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Class 5 GK Worksheet: Indian Dances and Art

GK lesson 27: Indian dances and art · Set 860 · 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 state does the classical dance Mohiniyattam come from? (a) Kerala (b) Assam (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Odisha
  2. 2.💃 Which state does the classical dance Bharatanatyam come from? (a) Manipur (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Kerala
  3. 3.🎨 Which state does Gond painting come from? (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Maharashtra (c) Tamil Nadu (d) West Bengal
  4. 4.🎨 Which state does Warli painting come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) Rajasthan (c) West Bengal (d) Bihar
  5. 5.🎭 Which classical dance from Kerala is a dance-drama with green-painted faces? (a) Odissi (b) Kathak (c) Manipuri (d) Kathakali
  6. 6.🎭 Is Ghoomar a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  7. 7.True or false: the classical dance Kathakali comes from Uttar Pradesh. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kathakali come from? (a) Assam (b) Manipur (c) Kerala (d) Tamil Nadu
  9. 9.🪔 A diya is a small lamp usually made of ___. (a) paper (b) glass (c) plastic (d) clay
  10. 10.True or false: the classical dance Kathak comes from Andhra Pradesh. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎨 Which state does Kalighat painting come from? (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) West Bengal (c) Rajasthan (d) Tamil Nadu
  12. 12.Which classical dance comes from Odisha? (a) Mohiniyattam (b) Odissi (c) Kathakali (d) Kuchipudi
  13. 13.🎨 Which state does Madhubani painting come from? (a) West Bengal (b) Bihar (c) Rajasthan (d) Maharashtra
  14. 14.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Yakshagana come from? (a) Karnataka (b) Assam (c) Maharashtra (d) Gujarat
  15. 15.🌺 Rangoli patterns are usually made on the ___. (a) ceiling (b) floor (c) window (d) roof
  16. 16.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kuchipudi come from? (a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Assam (c) Kerala (d) Manipur
  17. 17.Which painting style comes from Maharashtra? (a) Gond painting (b) Kalighat painting (c) Warli painting (d) Phad painting
  18. 18.🎭 Is Kathak a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  19. 19.True or false: the classical dance Mohiniyattam comes from Uttar Pradesh. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Lavani (b) Kuchipudi (c) Bharatanatyam (d) Kathak
  21. 21.💃 Which state does the classical dance Manipuri come from? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Odisha (d) Manipur
  22. 22.Which classical dance comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Kuchipudi (b) Kathak (c) Bharatanatyam (d) Manipuri
  23. 23.True or false: the classical dance Bharatanatyam comes from Uttar Pradesh. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎭 Is Bharatanatyam a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  25. 25.🎭 Is Odissi a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  26. 26.Which painting style comes from Rajasthan? (a) Tanjore painting (b) Phad painting (c) Warli painting (d) Kalighat painting
  27. 27.Which folk dance comes from Gujarat? (a) Bihu (b) Giddha (c) Lavani (d) Dandiya Raas
  28. 28.🤲 Mehendi (henna) designs are usually put on the ___. (a) nose (b) teeth (c) hair (d) hands
  29. 29.Which painting style comes from Bihar? (a) Gond painting (b) Tanjore painting (c) Madhubani painting (d) Kalighat painting
  30. 30.Which painting style comes from Madhya Pradesh? (a) Madhubani painting (b) Gond painting (c) Warli painting (d) Tanjore painting
  31. 31.Which folk dance comes from Rajasthan? (a) Bihu (b) Ghoomar (c) Giddha (d) Lavani
  32. 32.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kathak come from? (a) Odisha (b) Assam (c) Manipur (d) Uttar Pradesh
  33. 33.Which classical dance comes from Uttar Pradesh? (a) Manipuri (b) Kathakali (c) Kathak (d) Sattriya
  34. 34.💃 Which state does the classical dance Sattriya come from? (a) Odisha (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Assam (d) Manipur
  35. 35.Which classical dance comes from Manipur? (a) Sattriya (b) Kathak (c) Odissi (d) Manipuri
  36. 36.🎨 Which state does Phad painting come from? (a) West Bengal (b) Maharashtra (c) Rajasthan (d) Madhya Pradesh
  37. 37.🎨 Which state does Tanjore painting come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) West Bengal (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Bihar
  38. 38.True or false: the classical dance Mohiniyattam comes from Odisha. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎭 Is Kuchipudi a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  40. 40.True or false: the classical dance Sattriya comes from Assam. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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