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Class 5 GK Worksheet: Indian Dances and Art

GK lesson 27: Indian dances and art · Set 833 · 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 Odissi comes from Odisha. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which classical dance comes from Uttar Pradesh? (a) Odissi (b) Bharatanatyam (c) Kathak (d) Mohiniyattam
  3. 3.Which classical dance comes from Manipur? (a) Sattriya (b) Manipuri (c) Mohiniyattam (d) Kathakali
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Garba (b) Kuchipudi (c) Bharatanatyam (d) Sattriya
  5. 5.Which painting style comes from Maharashtra? (a) Kalighat painting (b) Gond painting (c) Warli painting (d) Tanjore painting
  6. 6.🎨 Which state does Gond painting come from? (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Bihar (c) West Bengal (d) Rajasthan
  7. 7.Which classical dance comes from Odisha? (a) Bharatanatyam (b) Sattriya (c) Odissi (d) Manipuri
  8. 8.Which painting style comes from Rajasthan? (a) Phad painting (b) Warli painting (c) Gond painting (d) Madhubani painting
  9. 9.🎭 Is Bihu a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  10. 10.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Giddha come from? (a) Punjab (b) Karnataka (c) Assam (d) Rajasthan
  11. 11.🪔 A diya is a small lamp usually made of ___. (a) clay (b) paper (c) plastic (d) glass
  12. 12.🎭 Which classical dance from Kerala is a dance-drama with green-painted faces? (a) Kathak (b) Kathakali (c) Odissi (d) Manipuri
  13. 13.Which folk dance comes from Rajasthan? (a) Garba (b) Bhangra (c) Dandiya Raas (d) Ghoomar
  14. 14.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Bihu come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) Karnataka (c) Assam (d) Gujarat
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mohiniyattam (b) Dandiya Raas (c) Odissi (d) Bharatanatyam
  16. 16.Which painting style comes from Madhya Pradesh? (a) Warli painting (b) Phad painting (c) Madhubani painting (d) Gond painting
  17. 17.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Yakshagana come from? (a) Karnataka (b) Maharashtra (c) Gujarat (d) Punjab
  18. 18.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kathak come from? (a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Assam (c) Manipur (d) Uttar Pradesh
  19. 19.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kathakali come from? (a) Odisha (b) Kerala (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Andhra Pradesh
  20. 20.Which classical dance comes from Kerala? (a) Kuchipudi (b) Kathakali (c) Sattriya (d) Manipuri
  21. 21.Which classical dance comes from Assam? (a) Kuchipudi (b) Kathakali (c) Sattriya (d) Kathak
  22. 22.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Garba come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) Punjab (c) Assam (d) Gujarat
  23. 23.Which classical dance comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Kathak (b) Bharatanatyam (c) Mohiniyattam (d) Kuchipudi
  24. 24.Which classical dance comes from Andhra Pradesh? (a) Kuchipudi (b) Kathak (c) Bharatanatyam (d) Odissi
  25. 25.True or false: the classical dance Kathakali comes from Kerala. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which folk dance comes from Gujarat? (a) Yakshagana (b) Lavani (c) Giddha (d) Dandiya Raas
  27. 27.Which folk dance comes from Punjab? (a) Lavani (b) Dandiya Raas (c) Bihu (d) Giddha
  28. 28.🤲 Mehendi (henna) designs are usually put on the ___. (a) hair (b) teeth (c) hands (d) nose
  29. 29.🎭 Is Odissi a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kathakali (b) Bihu (c) Bhangra (d) Ghoomar
  31. 31.True or false: the classical dance Mohiniyattam comes from Kerala. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which folk dance comes from Maharashtra? (a) Ghoomar (b) Yakshagana (c) Lavani (d) Giddha
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kathak (b) Ghoomar (c) Bharatanatyam (d) Manipuri
  34. 34.🎭 Is Bhangra a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bhangra (b) Garba (c) Giddha (d) Kuchipudi
  36. 36.Which painting style comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Gond painting (b) Warli painting (c) Tanjore painting (d) Kalighat painting
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Odissi (b) Ghoomar (c) Giddha (d) Bhangra
  38. 38.🎨 Which state does Kalighat painting come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Bihar (d) West Bengal
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Lavani (b) Manipuri (c) Giddha (d) Bhangra
  40. 40.🎭 Is Kathakali a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk

Answer key

  1. True
  2. Kathak
  3. Manipuri
  4. Garba
  5. Warli painting
  6. Madhya Pradesh
  7. Odissi
  8. Phad painting
  9. folk
  10. Punjab
  11. clay
  12. Kathakali
  13. Ghoomar
  14. Assam
  15. Dandiya Raas
  16. Gond painting
  17. Karnataka
  18. Uttar Pradesh
  19. Kerala
  20. Kathakali
  21. Sattriya
  22. Gujarat
  23. Bharatanatyam
  24. Kuchipudi
  25. True
  26. Dandiya Raas
  27. Giddha
  28. hands
  29. classical
  30. Kathakali
  31. True
  32. Lavani
  33. Ghoomar
  34. folk
  35. Kuchipudi
  36. Tanjore painting
  37. Odissi
  38. West Bengal
  39. Manipuri
  40. classical

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