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