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