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