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Class 5 GK Worksheet: Indian Dances and Art

GK lesson 27: Indian dances and art · Set 807 · 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.True or false: the classical dance Bharatanatyam comes from Odisha. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🪔 A diya is a small lamp usually made of ___. (a) clay (b) glass (c) plastic (d) paper
  3. 3.Which painting style comes from Rajasthan? (a) Gond painting (b) Kalighat painting (c) Phad painting (d) Tanjore painting
  4. 4.True or false: the classical dance Bharatanatyam comes from Tamil Nadu. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which folk dance comes from Karnataka? (a) Giddha (b) Yakshagana (c) Bhangra (d) Lavani
  6. 6.🎭 Which classical dance from Kerala is a dance-drama with green-painted faces? (a) Manipuri (b) Odissi (c) Kathak (d) Kathakali
  7. 7.Which folk dance comes from Rajasthan? (a) Garba (b) Bihu (c) Lavani (d) Ghoomar
  8. 8.🎭 Is Garba a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  9. 9.Which classical dance comes from Kerala? (a) Manipuri (b) Mohiniyattam (c) Kathak (d) Bharatanatyam
  10. 10.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Garba come from? (a) Rajasthan (b) Gujarat (c) Punjab (d) Maharashtra
  11. 11.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Bhangra come from? (a) Punjab (b) Gujarat (c) Maharashtra (d) Assam
  12. 12.True or false: the classical dance Kuchipudi comes from Andhra Pradesh. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.💃 Which state does the classical dance Manipuri come from? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Manipur (c) Assam (d) Kerala
  14. 14.Which classical dance comes from Uttar Pradesh? (a) Mohiniyattam (b) Kathakali (c) Manipuri (d) Kathak
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bhangra (b) Odissi (c) Ghoomar (d) Giddha
  16. 16.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Giddha come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) Punjab (c) Assam (d) Gujarat
  17. 17.🌺 Rangoli patterns are usually made on the ___. (a) ceiling (b) roof (c) window (d) floor
  18. 18.Which classical dance comes from Manipur? (a) Sattriya (b) Manipuri (c) Mohiniyattam (d) Bharatanatyam
  19. 19.💃 Which state does the classical dance Sattriya come from? (a) Odisha (b) Kerala (c) Manipur (d) Assam
  20. 20.Which painting style comes from Maharashtra? (a) Phad painting (b) Madhubani painting (c) Kalighat painting (d) Warli painting
  21. 21.🎨 Which state does Madhubani painting come from? (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) West Bengal (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Bihar
  22. 22.🎨 Which state does Gond painting come from? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) West Bengal (d) Rajasthan
  23. 23.Which painting style comes from West Bengal? (a) Phad painting (b) Warli painting (c) Tanjore painting (d) Kalighat painting
  24. 24.Which folk dance comes from Punjab? (a) Lavani (b) Bhangra (c) Dandiya Raas (d) Garba
  25. 25.Which folk dance comes from Assam? (a) Yakshagana (b) Bihu (c) Dandiya Raas (d) Garba
  26. 26.Which classical dance comes from Assam? (a) Sattriya (b) Kuchipudi (c) Kathak (d) Mohiniyattam
  27. 27.Which painting style comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Tanjore painting (b) Gond painting (c) Phad painting (d) Warli painting
  28. 28.Which folk dance comes from Gujarat? (a) Garba (b) Bhangra (c) Lavani (d) Ghoomar
  29. 29.🎨 Which state does Kalighat painting come from? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Maharashtra (c) Bihar (d) West Bengal
  30. 30.True or false: the classical dance Bharatanatyam comes from Andhra Pradesh. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: the classical dance Kuchipudi comes from Kerala. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎭 Is Kathakali a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  33. 33.🤲 Mehendi (henna) designs are usually put on the ___. (a) nose (b) teeth (c) hands (d) hair
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bhangra (b) Sattriya (c) Kathakali (d) Manipuri
  35. 35.True or false: the classical dance Sattriya comes from Tamil Nadu. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🎭 Is Odissi a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  37. 37.🎭 Is Bhangra a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  38. 38.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kathakali come from? (a) Manipur (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Kerala (d) Odisha
  39. 39.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Yakshagana come from? (a) Karnataka (b) Punjab (c) Assam (d) Gujarat
  40. 40.💃 Which state does the classical dance Odissi come from? (a) Kerala (b) Manipur (c) Odisha (d) Uttar Pradesh

Answer key

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

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