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