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