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