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