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Class 5 GK Worksheet: Indian Dances and Art

GK lesson 27: Indian dances and art · Set 885 · 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 Bhangra come from? (a) Rajasthan (b) Maharashtra (c) Punjab (d) Gujarat
  3. 3.🎨 Which state does Madhubani painting come from? (a) Rajasthan (b) Bihar (c) Maharashtra (d) Madhya Pradesh
  4. 4.Which folk dance comes from Maharashtra? (a) Dandiya Raas (b) Lavani (c) Bihu (d) Giddha
  5. 5.🎭 Which classical dance from Kerala is a dance-drama with green-painted faces? (a) Manipuri (b) Odissi (c) Kathak (d) Kathakali
  6. 6.🌺 Rangoli patterns are usually made on the ___. (a) window (b) ceiling (c) roof (d) floor
  7. 7.Which classical dance comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Odissi (b) Bharatanatyam (c) Kuchipudi (d) Kathakali
  8. 8.Which folk dance comes from Karnataka? (a) Dandiya Raas (b) Yakshagana (c) Ghoomar (d) Bhangra
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Sattriya (b) Manipuri (c) Kuchipudi (d) Giddha
  10. 10.Which classical dance comes from Manipur? (a) Kathak (b) Odissi (c) Manipuri (d) Mohiniyattam
  11. 11.💃 Which state does the classical dance Odissi come from? (a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Kerala (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Odisha
  12. 12.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kuchipudi come from? (a) Odisha (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Manipur
  13. 13.True or false: the classical dance Kuchipudi comes from Andhra Pradesh. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kathak come from? (a) Odisha (b) Manipur (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Kerala
  15. 15.Which classical dance comes from Uttar Pradesh? (a) Bharatanatyam (b) Kuchipudi (c) Kathak (d) Kathakali
  16. 16.💃 Which state does the classical dance Manipuri come from? (a) Manipur (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Uttar Pradesh
  17. 17.True or false: the classical dance Kathak comes from Uttar Pradesh. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🎭 Is Lavani a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  19. 19.Which classical dance comes from Andhra Pradesh? (a) Mohiniyattam (b) Manipuri (c) Kuchipudi (d) Bharatanatyam
  20. 20.🪔 A diya is a small lamp usually made of ___. (a) clay (b) glass (c) paper (d) plastic
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ghoomar (b) Bharatanatyam (c) Kathakali (d) Kuchipudi
  22. 22.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Lavani come from? (a) Punjab (b) Gujarat (c) Karnataka (d) Maharashtra
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Garba (b) Bhangra (c) Kuchipudi (d) Lavani
  24. 24.🎨 Which state does Warli painting come from? (a) Rajasthan (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Bihar (d) Maharashtra
  25. 25.Which painting style comes from Rajasthan? (a) Warli painting (b) Madhubani painting (c) Phad painting (d) Gond painting
  26. 26.Which classical dance comes from Odisha? (a) Odissi (b) Kathak (c) Bharatanatyam (d) Mohiniyattam
  27. 27.🤲 Mehendi (henna) designs are usually put on the ___. (a) teeth (b) nose (c) hands (d) hair
  28. 28.Which painting style comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Tanjore painting (b) Phad painting (c) Gond painting (d) Kalighat painting
  29. 29.Which painting style comes from West Bengal? (a) Warli painting (b) Kalighat painting (c) Tanjore painting (d) Madhubani painting
  30. 30.🎨 Which state does Phad painting come from? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) Rajasthan (d) Maharashtra
  31. 31.True or false: the classical dance Kuchipudi comes from Assam. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🎭 Is Kuchipudi a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  33. 33.Which folk dance comes from Punjab? (a) Giddha (b) Dandiya Raas (c) Lavani (d) Bihu
  34. 34.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kathakali come from? (a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Kerala (d) Uttar Pradesh
  35. 35.True or false: the classical dance Bharatanatyam comes from Tamil Nadu. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎭 Is Dandiya Raas a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  37. 37.🎨 Which state does Gond painting come from? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Rajasthan (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Maharashtra
  38. 38.True or false: the classical dance Bharatanatyam comes from Manipur. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Sattriya (b) Odissi (c) Garba (d) Bharatanatyam
  40. 40.True or false: the classical dance Mohiniyattam comes from Kerala. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. False
  2. Punjab
  3. Bihar
  4. Lavani
  5. Kathakali
  6. floor
  7. Bharatanatyam
  8. Yakshagana
  9. Giddha
  10. Manipuri
  11. Odisha
  12. Andhra Pradesh
  13. True
  14. Uttar Pradesh
  15. Kathak
  16. Manipur
  17. True
  18. folk
  19. Kuchipudi
  20. clay
  21. Ghoomar
  22. Maharashtra
  23. Kuchipudi
  24. Maharashtra
  25. Phad painting
  26. Odissi
  27. hands
  28. Tanjore painting
  29. Kalighat painting
  30. Rajasthan
  31. False
  32. classical
  33. Giddha
  34. Kerala
  35. True
  36. folk
  37. Madhya Pradesh
  38. False
  39. Garba
  40. True

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