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