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