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