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