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