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