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Class 5 GK Worksheet: Indian Dances and Art

GK lesson 27: Indian dances and art · Set 880 · 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 Mohiniyattam comes from Assam. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Giddha come from? (a) Rajasthan (b) Maharashtra (c) Assam (d) Punjab
  3. 3.Which folk dance comes from Gujarat? (a) Ghoomar (b) Giddha (c) Bihu (d) Dandiya Raas
  4. 4.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Dandiya Raas come from? (a) Karnataka (b) Gujarat (c) Assam (d) Maharashtra
  5. 5.Which classical dance comes from Assam? (a) Kathakali (b) Mohiniyattam (c) Sattriya (d) Bharatanatyam
  6. 6.💃 Which state does the classical dance Bharatanatyam come from? (a) Assam (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Manipur
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kathakali (b) Bhangra (c) Giddha (d) Bihu
  8. 8.💃 Which state does the classical dance Sattriya come from? (a) Manipur (b) Assam (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Kerala
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bhangra (b) Garba (c) Lavani (d) Odissi
  10. 10.🎨 Which state does Gond painting come from? (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Tamil Nadu (c) West Bengal (d) Rajasthan
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bharatanatyam (b) Sattriya (c) Lavani (d) Manipuri
  12. 12.🎭 Is Kathakali a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  13. 13.🪔 A diya is a small lamp usually made of ___. (a) paper (b) plastic (c) glass (d) clay
  14. 14.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kathakali come from? (a) Kerala (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Assam (d) Odisha
  15. 15.Which painting style comes from Bihar? (a) Tanjore painting (b) Phad painting (c) Madhubani painting (d) Warli painting
  16. 16.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kathak come from? (a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Odisha (d) Kerala
  17. 17.🎭 Is Bharatanatyam a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  18. 18.🎨 Which state does Warli painting come from? (a) Bihar (b) Rajasthan (c) Maharashtra (d) West Bengal
  19. 19.🤲 Mehendi (henna) designs are usually put on the ___. (a) teeth (b) nose (c) hair (d) hands
  20. 20.Which painting style comes from Madhya Pradesh? (a) Phad painting (b) Gond painting (c) Tanjore painting (d) Warli painting
  21. 21.True or false: the classical dance Sattriya comes from Uttar Pradesh. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎭 Is Sattriya a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kuchipudi (b) Kathakali (c) Kathak (d) Garba
  24. 24.Which painting style comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Madhubani painting (b) Tanjore painting (c) Phad painting (d) Gond painting
  25. 25.Which classical dance comes from Andhra Pradesh? (a) Kuchipudi (b) Sattriya (c) Odissi (d) Mohiniyattam
  26. 26.Which folk dance comes from Karnataka? (a) Bihu (b) Bhangra (c) Ghoomar (d) Yakshagana
  27. 27.🌺 Rangoli patterns are usually made on the ___. (a) window (b) roof (c) floor (d) ceiling
  28. 28.Which painting style comes from Rajasthan? (a) Gond painting (b) Madhubani painting (c) Phad painting (d) Kalighat painting
  29. 29.💃 Which state does the classical dance Manipuri come from? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Kerala (c) Odisha (d) Manipur
  30. 30.💃 Which state does the classical dance Mohiniyattam come from? (a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Kerala (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Assam
  31. 31.Which folk dance comes from Maharashtra? (a) Lavani (b) Yakshagana (c) Dandiya Raas (d) Bihu
  32. 32.🎭 Is Bihu a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  33. 33.🎭 Which classical dance from Kerala is a dance-drama with green-painted faces? (a) Kathak (b) Odissi (c) Kathakali (d) Manipuri
  34. 34.🎭 Is Manipuri a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  35. 35.True or false: the classical dance Bharatanatyam comes from Odisha. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: the classical dance Mohiniyattam comes from Tamil Nadu. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Yakshagana come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) Rajasthan (c) Karnataka (d) Gujarat
  38. 38.🎭 Is Lavani a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  39. 39.True or false: the classical dance Odissi comes from Manipur. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: the classical dance Kathakali comes from Uttar Pradesh. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. False
  2. Punjab
  3. Dandiya Raas
  4. Gujarat
  5. Sattriya
  6. Tamil Nadu
  7. Kathakali
  8. Assam
  9. Odissi
  10. Madhya Pradesh
  11. Lavani
  12. classical
  13. clay
  14. Kerala
  15. Madhubani painting
  16. Uttar Pradesh
  17. classical
  18. Maharashtra
  19. hands
  20. Gond painting
  21. False
  22. classical
  23. Garba
  24. Tanjore painting
  25. Kuchipudi
  26. Yakshagana
  27. floor
  28. Phad painting
  29. Manipur
  30. Kerala
  31. Lavani
  32. folk
  33. Kathakali
  34. classical
  35. False
  36. False
  37. Karnataka
  38. folk
  39. False
  40. False

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