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