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