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