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