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