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Class 5 GK Worksheet: Indian Dances and Art

GK lesson 27: Indian dances and art · Set 78 · 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 state does Gond painting come from? (a) Rajasthan (b) Bihar (c) Maharashtra (d) Madhya Pradesh
  2. 2.True or false: the classical dance Bharatanatyam comes from Tamil Nadu. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🎭 Is Kathakali a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  4. 4.True or false: the classical dance Manipuri comes from Tamil Nadu. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mohiniyattam (b) Bharatanatyam (c) Manipuri (d) Garba
  6. 6.🎨 Which state does Phad painting come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) West Bengal (c) Rajasthan (d) Tamil Nadu
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mohiniyattam (b) Kathakali (c) Bhangra (d) Kathak
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kathak (b) Garba (c) Bhangra (d) Giddha
  9. 9.🎭 Is Mohiniyattam a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  10. 10.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kathak come from? (a) Manipur (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Tamil Nadu
  11. 11.True or false: the classical dance Bharatanatyam comes from Assam. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Giddha (b) Bhangra (c) Dandiya Raas (d) Manipuri
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Lavani (b) Sattriya (c) Bharatanatyam (d) Odissi
  14. 14.Which folk dance comes from Rajasthan? (a) Lavani (b) Garba (c) Ghoomar (d) Bihu
  15. 15.Which painting style comes from Bihar? (a) Tanjore painting (b) Warli painting (c) Madhubani painting (d) Gond painting
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ghoomar (b) Dandiya Raas (c) Bhangra (d) Kuchipudi
  17. 17.True or false: the classical dance Odissi comes from Odisha. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🤲 Mehendi (henna) designs are usually put on the ___. (a) nose (b) hair (c) hands (d) teeth
  19. 19.🎨 Which state does Tanjore painting come from? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) West Bengal (c) Rajasthan (d) Maharashtra
  20. 20.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Yakshagana come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) Karnataka (c) Punjab (d) Gujarat
  21. 21.🌺 Rangoli patterns are usually made on the ___. (a) window (b) ceiling (c) roof (d) floor
  22. 22.🎨 Which state does Madhubani painting come from? (a) Bihar (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) West Bengal (d) Tamil Nadu
  23. 23.🎭 Is Odissi a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  24. 24.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kathakali come from? (a) Kerala (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Assam
  25. 25.💃 Which state does the classical dance Mohiniyattam come from? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Kerala (c) Manipur (d) Tamil Nadu
  26. 26.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Bhangra come from? (a) Gujarat (b) Karnataka (c) Punjab (d) Maharashtra
  27. 27.True or false: the classical dance Manipuri comes from Manipur. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: the classical dance Kathakali comes from Tamil Nadu. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🪔 A diya is a small lamp usually made of ___. (a) plastic (b) clay (c) paper (d) glass
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kathakali (b) Giddha (c) Kuchipudi (d) Manipuri
  31. 31.Which classical dance comes from Andhra Pradesh? (a) Manipuri (b) Bharatanatyam (c) Kathakali (d) Kuchipudi
  32. 32.🎭 Is Kuchipudi a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  33. 33.💃 Which state does the classical dance Sattriya come from? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Assam (d) Kerala
  34. 34.🎭 Which classical dance from Kerala is a dance-drama with green-painted faces? (a) Odissi (b) Manipuri (c) Kathakali (d) Kathak
  35. 35.True or false: the classical dance Kathak comes from Tamil Nadu. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which folk dance comes from Assam? (a) Lavani (b) Bihu (c) Bhangra (d) Garba
  37. 37.Which painting style comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Madhubani painting (b) Phad painting (c) Warli painting (d) Tanjore painting
  38. 38.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Giddha come from? (a) Assam (b) Maharashtra (c) Punjab (d) Karnataka
  39. 39.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Dandiya Raas come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) Punjab (c) Gujarat (d) Rajasthan
  40. 40.True or false: the classical dance Bharatanatyam comes from Uttar Pradesh. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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