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