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