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