dance Bharatanatyam come from? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Assam (c) Kerala (d) Andhra Pradesh
  9. 9.True or false: the classical dance Mohiniyattam comes from Assam. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which painting style comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Kalighat painting (b) Gond painting (c) Phad painting (d) Tanjore painting
  11. 11.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Ghoomar come from? (a) Rajasthan (b) Karnataka (c) Gujarat (d) Punjab
  12. 12.🎭 Is Sattriya a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  13. 13.Which classical dance comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Kuchipudi (b) Kathakali (c) Bharatanatyam (d) Odissi
  14. 14.True or false: the classical dance Mohiniyattam comes from Kerala. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: the classical dance Manipuri comes from Uttar Pradesh. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: the classical dance Kathakali comes from Uttar Pradesh. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎭 Is Bihu a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  18. 18.Which classical dance comes from Assam? (a) Kathak (b) Sattriya (c) Odissi (d) Kathakali
  19. 19.🎭 Is Kuchipudi a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  20. 20.💃 Which state does the classical dance Mohiniyattam come from? (a) Odisha (b) Kerala (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Assam
  21. 21.Which folk dance comes from Punjab? (a) Giddha (b) Dandiya Raas (c) Yakshagana (d) Lavani
  22. 22.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Lavani come from? (a) Karnataka (b) Punjab (c) Assam (d) Maharashtra
  23. 23.🤲 Mehendi (henna) designs are usually put on the ___. (a) hair (b) hands (c) teeth (d) nose
  24. 24.Which painting style comes from Maharashtra? (a) Madhubani painting (b) Gond painting (c) Warli painting (d) Kalighat painting
  25. 25.Which classical dance comes from Kerala? (a) Kathakali (b) Kathak (c) Bharatanatyam (d) Kuchipudi
  26. 26.🎨 Which state does Madhubani painting come from? (a) Bihar (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Maharashtra
  27. 27.Which classical dance comes from Uttar Pradesh? (a) Sattriya (b) Bharatanatyam (c) Kathak (d) Mohiniyattam
  28. 28.Which painting style comes from Bihar? (a) Gond painting (b) Madhubani painting (c) Tanjore painting (d) Phad painting
  29. 29.🎭 Is Ghoomar a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  30. 30.True or false: the classical dance Odissi comes from Odisha. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which folk dance comes from Maharashtra? (a) Dandiya Raas (b) Yakshagana (c) Lavani (d) Bhangra
  32. 32.🌺 Rangoli patterns are usually made on the ___. (a) window (b) floor (c) roof (d) ceiling
  33. 33.💃 Which state does the classical dance Manipuri come from? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Kerala (c) Manipur (d) Andhra Pradesh
  34. 34.Which classical dance comes from Andhra Pradesh? (a) Kathakali (b) Odissi (c) Kuchipudi (d) Manipuri
  35. 35.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Bhangra come from? (a) Gujarat (b) Karnataka (c) Punjab (d) Rajasthan
  36. 36.Which folk dance comes from Rajasthan? (a) Dandiya Raas (b) Giddha (c) Bhangra (d) Ghoomar
  37. 37.Which folk dance comes from Assam? (a) Dandiya Raas (b) Lavani (c) Bihu (d) Garba
  38. 38.True or false: the classical dance Kathak comes from Uttar Pradesh. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🎭 Is Bhangra a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  40. 40.Which classical dance comes from Odisha? (a) Kuchipudi (b) Mohiniyattam (c) Kathakali (d) Odissi

Answer key

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

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