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Class 5 GK Worksheet: Indian Dances and Art

GK lesson 27: Indian dances and art · Set 218 · 40 questions
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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. 1.True or false: the classical dance Odissi comes from Odisha. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Yakshagana come from? (a) Rajasthan (b) Karnataka (c) Punjab (d) Maharashtra
  3. 3.Which folk dance comes from Karnataka? (a) Giddha (b) Garba (c) Yakshagana (d) Ghoomar
  4. 4.💃 Which state does the classical dance Manipuri come from? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Assam (c) Odisha (d) Manipur
  5. 5.True or false: the classical dance Odissi comes from Kerala. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Garba come from? (a) Assam (b) Punjab (c) Gujarat (d) Karnataka
  7. 7.Which painting style comes from West Bengal? (a) Kalighat painting (b) Tanjore painting (c) Gond painting (d) Madhubani painting
  8. 8.💃 Which state does the classical dance Odissi come from? (a) Odisha (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Manipur (d) Uttar Pradesh
  9. 9.Which painting style comes from Maharashtra? (a) Madhubani painting (b) Phad painting (c) Gond painting (d) Warli painting
  10. 10.True or false: the classical dance Kathakali comes from Manipur. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which folk dance comes from Rajasthan? (a) Ghoomar (b) Yakshagana (c) Lavani (d) Giddha
  12. 12.Which classical dance comes from Kerala? (a) Bharatanatyam (b) Kathak (c) Mohiniyattam (d) Odissi
  13. 13.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kuchipudi come from? (a) Assam (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Manipur (d) Uttar Pradesh
  14. 14.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kathakali come from? (a) Odisha (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Kerala (d) Tamil Nadu
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bihu (b) Ghoomar (c) Kathakali (d) Bhangra
  16. 16.Which painting style comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Tanjore painting (b) Kalighat painting (c) Madhubani painting (d) Gond painting
  17. 17.🤲 Mehendi (henna) designs are usually put on the ___. (a) teeth (b) nose (c) hands (d) hair
  18. 18.🎭 Is Odissi a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  19. 19.Which classical dance comes from Odisha? (a) Bharatanatyam (b) Manipuri (c) Odissi (d) Kathak
  20. 20.True or false: the classical dance Kathak comes from Assam. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🪔 A diya is a small lamp usually made of ___. (a) glass (b) clay (c) paper (d) plastic
  22. 22.True or false: the classical dance Mohiniyattam comes from Andhra Pradesh. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌺 Rangoli patterns are usually made on the ___. (a) ceiling (b) floor (c) roof (d) window
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Manipuri (b) Mohiniyattam (c) Odissi (d) Bhangra
  25. 25.True or false: the classical dance Manipuri comes from Manipur. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Lavani come from? (a) Rajasthan (b) Maharashtra (c) Punjab (d) Karnataka
  27. 27.🎭 Is Giddha a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  28. 28.🎭 Is Bihu a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  29. 29.🎭 Is Manipuri a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  30. 30.🎨 Which state does Tanjore painting come from? (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Maharashtra (c) Rajasthan (d) Tamil Nadu
  31. 31.True or false: the classical dance Kathakali comes from Uttar Pradesh. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Lavani (b) Dandiya Raas (c) Odissi (d) Giddha
  33. 33.Which painting style comes from Madhya Pradesh? (a) Gond painting (b) Kalighat painting (c) Phad painting (d) Tanjore painting
  34. 34.Which classical dance comes from Assam? (a) Sattriya (b) Bharatanatyam (c) Kathak (d) Manipuri
  35. 35.True or false: the classical dance Mohiniyattam comes from Kerala. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which folk dance comes from Assam? (a) Bhangra (b) Bihu (c) Lavani (d) Dandiya Raas
  37. 37.🎭 Which classical dance from Kerala is a dance-drama with green-painted faces? (a) Odissi (b) Manipuri (c) Kathak (d) Kathakali
  38. 38.True or false: the classical dance Mohiniyattam comes from Uttar Pradesh. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which folk dance comes from Punjab? (a) Garba (b) Bhangra (c) Yakshagana (d) Bihu
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kathak (b) Dandiya Raas (c) Sattriya (d) Kathakali

Answer key

  1. True
  2. Karnataka
  3. Yakshagana
  4. Manipur
  5. False
  6. Gujarat
  7. Kalighat painting
  8. Odisha
  9. Warli painting
  10. False
  11. Ghoomar
  12. Mohiniyattam
  13. Andhra Pradesh
  14. Kerala
  15. Kathakali
  16. Tanjore painting
  17. hands
  18. classical
  19. Odissi
  20. False
  21. clay
  22. False
  23. floor
  24. Bhangra
  25. True
  26. Maharashtra
  27. folk
  28. folk
  29. classical
  30. Tamil Nadu
  31. False
  32. Odissi
  33. Gond painting
  34. Sattriya
  35. True
  36. Bihu
  37. Kathakali
  38. False
  39. Bhangra
  40. Dandiya Raas

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