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