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