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