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Class 5 GK Worksheet: Indian Dances and Art

GK lesson 27: Indian dances and art · Set 859 · 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 painting style comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Tanjore painting (b) Madhubani painting (c) Phad painting (d) Warli painting
  2. 2.True or false: the classical dance Sattriya comes from Assam. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌺 Rangoli patterns are usually made on the ___. (a) window (b) roof (c) ceiling (d) floor
  4. 4.🎨 Which state does Tanjore painting come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) Rajasthan (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Tamil Nadu
  5. 5.True or false: the classical dance Odissi comes from Manipur. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🎭 Is Manipuri a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  7. 7.🎨 Which state does Madhubani painting come from? (a) Bihar (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) Rajasthan (d) Maharashtra
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mohiniyattam (b) Manipuri (c) Sattriya (d) Lavani
  9. 9.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Ghoomar come from? (a) Gujarat (b) Assam (c) Rajasthan (d) Karnataka
  10. 10.True or false: the classical dance Manipuri comes from Uttar Pradesh. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.💃 Which state does the classical dance Odissi come from? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Kerala (c) Assam (d) Odisha
  12. 12.🎭 Is Bharatanatyam a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  13. 13.True or false: the classical dance Mohiniyattam comes from Odisha. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎭 Which classical dance from Kerala is a dance-drama with green-painted faces? (a) Manipuri (b) Kathakali (c) Kathak (d) Odissi
  15. 15.🤲 Mehendi (henna) designs are usually put on the ___. (a) hands (b) teeth (c) nose (d) hair
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Odissi (b) Kathak (c) Ghoomar (d) Bharatanatyam
  17. 17.💃 Which state does the classical dance Sattriya come from? (a) Assam (b) Odisha (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Manipur
  18. 18.🎨 Which state does Gond painting come from? (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Bihar (d) Rajasthan
  19. 19.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Garba come from? (a) Gujarat (b) Karnataka (c) Rajasthan (d) Punjab
  20. 20.🪔 A diya is a small lamp usually made of ___. (a) plastic (b) glass (c) clay (d) paper
  21. 21.Which classical dance comes from Assam? (a) Kuchipudi (b) Sattriya (c) Kathakali (d) Bharatanatyam
  22. 22.🎨 Which state does Phad painting come from? (a) Bihar (b) West Bengal (c) Rajasthan (d) Tamil Nadu
  23. 23.Which folk dance comes from Assam? (a) Yakshagana (b) Ghoomar (c) Bihu (d) Giddha
  24. 24.Which folk dance comes from Gujarat? (a) Yakshagana (b) Bhangra (c) Lavani (d) Garba
  25. 25.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Lavani come from? (a) Punjab (b) Maharashtra (c) Rajasthan (d) Assam
  26. 26.Which folk dance comes from Maharashtra? (a) Bihu (b) Yakshagana (c) Giddha (d) Lavani
  27. 27.True or false: the classical dance Sattriya comes from Kerala. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which painting style comes from Maharashtra? (a) Warli painting (b) Kalighat painting (c) Gond painting (d) Phad painting
  29. 29.🎭 Is Mohiniyattam a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  30. 30.💃 Which state does the classical dance Mohiniyattam come from? (a) Kerala (b) Manipur (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Tamil Nadu
  31. 31.🎭 Is Kathakali a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  32. 32.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kathakali come from? (a) Kerala (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Assam (d) Manipur
  33. 33.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Yakshagana come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) Assam (c) Karnataka (d) Gujarat
  34. 34.True or false: the classical dance Kathak comes from Assam. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: the classical dance Mohiniyattam comes from Manipur. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kathakali (b) Kathak (c) Odissi (d) Dandiya Raas
  37. 37.Which folk dance comes from Karnataka? (a) Yakshagana (b) Bihu (c) Dandiya Raas (d) Garba
  38. 38.Which classical dance comes from Manipur? (a) Kathakali (b) Kathak (c) Bharatanatyam (d) Manipuri
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ghoomar (b) Bhangra (c) Odissi (d) Dandiya Raas
  40. 40.Which folk dance comes from Punjab? (a) Bihu (b) Dandiya Raas (c) Garba (d) Bhangra

Answer key

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

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