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Class 5 GK Worksheet: Indian Dances and Art

GK lesson 27: Indian dances and art · Set 98 · 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 folk dance comes from Maharashtra? (a) Lavani (b) Ghoomar (c) Bhangra (d) Yakshagana
  2. 2.🤲 Mehendi (henna) designs are usually put on the ___. (a) hands (b) nose (c) hair (d) teeth
  3. 3.🎭 Is Lavani a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  4. 4.🪔 A diya is a small lamp usually made of ___. (a) clay (b) paper (c) glass (d) plastic
  5. 5.🎨 Which state does Gond painting come from? (a) Bihar (b) Maharashtra (c) West Bengal (d) Madhya Pradesh
  6. 6.Which painting style comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Kalighat painting (b) Phad painting (c) Gond painting (d) Tanjore painting
  7. 7.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Bhangra come from? (a) Rajasthan (b) Gujarat (c) Punjab (d) Karnataka
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bhangra (b) Garba (c) Ghoomar (d) Kathak
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Lavani (b) Giddha (c) Bharatanatyam (d) Bihu
  10. 10.🎨 Which state does Kalighat painting come from? (a) West Bengal (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Maharashtra (d) Rajasthan
  11. 11.🎭 Which classical dance from Kerala is a dance-drama with green-painted faces? (a) Odissi (b) Manipuri (c) Kathakali (d) Kathak
  12. 12.True or false: the classical dance Bharatanatyam comes from Tamil Nadu. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎭 Is Kuchipudi a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  14. 14.True or false: the classical dance Kathakali comes from Uttar Pradesh. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which folk dance comes from Rajasthan? (a) Yakshagana (b) Dandiya Raas (c) Giddha (d) Ghoomar
  16. 16.Which painting style comes from Rajasthan? (a) Gond painting (b) Kalighat painting (c) Phad painting (d) Warli painting
  17. 17.🎭 Is Bihu a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  18. 18.Which painting style comes from West Bengal? (a) Kalighat painting (b) Madhubani painting (c) Tanjore painting (d) Gond painting
  19. 19.Which painting style comes from Madhya Pradesh? (a) Warli painting (b) Madhubani painting (c) Kalighat painting (d) Gond painting
  20. 20.Which classical dance comes from Assam? (a) Bharatanatyam (b) Sattriya (c) Odissi (d) Mohiniyattam
  21. 21.True or false: the classical dance Manipuri comes from Manipur. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Garba (b) Bihu (c) Bhangra (d) Kathakali
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kuchipudi (b) Garba (c) Bharatanatyam (d) Kathak
  24. 24.🌺 Rangoli patterns are usually made on the ___. (a) roof (b) floor (c) window (d) ceiling
  25. 25.🎭 Is Kathakali a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  26. 26.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Yakshagana come from? (a) Assam (b) Maharashtra (c) Karnataka (d) Rajasthan
  27. 27.🎨 Which state does Madhubani painting come from? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) Maharashtra (d) Bihar
  28. 28.💃 Which state does the classical dance Mohiniyattam come from? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Odisha (c) Kerala (d) Manipur
  29. 29.🎭 Is Giddha a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  30. 30.True or false: the classical dance Kathak comes from Uttar Pradesh. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🎨 Which state does Phad painting come from? (a) West Bengal (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) Rajasthan (d) Bihar
  32. 32.Which folk dance comes from Assam? (a) Bhangra (b) Ghoomar (c) Bihu (d) Lavani
  33. 33.True or false: the classical dance Kathakali comes from Kerala. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.💃 Which state does the classical dance Manipuri come from? (a) Kerala (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Manipur (d) Uttar Pradesh
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kuchipudi (b) Bharatanatyam (c) Ghoomar (d) Kathakali
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Lavani (b) Bhangra (c) Bihu (d) Manipuri
  37. 37.Which painting style comes from Bihar? (a) Tanjore painting (b) Gond painting (c) Madhubani painting (d) Warli painting
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bhangra (b) Mohiniyattam (c) Manipuri (d) Kathak
  39. 39.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kathak come from? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Odisha (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Andhra Pradesh
  40. 40.True or false: the classical dance Mohiniyattam comes from Kerala. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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