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