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