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