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