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