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