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