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