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