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