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