Class 3 || India and its Culture || Lesson 9 || Longman VISTAS - SOCIAL STUDIES || Aditi Misra | Guneet Ohri - Pearson

 

 India and its Culture

Chapter 9

 

1. Choose the correct answer and fill in the blanks:

1.      Devanagri is a type of ___

Ans: (c) Script

2.      Carnatic is a type of ____

Ans: (b) Indian classical music

3.      Pandit Birju Maharaj is a famous___ dancer

Ans: (a) Odissi

4.      Guru Gangadhar is a famous ___ dancer

Ans: (c) Kathak

5.      ____ dance form has its origin in northern India

Ans: (d) Kuchipudi

 

2. Answer these questions.

1.      Name any two languages of north, south, east and west, respectively.

Ans: North: Urdu and Hindi

      South: Tamil and Kannada

      East : Hindi and English

West: Marathi and Gujarati

 

2.      What are the dance forms of eastern India ?

Ans: The dance forms of eastern India are- Odissi and Manipuri

 

3.      Which are the two forms of Indian classical music?

Ans: The two forms of Indian classical music are – Hindustani and Carnatic

 

4.      Name five musical instrument used in Indian classical music?

Ans: The five musical instrument used in Indian classical music are – Sitar, veena,Tabla, dholak, violin.

 

5.      Name one dancer each from Kathak, Bharatanatyam and Odissi dance forms.

Ans: Kathak: Shovana Narayan

      Bharatanatyam: Padma Subramaniam

Odissi: Sonal Mansingh.

 

3. Write T for True and F for False.

1.      True

2.      True

3.      False

4.      False

5.      False

4. Match the following columns.

1.      Carnatic                             e) Classical music of India

2.      Harmonium                       c) Musical Instrument

3.      Sonal Mansingh                 a) Odissi

4.      Pahari                                 b) Language of North India

5.      Language of south India    d) Malayalam