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