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