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