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Class 5 GK Worksheet: Indian Dances and Art

GK lesson 27: Indian dances and art · Set 848 · 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.🪔 A diya is a small lamp usually made of ___. (a) paper (b) clay (c) glass (d) plastic
  2. 2.🤲 Mehendi (henna) designs are usually put on the ___. (a) teeth (b) hands (c) hair (d) nose
  3. 3.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Garba come from? (a) Punjab (b) Rajasthan (c) Gujarat (d) Assam
  4. 4.Which classical dance comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Kathak (b) Bharatanatyam (c) Sattriya (d) Kathakali
  5. 5.🎨 Which state does Madhubani painting come from? (a) West Bengal (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Rajasthan (d) Bihar
  6. 6.True or false: the classical dance Kuchipudi comes from Andhra Pradesh. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: the classical dance Kuchipudi comes from Assam. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: the classical dance Mohiniyattam comes from Odisha. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which classical dance comes from Assam? (a) Bharatanatyam (b) Odissi (c) Sattriya (d) Kathakali
  10. 10.Which painting style comes from Maharashtra? (a) Phad painting (b) Gond painting (c) Madhubani painting (d) Warli painting
  11. 11.True or false: the classical dance Bharatanatyam comes from Manipur. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kuchipudi come from? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Manipur (d) Assam
  13. 13.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kathak come from? (a) Assam (b) Kerala (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Manipur
  14. 14.🎭 Is Ghoomar a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  15. 15.Which folk dance comes from Maharashtra? (a) Dandiya Raas (b) Garba (c) Lavani (d) Bihu
  16. 16.Which classical dance comes from Odisha? (a) Odissi (b) Sattriya (c) Kathak (d) Bharatanatyam
  17. 17.Which folk dance comes from Gujarat? (a) Giddha (b) Dandiya Raas (c) Bihu (d) Bhangra
  18. 18.🎭 Which classical dance from Kerala is a dance-drama with green-painted faces? (a) Odissi (b) Kathak (c) Kathakali (d) Manipuri
  19. 19.💃 Which state does the classical dance Manipuri come from? (a) Odisha (b) Manipur (c) Assam (d) Uttar Pradesh
  20. 20.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Ghoomar come from? (a) Assam (b) Gujarat (c) Rajasthan (d) Karnataka
  21. 21.🎭 Is Odissi a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  22. 22.🎨 Which state does Phad painting come from? (a) Rajasthan (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) Bihar (d) Maharashtra
  23. 23.Which painting style comes from Bihar? (a) Phad painting (b) Tanjore painting (c) Kalighat painting (d) Madhubani painting
  24. 24.🎨 Which state does Tanjore painting come from? (a) West Bengal (b) Bihar (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Rajasthan
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bharatanatyam (b) Ghoomar (c) Giddha (d) Bhangra
  26. 26.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Yakshagana come from? (a) Rajasthan (b) Karnataka (c) Punjab (d) Maharashtra
  27. 27.Which classical dance comes from Uttar Pradesh? (a) Manipuri (b) Sattriya (c) Kathak (d) Mohiniyattam
  28. 28.🎭 Is Sattriya a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  29. 29.🎭 Is Bharatanatyam a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bhangra (b) Ghoomar (c) Lavani (d) Manipuri
  31. 31.💃 Which state does the classical dance Sattriya come from? (a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Manipur (c) Assam (d) Odisha
  32. 32.Which folk dance comes from Karnataka? (a) Dandiya Raas (b) Lavani (c) Giddha (d) Yakshagana
  33. 33.🎭 Is Garba a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  34. 34.True or false: the classical dance Sattriya comes from Assam. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎨 Which state does Kalighat painting come from? (a) Bihar (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Maharashtra (d) West Bengal
  36. 36.🎭 Is Bihu a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  37. 37.Which classical dance comes from Andhra Pradesh? (a) Manipuri (b) Kathakali (c) Mohiniyattam (d) Kuchipudi
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kathak (b) Odissi (c) Giddha (d) Kuchipudi
  39. 39.True or false: the classical dance Manipuri comes from Tamil Nadu. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which folk dance comes from Punjab? (a) Lavani (b) Bihu (c) Giddha (d) Ghoomar

Answer key

  1. clay
  2. hands
  3. Gujarat
  4. Bharatanatyam
  5. Bihar
  6. True
  7. False
  8. False
  9. Sattriya
  10. Warli painting
  11. False
  12. Andhra Pradesh
  13. Uttar Pradesh
  14. folk
  15. Lavani
  16. Odissi
  17. Dandiya Raas
  18. Kathakali
  19. Manipur
  20. Rajasthan
  21. classical
  22. Rajasthan
  23. Madhubani painting
  24. Tamil Nadu
  25. Bharatanatyam
  26. Karnataka
  27. Kathak
  28. classical
  29. classical
  30. Manipuri
  31. Assam
  32. Yakshagana
  33. folk
  34. True
  35. West Bengal
  36. folk
  37. Kuchipudi
  38. Giddha
  39. False
  40. Giddha

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