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