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