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