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