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