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