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Class 5 GK Worksheet: Indian Dances and Art

GK lesson 27: Indian dances and art · Set 83 · 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) Dandiya Raas
  2. 2.True or false: the classical dance Manipuri comes from Manipur. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🎭 Is Bharatanatyam a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  4. 4.🎭 Is Mohiniyattam a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  5. 5.🪔 A diya is a small lamp usually made of ___. (a) clay (b) glass (c) plastic (d) paper
  6. 6.🎭 Which classical dance from Kerala is a dance-drama with green-painted faces? (a) Odissi (b) Manipuri (c) Kathakali (d) Kathak
  7. 7.🤲 Mehendi (henna) designs are usually put on the ___. (a) teeth (b) nose (c) hair (d) hands
  8. 8.Which classical dance comes from Assam? (a) Kuchipudi (b) Kathakali (c) Sattriya (d) Manipuri
  9. 9.🎨 Which state does Gond painting come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Bihar (d) Madhya Pradesh
  10. 10.🎨 Which state does Kalighat painting come from? (a) Rajasthan (b) West Bengal (c) Bihar (d) Tamil Nadu
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Odissi (b) Ghoomar (c) Kathakali (d) Sattriya
  12. 12.🎭 Is Kathak a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  13. 13.🎭 Is Sattriya a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  14. 14.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Lavani come from? (a) Assam (b) Karnataka (c) Maharashtra (d) Gujarat
  15. 15.Which classical dance comes from Kerala? (a) Bharatanatyam (b) Mohiniyattam (c) Kuchipudi (d) Kathak
  16. 16.💃 Which state does the classical dance Sattriya come from? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Manipur (d) Assam
  17. 17.Which classical dance comes from Uttar Pradesh? (a) Kathak (b) Manipuri (c) Mohiniyattam (d) Odissi
  18. 18.Which classical dance comes from Odisha? (a) Sattriya (b) Manipuri (c) Kuchipudi (d) Odissi
  19. 19.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Garba come from? (a) Punjab (b) Gujarat (c) Assam (d) Karnataka
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Garba (b) Mohiniyattam (c) Dandiya Raas (d) Bhangra
  21. 21.🎭 Is Kuchipudi a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  22. 22.🎨 Which state does Madhubani painting come from? (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Rajasthan (d) Bihar
  23. 23.Which painting style comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Gond painting (b) Madhubani painting (c) Tanjore painting (d) Warli painting
  24. 24.🎨 Which state does Warli painting come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) Rajasthan (c) Bihar (d) West Bengal
  25. 25.Which folk dance comes from Punjab? (a) Bhangra (b) Bihu (c) Lavani (d) Ghoomar
  26. 26.True or false: the classical dance Bharatanatyam comes from Uttar Pradesh. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which folk dance comes from Rajasthan? (a) Ghoomar (b) Giddha (c) Bihu (d) Bhangra
  28. 28.Which folk dance comes from Karnataka? (a) Bihu (b) Garba (c) Ghoomar (d) Yakshagana
  29. 29.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Giddha come from? (a) Assam (b) Punjab (c) Gujarat (d) Rajasthan
  30. 30.True or false: the classical dance Odissi comes from Manipur. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🎨 Which state does Phad painting come from? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) West Bengal (c) Rajasthan (d) Maharashtra
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dandiya Raas (b) Garba (c) Manipuri (d) Lavani
  33. 33.Which classical dance comes from Manipur? (a) Bharatanatyam (b) Manipuri (c) Kuchipudi (d) Kathakali
  34. 34.Which painting style comes from Rajasthan? (a) Madhubani painting (b) Tanjore painting (c) Kalighat painting (d) Phad painting
  35. 35.Which painting style comes from Madhya Pradesh? (a) Warli painting (b) Madhubani painting (c) Phad painting (d) Gond painting
  36. 36.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kathak come from? (a) Kerala (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Odisha (d) Manipur
  37. 37.Which folk dance comes from Maharashtra? (a) Garba (b) Dandiya Raas (c) Lavani (d) Bihu
  38. 38.True or false: the classical dance Bharatanatyam comes from Kerala. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: the classical dance Bharatanatyam comes from Tamil Nadu. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Ghoomar come from? (a) Assam (b) Maharashtra (c) Punjab (d) Rajasthan

Answer key

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

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