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Class 5 GK Worksheet: Indian Dances and Art

GK lesson 27: Indian dances and art · Set 801 · 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 classical dance comes from Kerala? (a) Bharatanatyam (b) Kuchipudi (c) Mohiniyattam (d) Odissi
  2. 2.🎭 Which classical dance from Kerala is a dance-drama with green-painted faces? (a) Odissi (b) Kathak (c) Manipuri (d) Kathakali
  3. 3.True or false: the classical dance Kuchipudi comes from Manipur. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎨 Which state does Tanjore painting come from? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Maharashtra (c) Rajasthan (d) West Bengal
  5. 5.🎭 Is Mohiniyattam a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  6. 6.🤲 Mehendi (henna) designs are usually put on the ___. (a) hands (b) nose (c) hair (d) teeth
  7. 7.Which folk dance comes from Rajasthan? (a) Yakshagana (b) Ghoomar (c) Garba (d) Lavani
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Garba (b) Lavani (c) Kathakali (d) Bhangra
  9. 9.Which folk dance comes from Assam? (a) Bihu (b) Garba (c) Yakshagana (d) Ghoomar
  10. 10.💃 Which state does the classical dance Manipuri come from? (a) Kerala (b) Odisha (c) Manipur (d) Assam
  11. 11.🎨 Which state does Warli painting come from? (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) West Bengal (c) Maharashtra (d) Rajasthan
  12. 12.Which folk dance comes from Gujarat? (a) Lavani (b) Bhangra (c) Bihu (d) Dandiya Raas
  13. 13.True or false: the classical dance Mohiniyattam comes from Odisha. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎭 Is Kathak a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  15. 15.Which classical dance comes from Odisha? (a) Manipuri (b) Odissi (c) Bharatanatyam (d) Kuchipudi
  16. 16.🪔 A diya is a small lamp usually made of ___. (a) glass (b) plastic (c) paper (d) clay
  17. 17.🌺 Rangoli patterns are usually made on the ___. (a) ceiling (b) roof (c) window (d) floor
  18. 18.Which painting style comes from Madhya Pradesh? (a) Tanjore painting (b) Gond painting (c) Madhubani painting (d) Phad painting
  19. 19.🎨 Which state does Phad painting come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) West Bengal (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Rajasthan
  20. 20.Which painting style comes from West Bengal? (a) Gond painting (b) Tanjore painting (c) Madhubani painting (d) Kalighat painting
  21. 21.Which classical dance comes from Manipur? (a) Odissi (b) Kathakali (c) Manipuri (d) Sattriya
  22. 22.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Dandiya Raas come from? (a) Rajasthan (b) Maharashtra (c) Gujarat (d) Punjab
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Odissi (b) Kathakali (c) Bhangra (d) Sattriya
  24. 24.Which folk dance comes from Maharashtra? (a) Bhangra (b) Garba (c) Yakshagana (d) Lavani
  25. 25.💃 Which state does the classical dance Bharatanatyam come from? (a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Assam
  26. 26.True or false: the classical dance Mohiniyattam comes from Kerala. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which painting style comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Kalighat painting (b) Tanjore painting (c) Gond painting (d) Madhubani painting
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bharatanatyam (b) Ghoomar (c) Giddha (d) Bhangra
  29. 29.True or false: the classical dance Sattriya comes from Andhra Pradesh. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Giddha come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) Punjab (c) Assam (d) Gujarat
  31. 31.🎭 Is Lavani a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  32. 32.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kathakali come from? (a) Assam (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Kerala (d) Uttar Pradesh
  33. 33.🎭 Is Garba a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  34. 34.Which classical dance comes from Andhra Pradesh? (a) Kathak (b) Kuchipudi (c) Bharatanatyam (d) Manipuri
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kathakali (b) Ghoomar (c) Kathak (d) Mohiniyattam
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Garba (b) Lavani (c) Mohiniyattam (d) Ghoomar
  37. 37.Which painting style comes from Maharashtra? (a) Phad painting (b) Warli painting (c) Gond painting (d) Tanjore painting
  38. 38.Which folk dance comes from Punjab? (a) Lavani (b) Yakshagana (c) Bihu (d) Giddha
  39. 39.True or false: the classical dance Mohiniyattam comes from Assam. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: the classical dance Kathakali comes from Kerala. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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